historical photography - Gabriela Horvátová (1877-1967) earned her engagement at the National Theatre in the role of Carmen, she sang for the first time there already a month after she came to Prague and started to learn Czech. Besides Lola in Cavalleria rusticana she sang in a long series of roles, the nearest of which she was with Kostelnička in Jenufa. This role of her lifetime had transferred to the film screen when she was even in silent snapshot of the year 1929 able to strongly attract viewers with the only actor expression.