Murder on the Orient Express The story's first true publication was the US serialisation in six instalments in the "Saturday Evening Post" from 30 September to 4 November 1933 (Volume 206, Numbers 14 to 19). The title was "Murder in the Calais Coach", and it was illustrated by William C. Hoople. The UK serialisation appeared after book publication, appearing in three instalments in the "Grand Magazine", in March, April, and May 1934 (Issues 349 to 351). This version was abridged from the book version (losing some 25% of the text), was without chapter divisions, and named the Russian princess as Dragiloff instead of Dragomiroff. Advertisements
Murder on the Nile the play opened for a brief run at the Plymouth Theater in New York on 19 September 1946 but only ran for twelve performances before closing on 28 September. Director: Albert de Courville The play was published by Samuel French Ltd. in 1948 as "Murder on the Nile" as "French's Acting Edition No 174". Murder on the Nile Murder on the Nile (sometimes titled Hidden Horizon) is a 1944 murder mystery play by crime writer Agatha Christie, based on her 1937 novel "Death on the Nile". The notable John Anderson chose to portray McNaught in this play before retiring from