

"The Butler Did It"
Tim Kelly
It's hilarious, escapist fun, a spooky puzzle and an entertaining whodunit!
Psychic Jenny Davenport is murdered at a lodge that once belonged to The Great Marvel, a famed "Illusionist."
Who should turn up as the investigator but another dingy psychic, Claire Voyant, who solicits the help of a bunch of weirdos: Bella Donna and her nasty ventriloquist dummy, Chester; Anne Boleyn, who has a terrible fear of axes; and Ernst Slater, the man with the x-ray eyes.
Toss in some bumbling police, a fish-out-of-water niece, a crazed hermit, a walking lampshade, and a ham actor, and the results are an hysterically funny, genuinely scary one-of-a-kind lampoon.
A sure-fire audience pleaser from the popular author of The Butler Did It and The Night of the Living Beauty Pageant .
"Cast and audience had a wild time... madcap action... one fun show."
— Theatre Laurel, Hollywood "One of Kelly's best."� - Stage Directions
| Character |
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| Ruby does housework. |
| Irene Lockwood Jenny's niece. |
| Wayne Hopkins conceited television actor. |
| Charlotte Prindle police detective. |
| Bud Frazer another, boyishly enthusiastic. |
| Scotty Nelson wildlife officer. |
| Bella Donna another psychic, ventriloquist. |
| Anne Boleyn another, afraid of axes. |
| Juan crazed hermit. |
| Ernst Slater the "man with the X-ray eyes. " |
| Victoria Greenstreet buys and sells rare books. |
| Jenny Davenport a psychic. |
That's The Spirit is a American comedy play written by Tim Kelly and published by Samuel French (2008).
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