Androcles and the Lion (play) run from his Roman persecutors. While hiding in the forest he comes upon a wild lion who approaches him with a wounded paw. His wife runs off. Androcles sees that the cause of the animal's distress is a large thorn embedded in its paw, which he draws out while soothing the lion in baby language. Androcles is captured and is sent to the Colosseum to be executed with other Christians in gladiatorial combat. They are joined by a new Christian convert called Ferrovius, who struggles to reconcile his Christian principles with his violent inclinations. The Roman captain guarding them is
A Greek Slave other successful openings included "A Runaway Girl" and "The Belle of New York". The simple plot of the production was based around the tangled love lives and misunderstandings of a Roman household. The same themes and characterisations would resurface some 70 years later in the Broadway show "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" by Stephen Sondheim. "A Greek Slave" was in the unfortunate position of following "The Geisha", also by Sidney Jones. This was the biggest stage hit of its era. Therefore, "A Greek Slave "is often remembered as being the show that was not as