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Evening 7 and 9 O’Glock.
ODAY and TOMORROW I
E D. W. Griffith’s Spectacular Production
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WITH COMPLETE ORIGINAL MUSICAL SCORE
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Regent Theatre
The House of Refined
Entertainment
Today
One day only
FATTY ROSCOE
ARBUCKLE
tn the first tun Paramount-Arbuc-
tile feature,
“CAMPING OUT”
and
EARLE VIYVILLIAMS
“The Highest Trump”
Don‘t miss these special features!
Wednesday
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Talented and beautiful
i Geraldine Farrar
in her new triumph
“Shadows"
The u.» of :I ‘uvnmtl in the dark
1 hour of life.”
A Travelogue and Comedy
Thursday
Justin Farnum
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“A Man in the Open”
Comingr ! !!
Marv ll’ickford
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I “Johanna Enlists”
Out of that terrible conflict between the
a new nation, united by brothe _ . . ..
was born. Don't fail to see this great Griffith pictme.
This is a. brand new til it taken from the original negative
so that you are asbured of a first-class showmg.
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’ it raptors
A soeciai Program of Fatty Arbuck'e
in “Camping Out" and Earle Wil-
il'lt“$, in “The Highest Trump "
\‘Cht-u Reucnt theatre patrons
Wwi Ruscm- Arimckle today in his
4 and greatest Paramount-Ar
tin. release, "(‘amping Out," he will
in n .It the height of his excellenma
ru‘. humor and pathos. “Camping
titled with comical situations
ww- or the delicate positions in
“1 Fatty finds h‘mself are pathet-
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‘Iknowledgc of her
,selt‘ from this heartbreaking; complica-
'tion is diveloped in the play.
‘AT PALACE THEATRE
a Nation."
rly as well as geographical ties,
.a beautiful girl is at stake and
D. W. Griffith Preoents “The Birth DY
1‘: orth. and South
In “Th-- llizhest Trump." the. point--
lur actor Earle W'illiams appears as
a man “ho is compelled when forCed
to the verv last resources to play tin-
“llighcst Trump." in order to common
The love of
tit"
manner in which this man t'iz‘tts for
the love of this girl makes a theme
that can not be surpassed. This pro.
gram is one of the best shown in Nor-
walk and none should fail to see it at
the Regent theatre today.
the obstacle before him.
REGENT THEATRE WEDNESDAY.
Beni- iul Geraldine Farrar, in' “Shad-
ox .:" A' ». a Travelogue Series and
Comedy.
(liven every opportunity to tiisDittV
hcr dramatic gifts. Geraldine Farrar in
"Shadows," .t Goldwyn Picture. comes
to the Regent theatre tomorrow. I
The story is simple in its fundamen-
tals and tit-'rclnre stron'r in its appeal.
\liss Farrar is Muriel Barnes. happily
married to a New York financier. lle~
voted to tin-ir child. life scents to her 3’
to lack nothing. “'hep. ("r‘ai’tiey. “1
stranger. sot-ks to pain her husband'S'
that the first. cloud—or sliadof'J-has
appeared on her horizon. And the man
senses that Muriel is familiar to him.'
lie asks his partner. Jack Mcf‘roft.
about the Alaskan girl he is always
lookin': for and in her photograph
(‘ral‘tley sees the present Mrs. Barnes.
Actinz on his wife’s warning, Barnes
declines to invest in (‘raftlev‘s scheme
Then the fellow telephones Muriel.
calling her a name which reveads ins
past—and Alaska.
Slie is ordered to persuade her hus-
band to go into the deal alt-the peril
of having him know of her now forgol‘
ten life How Muriel extricatee her
TODAY AND WEDNESDAY
a Nation" Gigantic Spectacular Pro-
duction.
No one who has seen "The Birth of
that spectacular production
with music: which will play at the Pal-
ace theatre, lmlaynnd “'ednesday will
say aucht but that l). W’. GritTiTh has
l'ivwl ll‘: sni! . . - -
r...» 'F ”I; . ”h as “1:" known shown himself to be the master stage
. I“ ,; h I h _ 61":‘3’1‘: ”alum”: director of the world. “The Birth ofa
‘ 5‘ i e a" Nation" is not a photoplay in the ac-
: - h: it it . in tilt outdoors he scores
durations triumph.
cepted sense of that word.
It is .1: runs-
ter creation, an epic story presented ~
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“The Phonograph with a Soul”
:There is not one who is not moved and
'thrilled ‘by the. clash of great armies
‘on the field of battle and that appeal
Iis to all sorts and conditions of men.
. women and children as is evidenced bv ‘
fevery audience that gathers ”to enjoy
ttltis eichth uonder of the world.
The Most Novel and Enjoyable
Ever Held in 'Norwalk :
IDA GARDNER, Contralto
Mr; HAROLD LYMAN, Flutist
In a Program of Rare Excellence
ASSISTED BY
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Cards of admission may be secured
without charge upon application to
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with realism of actuality by talented say while leaving thetheatre after two Gardner and Mr. Lyman to give their
erg who seem to .be living agaxn‘or three hours wanderment and pleas- hearers delightful acquaintance with
. iare that it only, seemed as if they had their musical accomlishments.
The Alfred Fox Piano Co, promises
”padding" no falling in with slow and I that Miss Gardner and Mr. Lvman will
meaninzless scenes.
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It is act'ion. ac-
tion. action trom start to finish until Supreme Musical test that. has made
'zive a personal demonstration of the
the audience is almost breathless with the greatest critics of the larze Metro-
amazement.
‘plause and cheers are most inspiring.
\V’hile the fine artistic executtpn‘ isI ,. THE SUPREME MUSICAL TEST
itruly epoch-making probably the basic]:
ireason for its phonomlnal success is‘
I found inlthe theme. It is a big histor-I M
I lea! romance. treating of the most mo '
Imentous period in the history of the:
QUnited States. a period which is not-tralto conceit soloist. and Mr. Harold
only highly important in the story of Lyman, one of America's
. this country, but one which is still re- flute soloists, begin their program Wed-
i membered by living men. '
its Gardner and Mr. Lyman' will
Demonstrate it Wedneoday Night.
Vthn Miss Ida Gardner,. the con-
:nesday evening in Hoyt's theatre. they
Add to the sublimlty of the epic the are golnz to experience an artist's dc-
:specmt'or is carried hither and th
with almost confusing. I .
scene- of historical importance -~--oot o1 lovers ottbeclty.
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' intensity of the short story and one has light, e.’ full house.
-an approximate value of “The Birth of
Be
The Alfred Fox Plano Co.. the loan
,a Nation." A lites part of fire power Edison dealer on North Main street
in! the piece comes from the over- under th auspices this musical:
whelming rapidity of its action. The event is presented to
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In the big scenes the ap-
foremost. .
politan musical centers almost mar-
ivel.
i This demonstration is most nmel
and thr‘ouch it the audience. is almost
istartled by the realization that Mr.
Thomas A. Edison has actually con
trolled the laws of nature by ReCreaL
'ing the livinc: voice so perfectly that
the most attentive listener cannot dis-
tinguish the difference. ,~ '
A very few admission cards may yet
be obtained by calling in person at 'the,
store of the Alfred Fox Piano (‘0. on]
INorth 'Mnln street.
1 free-can be gained only by ticket.
Admission w'hlle
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the Dublin correct on item in Honours paper that:
lther states that, the audience will be a niolt was very misleading. The {Wire
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_ THE BIRTH OF A NATION
Editor of South Nor-“‘thSentinel:
Dear Sir:—~ '
Allow me to call your attention to
a photoplay which we deem vicious
in character and no lest! in methods
We refer to the.
play entitled. The Birth of A Nation.
now being played at the South Nor-I
walk theatre. it is collorboraled andi
based upon a novel called The Clans-i
men. by Thomas Dixon. Five yearsI
ago a. dramatized production was pro-.
duced at a. theatre in Boston and was i
stopped by Mayor Fitzgerald. (‘om-
,‘IllOl’l decency demanded the suppres-
sion pf this movie show. as in the.
case of The Birth of A Nation, the.
kindred production. ‘
Some time ago it was my privilcce'
.to Witness the presentation of this
rhotoplay. As the three miles of
filth was reeled out 1 fclt that it
was tar more a reflection on the dom-
inant race than the negro. whom Mr.’
Dixon would have the American peo
ple believe is lustful, degraded and
What good purpose it can
scrte to the public is a question that
better thinking classes of citizens are
asking wherever the movie has been
shovved. it is certainly not in good
taste. to say the least, when we are
about to welcome home the negro
soldiers. many of their comrades
sleeping in unknown graves of
France. who fought to make the
world safe for democracy. .
Vl'hen the shifting scenes came be-
fore, me I felt that there was. after
all. little cause for my people to con—I
elder it an assassination on their
character. if the play is true to the:
anti-helium days and reconstruction‘
period, then the moral and intellec-;
tual progress of thy-negro and the
condition of the best of the race
must be the most remarkable phe-
nomenon in the history or clviltza-:
tion. Just think of what the negro.
has come up from. Fifty years ago
no colored people in the Southern
states owned any property, or could
by any necessity hold any under the-
regime of slavery. How is it now?
Place the Birth of A Nation along
side of this picture. A large city
could be formed without a white man
in it and yet lack for no trade or pro-
i’ei-ision. There are 21.268 negro
teachers and college professors in
thc. l'nited States. and 15,330 clergy-
men. The negro could finance or
railroad through their eightytwo:
banks and brokers. lay it out with]
their 500 civil engineers and survey“
.ors. condemn the right of way wit .
their 928 lawyers. make the rolls with .
their 12.327 iron and steel workers,
build the road with their 545,980 la-'
borers. construct its telegraph system
with their electricians and their 529
linemen and operate it with their 55,-
327 railway employ-es.
The negro need not complain that-
he has to sit in the gallery of white
theatres or be segregated to seats. as
is the fact in the theatres of Non
walk. Their ~2,043 actors and show-I
men might giVe thtm theatres 01‘:
their OWn in “hich they could occu-
py the boxes in solitary grandeur.
In an interview with a Boston edi-
tor Thomas Dixon said. that one pur-
pose of the play was to create a. feel-
ing of abhorrence in white. people,
especially white women against col-
ored men.“ it mud-slinging is to be
propagated by movies. what. is it that
has produced the race of mulattoes
in this country? Not the rape of
white girls by colored men? it his-E
tory is to be taught let us have cor
rect history. and we will abide theI
decision. .. I
The facts are during the (.ivilt
“'ar When the white men were fight-j
ing at the front. the Southern women
and children were practically de-
fcnreless. \‘l'hat race ever kept bet-,-
ter faith than the negro at the South
with those unprotected open during
the war? Not in a single case was
there an assault or rape upon them.
There is nothing like it in the his
tory of the world. What soldiers
fought. more gallantly at the call of
their country? -—‘What dawn trodden
race in the some space of time ever.
made more progress both in educn-I
tion and material prosperity than
have the colored people of this coup-I
try since the close of the Civil War. i
We fail to see how the play can be
viewed in this light. as n slanderousi
assassination of the negro, but rather!
the ,white race. I
t this time when all Europe is a l
battlefield where race prejudice in:
reaping the whirlwind of its own sow-I
lug. we must realize how coolly that.
spirit may be kindled hem and de-I
pounce the things that would disturb
the peace and harmony of races.
- “"Il. ST. A. LYNCH.
Pastor. Knight St. A. l. E. Church”
Norwalk, Conn.
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