The Cat and the Canary

John Willard (1885 - 1942)

An over-the-top melodrama and murder mystery in three acts. The scene: an old haunted mansion, deliberately left standing empty for 20 years. Six heirs called together there for the reading of a will at midnight on the 20th anniversary of Mr. Cyrus Canby West’s death. Rumors of ghosts and supernatural goings-on. What could possibly go wrong? - Summary by Winnifred Assmann

Cast List

Stage Directions: Larry Wilson
Roger Crosby: ToddHW
Mammy Pleasant: N. Kray
Susan Sillsby: ShrimpPhish
Cicely Young: Lia Lallo
Annabelle West: Gabriella Sasscer
Charles Wilder: Cavaet
Harry Blythe: Tomas Peter
Paul Jones: redrun
Hendricks: James R. Hedrick
Patterson: Alan Mapstone

Genre(s): Comedy

Language: English

Keyword(s): murder (203), melodrama (37), haunted house (12), reading of a will (1), competing heirs (1)

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Act 1 Group 01:05:56
Play 02 Act 2 Group 00:47:43
Play 03 Act 3 Group 00:52:48