"But Why Bump Off Barnaby?"
by Rick Abbot

"But Why Bump Off Barnaby?" Book Cover
"But Why Bump Off Barnaby?" Cover

Highlights

90 minsPresent DayInterior SetContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesAmericanComedy

Synopsis

This lunatic show poses a fascinating mystery.

When Barnaby Folcey is murdered at a family gathering at Marlgate Manor, it transpires that he had a motive to murder everybody else, but no one had a reason to want him dead.

Characters

Character
Magnolia

a very apprehensive maid

Orion Leduc

an arthritic British baronet

Barnaby Folcey

a poor relation of the Leducs

Lady Barbara Fenwick

a rather deaf peeress

Rosalind Barstow

a flamboyant fortune-hunter

Cleo Barton

a middle-aged Hollywood actress

Jeff Barnett

an intrepid police reporter

Miss Barnsdale

an old nearsighted family governess

Dora Dunstock

an adorable young dimwit

Medkins

a serenely capable butler

Publication

PublisherSamuel French
Year1981
BindingPaperback
Pages106
PlaceNew York
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780573606571
ISBN-100573606579
LCCPS3551.B24 B8
DCC812/.54

"But Why Bump Off Barnaby?" is a American comedy play written by Rick Abbot and published by Samuel French in New York (1981).

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Samuel French · 1981 · 106 pp

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Fee:Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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