Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
by Constance Cox

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime Book Cover
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime Cover

Synopsis

This play is based on an 1890's story by Oscar Wilde about Lord Arthur Savile's who is engaged to lovely Sybil Merton.

Her pet chiromantist Podgers has read Lord Arthur's palm and foretold he would commit a murder.

Lord Arthur desires a blissful married life and therefore feels duty bound to get the murder over with first.

Despite help from his butler and the cheerful anarchist Winkelkopf, attempt after attempt fails.|5 women, 5 men

Performance

Cast

A medium cast size of 10 total roles, 5 female and 5 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
1963
ISBN 10
0573012458
ISBN 13
9780573012457
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
138 pages
Place Published
London
Language
English
LCCN
63004117
LCC
PR6005.O8553 L6
Print
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime is a British comedy / farce play written by and published by Samuel French in London, 1963. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573012457 and an ISBN-10 of 0573012458.
Digital
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