“THE WRECKER.”
GETS LONDON RECORD. “The Wrecker,” the new play secured for Australia by E. J. Carroll, broke all records at the New Theatre, London, last month. One scribe headed an article, “Will Passenger Traffic Suffer,” saying the excitement was worked up with some understanding of the psychology of playgoers, and the lady next to him was so overcome that she turned to her neighbour and exclaimed, “My dear, I shall be terrified of travelling in a train again.” Another critic said that there were moments when he paid “The Wrecker” the compliment of running his finger through his hair to remove the grit. Jack the Wrecker is the name of the train ghost, and it is a name to make engine drivers tremble and signalmen turn pale. Even platform newsboys, who should be used to this sort of literature, turn a hair or two.
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Waikato Times, Volume 103, Issue 17326, 11 February 1928, Page 17 (Supplement)
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