George M

Act I

Scene 1 - Prologue

Use #276 "Old Time Vaudeville Type Portal (can be used as show portal through entire show if desired) and 403 Vaudeville Drop.

276. Vaudeville Portal

403. Vaudeville Drop

Scene 2 - Providence Rhode Island, 1878

Use #158 Red Velour Traveler with #276 Portal.

158. Red Velour Traveler

276. Vaudeville Portal

Scene 3 - On Stage Columbia Theatre, Cedar Rapids

Use #276 Vaudeville Portal with #129 Brick Wall Drop up stage.

276. Vaudeville Portal

129. Brick Wall Drop

Scene 4 - Street in Cedar Rapids

Use #29 Town Square Drop.

29. Town Square Drop

Scene 5 - Madame Grimaldi's Boarding House

Use #17 or #217 Turn of Century Living Room Drop.

17. Turn of Century Living Room Drop

217. Turn of Century Living Room Drop

Scene 6 - En Route to New York

Play this in front of #158 Red Velour Drape with #276 Portal or use #26 Large City Drop.

158. Red Velour Traveler

276. Old-Time Vaudeville Portal

26. Large City Street Drop

Scene 7 - Adams Street Theatre, Various other Theatres, New York 1901-1903

This could be played in #159 Plum Velour Traveler with changes made in a sign on an easel standing by the proscenium.

159. Plum Velour Traveler

Scene 8 - General Area, New York

Use #26 Broadway Drop or #426 City Street Drop or #326 Street Drop.

26. Broadway Drop

426. City Street Drop

326. Street Drop

Scene 9 - Stage of Liberty Theatre, New York

Use #12 Backstage Drop with a different arrangement of ladders, scenery and lights. Use props and set pieces to build each number until the finale. Then use #238 Sea and Sky Drop with #106-D Ship Tab on Traveler Track with back fold Triggers. Ship takes up approximately half of the stage. Build plank ramp going off and up left so that actors going on to ship disappear into wings. This eliminates the need for moving platforms, etc. behind the Ship Tab. Ship Tab moves off stage left on Traveler Track as lights dim on sea drop. Small model of ship with light box is moved on stage hanging on back of Sea and Sky Drop batten. At approximate time, rocket is indicated by a flash light moved in an arc behind Sky Drop.