New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-03
Carmen" of Movies Wins
Triumph at Boston's
Musical Shrine.
DIVA AS SPECTATOR
GETS APPLAUSE
Makes Special Trip to See Reels
Puts Ban on Love, but
YearrS to Play Juliet.


spring Of the movies" and proclaimed
the water good. The ghost of Beetho-
ven, which is said to have its habitat
upon the arch in the season, covers
Major Iiigginson's great orchestra, did
not discord in the midst OF the proceed
ings and cry "forbear,"; neither did
the sacred cod flap despairingly under
the eilded dome of the Capitol.
In short, Boston has definitely de-
cided that the movies" are art. has
decided il because Bostons own Ger
aldine Farrar brought the movies" to
+ her. Great Is the power of "Our Ger
aldinc"i
B.zet's, or rather Merimee's. "Car-
men was chosen by Miss Farrar as the
/ batterng ram wherewith she was to
/ begin her grand offensive. The movie"
conquest Of Boston began at 10 o'clock
on Friday morning, when Miss Farrar
and her party left the Grand Central
on the Bay State Limited. symphony
Hall fell at $500, the city capitulated
at IL. Miss Farrar's share in the
/ spoils consisted in the largest audience
/ that Symphony Hall has held in many
long year and in beautiful ermine
coat presented to her at the reception
after the performance by Samuel Gold
/ fish. treasurer of the Jesse L. Lasky
/ Photo Play Company, under whose
auspices the photo drama of Carmen"
/ had been made.
/ In Miss Farrar's party were her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs: Sidney Farrar;
Lou-T ellegen, the well known actor;
Mfgc TroaDI Tocohi Erank Cnpor
/ Mrs. Holbrook. Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
/ Gest and a number of newspaper men.
Among the latter Mr.. Tellegen's pres
/ ence caused some commotion. II had
/ been said that Miss Farrar and Mr..
Tellegen were engaged. which fact the
prima donna promptly confirmed.
at is true. We are engaged" she
said. "engaged-by Mr.. Lasky for his
photo-plays."
though she might love, she never had
married, was not going TO and never
would.
"a have long ago closed the gates Of
matrimony, locked them and thrown
away the key" was the way she put it.
"An artist cannot afford TO marry. She
must be free"
And then Miss Farrar told secret
she may appear as an actress In Shake
spearean drama upon the dramatic
stage. She may appear as Juliet.
you know, at times | get tired
singing and l want change. That is
why my motion picture experience has
been so delightful. 1t has given me
chance TO improvise, to give full play to
all my feelings. Who knows, however,
/ if | shall not go still further. Mr..
| Belasco has a play for me and | may
60 months
the dramatic stage. Mr.. Tellegen wants
10 play Romeo. Perhaps / may play
Juliet Stranger things have hap
pened."
Stranger things have happened. but
Friday Miss Farrar was not TO appear
as Juliet. but was journeying TO Bos-
ton to watch herself act Carmen"
upon the screen. and she said she felt
very nervous and wondered il she
would have stage fright. But she
didn't have stage fright. and when
precisely at eight twenty she entered
SYMPHONY Hall on the arm Of her man
ager. Mr. c. A. Ellis. $500 persons rose
as one and cheered for three solid
minutes. Miss Farrar took seat in
j. on the aisle. and two minutes later
Mayor Curley brought forth renewed
applause by walking down the same
aisle, getting himself introduced TO
Miss Farrar and taking the seat i'm
mediatelv opposite. 1t was getting to
be a regular sort of "old home night"
staged in the most sacred shrine of
music in the Western Hemisphere. II
is true that Miss Farrar did take the
! o'clock train back to the Grand Cen
trial. but at that moment she seemed
so supremely, radiantly happy at be-
ing in her native village that It was
incredible to believe that she ever.
ever would return to noisy. big New
York
The picture itself was most
! interesting example of the new art OF
the photo-play. Miss Fsrrar's person
alitv is admirably suited to the screen,
and her facial expression was excellent.
/ II there was little subtlety in her per
Torrance il was because the screen will
not permit it. After all, subtlety is an
aristocratc attribute, and the movies
are the silent war-cry OF democracy.
Pedro De Cordoba was a picturesque
Escamilo. and the other characters.
with the exception OF the Done Jose OF
( Wallace Reid, well taken: Mr.. Reid
simply could not forget his matinee
/ idol profile and manner.
The musical adaptation was made by
+ s. L. Rothapfel, and on the whole very
well made. Mr.. Rothapfel used
/ throughout the themes of the Bizet
/ opera, working them in a manner which
/ admirably illustrated the action. The
/ version Of the story violated both Bizet
and Merim6e. but the violations per-
mitted the introduction Of several
picturesque situations. There was
very interesting picture of the landing
of the smugglers. and one exceedingly
realistic bullight. As for Carmen's
/ fight in the cigarette factory, it placed
+ Miss Farrar several pegs ahead. even
/ of her fight in the opera on the Metro
politan Opera House stage.
After the performance Miss Farrar
/ held a small reception in the banquet
hall over the auditorium. IL was here
that Mr.. Goldfish presented her VITA
| the ermine coat on behalf Of the
Lasky company. When at 1890 Miss
Farrar and the specially invited guests
! left the building there was crowd OF
almost a hundred persons still waiting
10 catch a glimpse of her.
SO il was that Boston's own SYM
phony Hall at last succumbed 10 the
movies" all because little BostS1
girl who had gone TO Europe and
grown famous decided that she would
accomplish the Impossible.
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