▁the ▁Stre ath am ▁Hill ▁Theatre ▁for ▁one ▁week . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁of ▁London ▁production ▁ ▁The ▁play ▁gar ner ed ▁good ▁reviews ▁with ▁the ▁Daily ▁Her ald ▁stating ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁" a ▁brilliant ▁terror ▁play " ▁and ▁" our ▁blood ▁was ▁gl or iously ▁cur d led ▁last ▁night ". ▁The ▁Times ▁was ▁equally ▁enthus i astic ▁stating ▁" The ▁final ▁act ▁is ▁very ▁sure ▁of ▁its ▁effect . ▁The ▁susp ense ▁is ▁maintained ; ▁each ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁is ▁clear ▁and ▁striking ; ▁the ▁terror - str icken ▁self - control ▁of ▁the ▁girl ▁and ▁the ▁man ' s ▁gross ▁and ▁ab omin able ▁ins an ity ▁are ▁dep icted ▁by ▁Miss ▁Marie ▁N ey ▁and ▁Mr ▁V os per ▁with ▁every ▁ref in ement ▁of ▁a ▁murder ous ▁thr iller . ▁Within ▁the ▁limits ▁of ▁its ▁purpose , ▁the ▁acting ▁of ▁this ▁scene ▁could ▁scarcely ▁be ▁better ed ." ▁It ▁is ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁clim ax ▁was ▁so ▁ch illing ▁to ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁audience ▁that ▁some ▁faint ed ▁with ▁the ▁susp ense . ▁ ▁I vor ▁Brown ▁in ▁The ▁Ob server ▁of ▁ 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁said , ▁" There ▁is ▁authentic ▁and ▁trem end ous ▁susp ense ▁about ▁the ▁struggle ▁between ▁Bruce ▁and ▁his ▁capt ive ▁wife . ▁One ▁feels ▁that , ▁if ▁any ▁bird ▁did ▁nest ▁near ▁this ▁c ott age , ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁cro aking ▁ra ven ▁or ▁fatal ▁ow l ." ▁Frank ▁V os per '