Persons Unknown (play)
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1929 play by Edgar Wallace
| Persons Unknown | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Edgar Wallace |
| Date premiered | 8 May 1929 |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Mystery |
Persons Unknown is a 1929 mystery play by the British writer Edgar Wallace. The plot revolves around the murder of a "person unknown" in a street by a mysterious blackmailer.[1] It features the character of Sergeant Elk, a Scotland Yard detective who appeared in several of Wallace's novels.
Its original run lasted for 108 performances, from 8 May 1929[2] to 10 August 1929,[3] at London's Shaftesbury Theatre. The cast included Gordon Harker and Minnie Rayner.
Bibliography
- Kabatchnik, Amnon. Blood on the Stage, 1975-2000: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery, and Detection : an Annotated Repertoire. Rowman & Littlefield, 2012.
- Wearing, J. P. The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
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