Promotional postcard for The Whip by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton. First produced at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 9th September 1909. The Whip is a melodrama by Henry Hamilton and Cecil Raleigh. The play's original production had intricate scenery and spectacular stage effects, including a horse race and a train crash.The stables at the horse show. The fractious horse is ridden by Joe Kelly, a bookmaker, who has drunk too much (Act III scene 1). For George Dance?s Company, touring to Opera House, Cheltenham, 19th February 1912.