Melodrama in three acts by
Morland Cary
Produced in cooperation with
Dramatists Play Services Inc.
Simon Darkway seeks to control the Fairbury & Pontiac Northwestern Rail Road for his own vile purposes. Opposing him are the gallant Truman Pendennis, the beauteous Prudence Hopewell, the Widow Hopewell, and staunch Harold Standfaster. Assisting him are Dirk Sneath, a viper of a man, and Carlotta Cortez, the sultry siren with a heart of gold. Swiftly and hilariously the plot unfolds, leading to a tremendous climax when the hero is bound by the villains to the tracks in the path of an on-rushing train; but the heroine arrives in the nick of time. She stops the train and virtue stands triumphant while the evil-doers get their just deserts. The final scene closes in a blaze of glory as Prudence, flagging the on-rushing train with her hastily discarded red skirt, bravely shouts, "Shall prudish modesty send those men to their death? No, no a thousand times No."
Synopsis of Scenes
Act I
Scene 1 - Home of Mrs Hopewell
Scene 2 - On the hilltop at Cayuga
Scene 3 - Simon Darkway's Office
Scene 4 - Railroad Yards of the Fairbury & Pontiac Northwestern
Scene 5 - Ms Carlotta’s chambers
Scene 6 - Railroad Yards of the Fairbury & Pontiac Northwestern
Act II
Scene 1 - Home of Mrs Hopewell
Scene 2 - On the hilltop at Cayuga
Scene 3 - Ms Carlotta’s chambers at the Paradise Café
Scene 4 - Railroad Yards of the Fairbury & Pontiac Northwestern
Scene 5 - Paradise Café
Act III
Scene 1 - Livingston County Jail
Scene 2 - Railroad Yards of the Fairbury & Pontiac Northwestern
Scene 3 - Hole in the wall
Scene 4 - On the hilltop at Cayuga
Scene 5 - Hole in the wall
Production photos
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Cast of Characters |
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 Mrs Hopewell
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Paula Trainor Rosenbaum |
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 Prudence Hopewell
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Patsy Curtiss |
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 Simon Darkway
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George Hibbs |
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 Truman Pendennis
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Steven Lynch |
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 Harold Stanfast
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Chris Joslin |
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 Dirk Sneath
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Henry Moen |
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 Carlotta Cortez
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Kitty Galore |
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 Fifi
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Neisha Hibbs |
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 Fred Wheelwright
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Jimmie Ramsey |
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 Dan
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Matt Sidfrids |
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 Beulah Belle
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Renee Miller |
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 Police Officer
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Jesse Howard |
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Railroad Workers   |
Anthony Gullo,Marvin Miller, Jesse Howard, Matt Sidfrids
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Dance Hall Girls  |
Julie Tarmann, Jenny Murphy
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Soloist
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Barbara Tholen, Connie Grider,
Nick Dunahm, Jim Wolfe |
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Production Staff |
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Director |
Jim Wolfe |
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Producers |
Renee Miller, Kevin Carls, Jimmie Ramsey |
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Costumes |
Renee Miller, Rosemary Todd |
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Set Design |
Danny Grider |
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Sets / Stage Crew |
Nick Lerch, Mike Morse,Julie Tarmann, Lindsay Brown,Amanda Smith |
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Stage Manager |
Steve Jones |
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Sound |
Kevin Carls |
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Lights |
Nancy Waschle, Paul Schaefer |
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Marquee |
Heidi Armstrong |
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Pianist |
Barbara Drummet |
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Gopher – sign holder |
Owen Wolfe |
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