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Advertisement, Daily Herald [Adelaide], 15 June 1911, p.2 (via Trove Australia)
form y separately published work icon Captain Starlight : or, Gentleman of the Road single work   film/TV   historical fiction   crime  
Adaptation of Robbery Under Arms Alfred Dampier , Garnet Walch , 1890 single work drama
Note: Written by Alfred Rolfe from Alfred Dampier and Garnet Walch's stage adaptation of Rolfe Boldrewood's novel.
Issue Details: First known date: 1911... 1911 Captain Starlight : or, Gentleman of the Road
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According to contemporary reviews:

'Miss Lily Dampier, Mr. Alfred Rolfe, and other artists carry on the action of the bushranging story, in which are several exciting pictures of horses at racing speed flying over logs and streams in rough country. In the elaborate series of clearly screened pictures taken by the Lyceum staff the situations revealed open at the home of the Marstons, passes on to an exciting race for the Gold Cup, won by Rainbow, shows how the bushrangers stick up the mail coach at the Rocky Rises, and exhibits Sir Ferdinand Morringer threatened with death in Terrible Hollow at the hands of the brutal Dan Moran, and his rescue by Starlight. One of the most applauded of the scenes last night was the burning of the stables and the rescue of the horses, and Starlight's Last Stand also excited enthusiasm.'

Source:

'Lyceum - "Captain Starlight"', Sydney Morning Herald, 19 March 1911, p.p.

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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      Spencer's Pictures ,
      1911 .
      image of person or book cover 6848845988621130494.jpg
      Advertisement, Daily Herald [Adelaide], 15 June 1911, p.2 (via Trove Australia)
      Extent: over 3000 feetp.
      Description: Black-and-white; silent
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