Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 March 1914 — A Testimonial of the Battle of Gettysburg. [ARTICLE]

A Testimonial of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Colonial Theatre, Galesburg, 111. January 29, 1914. Mutual Film Corporation, Chicago, HL Dear Sir: Two weeks ago a gentleman stating to be from your office Struck this theatre and insisted that we sign up for the Battle of Gettysburg. With many misgivings, we did. We showed* the picture last Tuesday. This gentleman said we would find no fault with the picture. We did. The picture was TOO GOOD. The people absolutely refused to go out and leave it. We opened at 1:15 in the afternoon and with a 300-seat house handled 2,000 people before closing at 11:30. Our only reason for not handling more was that the building was too small, and that the picture, as before mentioned, was so good that peowould not leave.

We never in our lives experienced the jam that we did during Gettysburg. Our front was decorated wth flags, old muskets, drums and such, not to mention ample paper of yours. Before we got through not a thing was left except a few remnants of paper. We never had the compliments on any picture that we did on Gettysburg. ‘’That Is not one of the best pictures,” said one old fellow, coming out ‘That is THE BEST.” He voiced the sentiments of the crowd. Old veterans wept as they viewed the old familiar ground. With quivering arms they pointed out bams, trees and hills where they stood. It was great! Very truly yours, R. C. SCHROEDER. Ait Rex Theatre, Saturday evening, March 7th. -