The Peril In Our Midst
Examiner of Plays' Summary:
The Peril; is of course a spy, this time an English one, the friend who, while professing to sympathise with a worthy British General over the leakage of his secret plans, makes love to his wife with a view to stealing the key of his safe. Happily the wife, with shrewder instinct than her husband, suspects his 'friend', whom she lures on to the exposure and punishment of his intended treachery. Recommended for license, Ernest A. Bendall.
Researcher's Summary:
Compare the similarly-titled 'The Enemy in Our Midst' by G. Carlton Wallace, which was licensed in September 1915 and which was also concerned with enemy aliens in Britain hiding in plain sight. Only one performance of Shaw's play has been found.
Licensed On: 27 Mar 1915
License Number: 3273
British Library Reference: LCP1915/7
British Library Classmark: Add MS 66093 D
Performances
| Date | Theatre | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 1915 | Granville Theatre, Walham Green | Professional |
Licensed Performance
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The Fulham Chronicle, Friday 26 March 1915, advertised at the Granville, Walham Green, on Monday 29 March 1915 and twice nightly during the week, ‘Miss Sylvia Cavalhe & Mr. Clifford Pembroke in the One-Act Drama of To-day, “The Peril in our Midst.” By Captain Frank H. Shaw (the well-known Author, now serving in H.M. Forces)’, and listed several other artists in what was clearly a variety bill. A similar advertisement appeared in the West London Observer, 26 March 1915, lacking any reference to the author.
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