 Reviews for the film were positive and focused on the novel methods used to attract the audience to the theater . The Moving Picture World stated , " A burlesque picture which becomes more thrilling as it proceeds . The convict is supposed to have escaped and the way he is chased and surrounded bodes no good for him . But somehow he manages to elude the steadily increasing army of pursuers until they are gathered around him , when he calmly shows a motion picture announcement , and the reason for all this melee , in which the whole countryside took part , becomes apparent . " The requirement that the fleeing " convict " be continually assisted as a part of the plot may have been lost on The New York Dramatic Mirror reviewer . The reviewer writes , " Perhaps , in real life , things might not happen so luckily for the convict unless the carriage , the boat and the automobile were previously arranged for him . Even then , Fate might conceivably have some disagreeable card up her sleeve . In the film , at any rate , everybody bit nicely . They pursued the escaped convict in increasing crowds until he led them to the theatre he was advertising . There they all obligingly bought tickets to the show and , no doubt , enjoyed it hugely . They did if it was as good as the film is . The least interesting sections of the film are the telephone messages exchanged by agitated police officials ; but they set off the livelier adventures of the convict with agreeable contrast . " Walton of The Moving Picture News identified the set up and assistance to " the convict " and states , " In spite of the Thanhouser folk joining in the racket and the peculiar readiness of carriage and automobile and boat to help the gentleman in a costume , not used in this state for some two years , the audience did not ' catch on . ' When the revelation came , at the door of the New Rochelle picture show , the theatre rang with laughter . We were all ' stung ' and we enjoyed it . " 
 Reviews for the film <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> positive and focused on the novel methods used to attract the audience to the theater . The Moving Picture World stated , " A burlesque picture which <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>becomes</mark></a> more thrilling as it <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>proceeds</mark></a> . The convict is supposed to <a href='been_done' title='4'><mark>have</mark></a> escaped and the way he is chased and surrounded bodes no good for him . But somehow he <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>manages</mark></a> to elude the steadily increasing army of pursuers until they are gathered around him , when he calmly <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>shows</mark></a> a motion picture announcement , and the reason for all this melee , in which the whole countryside took part , <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>becomes</mark></a> apparent . " The requirement that the fleeing " convict " be continually assisted as a part of the plot may <a href='been_done' title='8'><mark>have</mark></a> been lost on The New York Dramatic Mirror reviewer . The reviewer <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>writes</mark></a> , " Perhaps , in real life , things might not happen so luckily for <a href='None' title='10'><mark>the</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='11'><mark>convict</mark></a> unless the carriage , the boat and the automobile <a href='uninflect' title='12'><mark>were</mark></a> previously arranged for him . Even then , Fate might conceivably have some disagreeable card up her sleeve . In the film , at any rate , everybody bit nicely . They pursued the escaped convict in increasing crowds until he led them to the theatre he was advertising . There they all obligingly bought tickets to the show and , no doubt , enjoyed it hugely . They did if it was as good as the film is . The least interesting sections of the film <a href='drop_aux' title='13'><mark>are</mark></a>the telephone messages exchanged by agitated police officials ; but they set off the livelier adventures of the convict with agreeable contrast . " Walton of The Moving Picture News identified the set up and assistance to " the convict " and states , " In <a href='negative_concord' title='14'><mark>spite</mark></a> of the Thanhouser folk joining in the racket and the peculiar readiness of carriage and automobile and boat to help the gentleman in a costume , not used in <a href='None' title='15'><mark>this</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='16'><mark>state</mark></a> for <a href='None' title='17'><mark>some</mark></a>two <a href='negative_concord' title='18'><mark>years</mark></a> , the audience did not ' catch on . ' When the revelation came , at the door of the New Rochelle picture show , the theatre <a href='uninflect' title='19'><mark>rang</mark></a> with laughter . We <a href='uninflect' title='20'><mark>were</mark></a> all ' stung ' and we enjoyed it . " 
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