tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post718824718691355358..comments2024-03-18T11:01:42.459-05:00Comments on Pretty Sinister Books: STAGE BLOOD: Invitation to a Murder - Rufus KingJ F Norrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-52469550434625719412020-07-17T14:17:18.356-05:002020-07-17T14:17:18.356-05:00Interesting piece on the play, however the recount...Interesting piece on the play, however the recounting of the plot of THE HIDDEN HAND somewhat goes off the rails. It is Lucinda who has her own death faked, not her brother John. She has John pretending to be her butler, having sent her real one off for a holiday. As in the play, it is John, acting as the butler, who gives Lucinda her injection.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08725468064097506631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-51005646393561678532012-10-24T21:26:07.826-05:002012-10-24T21:26:07.826-05:00I ordered a copy of this through Samuel French abo...I ordered a copy of this through Samuel French about six weeks ago and have still not received it! Doesn't look good.<br /><br />Good review though!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-36097522322579134992012-10-21T12:26:10.868-05:002012-10-21T12:26:10.868-05:00Sheer luck that I found it. When looking for King ...Sheer luck that I found it. When looking for King books in our library this turned up in the CPL catalog. Amazingly, the play is STILL available through the Samuel French play service for performance. If I were still directing theater I'd definitely snap it up for a local production even if the set requires some complex stage mechanics.<br /><br />I have MURDER AT THE VANITIES in my Netflix queue and it should be turning up at my home later this month. I'd love to see THE HIDDEN HAND and MURDER BY THE CLOCK. ...HAND is available through getfilm.co.uk and I may join just so I can see it.J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8787364257168822822.post-77595162782561513452012-10-21T12:17:39.552-05:002012-10-21T12:17:39.552-05:00Yet to read a single word by Rufus King, for which...Yet to read a single word by Rufus King, for which i feel I should apologise because this all sounds like great fun - and yes, it would have been terrific to see la Sondergaard on stage in it. I have seen the pre-code movie of MURDER AT THE VANIETIES, which was certainly pretty racy. Thanks for the wonderful details John - this play probably isn't as easy to get as a Jonathan Craig Gold Medal book I bet ...Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com