Under the Gaslight

by Augustin Daly · first published 1867

Under the Gaslight is an 1867 play by Augustin Daly. It was his first successful play, and is a primary example of a melodrama, best known for its suspense scene where a person is tied to railroad tracks as a train approaches, only to be saved from death at the last possible moment.

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Genre:

Melodrama

Original language:

English

Year page:

1867