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Calamity Jane is a sharp-shooting whip-wieling braggart and tomboy who arrives back
in Deadwood City after single-handedly fighting off the indians who attacked the
stagecoach. Henry Miller, the propretor of the Golden Garter Saloon, tells her that
he is expecting the New York actress Frances Fryer on the stagecoach, but the person
who actually arrives is the song and dance man, Francis Fryer. All the men in the
saloon are admirere of the famous singing star Adelaide Adams, and Miller is afraid
he will be lynched if they discover that the advertised actress has not arrived.
Lieutenant Danny Gilmartin arrives in the saloon, wounded by Indians, and we find
that Calamity is in love with him as she patches him up.
Henry Miller now announces his advertised actress, and Fryer performs a number dressed
as a woman, but a riot follows when his true identity is revealed. To soothe the
crowd, Calamity promises to travel to Chicago to fetch the much0admired Adelaide
Adams instead. Wild Bill Hickock tells Calamity that she should find more feminine
clothes and ribbons while she is in Chicago, and they argue.
Due to a misunderstanding in Chicago, Calamity actually brings Adelaide's maid, Katie
Brown, instead. Katie performs her act, and the men in the saloon are angry to find
they have been duped again.
The situation is resolved, and Katie moves in to Calamity's log cabin, where Wild
Bill Hickock and Danny are rivals for her affection. More romantic entanglements
follow, but the show ends happily with plans for a triple wedding.
Calamity Jane
Wild Bill Hickock
Lieut. Danny Gilmartin
Katie Brown
Henry Miller
Susan
Francis
Fryer
Adelaide Adams
Rattlesnake
Doc Pierce
Joe
Hank
Pete
Colonel
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Lydia Bassett, Pat Burns, Frances Butler, Sarah Davies,
Sue Draycott, Megan Evans,
Olive Evans, Wendy Evans, Annie Jones, Primrose Jones, Rhiannon Jones, Eileen Skilton,
Margaret Spiller
Performed at Trewern Community Centre
November 2th, 3rd, 4th & 5th, 2005
Alun Gape, John Gorden, J.R.Jones,
Adrian Lewis, Mike Rogers
