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Show WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING A80UHARMEN "Boston has accopted tho filmed Cannon as more Interesting sccnlcal-ly, sccnlcal-ly, more thrl ling as to story, and more IntenBo as to acting than nny operatic Carmen It hns ovor soon." Lesllo H . Allen In tho Motion Pic- turo Nows. "It chilled evon whllo It Inspired. The flrst presentation of tho plctur-Izatlon plctur-Izatlon of Carmen to nil who witnessed witness-ed It wns something never to bo forgotten." for-gotten." Boston Post, "You will novor grasp tho full beauty of grand opera's most celebrated cele-brated star until alio hns enthralled you from tho scruen In tho wltchory of Carmen. Fnrrar, In her flrst at-tompt at-tompt for.tho screon, has shown tho faddish vamplro delineator tho way1 Into tho public heart. Sho has! p'or? trayod a Carmen that will Wo', Mjo-causo Mjo-causo her work carries tho,,unvurs' nl appeal that takes rootnrfthoj henrt." Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution. "Of the skill with which tho pic-turcs pic-turcs aro posod, tho oxcollont fitness with which each typo of character was cast, tho nmazlng daring dls-playod dls-playod In tho smuggling scones and fContluued on" pago 8) ' What Others " "' Are Saying About Carmen (Continued From Pago Ono) nbovo all, In tho bull tight, moments of breath taking realism and marvelous marvel-ous photography of theso thoro la nothing but tho highest pralso." Ghas. Howard In tho Iloston Globo. "Miss Fnrrar was a florccly sonsu-nl sonsu-nl Cannon. Tho plcturo was mado with ovory care to detail and lighting light-ing ofocts. Tho onscmblo scones uro adm'lrubly worked out. No opportunity op-portunity was neglected to Introduce beautiful scenic effects, thoso made nenr tho ocean being worthy of special spe-cial mention." Sallta Solano' In tho llootou Travoler. ' "Farrar smashes ovory tradition and tho flhnatlzatlon shows why she eclipses tho star of Calvo. But Farrar Far-rar positively electrifies. She Is a tearing demon, a lurking vampire, , nnd n brcakor of hearts thnt knows no bounds." Fresno (Cal.) Republican. Repub-lican. "It has been nn eventful week in tho thentors. It was tho movies, howovcr, that took tho honors by tho dim apoparance of Gera'dlno Fnrrar nnd tho exponslve Carmen." Tho Denver Post. "Tin? most interesting oxamplo t.f tho new art of tho photoplay. Miss Farrar's personality Is admirably suited to tho screen and her facial expression was excellent." Green-vll'o Green-vll'o Vernon In tho Now York Tribune Trib-une "It goes without saying that such a Cnrmcn as that of Miss Farrar will bo onjoyed and admired evorywhero. Tho entrance Into the motion picture pic-ture field of nn artist of rcnowa and talont of Miss Farrar Is bound to raise the prestige of tho screen; It will benefit tho Industry generally general-ly " W. Stephen Bush In tho Mqv-lng Mqv-lng Plcturo World. "Tho photography of this plcturo Is simply marvelous. You aro lost In admiration at tho beauty of tho rnpldly pusslng scenes and tho onVc-llvo onVc-llvo massing of lights, shades and color effects." Frederick Johns In tho Boston Amorlcan. This plcturo will bo shown at the Lyric theater Now Year's Evo and Saturday night. |