SHRINES OF GAIETY Characters - Alphabetical
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FIRST NAME LAST NAME DESCRIPTION Cherry Ames An acquaintance of Freda's from the Vanbrugh Dance School, now in a play at the Palace Theater Freddie Bassett Head barman at the Amethyst Pamela Berowne Friend of Ramsay Coker Lenny Birdwhistle Freda's mother's boyfriend, aka Lenny Mrs. Bodley Owner/manager of the Warrender, a rooming house where Gwendolen stays in London Gertie Bridges A prostitute Wilhelmina Carter Mrs. Taylor's missing daughter, aka Minnie William Cobb Police constable at Bow Street Betty Coker Nellie's second daughter, Cambridge grad, bookkeeper/accountant, took Nellie's place while she was jailed Edith Coker Nellie's eldest daughter, Kitty Coker Nellie's fourth daughter, 11 years old in 1926 Nellie Coker Nightclub owner just released from prison, aka "Ma," aka Queen of Clubs Niven Coker Nellie's first son, WWI veteran, has many business interests Ramsay Coker Nellie's second son, 21 in 1926, aspiring writer Shirley Coker Nellie's third daughter, Cambridge grad Mrs. Darling Owner of the boarding house in London Freda & Florence found Luca Frazzini Leader of a gang of hooligans John Frobisher Detective Inspector of Scotland Yard, on loan to Bow Street police station Lottie Frobisher DCI Frobisher's wife, Charlotte Binnie Hale British stage actress Florence Ingram Friend of Freda from the dance school whom she persuaded to go with her to London Mr. Ingram Florence's father Ruth Ingram Florence's mother Mr. Jenkinson The Kelling family lawyer Gwendolyn Kelling Frobisher's civilian subordinate, librarian at the Clifford Street library Mr. Lionel Employee at the Adelphi Theater Arthur Maddox Detective Sergeant, Bow Street cop who protected the dance hall Alfreda Murgatroyd 14-year-old runaway from York, aspiring actress, aka Freda Cissy Murgatroyd Freda's older half-sister, married, close friend of Gwendolen Gladys Murgatroyd Freda's mother Thomas Noble The man who swindled Gwendolen's mother out of all the family's money Sergeant Oakes Bow Street officer, aka The Laughing Policeman Mr. Pollock Head Librarian at the Clifford Street Library Vivian Quinn Author of the Society Paragraphist newspaper column, pretentious acquaintance of Ramsay Miss Rogerson Gwendolen's assistant librarian colleagues at the Clifford Street Library Miss Shaw Gwendolen's assistant librarian colleagues at the Clifford Street Library Ada Sherbourne Owner & dance instructor at the Vanbrugh Academy of Dance in London where Freda & Florence enrolled Mr. Sneddon Manager at the bank Nellie uses Joe Spiteri Burglar, changed his name to Azzopardi Miss Tate Gwendolen's assistant librarian colleagues at the Clifford Street Library Harold Taylor Mrs. Taylor's 2nd husband Mrs. Taylor Woman from Colchester whose daughter ran away Owen Varley Disreputable manager of the Adelphi Theater   Webb Police doctor Miss Young Secretary at the Adelphi Theater Adele   Modeling friend of Freda, leader of the group Agnes   Nellie's former cellmate in Holloway Prison, Phyllis' aunt Aldo   The gang member who was shot in the fracas at the Amethyst Club Amethyst   Nellie Coker's premier nightclub, aka Deck of Cards Azzopardi   Crook who wants to take over Nellie's clubs Bertha   Food preparer at the Pixie Club Dickie   Gwendolen's brothers, died in WWI Duncan   Modeling friend of Freda, former sailor Emin   Niven's Turkish barber Gerrit   Dutch head barman at the Sphinx club, Ramsay's domain, gives Ramsay cocaine injections Harry   Gwendolen's brothers, died in WWI Hawker   Nellie's chauffeur Herbert   Blind cornetist that Gwendoyn helped, aka Bert Jaeger   Nellie's first business partner, dance hall co-owner Joan   Vanda's friend & neighbor in London John Bull   London magazine Keeper   Niven's German shepherd Landor   A mysterious Hungarian gentleman Linwood   Doorman at the Amethyst, former royal butler Maud   Phantom that Nellie sees in the club Moulin Vert   Nellie's first nightclub, "The Green Mill" Phyllis   The Coker's scullery maid Pierrot   Frobisher's dog Pixie, Foxhole, Sphinx, Crystal Cup   Nellie's other nightclubs Templeton   Manager at The Crystal Cup club Vanda   Modeling friend of Freda Webb   The police doctor at the Bow Street mortuary Wilfred   Cissy's husband, a civil engineer