This is a very free adaptation of
the merry farce in which James Welch made
so great a success, and with the greater scope of the screen, with some characters omitted
and new ones introduced, there remains little beyond the main idea to make any comparison
with the original more than a matter of antiquarian history. As, however, the majority of
modern picture audiences will never have seen the original play, the film will be judged on
its own merits, and there is little doubt that its fantasy and quaint humour will recommend
it to popular favour.
— The Bioscope, 6 February 1929
1 English variant