The Theatre Mysteries
| The Theatre Mysteries | |
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| Start date: | February 4th, 1940 |
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| End date: | April 14th, 1940 |
| # of strips: | 66 (11 weeks) |
| Writer: | Lee Falk |
| Artist: | Phil Davis |
| Preceded by: | "The Music Lesson" |
| Followed by: | "The Flame Pearls Pt.1: Attempted Assassination" |
"The Theatre Mysteries" is the 13th Mandrake Sunday story. The story was written by Lee Falk and drawn by Phil Davis.
Plot Summary
Mandrake is to perform at a charity benefit when the famed tenor Faravelli recieves a death note, then dies mysteriously on the stage before a huge audience.
Appearances
Recurring characters
One-time characters
- Faravelli, a famed tenor.
- Schmidt, the orchestra-leader.
- Percy, Mandrake's ventriloquist doll.
- Pop, the stage doorman.
- Gallo, the first violinist.
Locations
- New York
- A theatre
Behind the scenes
- The title for the story is taken from the strip of February 4, 1940 (Beginning - The Theatre Mysteries).
Reprints
This story has been published in the following publications:
Argentina
- "El misterio del teatro", Biblioteca Clarín de la Historieta #20 (2004)
Brazil
- "O Mistério do Teatro", Mandrake #93 (1964)
France
- "Mystère au théâtre", L'âge d'or Mandrake #3 (1980)
Italy
- "I misteri del teatro", L'epoca d'oro di Mandrake #3 (1980)
Spain
- "El Misterio del Teatro", Merlin el Mago Moderno #10 (194?)
- "Los Misterios del Teatro", Mandrake #5 (1999)
Turkey
- "no title, 1001 Roman - Özel Sayı #75 (1946)
USA
- "(no title)", King Comics #59, King Comics #60 and King Comics #61 (1941)
Yugoslavia
- "Osveta uvređenog kompozitora", Biblioteka Nostalgija #3 (1985)