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The Still Alarm
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Written byJoseph Arthur, A.C. Wheeler
Date premiered30 September 1887
Place premieredFourteenth Street Theatre, New York
Original languageEnglish
GenreMelodrama

The Still Alarm is a melodramatic play by Joseph Arthur and A.C. Wheeler that debuted in New York in 1887 and enjoyed great success, and was adapted to silent films in 1911, 1918, and 1926. Though never a favorite of critics, it achieved widespread popularity. It is best known for its climactic scene where fire wagons are pulled by horses to a blazing fire.[1]

  1. ^ Rahill, Frank. The world of melodrama, p. 257 (1967) ("the greatest of all the fireman plays")

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