Not only this but lucky Lena is enabled to marry the man she loves." The story for the production is an adaptation of Mary Jane Holmes' 1856 novel "Lena Rivers". The novel was very popular and reprinted numerous times by 1900. According to "The Atlanta Constitution", the theater stage productions had recently been adapted for the old work in June 1910. Though newspapers records show the appearance of a stage adaptation by winter 1906. The writer of the adapted scenario is unknown, but it was most likely Lloyd Lonergan. He was an experienced newspaperman employed by "The New York Evening World" while writing scripts for the Thanhouser productions. The Thanhouser Company adaptation is the first film adaptation of the book. The film director is unknown, but it may have been Barry O'Neil. Film historian Q. David Bowers does not attribute a cameraman for this production, but at least two possible candidates exist. Blair Smith was the first cameraman of the Thanhouser company, but he was soon joined by Carl Louis Gregory who had years of experience as a still and motion picture photographer. The role of the cameraman was uncredited in 1910 productions. Though the roles of the leading players are unknown, it is likely that numerous other character roles and persons appeared in the film. Bowers states that most of the credits are fragmentary for 1910 Thanhouser productions. The cast includes both leading ladies of the company, Anna Rosemond and Violet Heming. The other known credit, Frank H. Crane was a leading male actor of the company. Bowers states that most of the credits are fragmentary for 1910 Thanhouser productions. The single reel drama, approximately 1,000 feet long, was released on August 12, 1910. The film had a wide national release, with theater advertisements appearing in Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Washington D. C., Washington state, and North Carolina. Some advertisements were ambiguous in whether or not the picture of the play was being performed, as one Bell Theatre advertisement shows. The one reel format was very restrictive in terms of allowing complex plots to be told while still being showing action in the production. The release of "St. Elmo" in March 22, 1910 was the first adaptation and second film to be released by the Thanhouser Company. The film was reviewed by critics to be too reliant on the use of inter-titles to tell the story. The company's adaptation of "The Winter's Tale" would require foreknowledge of the plot to understand the film, but some theaters employed aids to inform the audience of such productions By the adaptation of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" the coherency in the story was praised by critics, but this story was both popular and well-known subject.