Troy Jonathan - playwright

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Being a cartoonist, Duff O'Hara can live where he chooses and, at the urging of his young bride, Joan, this turns out to be historic Salem, Massachusetts. They are both taken by the charming old house which is shown to them although Duff evinces misgivings when the real estate man reluctantly admits that the house has one rather bizarre feature which has discouraged previous tenants from staying on - it is visited each year by a slightly destructive witch named Agatha Forbes. But Joan wants the house, witch and all, so they settle in. Things go so well that by the time Agathâs annual visitation is due Duff and Joan decide to make a party of it, and hopefully a farewell one for Agatha. Joaris Aunt Thelma comes to visit in time for the festivities for which the next door neighbours, Dr. Randolph and his mother (a medium who calls herself Madame La Solda), are also invited Inasmuch as Agatha is a local legend the newspaper sends its star reporter, Flip Cannon, along to cover the affair, but the atmosphere of gai

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Marion and Meg Bradford, two ex-actresses, have made their Hollywood boarding house a second home for the aspiring performers who live with them. The mortgage is invariably behind and the menus could stand improvement, but the two sisters offer their guests a sincerity of interest and compassion rare in the movie capital. Marion writes plays and Meg watches TV, but they both share the ups and downs of their boarders, a varied and intriguing group, to say the least. Into this lively setting comes Laura Williams, a lovely young actress glowing with talent and determination. A romantic triangle forms, Marion sells a play to a movie producer, and then tragedy strikes when Laura is injured in an automobile accident. But in the end all is set right, and everyone finds his or her "rainbow," and the "pot of gold" which awaits.

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Dan and Lisa Morgan are honeymooning in England, and they visit an ancient castle with their tour group. Suspicious run high when they suddenly find themselves trapped in the forbidding Egyptian room of the castle, and are greeted by a voice announcing that he is the reincarnation of Osiris, and that they have been chosen as sacrifices to the god, Thoth. Their abductor has provided food and sleeping accommodations, but the first order of business is to protect themselves from his mad scheme (and perhaps each other), which leads to a series of chilling (and often funny) events. But terror mounts as the elusive Osiris strikes first one and then anotheruntil it becomes evident that he must be one of them. The final outcome masks his true identity until the last possible moment, and will hold the audience breathless until the truth is known and the killer brought to justice.

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Having been confined to a wheelchair for many years, the ailing and irritable Minerva Osterman has turned her isolated mansion into a virtual prison not only for herself but for her spinster daughter, Stephanie her long-suffering housekeeper, Nora, and her personal physician, Dr. Adler. Fearing that her death may be imminent, Minerva has drawn up her will and summoned her two nieces, Mary and Belle, so that she may confront all her possible heirs in person and watch their reactions as the will is read. She asks her nieces to come alone, but they arrive with their respective fiancés, whom Minerva grudgingly allows to stay. Before revealing the contents of her will, however, she has the mysterious Dr. Adler put her into a hypnotic trance, during which she picks up a deck of cards and turns over the three of clubsthe card of death. Her prediction is that someone in the room will die before the weekend is overa prediction that comes true when she herself dies of a spider bite. After that, more bodies turn up, and fear and suspicion grow among the remaining. The will disappears, a diabolic plot is revealed, and then, at last, the murderer is unmaskedin a chilling, exciting climax that is held off until the final perilous moments of the play.