| Show Burning of Rome Shown In Nero Today At the Alhambra Famous fire scenes In theatrical history Include the tho conflagration in tn The The Streets of New York The The Iho Phoenix and rho Exiles Edles This last named drama had bad a fire fir scene icene that created a 11 sensation forty Corty years ears ago and was n as s regarded as lIS nothing short ot of otman otman man marselous clous elous It nas as one of or the first plays to use u a steam to represent smoke and the whole effect was nas as de contrived to create creato the lIlu illusion lon ot or the tho thode de destruction of ot n a n palace by flames Offered to the sophisticated audi audi- audiences audiences audiences of or today and nd it would could prove m more re amusIng than thrilling rho has educated its po- po I poI pa ons up to tho the point where nothing but tho the real roni thIng thins in tiro firo scenes will command their respect While they do not demand doman any bodily harm to the actors the tho only thing thine that alit III satisfy them Is to see aco the burning buildings actually burn Nero NTO lo ero tho the William ro Pot ape cial which come comes to the tho Alhambra theatre beginning today should please them them Immensely IY The TIle burning or of Rome Is Its principal sensation and judging from reports ts the producers Intention hove have succeeded In their avo od tion of oC o ore O topping anything In the tb way ay y of or a K r fire tiro 10 scene e e eer ier er shown sho n on onstage n stage or screen Not only In the lire th ex- ex ex tent extent of oC the tho holocaust but by the size siz and ot of o the tho mob mobs of frightened and fleeIng men and worn worn- C- C n ti due rin th Ih of TAW Pm ft all other conflagrations Into the back- back background background ground The seen scene where th the wicked nicked Em Em- Emperor Emperor Emperor standing upon a 1 balcony of hIs palace gloats over the th d destruction of the tho doomed city after he h has elvon givon the orders for tor Its Hs burning puts the tho finishing touch upon the horror ot of the situation Taken Individually there isan Is Isan isan an appalling beauty about these fire scenes that holds the tho spectator spell- spell l I bound Directed by b J Gordon Ed ards Nero is s resealed repealed re as a 0 and production splendidly stalo staged In every detail and finely acted by a cast composed of oC leading leadin foreign and American actors |
