No No Nanette

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No No Nanette Plot

By Harback, Mandel, Yousmans, & Caesar

Time: Early Summer 1925
Place: New York & Atlantic City

Sue Smith, middle-aged woman
  1. A day dress of the soft pastel type. She is a shy feminine type.
  2. A traveling dress or suit & hat.
  3. A short evening dress. Chiffon, light-colored.
Jimmy Smith, her husband
  1. A business suit, shirt, tie & hat. He is wealthy.
  2. A flashy plus-four suit, shirt, tie & hat.
  3. Black formal tail coat, tux pants, white tie, white vest, white shirt
Lucille Early, a middle-aged woman
  1. A day dress. She is outgoing and has quite bright taste.
  2. A traveling suit or dress & hat.
  3. A blue cocktail dress, somewhat slinky in nature. (For Where Has My Hubby Gone Blues)
  4. A short evening dress. Flashy.
Billy Early, her husband
  1. A business suit, shirt, tie & hat. He is a well-to-do lawyer.
  2. A flashy plus-four suit, shirt, tie & hat.
  3. Black formal tail coat, tux pants, white tie, white vest, white shirt.
Nanette, an ingenue
  1. A dress or two-piece outfit suitable for daytime wear. She should be sweet.
  2. A change of afternoon dress. This one a bit more summery.
  3. A sweet, sheer tea-party dress.
Tom Trainor, her fiance
  1. A business suit, shirt, tie & hat. He is a young lawyer.
  2. A bright blazer, flannels, shirt, tie & straw hat.
  3. Black formal tail coat, tux pants, white tie, white vest & white shirt.
Pauline, a maid
  1. Dress, apron, headpiece, suitable for a maid.
  2. Coat and hat of her own taste, which is somewhat unorthodox.
  3. A change of maid’s dress, apron and headpiece. Somewhat wild in color.
Flora Lathan, a young opportunist
  1. A day dress and hat suitable for traveling. She has gaudy taste and shows her ample bosom whenever possible
  2. A change of the above.
  3. A flashy short evening dress, in questionable taste.
Betty Brown and Winnie Winslow, also opportunists
  1. (each) a traveling outfit and hat. in questionable taste.
  2. (each) a flashy short evening dress in questionable taste.
Male Chorus
  1. (each) brightly patterned sweater or sweater vest, shirt, tie & slacks.
  2. (each) bathing suit (some as lifeguards.)
  3. (each) bright blazer, shirt, tie, flannels, straw hat.
  4. (each) black formal tail coat, tux pants, white tie, white vest, white shirt.
Female Chorus
  1. (each) two piece day ensemble. Brightly patterned with pleated skirt.
  2. (each) beach suit, tights, hat. Very colorful.
  3. (each) sheer afternoon tea dress with garden hat.
  4. (each) short evening dress of a flapper nature.
Chauffeur
  1. Uniform pants, jacket, hat.