Music Man, The

The Music Man

Place : River City, Iowa in 1912

ACT ONE, SCENE 1 – RAILWAY COACH, MORNING, JULY 4, 1912:

RR Conductor : Uniform and cap of the period

Traveling Salesmen : Assorted loud suits, hats, caps and

derbies

Charlie Cowell : Loud shirt, derby, bald pate wig

Professor Harold Hill : Semi Norfolk suit and a hat

ACT ONE, SCENE 2 – RIVER CITY, IOWA – THE CENTER OF TOWN, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING:

Maude Dunlop, Mrs. Squires, Alma Hix, Eulalie Shinn: Assorted matronly townswomen’s dresses and hats

Ethel Toffelmier: Younger type – 35 or so

Zanetta Shinn – Age 16-17, Mayor’s daughter: ¾” length pretty cotton dress, small hat

Gracie Shinn – Age 10-12, Mayor’s daughter : Knee length child’s dress, hair bow

Amaryllis – Age 8 or 9: Knee length child’s dress

Marion Paroo, the Librarian: Slim, dark, conservative summer suit, prim hat.

Townswomen: Singers, younger matrons in conservative dress of the period, summer weight, large hats, some parasols.

Dancers: Assorted teenagers in ¾ length cotton dresses. Some hair bows, some hats.

Harold Hill: Repeat

Major Shinn: 4 button, or cutaway suit, hat

Boy: Knickers, shirt and cap

Olin Britt, owner of the “Gazette”: Conservative suit and hat.

J.C. Squires, owner of the Livery stable: Tweedy type of suit and hat

Ewart Dunlop, Grocery Store Proprietor: Neckband shirt, vest, trousers, prop, sleeve garters

Oliver Hix, Town banker: Conservative and dark business suit, straw hat

Marcellus Washburn, Employee of the Livery stable: Odd pants, leather vest, print shirt, straw hat

Townspeople: Singers, assorted suits, casual attire, some as workmen

“American Gothic” woman: Black dress with white collar, print apron, wig with center part and bun

Assorted Children: In cotton dresses of the period

“American Gothic” Man: Black suit, coat, white NB shirt, blue bib, overalls, bald pate.

Dancers: Young men in assorted knickers, long trousers, cotton shirts, some with caps.

Assorted children of the Period: Mostly knickers and shirts, suspenders

ACT ONE, SCENE 3 – IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THAT EVENING – IN FRONT OF AND WITHIN THE PAROO’S HOUSE:

Marion : Repeat

Mrs. Paroo : Neat house type dress with apron

Amarylis : Young girl of 3, dressy cotton dress

Mayor Shinn : Cutaway suit in different color, well dressed

Harold Hill : Repeat

Winthrop Paroo – 10 years old: Shirt suspenders, knickers, hose

ACT ONE, SCENE 4 – MADISON GYM – THIRTY MINUTES LATER:

Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn: Fancy dress, no hat. Add Columbia drape, Statue of Liberty crown. Repeat, add comedy Indian costume and headpiece (overdressed)

Zanetta Shinn : Dress up ¾ length dress, Indian apron, headband with feather.

5 Dancing Girls : Repeat, Indian props and headbands

Amarylis : Repeat, add Daniel Boone jacket and

fur cap

Gracie Shinn : Dress up knee length dress with bow

Other Dancers : Assorted dress up dresses and add red, white and blue cross ribbons, hair bows for “76 trombones”

Children : Dress up dress with red, white and blue accessories

Singers : Repeat, add red, white and blue accessories

J.C. Squires, Eward Dunlop, Olin Britt, Oliver Hix: All dressed up in suits in light colors.

Tommy Djilas: Worn knickers (16-17) and shirt suspenders

Constable Locke: NB Shirt, vest, with star, old pants, hat

Harold Hill: Reversible jacket to original suit. Inside is Bandmaster styled lining. Wears original hat, changes to Shako

Dancers: Young high school boys in assorted dressy pants, shirts, ties, some vests, add red/white/blue accessories

Singers: Dress up in summer suits and pants and jackets mixed. Add red/white/blue accessories

ACT ONE, SCENE 5 – IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, OUTSIDE THE MADISON LIBRARY:

Marion: Repeat

Eulalie Shinn: Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 4 – add large hat with feathers, boa.

Ethel Toffelmier: Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 4 – add large hat with feathers

Maude Dunlop, Mrs. Squires, Alma Hix: All fancy dresses, hats with feathers

Harold Hill: Repeat and change back to original jacket and hat

Marcellus: Loud suit, straw hat

Olin Britt, Ewart Dunlop, J.C. Squires, Oliver Hix: All Repeat

ACT ONE, SCENE 6 – IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, INSIDE THE LIBRARY:

Marion : Repeat and remove hat

Zanetta & Dancers : Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 4 without

accessories

Harold Hill : Repeat

Tommy Dancers : Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 4 without

accessories

ACT ONE, SCENE 7 – A STREET, THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY AFTERNOON:

Tommy : Repeat with cap

Harold Hill : Conservative checked suit

Mayor Shinn : Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 2

ACT ONE, SCENE 8 – THE PAROO’S PORCH, THAT EVENING:

Mrs. Paroo : Sedate skirt and blouse

Winthrop : Repeat knickers, change shirt

Harold Hill : Repeat checked suit

ACT ONE, SCENE 9 – THE CENTER OF TOWN, NOON, THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY, WELLS FARGO WAGON:

Zanetta : Print ¾ dress

Eulalie : Summery print coat overdress, large

hat

Marion : Pretty print dress and hat

Gracie Shinn : Child’s print dress and hair bow

Balance of Ensemble : In colorful print dresses with sun

bonnets, aprons, hair bows, children to match

Tommy Djilas : Repeat

Mayon Shinn : Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 2

Winthrop Paroo : Repeat

Harold Hill : Repeat

Balance of Ensemble : Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 2 with

changes of shirts and accessories to color coordinate with ladies

ACT TWO, SCENE 2 – THE MADISON GYMNASIUM – THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY EVENING – SHIPOOPI:

Maude, Alma, Ethel, Mrs. Squires, Eulalie Shinn:

All oversized gym bloomers, middy blouses, hair bows.  Change to period dresses

 

Zanetta:         ¾ length dress in contract to dancers

Marion:          Full length dress in contrast to dancers, full skirt to dance in.

Ensemble:    ¾ length dark full skirts, white s shirtwaist blouses with accents of color

Assorted children: To match dancers

J.C. Squires, Ewart Dunlop, Olin Britt, Oliver Hix:

All repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 4 – add Indian boleros with Indian bonnets

Harold Hill:   Blazer, white pants

 

Mayor Shinn                                    :           Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 4

Marcellus                              :           Dark suit, colorful some accents

Winthrop                               :           Norfolk suit with knickers matching

                                                            colors scheme

Tommy and Ensemble     :           Dark trousers, neck band shirts with

                                                            collars and ties, suspenders and   sleeve garters.

 

ACT TWO, SCENE 2 – THE HOTEL PORCH, THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY EVENING:

 

Mrs. Paroo                            :           Repeat house dress

Marion                                   :           Repeat previous dress

J.C. Squires, Ewart Dunlop, Olin Britt, Oliver Hix:

All repeat ACT ONE,

SCENE 2 – add deputy stars

Marcellus                              :           Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 5.

 

ACT TWO, SCENE 3 – THE PAROO’S PORCH, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING:

 

Mrs. Paroo, Marion             :           Repeat

Harold Hill                            :           Add white jacket and white vest to white pants ACT TWO, SCENE 1

Charlie Cowell                     :           Repeat ACT ONE, SCENE 1

Winthrop                               :           Repeat knickers outfit

 

ACT TWO, SCENE 4 – THE FOOTBRIDGE, FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER:

 

Marion                                   :           Pretty soft summer dress, carrying a picture hat.

Marcellus, Harold Hill        :           Repeat

 

ACT TWO, SCENE 5 – A STREET, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING:

Marion, Harold Hill, Marcellus:    Repeat

 

ACT TWO, SCENE 6 – MADISON PARK, A FEW MINUTES LATER:

Maude Dunlop, Mrs. Squires, Alma Hix, Eulalie Shinn, Ethel Toffelmier:

All long Grecian gowns with much draper, overdone Grecian headpieces

Zanetta : Dainty ¾ length party dress

Dancers : Long assorted summer party dresses and hats

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