| Act I | Scene 3 | The Shaft, or Entrance to the Mine |
| Scene 4 | Interior of a Tin Mine, Miners at work, implements scattered about and mine basket constantly ascending and descending the Shaft | |
| inc. Chorus, | “We merry miners few cares know” | |
| The stoppage of the Steam Engine. The awful Breaking-In of the Mine, and appearance of the Maniac. |
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| Act II | Scene 1 | The Shaft |
| Scene 6 | Gallery of the mine. Miners discovered in despair. The rocks burst with terrific explosion and the miners are saved. | |
| Last Scene | inc Finale | Exterior of Mine “Success to our Cornish Miners.” |
Note: From an 1829 poster, discovered during researches in February 1993.
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