The Law and the Lady

De: Wilkie Collins

Narrado por: Amanda Friday, Tyler Hyrchuk, David Stifel, Danielle Cohen, Elizabeth Klett, Rob Goll, Graham Scott

The Law and the Lady by Wilkie Collins

A full-cast production by The Online Stage.

Just days after the wedding of Valeria Brinton and Eustace Woodville, a series of strange incidents causes Valeria to believe her husband is hiding a dark secret. She discovers he has been living under a false name, and when questioned, Eustace refuses to discuss it. Upon further digging, Valeria finds Eustace had been on trial three years ago for the murder of his wife. However, the verdict had come down as the scotch verdict of not proven. This implied his guilt, but there was not enough evidence for a conviction nor did it exonerate him. Desperate to prove Eustace is innocent and to restore their newlywed bliss, Valeria stands strong in the face of adversity, meeting a very strange man named Miserrimus Dexter, who will be paramount in uncovering the truth.

Cast:

Valeria Macallan - Amanda Friday

Eustace Macallan - Tyler Hyrchuk

Old Benjamin - David Stifel

Sara Macallan - Danielle Cohen

Mrs. Macallan - Elizabeth Klett

Miserrimus Dexter - Rob Goll

Mr. Playmore - Graham Scott

Major Fitz-David - Jeff Moon

Ariel - Anna Grace

Miss Hoighty - Leanne Yau

Lady Brydehaven - Sarah Mitchell

Christina Ormsay - P. J. Morgan

Oliver - Alan Weyman

Doctor - Marty Krz

Mr. Gale - Andy Harrington

Various other roles played by members of the company.

Audio edited by Amanda Friday

Public Domain (P)2020 The Online Stage

Excellent

A great story, fascinating and full of details, complexity and depth as befits Wilkie Collins. Most of the narrators are excellent except for one - the narrator of Dexter's character, I found it really annoying to listen to him.

Oh what women do for undeserving men!

The stupidity of the wife/narrator is annoying. The mystery, and it's resolution kept me listening. This melodrama did not age very well, or maybe it did?