My Old Friends
by Mel Mandel, Norman Sachs

Name: My Old Friends
Brand: Mel Mandel
SKU: 9780573680960
Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)

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Synopsis

At the Golden Years retirement hotel, there's a mixed bag of guests, a little romance, plenty of time for song, a little dancing and lots of jokes.

Press Reviews

"There isn't a more cheerful evening in town."
— New York Daily News

"Funny, handsomely melodious and totally delightful."
— New York Times

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Heloise Michaud mid-sixties, jolly and outgoing, some singing and some dancing	—	—	mid-sixties, jolly and outgoing, some singing and some dancing
Mickey Catlan mid-sixties, ex-vaudeville comic type. Good timing and old-fashioned one-liners, some dancing and singing	—	—	mid-sixties, ex-vaudeville comic type. Good timing and old-fashioned one-liners, some dancing and singing
Sidney Fineberg mid-sixties, dapper-looking, distinguised somewhat formal, nattily dressed, must have excellent rhythm sense	—	—	mid-sixties, dapper-looking, distinguised somewhat formal, nattily dressed, must have excellent rhythm sense
Wally Slocum mix-sixties, portly Jack Oakie type, some singing and some dancing, excellent actor	—	—	mix-sixties, portly Jack Oakie type, some singing and some dancing, excellent actor
Mrs. Cooper mid-sixties, black woman, sarcastic and funny, must be able to sing well and dance some	female	—	mid-sixties, black woman, sarcastic and funny, must be able to sing well and dance some
Arias mid-sixties, Hispanic-Latin type, some singing and dancing	—	—	mid-sixties, Hispanic-Latin type, some singing and dancing
Mrs. Polianoffsky mid-sixties, some singing and dancing, eccentric old lady	female	—	mid-sixties, some singing and dancing, eccentric old lady
Mr. Gettlinger mid-thirties or forties, good actor, executive director, must double as a young carpenter	—	—	mid-thirties or forties, good actor, executive director, must double as a young carpenter
Mrs. Stone off-stage voice of authority only appears at Curtain call	—	—	off-stage voice of authority only appears at Curtain call
Peter Schermann mid-sixties, was a carpenter for 40 years, excellent actor, must sing or talk sing	—	—	mid-sixties, was a carpenter for 40 years, excellent actor, must sing or talk sing