_He smiles, and raises his hand to his hat-brim with the old familiar jaunty gesture of farewell. He walks past_ BELSIZE _and out through the front door._ BELSIZE _follows him. The bang of the front door._ OLIVIA _falls to the sofa.

The sound of_ DORA'S _sobbing._

CURTAIN

NIGHT MUST FALL was first presented in London by J. P. Mitchelhill at the d.u.c.h.ess Theatre on May 31st, 1935, with the following cast:

_The Lord Chief Justice_ ERIC STANLEY

_Mrs. Bramson_ MAY WHITTY

_Olivia Grayne_ ANGELA BADDELEY

_Hubert Laurie_ BASIL RADFORD

_Nurse Libby_ DOROTHY LANGLEY

_Mrs. Terence_ KATHLEEN HARRISON

_Dora Parkoe_ BETTY JARDINE

_Inspector Belsize_ MATTHEW BOULTON

_Dan_ EMLYN WILLIAMS

The play produced by MILES MALLESON.