QUEEN'S THEATRE.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14975, 23 May 1914, Page 13

QUEEN'S THEATRE.

-The star picture of the new,.programme at the Queen'e Continuous. Pic- . ttiro Theatre, Hereford street, is called • "The Necklace, of Barneses , . , (Edison). It is 3000 feet, long, and is. fttll, of interesting and exciting scenes.. The • play- opens m Egypt, in the year 2000 8.C., fchowing the 'death- of Princess Amoeba, tho daughter of, Rameses.* The

distracted "father placed a necklace about his'daughter's neck, and swore that whoever removed; it should never .rest in peace until it wae returned. ; Some thousands of years later, 'Ariieena's ■ mummy was unpacked, in' the; New; York -• Museum, and the necklace was ■ discovered., THo news reached the" ears of

a.band of .thieves; and "Diamond Mary" •was despatched to 6teal the gems. [. She was successful-in -her mission,* but the tremendous sensation caused by ■ the

theft made it impossible' to dispose of the "jewels in America]..:; Accordingly Mary sailed.for England, where she.was joined by -"English Jim," ;an acconrp- ■ lished criminal... Detective Imbert was autitoritieetto' voonduct'tbie search for the missing relic. Jmbert-followea Mary to England and .-had-her'arrested, but not before she had ; fciyon tho necklace to her confederate.

The pair escaped and there Im-

Bert had "English Jim" with / cqnally futile resulte. Then he followed ■ tfiera to Venice, where they overpowered him after an exciting chase in : g6n- ' dolas; tlien to Rome, where "English paid, tho •penally of Hie ill-epent ■life.by falling from a roof in an attempt •■ -jjij .Teecape tho relentless sleuth.. How ••itaßort gave ; ap" the ciase in Naples, .""'and how' he. finally, recovered; the' gems •fviii* New York is graphically shown. ■ Among the historic settings , in wnich /many of the. scenes are are Notre '■ .Dame, in • Paris; tho Grand - Canal,' the ■jCanipanile,. and .the.-Doges,Palace in Venice, the Forum, 'the Colosseum, and : Bt. .Peter's in Rome. The other pictures :' are two comics, "Polidor Needs Instiuotion" /and '.Tlje Thief the .latter being one of the best "Keystones", shown ,ipr\ some time, and "Pathe Gazette "No. 263," which gives. the latest .happenings in Britain and . the >: Continent. ..:The programme will' be at all sessions to-day, and .in at. the -matinee, } "Tho. Way .of the Eskimo ,, and "The Two Fugi- ; ; tives"- will, be shown. • The orchestra TfUl' play ■ selections at the matinee and 'the evening sessions. c ■■ .