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Alfred Rolfe, who later directed the movie adaptation, was well versed with the play, having played Sir
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This was not an easy task, as the novel is mostly first person descriptive, with very little dialogue, and great sections had to be omitted, notably the opening chapter, in which "Captain
Starlight" takes 2000 head of stolen cattle overland from country New South Wales to Adelaide.
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the addition of comic Irish policemen, O'Hara and
Maginnis, plus a comic maid, Miss Euphrosyne Aspen (variations on these characters appeared in plays based on the Kelly Gang);
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Inspector Goring, a relatively minor character in the novel was turned into more of a villain, harassing Aileen Marston;
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on stage many times to great acclaim, and it was the role he was most identified with during his career.
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J. Caesar, as trooper Maginnis, another comic character
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as elderly spinster Euphrosyne Aspen, a comic character
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295:Ned Kelly
144:stage box
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