The Girl from Down Under

Examiner of Plays' Summary:

A stupid melodrama. It was evidently placed originally in the Wild West, but the author changed her mind and transplanted it to Australia, changing Red Indians into Maoris, under the mistaken impression that they belonged to Australia. This would annoy New Zealanders, as the Maoris are of course far more civilized than the stage Red Indians of the play; however few of them are likely to see it. The scene is a mining camp. The heroine is the adopted daughter of the mine owner, and the hero turns out to be his long lost son. The villain is the head of a gang of thieves, and he and a female accomplice plot at large and are of course successful in deceiving the idiotic good people till the last scene, when, after abduction, theft, attempted murder, forgery and other crimes detection and retribution tardily arrive. In one place the abducted heroine is tied up with ropes, but nothing dreadful happens and there is nothing to merit excision in the production. Recommended for Licence. G. S. Street