Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1923 - Mar 1924)

Vnafdmous Praise NEW YORK g*^e One of the most notewortny adventures ever made in cinema production. ... Its photographic excellence and beauty of landscape views possibly never has been surpassed in the cinema. A grand achievement. _^.^^ ^^^,.„ anh She > @lobr "The White Sister" is not a movie; it is a work ot a genuine artistic trmmph . . ■ a complete and satisfying masterpiece of the screen. I A most palpable treat ... LjUian G.sh^s performance is universal in its interest. . . • »-ient\ of romance, beauty, and P'""'^' '='l"";„,:_;,n. Scenic effects are exceedingly beautiful. Interesting and well worth seeing. Don't miss it. . . . Never has a simple tale ai | love and despair been told with greater beauty, sincerity or truth. Every picture is a painting. Lillian returns to the screen with a charming impersonation. ■The White Sister" contains much genuinely moving and thrilling drama. A big and a fine picture that deserves to rank with the best the movies have yet produced. It is fine entertainment. You ought to see it. ^^^^^^ — Don Allen S^ljje N«w ^oxk Sxme^. The player^ actually appear to live the parts the\ enact on the screen. . . . Miss Gish obtains the full effect in every situation. . . . One nt the strongest l'>\e stories that has ever been (ilmed. .^__ — F W. Mordaanl Hall THE NEW YORK HERALD Miss Gish is alwaj. evquisite. ... Remarkable qualities and emotional repressi.m. ... 1 he exterior scenes arc beautiful. . . . It is *o_superbly played bv Lillian Gish and by Rfaiald Lolman, and >,. perfectly directed by Henry Sving that one is entitled to assume that here is an unquestionable candidate toi the Hall ot Film Fame. ^ —Robtrt E. Sherwood I NATIONAL MAGAZINES Theatre Magazine 'Liiiian Gish's work is extraordinary. It has someI ;hing nt the ardent yet ethereal quality of Eleanora ^ iDuse. it yuu miss it, you will lose one of the ar[tistic triumphs of the screen. flOVIE WEEKIY The White Sister^' is a film which justifies motion I , pictures . . . highly artistic . . the scenes are exquisite. Miss Gish enacts one of the beautifully memorable roles of screen history. The eruption of Mpunt V^esuvius and the subsequent breaking of a reservoir are thrilling. By all means see "The White Sister." It is excellent entertainment. I Lillian Gish gives a performance that is divinely \alted. She possesses greater emotional force in her I left eyebrow than all the fake thrills that the silent * drama has perfected. —Robert E. Sherwood JUDGE .to«.//aO.P<...on. f A pK^-e I sctti The action is tense am tent "■ ■ • I the screen, of great photographic beauty. . . . ir of its natural Worth seeing alone for the grandeur of its n settings. ... A masterpiece of beauty. Tu.. „^.:., ■ . J .u . ™ — „ »k^„ ^ ciibc iiiid the actors more than compe, The production is dignified and an ornament Lillian Gish is all alone in her class. MILWAUKEE Lillian Gish better than in anything she has ever done. From any standpoint it is spli'nHid CHICAGO Her?^L£>^ I ' Miss Gish gives the most gorgeous performance o. ' 1 her career. . "The White Sister" will hold J >our attention throughout. I THE CHICAGO DAILY JOURNAL ' -Th ^WK °*.L'"'^," "^.sh makes a great film ot .The White bister." There is something linger * \ <ngly lovely about the picture. One of the year important offerings. . . . It should stand" nea L the top of the list. — Virginia Dale The Chicago Evening Post h'T '^f' ^^' ""^^^ '•''' '"g^'iy '"to a stori. >nicii will grip you and hold your interest • Director Henry King has achieved a very ' " ' ' '.production and one which is intenselv dramatic unusual f One of the most exquisite photoplays ever screened n„L ' / """■"■■ ^^ ''^''"'S' '*"= ^^alism, the pathos of It must strike home. . . . Lillian Gisl^ IS lovely throughout ... her acting ,s excellent. . . . Ronald Colman as her lover ,. s3be, ■ • ■ Th-^ "-"sphere is al, ,t i^^^^^mm. — Mae Tinee QHICAGER ilCAN ' (^^.^) ^'"" '^'"'="* ^ P'^'^'' bv itself. .Missl Lrish displays a surer, .more mature, more compelling ■almost. It would seem, a perfect art vou realize you are viewing onif of the screen's greatest Locations are ot great beaut; . Henrv King's direction and adaption are worthv of great praise —Rob Ree DAiuvs ne:ws OR DtMOCK.^CV This is a picrure that no one can afford to miss J 1 he entire production is marvelous. . . Heart^ -ending for its exquisiteness and pathos of portrayal. I —Irene 1 .M\ E AMEBtCA • • * A f t, F (Jne of the ler; best production, ever made. . . . jii^^ q-^^ j Oerriows with Italian beauty. . . . Entire ca.t «,one. Qn h ''""^ '^e has ever |.hn their parts with profound sincerity. . . . For [„ _., Gillian Gish nerf ,!' """^ ■"' "P"'' P"fection , dramatic suspense, let one commend the scene in the pertorma-- obser\atory on the bf.u ut muttering Vesuvius. _ THE EVENING MAIL ~ —Harnetle Underhill The Evening Telegh.vm Miss Lillian Gish as "The White Sister" is all lo ._ 'iness and appeal. . . . The picture h.as n..i | In "The White Sister" where her role is most difti yet been equalled for scenic beauty, ■ult Lillian Gish acquitted herself so well tha, he is m, denying that she is an exceptional emotional actress. ... By far the hnest thing she has done on the screen. -Robert C. Welch The photography is beautiful.