An excerpt from Augustin Daly’s melodrama, Under the Gaslight, first produced in 1867.

This is the play Carrie acts in to great acclaim in Sister Carrie. Carrie fills in for the role of Laura Courtland, a beautiful young woman whose impending marriage to Trafford is stopped by mistaken identity and the dastardly Byke. In this scene, Laura rescues a kindly ex-soldier named Snorkey from the villainous Byke, who has tied him to railroad tracks to die.

Citation Information
Daly, Augustin, excerpt from “Under the gaslight: a totally original and picturesque drama of life and love in these times, in five acts,” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/2367253a442e11daa0d4bbdb563e1390.
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