The Mystery of a Hansom Cab

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Event The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
Venue University of Adelaide, Union Hall, The University of Adelaide, SA
First Date 15 August 1961
Last Date 26 August 1961
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Adapted from Fergus Hume's novel. First commissioned play for Union Theatre Repertory Company. One lonely night, a cabbie discovers that his intoxicated passenger has been suffocated with a handkerchief saturated in chloroform. The murderer, the victim, and the motive are all unknown.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Farce
Melodrama
Subjects Crime
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Barry Pree Adaptor
Alan Babbage Director
Phyl Skinner Director
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper The Advertiser, 22 July 1961, 20
Australian Drama Project (UQ) Key MYSTERYBP
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 114939