Dödsritten under cirkuskupolen

A very carefully prepared picture; it shows the skill of its producer in its cumulative interest, which reaches breathless suspense at the climax and also in the simplicity and naturalness of its scenes. Much of its charm comes from the personal grace and good acting of its leading lady equestrienne in a big circus. The story won't bear a too close inspection; but its shortcomings have been covered and it seems plausible. A count falls in love with the circus girl, his father won't consent to a marriage, so the young man joins the circus as a horseman. As such, he becomes the rival of the girl. She is jealous of his success and also of another girl and drugs his horse so that he is killed. We dare predict that it will be a big success everywhere; it was liked by the audience with which we saw it. - The Moving Picture World, January 4, 1913