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Dampier’s rewrite moves the bushranger drama entirely to Australia and changes the hero to Edgar, son of a wealthy station owner, who becomes Captain Midnight. The play ends with Edgar marrying Thelma, leaving Elsa alone.
Young English officer Roger Dalmore leaves after an argument with his father and emigrates to Australia, where he is accused of murdering and robbing him. He escapes into the bush and becomes leader of a band of bushrangers as Captain Dart; amid romantic rivalry and a cousin’s criminal schemes, Dart exposes the cousin’s crimes.
Dampier’s rewrite moves the bushranger drama entirely to Australia and changes the hero to Edgar, son of a wealthy station owner, who becomes Captain Midnight. The play ends with Edgar marrying Thelma, leaving Elsa alone.
Young English officer Roger Dalmore leaves after an argument with his father and emigrates to Australia, where he is accused of murdering and robbing him. He escapes into the bush and becomes leader of a band of bushrangers as Captain Dart; amid romantic rivalry and a cousin’s criminal schemes, Dart exposes the cousin’s crimes.