The Biddle Boys and Mrs. Soffel
| Title | The Biddle Boys and Mrs. Soffel |
| Year of Publication | 2001 |
| Publication Type | Playscript |
| Language | English |
| Authors | Beck, Jeremy |
| Keywords | Ed Biddle (1876-1902); Jack Biddle (1872-1902); jail wardens; jailbreaks; Kate Soffel (1867-1909); legal profession; Pittsburgh Police; Protestants; Roman Catholics |
| Abstract | An operatic incardination of the saga of Ed and Jack Biddle, who overpowered victims with chloroform before robbing them. The Biddles were convicted and sentenced to hang before the warden’s wife, Kate Soffel, helped them escape from the Allegheny County Jail. |
| Notes | The author identified this publication as a lyric opera. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette named the opera a Pittsburgh Top Ten Cultural Event in 2001. |
| Author Biography | Jeremy Beck (1960— ) is a composer and attorney who lives in Louisville, Kentucky. |
| Time | 1901-2 |
| Published | unpublished |
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