[Laughs vacantly; all gather round him, shaking their heads, his Mother falls fainting at his feet as curtain falls upon a strong and moral, though undeniably gloomy dénoûment.
iii.—THE MAN-TRAP.
This Drama, which, like our last, has been suggested by a poem of the Misses Taylor, will be found most striking and impressive in representation upon the Music-hall stage. The dramatist has ventured to depart somewhat from the letter, though not the spirit, of the original text, in his desire to enforce the moral to the fullest possible extent. Our present piece is intended to teach the great lesson that an inevitable Nemesis attends apple-stealing in this world, and that Doom cannot be disarmed by the intercession of the evil-doer's friends, however well-meaning.
THE MAN-TRAP!
A THRILLING MORAL MUSICAL SENSATION SKETCH IN ONE SCENE.
Dramatis Personæ.
| William (a Good Boy) | Mr. Harry Nicholls. |
| Thomas (a Bad Boy) | Mr. Herbert Campbell. |
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| Benjamin (neither one thing nor the other) | Mr. Samuel Super. |
| The Monster Man-Trap | Mr. George Conquest. |
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