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Musical Direction by Sylvia
Johns Ritchie
Staging by Layne Taylor
Sets by Don Vesterse
Mississippi Medicine Show takes you back to the Natchez of the
mid 19th century. A recreation of old steamboat times when
traveling shows pedaled their miracle cures up and down the mighty Mississippi
River with the top talent of the day. Dr. Morphineus Codeine Shingles touts
his "Magic Wondrous Healing Oil, the Elixir of Life!" and brings with him his
hilarious sidekick, Miss Arlana, Mark Twain and a group of performers singing
the popular music of the 1800's and the river. Classics by Stephen Foster,
Jerome Kern, spirituals and songs of the Civil War performed in period
costumes as well as the wit and wisdom of Mark Twain.
Mississippi
Medicine Show celebrates its
30th year this
Natchez Fall Pilgrimage. In 1975, a group of Natchez Little Theatre Board
Members, including Bennie Boon, Ed Wilkins and Malcolm Graham, conceived the
idea of a variety show to present to visitors during the autumn months.
Mississippi Medicine Show derives its name from the traveling shows, which
traversed the country, luring audiences with dancing girls, bands and
singers. When the audience gathered, the flamboyant Master of Ceremonies
would hawk "medicine," a cure-all tonic of questionable ingredients. From the
first show presented in the Green Room of the Natchez Little Theatre, the
unique variety show has delighted thousands of Natchez visitors, not to
mention its road performances in New Orleans, San Antonio, Philadelphia, PA,
Alabama and aboard the steamboat, Delta Queen. The show so delighted
audiences that it was called back for seventeen performances during the New
Orleans World's Fair in 1984.
THE SETTING
This show takes place on the banks of the Mississippi
River at Under the Hill in Natchez in the mid 1900's.
| Here Comes the Showboat |
| Dr. Morphineus Codeine Shingles |
| Welcome to Natchez |
| Are You from Dixie? |
| Is It True What They Say About Dixie? |
| Make Believe & Beautiful Dreamer |
| Summertime |
| Basin Street Blues |
| Mark Twain |
| INTERMISSION: 15 minutes |
| 12th Street Rag |
| Can't Help Lovin' That Man of Mine |
| Darkness in the Delta |
| Old Man River |
| Swing Low / Nobody Knows |
| When the Sun Goes Down in the East |
| Muddy River |
| Waiting for the Light to Shine |
| It's Great Here in Natchez |
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You are invited to
meet the cast immediately following the performance in the Green Room.
Every Monday,
Wednesday, Friday
and Saturday Night at
8:00 p.m.
During
Natchez
Fall Pilgrimage,
October 6-23, 2004
Natchez Little Theatre
319 Linton Ave - Natchez Mississippi
Reservations Call 601-442-2233 or
Toll Free- 877-440-2233
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