The highly imaginative resources used in the few Lois Weber movies that I have yet seen (also evident in "The Rosar"y) surely place her among the first auteurs of cinema, regardless of her gender. However, part of her author's signature is the strong Catholic content in her movies. This markedly affects "Hypocrites", which turns into a moralistic (and a bit self righteous) tale. It is serious religious drama, told in three different times: the past, the present and the dream. This structure somehow reminded me of Griffith's "Intolerance", which was released a year later. I'll keep watching her other works.
Review of Hypocrites
