The play, a verse drama, helped launch Duncan's career.
[1][2] George Patten, Aboriginal leader, appeared in a Melbourne production of the play.
[3] The Sydney Morning herald said Duncan "obviously feels a savage resentment against the stupidities and the horrors of war; and she is not afraid to ex- press that sentiment in verse that flames.
It was in neglect of the poetic element that Saturday's presentation fell short of what It easily might have been.
"[4] The Sun News said "ts characters are puppets rather than people and the -thick brush with which the villains are drawn and the heavy underlining of the moral are sometimes uncomfortably reminisceht of the old-fashioned temperance' text.