Reserve Two for Murder
by John Randall

Name: Reserve Two for Murder
Brand: John Randall
SKU: 9780573602597

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Highlights

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Present Day Ensemble Cast Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

It opens with a play within the play set five hundred years in the future.

As this "play' unfolds, the theater is suddenly plunged into darkness, and an actor is shot and killed by somebody in the audience.

From this point, there are weird, chilling developments—including a second murder, a vanishing corpse that reappears in the auditorium's rear, and disclosure that operatives of a spy ring are present.

The mystery is finally unraveled by two detectives who've come to see the performance: Sergeant Kennedy and his proverb spouting assistant, Sam Lee.

A lot of the action takes place in the auditorium with the audience sometimes taking part.

Press Reviews

"Combines the best features of Hellzapoppin and Charley Chan in Greenwich Village."
— The New York Post

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
John Randall any age. A dark, handsome individual, foreign in appearance.	—	—	any age. A dark, handsome individual, foreign in appearance.
Mrs. Edwards about 25, a tall blonde girl, mature in appearance.	—	—	about 25, a tall blonde girl, mature in appearance.
Sergeant Kennedy any age. A hard-boiled New York detective, solid-looking and tenacious, but not very intelligent.	—	—	any age. A hard-boiled New York detective, solid-looking and tenacious, but not very intelligent.
Lee a young Chinese man of about 25. Deliberate and scholarly in manner.	—	—	a young Chinese man of about 25. Deliberate and scholarly in manner.
Mrs. Inglefritz about 35. A fat, dumpy woman, slangy and coarse in speech. Wears very cheap and flashy clothes.	female	—	about 35. A fat, dumpy woman, slangy and coarse in speech. Wears very cheap and flashy clothes.
Eloise about 9. Mrs. Inglefritz's little girl and a brat!	—	—	about 9. Mrs. Inglefritz's little girl and a brat!
William Russell about 24. Tall, good-looking, athletic in appearance.	—	—	about 24. Tall, good-looking, athletic in appearance.
Dr. Martin Edwards about 35. A dignified, well dressed man, who constantly gives the impression of knowing much more than he imparts.	male	—	about 35. A dignified, well dressed man, who constantly gives the impression of knowing much more than he imparts.
Mrs. Thurston ALLEN - about 50. A large handsome woman of the society dowarger type.	female	—	ALLEN - about 50. A large handsome woman of the society dowarger type.
Schultz any age. A New York policeman.	—	—	any age. A New York policeman.
Martha Gregory about 19. Pretty in a weak, colorless way.	—	—	about 19. Pretty in a weak, colorless way.
Sally Lynch about 24. A tough, hard-boiled young woman who has had to fight her way in the world. Wears an usher's uniform.	female	—	about 24. A tough, hard-boiled young woman who has had to fight her way in the world. Wears an usher's uniform.
Ivan Strange about 25. A tall, dark, suave young man. He should be oily in appearance, but smooth in speech.	male	—	about 25. A tall, dark, suave young man. He should be oily in appearance, but smooth in speech.
Helen Smith about 19, pretty but rather intense young woman, suggesting a mysterious background.	female	—	about 19, pretty but rather intense young woman, suggesting a mysterious background.