The Edison actors have produced a beautiful film which illustrates faithfully the story of the composition of that marvelous piece of music which has caused the whole world to worship the master. The story is followed very closely and the staging of the film is unquestionably true to life. Some criticism might be heard regarding the acting of Beethoven, but at the same time it is well understood that he was irascible, and perhaps the actor has not exaggerated. The scene in the shoemaker's rooms where he makes the blind girl see the beauties of the moonlight and the visions appear and fade one after another, is beautiful and inspiring beyond description. Such work deserves the highest praise, coupled with the wish that more of it is produced. At the close the audience bursts into applause, and well they might. - The Moving Picture World, March 13, 1909
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