The Face on the Barroom Floor

or

Glipmsed Through the Sawdust

by Tim Kelly

An Astonishing Theatrical Event
Illustrating In Words and Action
The Evil of Greed and the Triumph of True Love

Featuring:
Madness, Treachery and all New Scenery

Take Heed:
This Divertissement is Devoid of Social
Value in Most States of the Union

Directed by
Rev. Norman L Johnson

The Face on the Barroom Floor was performed in 1990.

Cast of Characters

Annie QuackenbushAmy TurkRuns the Old Teller House, but she doesn't run far enough
Sweet Madelaine MockingbirdAmbery ChristyOur lovely heroine, anxious to get on with her career
Chick DogtemperRobert AlfanoA miner - his thirst for whiskey is staggering
Herbie RainwaterBrian BurkeAnother miner - He has a stupid grin on his face because he's stupid
Dusty RhodesMichael CostelloStagecoach Driver - Been in the snow so long they ought to call him Drifty, not Dusty
Mrs. Van CleveDani ChristyThe "high society" element
Little GloriaCarrie GrimesHer daughter, also known as "the brat"
Jack "Toulouse" Goodhart Scott FlemingOur hero - Doesn't carry a six-shooter. He carries a paint-brush, and is frequently brushed off.
Bella YukonJessica TothShe'd have a card up her sleeve if she were wearing one.
FatimaKarin ZieroldWaiting for her camel to come in
Roderick RodentDavid JohnsonA low-down, no good, rotten human being - but charming when he wants to be. Watch out for him!
Judge FleesumKeith FlemingIf you don't know a good lawyer, it's a good idea to know the judge
Strange LadyJennifer BorkowskiWhere there's a will, there's a widow
Theda SwansongBethanne KrawiecReaching for a high note, she stumbled
Stage ManagerAdam TothTrying to keep this organized is like working in the monkey cage at a zoo
Piano Player????Some guy who needed his head examined for doing this to begin with.

 

Time: The late 1880's
Place: Act 1: The "Old Teller House", Central City, Colorado
  Act 2: The "New Teller House" - Denver, Colorado

 

Act 1

Scene 1: Winter - "From out of the storm appears -- a Wretch"
Scene 2:  Later - "This is no page torn from the Arabian Nights"

Act 2

Scene 1: One year later - "A Fatima never forgets"
Scene 2:  That evening - "Madelaine's Melody goes sour"
Scene 3:  Back where we started in Act 1, Scene 1 - "With a dreadful shriek he leaped and fell across the picture - Dead"