Some refined comedy lightens tragedy in Birth of a Nation

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Title

Some refined comedy lightens tragedy in Birth of a Nation

Date

1917-01-16

Type

Text

Publisher

NewspaperARCHIVE.com

Source

https://access-newspaperarchive-com/us/texas/denton/denton-record-chronicle/1917/01-16/page-6/

Description

In anticipation of the screening of "Birth of a Nation" the following day, Denton Record-Chronicle gushes about the film. Of particular note is the paragraph on Lillian Gish's costumes as family heirlooms.

Creator

Denton Record-Chronicle

Citation

Denton Record-Chronicle, "Some refined comedy lightens tragedy in Birth of a Nation," Rethinking Violence, January 16, 1917, accessed July 8, 2024, http://rethinkingviolence.com/items/show/1037.