Historical Themes

Five Card DRAW!! -- The Smell of Gunsmoke
A fixed card game at the Short Branch Saloon was the last hand for railroad tycoon Alexander Morgan. Belly up to the bar, folks, with Miss Smitty, Marshal Villon, Doc, Poker Alice and the rest of the West!
Minimum requirements: 16 guests

​Feud in Ragtime
Model T's and silent films. Chicago 1915. Star-crossed lovers "Pusher Boy" Bucca and Mona Lisa Marinara defy their feuding fathers with the help of Father Frangelico. But the STROMBOLI burlesque girls have a secret ... Minimum requirements: 16 guests

​Bye Bye, Bucca
The continuing saga of the Bucca Family during the Roaring 20's at its most nostalgic! Mobsters, flappers, Union racketeering and Prohibition bootleg liquor. Who will be the new Godfather now that Sam Bucca is dead?  Minimum requirements: 10 guests

​Love You to Death
It's the Fabulous Forties! It's Chicago! It's...the DeChette Mob! Enjoy the authentic gangster ambiance, complete with passwords, crooked officials, and Big Band swing music. Minimum requirements: 16 guests

​The Mystery of the Class of '57
It's the Homecoming Pep Rally and the Possums' quarterback was drowned in the pool. His pranks were legendary but who got the last laugh? Visit yesteryear with the rich kid, Poindexter, and the cheerleaders. Rah, Rah!!  Minimum requirements: 16 guests

​Shamrocks in Old Chicago
Faith and Begorrah!  The Blarney twins are at it again!  The Windy City "newspaper war' is old news, but why now, in 1917, was a reporter shot dead on the street?  STOP THE PRESSES!!  Irish mob leader Grady Finnegan also shot dead in his home!  Why isn't City Hall putting the brakes on this crime wave?
Minimum requirements:  16 guests

​A Clean Sweep
Two young men, a wealthy playboy and a down-on-his-luck door-to-door salesman, were victims of a fatal car crash.  But why were these two men from opposite worlds in the same car?  How did they meet and what was their destination?  Follow the trail of clues from the Oaks Mansion to the pawn shop to the diner.  A case of "The Haves" and "The Have-Nots" set in the early Depression. Minimum requirements:  16 guests

​The Curse of the Hope Diamond
New York City 1941:  Socialite Evelyn Welsh is hosting the party of the year with two exciting features:  her famous scavenger hunt with a "reward" for finding where she has hidden her prized Hope Diamond, and the  unveiling of a new commissioned work of art.  What could possibly go wrong?  Stand by ...
 Minimum requirements:  26 guests and a covered art easel

Pirates on the Allegheny
Shiver me timbers!  Captain Bounty has kidnapped the Princess of New Orleans, Isabella Narehead.  Sailing north and east up the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, the Jolly Roger  has run aground on a sandbar north of Pittsborough.  Now that the Captain in dead, who will get the booty?  Polly wants more than a cracker to squawk! Minimum requirements:  26 guests

The Jack of Diamonds Caper
It's groovy, man!  It's psychedelic!  Is it 1970 yet?  A high-stakes game ended with a 6-figure payout ... but not for the casino!  The Syndicate is threatening to take over the Gran Prix Auto Race, and the girls (Paisley, Delilah, and Kitten) are on the prowl.  Better get Bond! Minimum requirements:  16 guests