Mystery of a Hansom Cab (Version 2 Dramatic Reading)

Who killed the man in the hansom cab? -- Who is Sal Rawlins? -- What will happen to Madge and Brian? -- Murder and family secrets create the intrigue in this excellent Australian mystery. Fergus Hume's novel, originally published in 1886, rapidly became a best-seller. It was very soon published in England and the United States, and over a hundred years later, Geoffrey Haines credited "The Mystery of a Hansom Cab" as doing "more than any book to give the outside world a picture of Melbourne of the late 1880's" (in "A History of Victoria," 2006). This is one of those old-time gems that continues to entertain, both in print form and on the air and screens. (Summary by Lynette Caulkins)



NOTE: The preface of this work mentions the culprit of the "whodunit" - which may spoil the project for some listeners. Be advised to skip the preface or listen to it at the end if you'd like to be surprised by the outcome of the story.


Cast List

Narrator: Peter Dann

Man in a Light Coat and Mr. Roger Moreland: Andrew Latheron

Oliver White, Crown Prosecutor, and Valpy: Jim Hedrick

Malcolm Royston: Todd

Due Coroner and Mrs. Grundy: Tally Tiger

Dr. Robert Chinston: Tad Davis

Clement Rankin: Derek Benison

Mr. Gorby, Sebastian Brown, and Peterson: Greg Giordano

Mrs. Rubina Hableton: WendyKatzHiller

Barber of Midas: Scott Caulkins

Duncan Calton: Adrian Stephens

Felix Rolleston and Demetrius: Joanna Michal Hoyt

Madge Frettlby: Michele Eaton

Brian Fitzgerald: Caveat

Mark Frettlby: Andrew Kennedy

Dora Featherweight: Eliza

Julia Featherweight: Sonia

Cabman, Other, Gaoler, Jury Foreperson, Doctor, and Legal Clerk: David Purdy

Mrs. Sampson: Susan Essary

Herald Newsperson, Traveler, Talleyrand, Sancho Panza, and Writer: Jake Malizia

Mr. Kilsip: Algy Pug

Newspaper Woman, Old Woman, Court Crier, and Scotch Nurse: D Geier

Lizer: Mira williams

Mother Guttersnipe and Albert Dendy: TriciaG

Sick Woman: Margaret Lange

Sal Rawlins: Lynette Caulkins

Colonist, Moore, Footman, and Cynic: Therese Lindhom

Isaac Disraeli and Shakespeare: Elijah Fisher

French Proverb: Belinda Loveday



Book Coordinators: Lynette Caulkins and Annie Mars