The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (Version 2 Dramatic Reading)
Who killed the man in the hansom cab? -- Who is Sal Rawlins? -- What will happen to Madge and Brian? -- Murder and family secrets create the intrigue in this excellent Australian mystery. Fergus Hume's novel, originally published in 1886, rapidly became a best-seller. It was very soon published in England and the United States, and over a hundred years later, Geoffrey Haines credited "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab" as doing "more than any book to give the outside world a picture of Melbourne of the late 1880's" (in "A History of Victoria," 2006). This is one of those old-time gems that continues to entertain, both in print form and on the air and screens. (Summary by Lynette Caulkins)
NOTE: The preface of this work mentions the culprit of the "whodunit" - which may spoil the project for some listeners. Be advised to skip the preface or listen to it at the end if you'd like to be surprised by the outcome of the story.
Cast List
Narrator: Peter Dann
Man in a Light Coat and Mr. Roger Moreland: Andrew Latheron
Oliver White, Crown Prosecutor, and Valpy: Jim Hedrick
Malcolm Royston: Todd
Due Coroner and Mrs. Grundy: Tally Tiger
Dr. Robert Chinston: Tad Davis
Clement Rankin: Derek Benison
Mr. Gorby, Sebastian Brown, and Peterson: Greg Giordano
Mrs. Rubina Hableton: WendyKatzHiller
Barber of Midas: Scott Caulkins
Duncan Calton: Adrian Stephens
Felix Rolleston and Demetrius: Joanna Michal Hoyt
Madge Frettlby: Michele Eaton
Brian Fitzgerald: Caveat
Mark Frettlby: Andrew Kennedy
Dora Featherweight: Eliza
Julia Featherweight: Sonia
Cabman, Other, Gaoler, Jury Foreperson, Doctor, and Legal Clerk: David Purdy
Mrs. Sampson: Susan Essary
Herald Newsperson, Traveler, Talleyrand, Sancho Panza, and Writer: Jake Malizia
Mr. Kilsip: Algy Pug
Newspaper Woman, Old Woman, Court Crier, and Scotch Nurse: D Geier
Lizer: Mira williams
Mother Guttersnipe and Albert Dendy: TriciaG
Sick Woman: Margaret Lange
Sal Rawlins: Lynette Caulkins
Colonist, Moore, Footman, and Cynic: Therese Lindhom
Isaac Disraeli and Shakespeare: Elijah Fisher
French Proverb: Belinda Loveday
Book Coordinators: Lynette Caulkins and Annie Mars
Genre(s): Dramatic Readings, Family Life, Detective Fiction
Language: English