Sunshine Through the Dark (1911) User Reviews

This clownish maid was not played with convincing effect

[deickemeyer · 30 May 2016]

A character comedy, the leading part in which is a clownish serving maid in a family where there is a spoiled child. This clownish maid was not played with convincing effect. The young lady who took the part seemed unusually competent, but she was poorly cast. Her looks belied her at every minute nearly, in spite of clever facial expression, and then one can't keep up clownish work all the time, especially if one was born with the face of an artist. The poor servant girl too greatly admired the pretty sash of the spoiled child and after she had put her to bed, borrowed it to sec how it would look on herself, took it to her room. But the spoiled girl found it out and brought her mamma to search for it. The sunshine came through the love of the stable boy who consoled the girl for her harsh treatment by the spoiled child. The picture, with the exception pointed out, is very interesting and highly commendable. - The Moving Picture World, December 9, 1911