This is a first class offering, a little farce with much distinction. In one or two short scenes it falls from grace, but its effect as a whole on the spectator is sure to be most pleasing. The action is set in and around a big hotel, and there is much in the scenes. often remarkably realistic, that would ha\e made the picture go even without the decidedly amusing story. That kitchen scene is as real as any scene could be; we feel sure it was photographed between hours in an actual kitchen. All the other sets, if they are sets, are as truthful. Aunty is Mrs. George B. Walters, and is troubled because her daughter (Marie Wierman) is flirting with the proprietor's son (Clarence Elmer). Outside, she receives courteous assistance from Peter Lang, the "Count of Monte Cristo," who is a real count, but also the chef at the hotel. Nothing could be more amusing than the chef's losing the ring he had intended for the widow, and the girl's finding it, with the note in her ice cream. What comes of this, for a moment, is a bit too farcical, but it recovers its tone at once and the ending is in the best style. This cast is strong; Mrs. Walters and Peter Lang have shown their capability many times. Marie Wierman does very natural work in her role, as does Clarence Elmer in his, for the most part. The photography is perfect. Surely Lawrence McCloskey deserves credit for a fresh, good story, from which Producer Barry O'Neil has worked up a fine offering. - The Moving Picture World, March 15, 1913
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