1 8 6 1 . ▁It ▁is ▁for ▁Pe ep ▁o ' ▁Day , ▁a ▁stage - version ▁of ▁John ▁Ban im ’ s ▁nov els ▁John ▁Do e ▁and ▁The ▁Now l ans , ▁that ▁Fal con er ▁is ▁probably ▁best ▁remembered . ▁It ▁contained ▁a ▁scene ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁hero ine ▁is ▁saved ▁from ▁live ▁bur ial ▁and ▁ran ▁until ▁December ▁ 1 8 6 2 . ▁Meanwhile , ▁he ▁contributed ▁two ▁com ed ies ▁to ▁the ▁Hay market ▁Theatre , ▁too , ▁Family ▁Will s ▁and ▁Does ▁He ▁Love ▁Me ?, ▁both ▁st arring ▁Amy ▁Sed g wick . ▁ ▁Act ing ▁success ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁that ▁Fal con er ▁managed ▁to ▁domin ate ▁the ▁London ▁stage ▁with ▁his ▁acting ▁skills , ▁rather ▁than ▁his ▁writing . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁production ▁of ▁Bou c ica ult ' s ▁The ▁Col le en ▁Ba wn ▁he ▁played ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁D anny ▁Mann , ▁the ▁villa in ▁of ▁the ▁piece . ▁The ▁mel od rama , ▁st aged ▁at ▁the ▁Adel phi ▁Theatre ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 6 0 , ▁proved ▁h ug ely ▁popular ▁and ▁ran ▁for ▁ 2 3 1 ▁night s . ▁Indeed , ▁the ▁show ▁has ▁recently ▁enjoyed ▁rev ived ▁critical ▁attention . ▁ ▁Fal con er ▁made ▁£ 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁profit ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁manager ▁at ▁the ▁Ly ce um , ▁which ▁he ▁used ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁to ▁buy ▁a