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The play “Frankie and Johnny Were Schweethawts”,
by Thomas M. Kelly, © 2001
This play takes place in any river town with hazy harlot haunts, honkytonks, hook-shops and hotels.
The set is the interior of a local speakeasy... next to a hotel door... next to a pawn shop door... next to a hanging gallows.
The time is 1923.
CAST OF ‘CHARACTERS’:
The Bartender, street wise, friend to all until you cross him, typical 1920's costume
The Sheriff, greasy, capable of anything legal or not, typical sheriff's costume
The Pianoplayer, white shirt, straw hat, red vested showman,
The Prizefighter, tights, wife beater t-shirttypical drunk, seeking bar fights
The Madam, (Ma), Johnny's mother, runs a brothel next door to speakeasy
Nelly Bly, a drunken chippy, one of 'Ma's girls', fancy showgirl dress
Lila, a drunken chippy, one of 'Ma's girls', fancy showgirl dress
Frankie, one of 'Ma's'girls', fancy showgirl dress, sucker for 'Johnny' types
Johnny, fancy dressed pimp, not to be trusted.
A hanging. How did we get to the hanging of a beautiful girl? The year is 1927. There are the prostitutes: the Frankies’, the ‘Nellies’, and the ‘Lilas’ who roam the back alleys.
There are the hotel owners: the ‘Madams’. There are the pimps: the ‘Johnnys’. There is the ‘Sheriff’ who looks the other way while bootleg hootch is served by the ‘Bartenders’ in coffee mugs to the ‘Prizefighters’, the local bigwigs, the drummers, and, of course, the politicians.
This is not a typical speakeasy; this is Johnny’s Place: The fanciest
Speakeasy west of the Sierra. It’s a Friday night and Johnny’s friends, harlots and hussies gather to amuse themselves and wait for Johnny’s ‘johns’ to arrive.
Royalty Notification
All performances before an audience are subject to royalty. All producing groups MUST submit a completed royalty application, purchase a cast quantity of scripts, obtain written permission, provide performance information, and submit a completed application (if royalties are not quoted). Federal law provides severe civil and criminal penalties for the unauthorized alteration, reproduction, distribution, or exhibition of copyrighted materials. Photocopying of materials is strictly prohibited. Performance rights are subject to restriction and availability limitations. No one is authorized to quote or receive royalties for my plays other than myself and/or my representatives.
Royalty, Billing and Credit Requirements: Royalty Fees are due 10 days prior to your first performance. All producers of the Play must give me, the author, credit as 'Author of the Play' in all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play and in all instances in which the title of the Play appears for purposes of advertising, publicizing or otherwise exploiting the Play and/or a production. My name must also appear on a separate line, on which no other name appears, immediately following the title, and must appear in size of type not less than fifty percent the size of the title type. On all programs this notice should appear:
"Produced by special arrangement with THOMAS M. KELLY AND
THISTLE DEW PUBLISHING COMPANY of SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA"
For Performance License and Royalty Schedule please contact Thomas M. Kelly at:
thistledewtheatre@gmail.com or thistledewplaywrights@yahoo.com
Licensing
The production rights to this work of Thomas M. Kelly, are controlled exclusively by Thomas M. Kelly.
Without the permission of Thomas M. Kelly, in writing, no performance of his play(s) may be produced, performed or read, before an audience, whether an admission fee is charged or not. A royalty fee must be paid, in advance, for every performance. Royalty fees, for amateur productions, are listed with each play. Professional productions must receive a Professional Royalty Quote from Thomas M. Kelly.
Restrictions: No videotaping or recording by internet, electronic or mechanical device is permitted, without the permission, in writing, of Thomas M. Kel

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