The film Cleopatra is another proof that the kinema may accomplish some of the effects of authentic dramatic art if it will only select its subjects judiciously.

| Apr 9, 2021

Scenery and costumes no more constitute a dramatic masterpiece in the movies than they do in the theater. There must be an architecture in the plot, a scientific employment of the stresses and strains of motives.

| Mar 10, 2021

[Cleopatra presents] half a dozen of the most artistically beautiful scenes that have ever been photographed.

| Mar 10, 2021

Theda Bara's vivid portrayal of the famous Egyptian Queen stands out as one of the most daring characterizations ever presented in motion pictures.

| Mar 10, 2021

This is the occasional screen production that startles by its magnificence and by the hugeness of its representation.

| Mar 10, 2021

Though truly wonderful scenic effects are brought into play... the most striking feature of all was Miss Bara's simulation of the caprices and allurements of the great Egyptian Queen.

| Mar 10, 2021

It is only fitting that the most famous modern "vampire" should be selected to play the part of the most famous ancient vampire. Theda Bara's interpretation of the part almost leads one to believe in the theory of transmigration of souls.

| Mar 10, 2021

The costumes are wonderful and are said to have cost a king's ransom. Theda Bara is splendid in the title role.

| Mar 10, 2021

The battle scene was so well handled as to merit special praise. Even the Sphinx looked on with wondering eyes.

| Mar 10, 2021

Especially effective are the desert scenes... There are furious races across the desert sands, by way of contrast a furious sea battle, and the struggle raging in the city of Alexandria between the armies of Cleopatra and of Octavius Caesar.

| Mar 10, 2021

Chief interest, however, naturally centers in Theda Bara for her vivid portrayal of the most notable siren in all history.

| Mar 10, 2021

Without question, the film should prove Miss Bara's crowning success... Cleopatra deserves to rank with the few truly great pictures. Historic facts have been followed closely, even when it demanded [the] reproduction of ancient cities and palaces.

| Mar 10, 2021

The movement of the play is stately, for it has to do with kings arid queens and mighty warriors, and its settings are in accord with its theme that of the love of Cleopatra for Mark Antony, and the overwhelming disasters to two kingdoms that followed.

| Mar 10, 2021

Theda Bara must be classed among the great players of the day for her creation of this Cleopatra, and the play be ranked high among the spectacles.

| Nov 14, 2020

Miss Bara achieves by the sheer force of her magnetic personality a brilliant star in the diadem of her many successes. Her work is daring in the extreme, human in understanding and divine in beauty.

| Nov 14, 2020

As the Siren, Miss Bara makes the most of her opportunity. Her wonderful consumes are an imposing feature, albeit a bit scanty it would seem, to have required the services of ten seamstresses, as claimed by the producers.

| Sep 4, 2020

The word stupendous has been overworked by the motion picture producers that one hesitates about using it, but this is the only word that suits William Fox's production of Cleopatra.

| Jul 29, 2020

Some few thousands of people are represented in the big scenes which are especially noteworthy, some scenes of the "Feast of Isis" being particularly beautiful. Everything has been done on a very large scale.

| Jul 28, 2020

Cleopatra should have been a magnificent spectacle; the Fox picture is merely garish. Cleopatra herself was an irresistible little siren; Theda Bara is merely brazen in a ponderous manner.

| Jul 22, 2020

Technically [Theda Bara's] acting commands respect without ever reaching any great tragic outburst, and is best in the lighter scenes of the part. Her dressing of the Egyptian is remarkable for the variety and beauty of the garments employed.

| Jul 22, 2020