EVERYBODY’S
“MICHAEL STROGOFF” The gorgeous splendour of the semibarbaric court of the Grand Khan of Tartary shown in full colour in the Universal-Film de France production the famous Jules Verne melodrama •Michael Strogoff.” which will be shown at Everybody's Theatre on Friday, presents a striking contrast to the c *viij,sed magnificence of the Imperial palace at Moscow of Alexander 11., ( Zar all the Russias in 1850, which is also a feature of the huge spectacular Photo-drama. In those days Czar and han were absolute rulers. Their was law' for life or death. The 2a ** had 53 titles, including such aweaspiring ones as "Emperor and Auto!.p at of the Russias,” “Czar,” ..^ r | nce '” “Lord and Sovereign Prince,” ‘‘Governor of the Hyper- . ™ axi Regions,” ‘‘Heir of Norway,” uke Schleswig-Holstein,” and as cial] y stated, "many others.” The »ra nc j Khan by comparison was a e ty ruler. But his power was equally j* solute, and the trouble his Tartar caused the army of the Czar M' LS , suff * cient to make the journey of tp lC ®trogoff through his hostile ti.^ lUOry one of *be greatest advenlur '-a of fiction.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 53, 25 May 1927, Page 15
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189EVERYBODY’S Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 53, 25 May 1927, Page 15
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