Annie Get Your Gun

ANNIE GET YOUR GUN

COSTUME PLOT

The Time:  1890

ACT 1, SCENE 1: The Wilson House

Annie:

Ragged one piece hillbilly sack dress

Dolly Tate:

Travel suit and hat with flyaway bird

Fancy cowgirl outfit

Nellie, Jessie and Minnie:

Ragged hillbilly dresses

Singing Girls:

Summer dresses

Dancing Girls:

Summer dresses (Some could be dressed as children.)

Frank Butler:

Fancy period cowboy outfit

Buffalo Bill:

Dressy western outfit, ten-gallon hat

Charlie Davenport:

Checked suit and derby hat

Foster Wilson:

Conservative suit

Little Jake:

Ragged, dirty and barefoot, overalls or pants, shirt and coonskin hat

Singers and Dancers:

As hotel patrons in sack suits and cutaways; a few cowboys

ACT 1, SCENE 2: The Interior of a Coach Car on the Train

Annie:

Period blouse and western skirt

Dolly Tate:

Repeat traveling outfit, change to loud kimono

Nellie, Jessie and Minnie:

Pajamas and night gown

Indian Squaws:

Comic Indian costumes

Frank Butler:

Repeat

Little Jake:

Shirt and pants

Buffalo Bill:

Repeat

 

Conductor:

Uniform and cap

Waiter:

Uniform with apron

Porter:

Pullman Porter’s uniform

 

ACT 1, SCENE 3: The Fairgrounds at Minneapolis

Annie:

Beaded cowgirl jacket, hat, blouse (not too fancy)

Dolly Tate:

Repeat cowgirl outfit

Dancing Girls:

Fancy western outfits

Singing Girls:

Change to 1890’s dresses, hats

Little Girl:

Period child’s dress

Frank:

Another very showy western outfit

Mac:

Plaid suit, cowboy hat, straw boater

Buffalo Bill:

Repeat

Pawnee Bill:

Fringed coat, pants

Sitting Bull:

Blanket, fringed pants, vest, feathered headpiece

Sandwich Sign Men:

Indian costumes with headdresses

Singing Men:

Repeat Act 1, Scene 1

Dancing Men:

Fancy cowboys

ACT 1, SCENE 4: The Arena of the Big Tent

Annie:

Embroidered leotard, long cape, western hat

Dolly:

Repeat cowgirl costume

Nellie, Jessie and Minnie:

Plain summer dress

Frank Butler:

Cowboy outfit, hat

Buffalo Bill:

Repeat

Little Jake:

Simple child’s suit

Charlie Davenport

Repeat.  Sporty clothing and cowboy hat

 

 

ACT 1, SCENE 5:  The Arena

Annie:

Ceremonial Indian dress and headband

Sitting Bull:

Repeat and add long ceremonial headdress

Singing Men:

Indian jackets, pants, headdresses

Dancing Men:

Indian loincloths or trousers, headdresses

ACT 2, SCENE 1:  The Deck of a Cattle Boat

Annie:

Period Cowgirl Costume

Children:

Add coats and hats

Little Jake:

Change of suit

Charlie:

Another loud suit

Buffalo Bill:

Frock coat, vest, trousers, shirt and tie

Sitting Bull:

Indian pants, add shirt and opera hat

Man:

Dressed to resemble Frank

ACT 2, SCENE 2:  The Brevoort Ballroom

Mrs. Sylvia Porter:

Elaborate evening gown, headpiece

Annie:

Elaborate evening gown with medals, evening wrap, headpiece

Dolly:

Ballgown, tiara

Nellie, Jessie, and Minnie:

Dressy eyelet or organdy frocks

Singing Girls:

Ballgowns and headpieces

Dancing Girls:

Evening gowns and headpieces

Change to Cowgirl costumes

Frank Butler: Full dress suit with medals

Buffalo Bill:

Full dress suit

Little Jake:

Child’s dress suit

Sitting Bull:

Full dress suit, derby with feather and Indian trim

Pawnee Bill:

Full dress suit

Porter and Waiter:

White jackets, black pants

Footman:

Cutaway coat, vest, striped trousers

Charlie:

Full dress suit

Singing Men:

Full dress suits

Dancing Men:

Cowboy costumes similar to girls

ACT 2, SCENE 3:  The Deck of a Ferry

Dolly:

Travel Suit

Nellie, Jessie and Minnie:

Repeat Act 2, Scene 1

Little Jake:

Repeat Act 2, Scene 1

Sitting Bull:

Cutaway coat, Indian pants, vest, shirt, collar, tie, derby

Charlie Davenport:

Repeat Act 2, Scene 1

 

ACT 2, SCENE 4:  Governor’s Island

Annie:

Fancy cowgirl costume

Dolly:

Repeat

Nellie, Jessie and Minnie:

Repeat
Singers and Dancers
Repeat summer dresses and hats

Frank Butler:

Western Costume

Little Jake:

Repeat

Buffalo Bill:

Repeat Act 2, Scene 1

Pawnee Bill:

Repeat Act 1, Scene 3

Sitting Bull:

Repeat

Charlie Davenport:

Repeat

Singing Men:

Repeat suits

Dancing Men:

Repeat Western outfits

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