Come into my world for a second would you...?
Its a sultry grey summers day in June 1926... the 8th of June to be exact... Newspaper headlines tell me Thomas Edison has just died in his sleep, Al Capones been convicted by a Jury... and I receive tickets for 'Summertime Surprise' starring Miss Daisy Duncan and Funny Freddy Finlay with The Duncan Dancers, Magic Bruce Meeres, The Flying Turnbulls, Carol Brunt and her Performing Puppies, the Andy Nobes Orchestra and Miss Violet Radcliffe... at the 1805 Club Theatre Royal Bath... to commence no later than 7.30pm prompt that evening...
So with top hat and tails I saunter off down ye olde London Road for a gander of events which includes evening supper, couple of glasses of red and a damn good chin wag with friends... Its all going to be a jolly good 'do' I surmise... When I arrive everyone is dressed up in latest 1920s fashion garb... fabulous... there were feather boas, girls in pearls and flapper dresses... and the latest sensation... one Daisy Duncan... the new "starlet" so her agent tells me... looked absolutely divine flashing her sparkling smile and fluttering those twinkling eyes...
Her Agent being none other than Archie Mulloy Junior... a loud American intent on making money out of the new invention 'Talkies'... Daisy remaining absolutely fabulous in every conceivable way of course... Little did I know the events that were about to unfold...
It was a Murder Mystery evening you see... the suspects were as follows... Daisy Duncan- Starlet... Archie Mulloy Jr - Agent... Charles De Montford - Investor... Lady Lydia Ponsonby - Fiance of Charles... Cyril Prenderghast - Agent... and Violet Radcliffe - Star... Each character came amongst us... communicated their musings and we found it amusing... it was good to share... The Menu: Pork and cider stew with an apple mash and seasonal vegetables followed by profiteroles under a warm dark chocolate sauce... I must say... we were salivating...
The plot unfolded before our very eyes.... Watching carefully I saw clues dropping like flies throughout the evening... We could question the suspects as much as we wished... but were advised not to believe anything communicated... At the end of the evening we were asked in turn, by table, to give our reasons for why the MURDER (that we were witness to!) had taken place, how and by whom... it was absolutely bloomin marvellous! Hear Hear... So looking forward to the next Interactive Murder Evening...
THE SEVERAL UNUSUAL SUSPECTS OF THE NIGHT...
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| CAPTIVE AUDIENCE MEMBERS STEVE AND MARJORIE... |
ARCHIE MULLOY JR loud brash American dragging the world into 20th Century with his talkies...
CONCLUSION...
Set in the 1920s, the plot revolved around the theatrical lives of actors, dancers, singers and their agents. Murder had never been such fun... Fancy dress was optional but welcomed and could be as simple as a feather in the hair for the ladies or a bow-tie for the gents… Keep your eyes peeled for the next Interactive Murder Evening at 1805 Rooms Theatre Royal Bath. Simply homicidal!
Regards DeafboyOne
