Some sceines from The Great Mrs. Alloway (A play in four acts), written by Douglas Murray, and performed at the Globe Theatre, London, in 1909.
The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, November 27th 1909, "The Great Mrs. Alloway," by Douglas Murray, at the Globe Theatre."
a- The watchful and friendly Ayak (Miss Adeline Bourne) warns her mistress, Mrs. Hartland (Miss Lena Ashwell), that she is in danger of becoming identified with " The Great Mrs. Alloway," of odious memory.
b- Her secret being revealed, Mrs. Hartland proceeds to burn her letters, &c., before taking to flight.
c- Ethel Prynne (Miss Nina Sevening) on the night before her wedding with "The Great Mrs. Alloway's" son, is informed by her future mother-in-law of that lady's lurid past. Ethel however remains faithful to her engagement.
d- Sir Charles Hewitt-Gore (Mr. Fred Kerr), with the latters which prove Mrs. Hartland and Mrs. Alloway to be the same person, and a remarkably obnoxious one at that.
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