AMUSEMENTS

Taihape Daily Times, 1 November 1917, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS

ST AilS

“INTOLERENCE.”

That,' stupendous picture “Intolerance” will be shown here to-night at the Three Stars Theatre, for only one night. It is safe to say that those who have seen this marvellous spectacle never comprehended that the genius of man could reach such heights for everything in this colossal spectacle reaches pinnacles undreamt of before by picture patirons. To use the words of one of the critics: —“The tremendous and sweeping beauty, and the crashing climax of the Babylonian were breathsnatching in their compulsion, stamping Griffith a heritable Alladin of the films. The “Birth of a Nation” showed, his genius for handling huge arm ies of auxiliaries, but even that spectacle scarcely prepared its spectators for this colossal and grandiose epic of Babylon in the last prodigal’ days of Belshazzar, fast in the toils of that fair and fell Delilah—Luxury. The reconstruction of the city of Babylon (from authentic records we are credibly informed) is a magical achievement with its great walls 300 ft high and big enough on top for two chariots; its temples, and its great banquetting hall giving a vista. one mile in length. It is colossal and when we I see these spacious streets and this | lofty hall seething with : the-moving I thousands that Griffith marshals The [ effort is immensely- gripping. Never was there such a mimic battle. In vivid contrast to this- is the great banquet scene''of prodigal splendour and license, in which the spectator must steelrhimself to a display of voluptuous nudity.” The | season of “Intolerance” here will be j limited to this one night. This will j psitively be the only opportunity of seeing “Intolerance” here. | In order that Taihape residents and the district will see “Intolerance” on the same lavish scale as the residents |of the big centres J. C. Williamson Ltd. announce they are sending here ; their own special operators | orchestra and staff, while the prices i charged here are lower than the cities.