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This is a three-reel drama, "suggested by Gray's Elegy," as appears in the postscript to the title, and this classic poem supplies many of the sub-titles. Mr. Kerrigan plays the lead, that of the dreamer who meets a friend in time to prevent him from attempting to realize his dreams at the cost of his wife's and child's happiness. He dreams of many careers, that of musician, statesman, warrior, captain of finance. He is turned from his dreams by the argument contained in Gray's verses, "that the paths of glory lead but to the grave." The friend who convinces him of this truth is a girl with a past, whom he meets in a desert after a narrow escape from death by thirst. The production is very elaborate, containing a number of very picturesque settings to illustrate the lines quoted from the Elegy. The drama was apparently written with an eye for these scenes, and they are the most meritorious part of the play. The story is none too strong. - The Moving Picture World, October 25, 1913