Characters

• Jim Weston: Guitarist, Methodist, slightly arrogant, agressive, somewhat self-important, ready with his tongue.

• Dave Carter: Dancer, Baptist, soft, happy-go-lucky character, slightly dumb and unable to talk rapidly and wittily.

• Daisy Taylor: Methodist, domestic servant, plump, dark and sexy, self-conscious of clothes and appeal, fickle.

• Joe Clark: The Mayor, storekeeper and postmaster, arrogant, ignorant and powerful in a self-assertive way, large, fat man, Methodist.

• Elder Simms: Methodist minister, newcomer in town, ambitious, small and fly, but not very intelligent.

• Elder Childers: Big, loose-jointed, slow spoken but not dumb. Long resident in the town, calm and sure of himself.

• Katie Carter: Dave’s aunt, little old wizened dried-up lady.

• Mrs. Hattie Clark: The Mayor’s wife, fat and flabby mulatto high-pitched voice.

• The Mrs. Rev. Simms: Large and agressive.

• The Mrs. Rev. Childers: Just a wife who thinks of details.

• Lum Boger: Young town marshall about twenty, tall, gangly, with big flat feet, liked to show off in public.

• Teet Miller: Village vamp who is jealous of Daisy.

• Lige Mosely: A village wag.

• Walter Thomas: Another village wag.

• Ada Lewis: A promiscuous lover.

• Della Lewis: Baptist, poor housekeeper, mother of Ada.

• Bootsie Pitts: A local vamp.

• Mrs. Dilcie Anderson: Village housewife, Methodist.

• Willie Nixon: Methodist, short runt.