The Mule-Bone by Langston Hughes

Characters

Jim Weston: Guitarist, Methodist, slightly arrogant, agressive, somewhat self-important, ready with his tongue. / Dave Carter: Dancer, Baptist, soft, happy-go-lucky character, slightly dumb and unable to talk rapidly and wittily. / Daisy Taylor: Methodist, domestic servant, plump, dark and sexy, self-conscious of clothes and appeal, fickle. / Joe Clark: The Mayor, storekeeper and postmaster, arrogant, ignorant and powerful in a self-assertive way, large, fat man, Methodist. / Elder Simms: Methodist minister, newcomer in town, ambitious, small and fly, but not very intelligent. / Elder Childers: Big, loose-jointed, slow spoken but not dumb. Long resident in the town, calm and sure of himself. / Katie Carter: Dave's aunt, little old wizened dried-up lady. / Mrs. Hattie Clark: The Mayor's wife, fat and flabby mulatto high-pitched voice. / The Mrs. Rev. Simms: Large and agressive. / The Mrs. Rev. Childers: Just a wife who thinks of details. / Lum Boger: Young town marshall about twenty, tall, gangly, with big flat feet, liked to show off in public. / Teet Miller: Village vamp who is jealous of Daisy. / Lige Mosely: A village wag. / Walter Thomas: Another village wag. / Ada Lewis: A promiscuous lover. / Della Lewis: Baptist, poor housekeeper, mother of Ada. / Bootsie Pitts: A local vamp. / Mrs. Dilcie Anderson: Village housewife, Methodist. / Willie Nixon: Methodist, short runt.