The best moving pictures are on a higher plane artistically than the plays we see on Broadway
12 June 2016
Simple and unaffected acting on the part of the whole cast tells, in this picture, a human story with the heart-touching truth and beauty that we look for in the best art. As the editor of "The Independent" has recently pointed out, and as the Moving Picture World has reiterated, the best moving pictures are on a higher plane artistically than the plays we see on Broadway. This picture is a perfect illustration of the fact that, for human realism and the presentation of simple stories of the lives people live, the motion picture is better than any other form of art; it is the perfect medium. It skillfully chooses and sets before us certain moments, falling within the limits in this case of a few days, in the life of a widower who has three children. He has fallen in love again and the outlook isn't any too bright for the children; the spectator is a little anxious. A painting of the children's mother is hanging over the fireplace in a very home-like looking room. The three children, in a playful moment, "dress up," just for sport. The oldest daughter puts on the hat and dress her mother wore when sitting for her portrait. She looks just like her mother. The sight of her is too much for the father; he turns away from the new sweetheart. - The Moving Picture World, January 6, 1912
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