These two sisters are insane but seem perfectly sane.
Abby and Martha Brewster
100
Why does Teddy bury bodies in the cellar?
Yellow fever - Panama Canal
100
How many victims do Abby and Martha have in the very end of the play?
13 (Mr. Witherspoon is the last one)
100
Explain why the play's title is what it is.
Arsenic is a poison that the Aunts use; old lace describes the Aunts because they're old-fashioned
100
"No, Chonny, two hours!"
Who said it, and why?
Einstein: because Jonathan wants to kill Mortimer the slow way, but he wants to make it fast and easy.
200
This person believes he's the President of the U.S.A.
Teddy Brewster
200
Why is Einstein useful to Jonathan?
Plastic surgery - Jonathan's face
200
Why is the cemetery important to the story?
That's where A & M get their elderberries to make wine
200
What's the setting of the play?
Brooklyn, NY, 1941
200
"Haven't got a home. Live in a hotel. Don't like it."
Mr. Gibbs
300
This person is {surprise!} not related to the Brewsters by blood.
Mortimer
300
Why does Mortimer try to break up with Elaine?
He doesn't want to pass on the Brewster insanity to his children.
300
What is Lieutenant Rooney's main goal that he keeps saying he wants to do?
To not deal with all the crazy stuff that wastes his time (the 13 bodies story) so he can get to solving murders.
*He also wants Teddy sent away so the neighbors stop complaining.
300
Who does Jonathan look like, and why?
Boris Karloff (a creepy actor) because Einstein saw the movie and was drunk when he operated, so he copied the actor's face on Jonathan.
300
"I see you're still wearing the lovely garnet ring that Grandfather bought in England."
Jonathan: he's proving who he is by knowing little details about the aunts.
400
The two actual criminals in the play are named...
Jonathan Brewster and Dr. Einstein
400
Name 2 times that Teddy saves people's lives.
1. Blowing his bugle so the police come and arrest Jonathan (saving Mortimer)
2. Blowing his bugle so Jonathan and Einstein drop their wine glasses.
400
How do Abby and Martha find their victims?
Listing their rooms for rent so when people come to ask about the rooms, they kill them.
400
Describe Abby and Martha's father
He was a pretend doctor who did experiments on patients and liked dead bodies so he did free autopsies for the police. He also kept poisons around.
400
"You and me are going to write my play together."
O'Hara: he wants to write a play and wants Mortimer to help him.
500
This person lives next door to the Brewsters and comes over several times during the play.
Elaine Harper
500
How does O'Hara save someone's life (unknowingly)?
Coming in the house when Jonathan is trying to choke Mortimer.
500
What are the requirements for Abby and Martha's victims?
Old men with no family/friends (lonely) and they have to be a Methodist or Presbyterian or something like that.
500
Why did Mr. Spenalzo die?
He gave Jonathan and Einstein a ride, but then commented that J. looked like Boris Karloff.
500
"Oh, you kinda think he's wanted somewhere? If you guys don't look at the circulars we hang up at the station, at least you could read True Detective."
Lieutenant Rooney: he recognized Jonathan from the wanted posters but the other cops didn't.