Cabaret

EMCEE:

Period Tails

CABARET GIRLS

Short chorus costumes (tawdry and in bad taste)

GIRL ORCHESTRA:

Short dresses with hats suggesting a band, also in bad taste

WAITERS & BUSBOYS:

Uniformed according to station

ENTERTAINERS:

In a variety of European music hall and night club performers costumes. (Ventriloquist, Magician, etc.)

ACT 1, SCENE 2: A COMPARTMENT OF A EUROPEAN RAILWAY TRAIN

CLIFF BRADSHAW:

Sport jacket with sleeveless sweater, slacks or suit of period

ERNST:

Suit, hat and trenchcoat

CUSTOMS OFFICERS:

Uniform, cape and hat

ACT 1, SCENE 3: A ROOM AT FRAULEIN SCHNEIDER’S

FRAULEIN SCHNEIDER:

Bathrobe type dressing gown and slippers

CLIFF:

Repeat 1-2

FRAULEIN HOST:

Tarty day dress

GERMAN SAILOR:

Uniform jumper, pants, short jacket and sailor cap

HERR SCHULTZ:

Ill fitting suit

A GIRL:

Evening gown of the 20’s

ACT I, SCENE 4: KIT KAT CLUB

ACT I, SCENE 5:

A GIRL:

Repeat I-3

CLIFF:

Repeat I-2, I-3

EMCEE:

Repeat I-1. Quick change to Father Time gown, wig and beard underdress infant New Year

SALLY:

Sexy evening gown, slit to thigh, lacy pants

CABARET GIRLS:

Vulgur short cabaret costumes, headpieces

GIRL ORCHESTRA:

Repeat I-1

MAX:

Period tuxedo

GUESTS/MEN:

Assortment of period tuxedo/dark suits

GUESTS/WOMEN:

Assortment of evening gown/flapper dress

ACT I, SCENE 6: CLIFF’S ROOM

CLIFF:

Slacks, sweater and shirt

ERNST:

Another suit, add trenchcoat and hat

FRAULEIN SCHNDEIDER:

Old fashioned shirtwaist, long skirt

GERMAN SAILOR:

Uniform jumper, pants, short jacket, sailor cap

HERR SCHULTZ:

Repeat I-3

ACT I, SCENE 9: KIT KAT CLUB

WAITERS:

In uniforms repeat I-1, I-4, I-5

EMCEE:

Repeat I-1, I-4, I-7

ACT I, SCENE 10: CLIFF’S ROOM

SALLY:

Repeat fur coat I – 6, tailored flapper dress

CLIFF:

Repeat slacks, sweater, shirt I-6

ERNST:

Repeat suit, trenchcoat, hat I-6

EMCEE:

Tails, add top hat and long ascot (covered in sequins)

RUSSIAN GIRL/JAPANESE GIRL/FRENCH GIRL/AMERICAN GIRL/GERMAN GIRL:

All dressed in night club bare version of the National Costume. German girl wears a gong dangling from her belt.

ACT I, SCENE 12: FRAULEIN SCHNEIDER’S LIVING ROOM

FRAULEIN KOST:

Repeat dress I-8

FRAULEIN SCHNEIDER:

Repeat dress I-8

HERR SCHULTZ:

Repeat suit I-8

3 GERMAN SAILORS:

Uniform jumper, pants, short jacket, sailor cap – Repeat I-8

ACT 1, SCENE 13: HERR SCHULTZ’S FRUIT SHOP

GUESTS AND PERFORMERS:

Including girl band and Kit Kat Club – All in street clothes

CLIFF:

Repeat suit I-2, overcoat

SALLY:

Party dress (pretty)

FRAULEIN SSCHNEIDER:

Long dress, dated, but with a touch of elegance

FRAULEIN KOST:

Another tarty dress, coat and hat

GERMAN SAILORS:

Repeat uniforms

ERNST:

Repeat suit, hat, trenchcoat, I-6, I-10, add swastika armband

EMCEE:

Repeat rails I-1, I-9, I-11

ACT II, SCENE 1: KIT KAT CLUB

GIRL BAND:

Short costumes, band caps

GIRLS AND EMCEE:

Short semi-military costumes, hat (Emcee is dressed like a girl)

ACT II, SCENE 2:

HERR SCHULTZ:

In shirt sleeves with previous vest and trousers I-13, add apron

FRAULEIN SCHNEIDER:

Dark dress or suit, hat, overcoat, gloves and bag

ACT II, SCENE 3: KIT KAT CLUB

EMCEE:

Checked suit, derby

GORILLA:

Gorilla costume, tutu, hat and handbag

ACT II, SCENE 4: CLIFF’S ROOM

SALLY:

Street dress, repeat fur coat I-6

CLIFF:

Repeat suit, overcoat I-13

FRAULEIN SCHNEIDER:

Period blouse, skirt

Act II, SCENE 5: KIT KAT CLUB

GUESTS:

Repeat I-4

CLIFF:

Repeat II – 4

SALLY:

Flashy flapper dress, quick change to a long gown

ERNST:

Dark suit

EMCEE:

Repeat tails, I-1, etc.

2 MEN:

Dark suits, Swastika armbands

ACT II, SCENE 6: CLIFF’S ROOM

CLIFF:

Slacks, sweater

HERR SCHULTZ:

Repeat a suit, coat and hat

SALLY:

Street dress

ACT II, SCENE 7: THE RAILROAD COMPARTMENT

CLIFF:

Repeat a suit or sport jacket and slacks

OFFICERS:

Repeat I-2

EMCEE:

Repeat tails

GIRLS:

Repeat I-1

GIRL BAND:

Repeat I-1

OTHER CHARACTERS:

Some in street clothes with swastika armbands, some in brown shirts, pants and swastikas

HERR SCHULTZ:

Repeat II – 6

FRAULEIN SCHNEIDER:

Repeat period blouse and skirt, II – 4