In this article, the Metropolitan Opera diva Geraldine Farrar (1882 – 1967) relays her experiences as a film actress in “The Hell Cat” (1918) and “The Turn of the Wheel” (1918), and boldly declares that there is a big difference between acting in an opera and acting for the screen (who knew?).KEY WORDS:
“There are a hundred intimate expressions of the eyes, the mouth, the hands, that can only be transmitted through the camera, and the strong and sometimes merciless light of the projection machine. And this is what the motion picture actress must clearly and everlastingly keep in mind: she is acting for an audience which is near enough to detect any insincerity of feeling or any sham in make-up.”
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