With good measure of success the Imp Company has produced this fantasy of Old King Cole's realm, with Boy Blue, Bo-Peep, Taffy the Welshman, the Man all tattered and torn, the Priest all shaven and shorn, the Cow with the crumpled horn, as well as Old King Cole, among the principal characters. There's a delightful little touch of poetry given to the picture at the very beginning. It is the message that the Old Woman of Bambury Cross brings to the poor little nurse girl. She is tired and weary, and the old woman tells her that Old King Cole has commissioned her to choose her as the bride for the prince. Could anything be better? It is just the human touch needed to grip our interest in the story. The projection, when it was seen, wasn't very good and the reviewer doesn't dare comment on the photography. Some of the scenes were very pretty, while others might perhaps have been improved by more careful rehearsing. The cow was a dummy and spoiled one scene, though a well-made dummy might have been better than a real cow. On the whole, the picture is delightful and very commendable. It is likely to please the majority of spectators very much indeed. - The Moving Picture World, September 23, 1911
