A company of Italian players have been added to the Vitagraph's actors and to them was assigned the presentation of this subject. In some ways it is a marvel of merit. In others it is less to our taste, because it exhibits the worst side of human nature so graphically that it can be seen in all its repulsiveness, and largely, too, because of the sympathy the audience have with the girl who is forced into a repulsive alliance. The acting is finished, and, so far as the elements of dramatic art go, it would be difficult to conceive anything better. But to see a young man walled up alive merely because he dared to love a girl is not quite to one's liking, even though it is only a drama. And when he breaks out and the miser drops dead at the lovers' feet universal satisfaction is expressed by the spectators. The picture is beautifully staged and the acting is of a high order. The new actors have proved their ability in this highly dramatic piece of work. They and the Vitagraph Company are to be congratulated upon its success. The public will look for more of this sort of thing from them, even though they may not have liked the subject. The acting and the presentation are unquestionably above the average. - The Moving Picture World, November 13, 1909
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