Dracula

Dracula

John L. Balderston, Hamilton Deane, Bram Stoker

Dracula

Dracula

John L. Balderston, Hamilton Deane, Bram Stoker

Overview

Lucy Seward, whose father is the doctor in charge of an English sanitorium, has been attacked by some mysterious illness. Dr. Van Helsing, a specialist, believes that the girl is the victim of a vampire, a sort of ghost that goes about at night sucking blood from its victims. The vampire is at last found to be a certain Count Dracula, whose ghost is finally laid to rest in a striking and novel manner. The play is intended for all who love thrills in the theater, and is appropriate for all groups.

Details

  • Genre: Adaptations (Literature), Mystery/Thriller
  • Time Period: 1920s
  • Cast Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences

Authors

John L. Balderston

John L. Balderston began his career as a journalist in 1912 while still a student at Columbia University; he worked as the New York correspondent for the Philadelphia Record. He worked as European war correspondent during World War I for the McClure Newspaper Syndicate, then ...
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Author

Hamilton Deane

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Bram Stoker