"The Birth of a Nation" at the Dominion Theatre [advertisement]

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Title

"The Birth of a Nation" at the Dominion Theatre [advertisement]

Date

1918

Subject

advertisement;

Description

An illustrated advertisement for 1918 showings of the controversial 1915 film "The Birth of a Nation" at the Regent Theatre featuring "Original Effects" and a "Big Orchestra."
Inscription: Dominion | Today | Last Time | "Intolerance" | Next Week - Matinee 2.30; Evening 3.15 | Most Stupendous Spectacle Mortal Mind Has Even Conceived | D. W. Griffith's Monster Production | The Birth of a Nation | 18,000 People | 3,000 Horses | Cost $500,000 | Original Effects | Big Orchestra | First Time at Popular Prices | Matinees, 25c | Night, 25c and 50c

Format

text; illustration; newspaper advertisement

Source

Dominion Theatre advertisement. Ottawa Journal. June 8, 1918: 15.
Microfilm found at Ottawa Public Library

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