Red Peppers
by Noël Coward, Noel Coward

Name: Red Peppers
Brand: Noël Coward
SKU: 9780573624421
Rating: 2.83 (6 reviews)

Red Peppers Book Cover — Red Peppers Cover

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

One Act40 mins1930sInterior SetAmerican Comedy

Synopsis

Comedy / Characters: 4 male, 2 female One of the "Tonight At 8:30" series produced in London and New York.

Doing a song and dance act in a vaudeville theatre are George Pepper and his wife, Lily.

They also have a genius for picking quarrels and insulting co workers.

When the house musical director, Bert, comes to the dressing room to bum a cigarette and a beer, they chide him for accompanying them in the wrong tempo, call him a drunk, and oust him.

Mr. Edwards, house manager, comes to defend Bert, and he is insulted.

At the following show Bert had his revenge when he plays the accompaniment so fast the Peppers get frantic and finally fall down.

Lily stalks off the stage after heaving her hat at Bert.

Also published in Tonight at 8:30.

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
GEORGE PEPPER one half of a struggling musical duo act.	—	—	one half of a struggling musical duo act.
LILY PEPPER one half of a struggling musical duo act.	—	—	one half of a struggling musical duo act.
BERT BENTLEY the musical director, a flashy little man.	male	—	the musical director, a flashy little man.
MR. EDWARDS House Manager for the Palace of Varieties, resplendent.	male	—	House Manager for the Palace of Varieties, resplendent.
MABEL GRACE an old, faded West End actress.	female	—	an old, faded West End actress.
ALF callboy for the Peppers	—	—	callboy for the Peppers