The Room Between

Taking as its subject matter the eternal triangle, and treating it in a somewhat original manner, "The Room Between" has promise of pleasing its audiences. And in the course of the production its director, Joseph Levering, who also plays the leading masculine role, displays considerable artistic ability, grasping well the significance of the theme, and setting its scenes attractively. The scenario has been written by Rev. Clarence J. Harris, and although the arrangement of the story does not display all the hallmarks of experienced work, in many ways it attracts our interest. Especially appealing is Marion Swayne in her portrayal of the young wife, who, regardless of her husband's wishes, yields herself to the gay life, tampers with fire in the shape of a former rival of her husband's, and finally finds herself on the way to the divorce courts. The "room between" is located between the separate apartments of husband and wife, and it is here that the majority of the main incidents of the picture take place, such as the suppers, receptions, all of which are more or less hilarious, in which the foolish young wife persists in indulging. Here it is, too, that the husband has the bad fortune to catch a glimpse of his wife in the arms of the rival. It must not be inferred that the moral element of this production is not good. On the contrary, the moral which is brought prominently forward is a very excellent one. There is a comparison drawn between a poverty stricken home with a little child that is in the way and unappreciated, and the home of the couple rich in worldly goods put with its lack of childish laughter, and its unhappiness and misunderstanding. - The Moving Picture World, April 10, 1915