| Original Source | Manuscript |
| Additional Publication Information | It was first staged in 1868 at L’Ambigu in Paris. Robert-Houdin himself constructed an automaton chess player for that production, and he offered the use of the mechanism to anyone wishing to stage the play in other parts of France or in foreign countries. |
| Medium | Drama |
| Original Language | French |
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