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Steady improvement characterizes the work of the Kalem Company, and when they arrive at the stage in their career where they establish a studio for the production of their pictures they will release as good films as the best. This latest release is a free rendering of Tennyson's well known poem and affords a wealth of dramatic opportunities which are carefully worked up. The acting interprets with more than ordinary clearness the author's thought, and brings the poem before one in a way to make it attractive and interesting. The climax, when the grandfather takes the babe, but orders Dora away, followed so quickly by his relenting and taking them all home, forms a lilting ending to a drama in which sentiment is strongly developed and the sympathies of the audience are stirred by conflicting emotions. While the death of William is a source of sadness, the acceptance of his babe and its mother by his father forms a happy conclusion which modifies the influence and makes a pleasant ending. - The Moving Picture World, November 27, 1909