 Event |
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
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| Venue |
University of Adelaide, Union Hall, The University of Adelaide, SA |
| First Date |
15 August 1961 |
| Last Date |
26 August 1961 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Adapted from Fergus Hume's novel. First commissioned play for Union Theatre Repertory Company. One lonely night, a cabbie discovers that his intoxicated passenger has been suffocated with a handkerchief saturated in chloroform. The murderer, the victim, and the motive are all unknown. |
| Description Source |
Other |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
|
| Secondary Genre |
Farce
Melodrama
|
| Subjects |
Crime
|
| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
|
| Production Nationality |
Australia
|
| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Newspaper |
The Advertiser, 22 July 1961, 20 |
| Australian Drama Project (UQ) |
Key MYSTERYBP |
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| Event Identifier |
114939 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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