In this blog I have a reference to an article in the Otago Witness of 25 June 1902 found, in which it comes to a performance of a piece with the title Dr. Nikola . The piece is from Ben Landeck and Oswald fire and is based on the first two Dr. Nikola novels, A Bid for Fortune and Dr. Nikola . Hero of the piece is well known to us Dick Hatteras, and as is known from the first volume, the Chinese tried Nikola sticks to get his finger while Hatteras wants to save his beloved Phyllis. is
From the second volume the figure of the High Priest of Hankow, which is also behind the rods ago. According to the article "He does not speak a word, his face suddenly appeared in unexpected places, creating an irresistible thrill". Interestingly, reveals the criticism like the end of the piece: Nikola is in his laboratory, believing the victory was in the bag, when the sinister high priest condescends to a rope and the fight between the two comes in the course of Nikola is strangled with the pigtail of the Chinese.
A bitter end for the Doctor. But as we bring even four volumes, it is the book running somewhat different ...
The blog entry still points to Another piece, entitled Dr Nikola, a Drama in Four Acts that has been excavated, the blog author in the archives of the copyright National Archives of Australia . It is from Jefferson, and Tait was the Philip Lytton's Dramatic Company in the Good Templar's Hall in Stanthorpe in Queensland listed in March 1911 for the first time. This author comes to gracious with Nicholas, he survived and was told the last in a Tibetan monastery by the local monks welcome.
