CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS
CHARLIE CHAPLIN The Little Tramp. Small, athletic, black curly hair. Plays five to thirty five years. London born.
CHAPLIN AT 70 Smart-suited, urbane. Same height as Charlie. London still in the man.
HANNAH CHAPLIN Plays twenty to fifty. Beautiful music hall singer, crumbling to premature old age. London born but loves to speak well.
SYDNEY CHAPLIN Four years older than Charlie. Taller. Plays nine to forty. London born.
MINNIE CHAPLIN Supportive wife of Sydney, admirer of Charlie. London born and tower of strength. Twenties/thirties.
HETTY KELLY English fifteen-year-old dancer. Shy. Charlie’s first love.
MILDRED HARRIS Pretty American sixteen-year-old. Charlie’s first wife.
LITA GREY Ambitious sixteen-year-old American actress. Charlie’s next wife.
JOHN WILLIE JACKSON Expansive theatrical entrepreneur, manager of The Eight Lancashire Lads.
FRED KARNO Middle-aged, ebullient founder of Fred Karno’s circus, originally from Devon, widely-travelled.
DIVORCE LAWYER Middle-aged, American, slick.
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS Tall and handsome American film star.
HARRY WELDON Big, blustery London music hall comedian.
MABEL NORMAND Vivacious, bossy, young American film star, partner to Mack Sennett. Twenty/thirty.
EDNA PURVIANCE Intelligent, beautiful American film actress. Twenties/thirties.
MARY PICKFORD America’s sweetheart. Young, pretty, sweet and caring. Curls. Partner of Douglas Fairbanks.
PAULETTE GODDARD Beautiful, brunette American film star. Twenty two.
HENRY LEHRMAN Bespectacled brusque American film director.
AL JOLSON Glamorous and famous /American singer. Thirties.
MUSIC HALL ARTIST Beautiful female singer of note.
MACK SENNETT Good-looking successful film producer. Thirties