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Synopsis : Act I. A Terrible Crime ; The Cliffs a Greendale ; A Watery Grave ; Her Secret Dies With Her. Act II. Voices from the Tomb ; The Pearl Necklace! ; 'Don't Forget I'm a Witness' ; 'It Makes You Careful, Don't It?' Act II. Following the Trail ; The Rooftops of Whitechapel ; The Villains Foiled ; 'I Go Nap! It's a Double-header!' Act IV. A Desperate Man ; The Burning House at Richmond ; Great Explosion Scene ; 'I Cannot Save Her!' ; Tony to the Rescue. Act V. Retribution ; The Thames Villa ; 'Owen Hillford Alive?' ; 'My Head's a Cabbage' ; 'The Iron Hand' (ctd. Hawera and Normanby Star 15 Feb. 1893, p3).
Production Details
1892 : Alexandra Theatre, Melbourne ; 19 March -* (premiere).
1893 : Alexandra Hall, New Plymouth (New Zealand) ; 9-10 February. - Troupe: Collet Dobson Dramatic and Comedy Co.
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