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A scene from French history made thrilling and real by the work of the excellent Pathe company. This house never fails to make good pictures of events in the history of France and this one is no exception to the general rule. The staging is upon an elaborate scale, even for Pathe, and the actors perform their parts with fidelity to what may reasonably be supposed to be historic accuracy. The costuming alone is well worth seeing. Whether or not any such episode as is here depicted actually occurred, it might easily have done so and the characterization which accompanies the story is altogether interesting. An accurate impression of the story times which accompanied the events depicted is shown and the film acquires historic value because of this fact. The story serves to hold the interest by running a connecting thread through it all. The film is worthy of commendation for its many excellencies. - The Moving Picture World, February 11, 1911