FALCON REST – Lady Felina
(Vivian) was our “Queen for the Day” and planned a fabulous trip to Falcon Rest
in When we arrived
at the Mansion we were greeted by Clay Falkner, the owner, and given signs
identifying each of our characters with historical details on the back for this
interactive murder mystery play. We each
had props and were to assume the characters of actual people from 1897
attending a banquet given by Clay and Mary Falkner to celebrate the opening of
their new mansion. We had such fun
preparing for our roles and we really did become the stars of the show!! Our very own Queen Cleopurrrtra was picked
for the local madam (Nan Meadows – go figure!), Lady Felina was (Anthia Hughes)
and packed a gun which she used at the end of the play to shoot the murderer
(HH Falkner) who just happened to be played by Don Juan, Lady Doris was the
Falkner’s daughter (Daisy), Dutchess AristaKat was (Margie) the Falkner’s
daughter who was about to be married William White (ooops to a 12 year old
girl~~so funny who was 2 feet shorter than her), Lady Siamese Kat was (Judge
Cantrell), Princess Pink Panther was (Lady Somerset) and had to give a speech
on Temperance, Sassy Kat Woman was (Frances Willard), Princess ApriKat was
(Jack Daniels), Kountess Katnip was (Mary Cunningham), and Baroness Von Meow
was (Thula) Mary Falkner’s mother. Such
hilarious dialogue!! We enjoyed lunch in
the beautiful Victorian Carriage House dining room, (chicken breast, green
beans, fruit salad, roasted potatoes, red velvet cake, lemonade and tea). After the meal
was completed and the murder was solved, we took a tour of the beautiful
mansion and visited the Victorian Gift Shop which had lots of things that could
have been in the mansion in the 1890’s. Called Tennessee’s Biltmore, the 10,000 square
foot, solid-brick mansion had all the modern conveniences when it was built,
including electric lights, indoor plumbing, central heat and air, and even a
telephone. Today, it is furnished with museum quality antiques, and some
say Mr. Faulkner stays on in the form of a friendly ghost. It was time to
head back to |