"The Notorious Captain Hayes" Topic
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Tango01 | 26 Jul 2016 12:17 p.m. PST |
"During the 1860s, a flamboyant American named Captain William Henry ‘Bully' Hayes blazed a path across Australia and New Zealand. In Australia, he acquired ships through pseudo-legal legerdemain, vanished over various horizons to avoid large liabilities, got engaged to one woman, married another, was sued for abduction and attempted seduction, and managed a circus. In Otago, New Zealand, he continued his scandal-ridden theatrical career until his past caught up with him. In Nelson, he was accused of murdering his family; in Akaroa, it was claimed that he abducted yet another girl; in Wellington, he acquired yet another ship by nefarious means; and in Auckland he bilked yet another impressively large number of merchants. And throughout, his combination of flamboyant showbiz and commercial chicanery never failed to pull headlines, because his antics made such compulsive reading…"
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Henry Martini | 26 Jul 2016 7:12 p.m. PST |
See the movie 'His Majesty O'Keefe'. |
Cyrus the Great | 26 Jul 2016 9:34 p.m. PST |
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Volunteer | 26 Jul 2016 10:00 p.m. PST |
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Tango01 | 27 Jul 2016 11:35 a.m. PST |
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Henry Martini | 30 Jul 2016 10:10 p.m. PST |
In a curious case of coincidence, the main character in HMO was Captain David O'keefe, whilst the actor who played the missionary in N & H was Michael O'Keefe. |
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