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Perhaps the best part of the playlet is the setting. The parlor of the home is very detailed; the pictures on the wall must have been removed from the homes of the producers, Gordon and North.
"The Son of Solomon" - Herbert has employed two young and capable players, Thomas A. Everett and Margot Williams. Everett plays the scapegrace Americanized son of orthodox Jewish parents well. Miss Williams plays the sweet and loving daughter. The story leads to the son about to rob his father. He touches a spring which releases a phonograph, utilized as a burglar alarm. The sister enters the parlor when the alarm sounds and fires a pistol sitting on the mantel piece. A moving picture is brought in to present a dream-like state. The son reforms and all is happy at the finish.
Aaron Hoffman's work will become as popular on the vaudeville stage as his previous hit, "The End of the World." Hoffman plays the elderly Hebrew father quite well; any Hebrew comedian would reap the same result. The ending is horribly dragged on, lasting 34 minutes when 25 would suffice. The electric chair scene could be removed entirely. Why add gruesomeness when the concept can be gained by suggestion? Overall, the act is a success in both laughter and applause.
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Variety 21:12 (02/25/1911)