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Full-Length Musical, Comedy / 7w, 7m
Music and Lyrics by Bland Simpson and Jim WannBook by Jim Wann
A rip-roaring country and western rendition of the Jesse James saga!
Diamond Studs may be performed by 12 to 14 players/musicians. In addition, the director may find that dancing “saloon people” may be desirable. The play is structured so that all players, except the player who is Jesse, may “switch hats” and play several roles. The original production featured 14 players and 6 “saloon people” in the following roles:
Jesse JamesC.C. PorkbarrelBob FordAllen PinkertonMajor EdwardsZerelda James & Cole YoungerJim YoungerBob YoungerBerny GreencheeseWilliam Clark QuantrillZee JamesFrank JamesBelle StarrTourist’s Wife6 Saloon People (dancers)
The above actors also covered these roles:
EngineerReporterNewshawkHucksterSpokesman3 Street Singers Pappy Samuels2 YankeesHenry Clay Dean2 CitizensMonty2 RuffiansPosseDoctor2 Minnesota WomenWardenOfficerFrench GirlOld MaidPreacherGonzales4 FederalesPancho VillaBrakemanConductorDetective WhicherMarshall MurphyGovernor CrittendonHistory StudentTourist
13 interchangeable dramatic, musical and vocal roles.
“Unadulterated delight... The whole evening is a gas.” – The New York Times
“There isn't a flat moment... A fresh and funny fusillade of tomfoolery.” – Newsweek
“It's a barrel of fun, with good music to match.” – NBC
“Yes, yes, a thousand times yes! Diamond Studs, which is something called ‘a saloon musical,’ turned up last night at the Chelsea Theater Center's Westside Theater, and it turned up trumps with five aces and a full house of jokers. It is unadulterated delight, which, together with adulterated delight, was the way the West was run.” – The New York Times
Act I
1. “Jesse James Robbed This Train”2. “The Ballad of Jesse James”3. “These Southern States That I Love”4. “The Year of Jubilo”5. “The Unrecognized Rebel”6. “Mama Fantastic”7. “Steal Away”8. “I Don’t Need a Man to Know I’m Good”9. “Northfield Minnesota”10. “King Cole”11. “New Prisoner’s Song”12. “K. C. Line”13. “Cakewalk into Kansas City”
Act II
14. “When I Was a Cowboy”15. “Pancho Villa”16. “Put It Where the Moon Don’t Shine”17. “Sleepy Time Down South”18. “Jesse James Robbed This Train (Reprise)”19. “Bright Morning Stars”20. “When I Get the Call”
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