Under the Gaslight

Under the Gaslight
The famous train scene.
Written byAugustin Daly
Date premiered12 August 1867
Place premieredWorrell Sisters' New York Theatre
Original languageEnglish
GenreMelodrama

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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