‘The Lucky Lady Casino’ is the setting for the lavish birthday party of Luckless Larry, the most notorious loser in town. All the regular punters are there along with some of the biggest names of the criminal underworld. During the celebrations Larry goes out into the deserted street for some air…. and 10 minutes later he is found dead. A single bullet delivered above his left ear is the reason but who is the culprit? Who amongst the guests would be brave enough to carry out the fateful deed? Is it his faithful wife who wants to end his philandering or his latest squeeze?

 

 

 

STELLA LETTO: Beautiful, elegant and exotic cabaret singer who walks with a limp. She entertains the punters with her husky voice.  Elegant in every way she wears a black cocktail dress and has stocking seams up the back of her legs - the lines are always wonky due to the fact she uses eye pencil.

 

HENRI L’HOMME: A great writer of the day who specialises in feminist literature. He is quite sexless in his appearance and always dresses in a dark suit with his hair slicked back. He constantly smokes his favourite menthol brand ‘Fag Le Menthe’ in a diamond encrusted cigarette holder.

 

BETTY BETT: Widow of the infamous ‘Big Bert Bett’-gangster and high profile gambler. Fifty something that spends most of her time at the gaming tables offering ‘good’ advice and anecdotes to the staff and gamblers alike. Dressed elegantly in her pink twin set, trademark pearls and black pencil skirt. She chatters incessantly and very rarely actually places a bet!!

 

BLACK JACK: Ex-soldier who was dismissed for going AWOL. He is now in charge of the protection on the door of the casino - to keep the riff-raff out and the losers in! He is called Black Jack because of his permanent black eye - a shrapnel wound from the front line. Wearing a long Mac, black trousers and white shirt he carries a pistol in his waistband for when times get nasty.

 

LIPPI STICK: Long suffering wife of Luckless Larry and now widow. She has a very envious lifestyle of champagne and diamonds from her father’s legacy. She wears a red fitted dress, large diamonds and her blonde hair is worn loose around her shoulders. A fake fur stole completes the look.

 

CHIPS O’DOWNN: Owner of The Lucky Lady casino. An Irish ex-boxer, he is charming and smooth talking however he has a short fuse and is feared by all.  Everyone calls him ‘Boss’ and is a familiar face in the seedier bars. He is bald and his trademark cigar is always behind his ear but he never smokes it. Black shirt, trousers and white tie usually complete the look along with his black trilby. He sports a very dashing ‘spiv’ moustache.

 

DOLLY DUMPLINGS: Fourth wife of Big Texas Ted. She models her looks on buxom blonde movie stars of the day. Her ample assets are always on display. Her ethos is that you can never have too much gold - blonde curly hair, gold shoes, gold lame dress, lots of gold jewellery and to top it all a gold Stetson.

 

‘BIG TEXAS’ TED: One of the regular big time gamblers; he has made and lost millions at the tables in the Lucky Lady. In his forties, he has a liking for young blondes and big guns! Wearing a white suit, a red check shirt and matching gold Stetson and cowboy boots no one quite knows why he is called big - is it because he is tall or because of the size of his ‘gun’!

 

RENE ROULETTE: She is a French beauty who brings glamour to the table with an alluring cocktail of brains and mystery.  She is the resident croupier and a simple black evening dress is her uniform.

 

MARTIN EENI: Cocktail waiter who has worked at the casino for years. In his late twenties, he remains calm at all times despite his fiery red hair. He wears a loud waistcoat under his DJ and is often seen winking his eye at the ladies.