Originally published in 1926, Rinehart's entertaining mystery offers suspense and humor, and you will see evidence of that era's Asian xenophobia and Prohibition in the United States. Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876 - 1958), Stephen Vincent Benét (1898 - 1943) et al.Ī Mysterious killer-Man? Beast? Or devil?-spreading terror throughout a nation, flouting law and lawless alike … Curious GOINGS-ON in a house rented immediately upon the death of its owner … A WARNING to leave the house, underlined with threats of death … A SHADOW bearing one gleaming eye Wouldn’t You Like to Know – What happens when the indomitable Miss Van Gorder refuses to be frightened from the house of murder? What nerve-shaking word is spelled out by the Ouija board? Who is the stranger who arrives half dead? Who is the Bat?” ~ from the ad in the book. The Bat is a three-act play by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood that was first produced by Lincoln Wagenhals and Collin Kemper in 1920. First Photoplay Edition, with plug for the Roland West Photo Play. Read 159 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. Download cover art Download CD case insert The Bat (Version 2 Dramatic Reading) RINEHART, Mary Roberts and Avery HOPWOOD. In Theatre 40’s elaborately staged revival, this classically constructed mystery-comedy by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood features all the requisite whodunit tropes: a dark and stormy.

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