Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-01-15 | Page 8 | Man Overcome by a War Scene in Civilization

Ml OVERCOME Br A WAR SCENE is "CMuanor He Has Relatives in Active Service in the European Conflict. Overcome by the realist U picturing of fierce conflict on battlefields in the Ince spectacle. 'Civilization.'' being produced in the Alhambra. a man collapsed col-lapsed last night He was assisted to the lobby, where he recovered He explained that he had relatives In active ac-tive service in the European war. The scene which overwhelmed him was that In which a soldier bayonets an enemy and a moment later falls from a shot through the body. This is the first instance, say those who have supervised the production In oth-pr oth-pr cities, of a man being overc nine by the powerful representation of the horrors of war. hut in numerous cases women have given way under the nervous strain. "Civilization'" was designed to preach the gospel of peace. Its contrast con-trast of this state with the reign of death and destruction as found in war is drawn from actuality, and Is solely for the purpose of impressing the lesson les-son to be taught rather than to cause aimless thrill The striking superiority superiori-ty of the Ince picture over any of the few other really great ones which have preceded it is found in the masterful allegory that brings the production to a close, sending men, women and children away deeply impressed with the doctrine that militarism should be employed only as a recourse when every other mode of enforcing right and justice has failed Opening performance nt the Alhambra Alham-bra theater A man who saw the original produc. tlon in New York Pity, after seeing the performance again yesterday, stated that the local presentation was equal if not better than the one he saw In eT York The united expressions from the Iarger audiences present were the one word. WONDERFUL. Ad ei tlsement,