GUNPOWDER JOE

 ,  ,&ldquo,As Gunpowder Joe begins, Mary Priestley urges her world-famous husband to flee as a mob approaches their home in Birmingham, England. But the scientist, whose political writings have inflamed his foes previously, isn&rsquo,t perturbed. ,  ,  ,`It will be fine&rsquo,, Joseph Priestley tells his worried wife. `They have been content to hang me in effigy for years.&rsquo,  ,  ,`They may be done pretending&rsquo,, Mary retorts.  ,  ,Thus, the world premiere of Anthony Clarvoe&rsquo,s historical drama&mdash, `Gunpowder Joe