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REVIEW
Newspaper review of “LA TOSCA” to be sent out the day following the first showing
It would be difficult to find, in the whole range of drama and opera, a piece that has won more signal renown than "La Tosca," which is
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Theatre, Written by Victorian Sardou, upwards of thirty years ago expressly for Sarah Bernhardt, it was in this play, later adapted for the operatic stage, that she made one of the greatest successes of her wonderful career.
The possibilities of "La Tosca" as a screen drama can hardly be overestimated. It is as perfectly adapted to the films as if it had been written for them, and Miss Frederick as the beautiful Italian singer leaves nothing to be desired in her magnificent interpretation.
Infinite care and attention to the details of production are apparent in the handling of the theme, and it is said that "La Tosca" is one of the most expensive films that has been produced for some time, A large company of players, directors, cameramen and 'props' were sent to St, Augustine, Florida, where many of the exterior scenes were taken. Exact duplicates of the Castle of St. Angelo, the interior of the Church of St. Andrea and other famous Roman edifices were constructed, sometimes only to appear upon the screen in a single momentary flash.
Miss Frederick in the adorable curls and quaint poke-bonnetlike hats affected by 'Tosca' is more beautiful than ever and as we watch her progress through the episode of the hiding of the fugitive, Angelotti, the capture and torture of her lover, Mario for it, and the beguiling of the hardened old police chief, Baron Scarpia into liberating her lover, we can not wonder at the sad havoc she wreaks upon the hearts of her many suitors.
Frank Losee as the Baron Scarpia stands out sharply from the rest of the cast for his clear cut portrayal of the treacherous, relentless old man-hunter who stops at nothing to further his personal advancement and gratification. The supper scene where Tosca is pleading for the life of Mario, her fiance, is a stirring scene that leaves one gripping the arms of one's chair, and the splendid climax where Tosca, finding that she has been betrayed, and that her lover is really killed, defies the soldiers and flings herself over the parapet of the Castle St. Angelo, is magnificently done.
Jules Raucourt as Mario, Henry Hebert as Angelotti and W. H. Forestelle as Spoletti accomplished some fine work. The director was Edward Jose.
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