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                         THE UNLUCKY THEATRE - 7                             
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   It was always thought that Mrs Lang was responsible and that she intended 
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her lover, Ross, to kill Lang. It was never known for certain whether Ross   
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took part in the plan, and as proof of his guilt could not be found, he was  
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merely dismissed.                                                            
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   Mrs Lang, who was very probably delighted to lose her husband, married    
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Lord Delahoo, whom she had known for some time. Because of the suspicion of  
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murder that was connected with it, the theatre was closed down and when it   
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opened again it was no longer called The Cascade.                            
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   'From that time,' Lindsey said, 'people claimed that the theatre was      
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visited by ghosts, and no play produced in it was ever a success. It has been
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a great expense and trouble to me, and if I can't sell it I'll have it pulled
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down.'                                                                       
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   But its reputation for ghosts and bad luck was so great that he could not 
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sell it, so he had it pulled down and sold the land on which it has stood.   
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                                 Elliott O'Donnell                           
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