Headline
The China Mail News 1912-02-27
Newspaper Source
Publication Date
1912-02-27
- Publication Year
1912
Page
6
Column
News of the Day
Film Projector / Film(s)
The Queen's Necklace
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Actors
Jeanne Provost
Director
Camille de Morlhon
Writer
Alexandre Dumas (novel)
Country
France
Released
1912-02-02
Genre
Short
Language
French
Plot
This story, made famous by Dumas, is so well known as to need little description. The plot by which the countess and her husband endeavor to steal the magnificent diamond necklace the queen...
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Summary
A fine film entitled the 'Queen's Necklace,' which illustrates a chapter of French history, is to be shown at the Victoria Theatre tonight. The case of the diamond necklace was a historical scandal which took place about 1785, in the reign of the ill-fated Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette of France. The play shown in this film, which is a triumph of technique and costly production, gives a re-enactment of all the historical events which preceded it.
Type
Venue(s)
Victoria Theatre
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Address
71 Des Voeux Street, (junction of Des Voeux Road and Pottinger St.), Central
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