Show WALTER WAITER WINCHELL Chorus Line Is Full of i Characters I When it com comes comas to finding characters characters characters char char- along Broadway nothing beats a chorus line whether line whether its it's in a night club ora or ora A a theater y f Ba Backstage 0 o r underneath t the h e 2 t I orchestra pit the I cuties spend half halt Via iJ their d days y wait wait- k i r 1 i ins ing to go on relaxing rc re axing between shows dressing undressing get get- Winchell WInchell ting tang hf made add d p taking off the l an rushing to 1 keep a date hanging around out t cf sheer boredom There are distinct dis types in every chorus line The C Captain isn't always appointed appointed appointed ap ap- pointed by the dance director sometimes she evolves from the group cro n. n She's the one the other eirls ask sk show how time 1 Whether Whether- therell there'll be any costume changes changes who's who's out fro front front and and t-and and if it there are any switches in routines routines rou rou- tines tines When a number gets fouled foule up shell she'll patch it up if anyone anyone anyone any any- one can can and she t. t takes kes the blame without extra pay for the troupes troupe's missteps She's the mama hen who clucks and frets when gals are late tipsy or sick The Tle Captain is equally loved and hated The Duchess Duche is Is' the kid in the chorus who's no kid and has some Borne too-fat too joker with thyroid hyper id checkbooks books making a a. pitch for tor her So she's s 's sure of ot herself and mak makes makes' S with the tres blase air Asks others to hand her her pants the lie puff f and ca cajoles cajoles ca- ca a- a pass Fass p powder pu joles the gang into dressing her Smokes Incessantly borrowing butts and ha handing ding them to other kids to snuff out when she's done with em Few V of ot her sidekicks like her but they put up p with her beca because se theres one in e eve every v c r y line Unel The Baby is levelling when she says its it's her first job in the line She asks compromising questions about all the men around th thinks everyone is leering at her herand herand herand and she's so 80 right Wants to know how she he should act with the press agent the stage manager and even suspects Pop at the stage door She doesn't doesn believe that hat the choreographer hasn't looked at a woman since he left I home lome and the stage door john who asks for a date gets a trip to the quick freezer but she g gig giggles i g g l 1 e c s about it in iii the dressing room for days The like Dancer Dancer like the Duchess Duch ess theres there's there's theres one in every chorus She's studying the and takes it to h heart e ear a r t t. t The Thc corniest number top hat tails I and md stick sUck becomes a ballet suite to o her She knows everyone's i routines outines as h well as her own own so so they make her swing girl and she he works 1 an aF extra night lIght a week filling illing in for kids on their nights off oft During rehearsal she's the theone theone theone one to tell the dance director what to o do an and complains if a costume interferes with an extra chat the chat the designers designer's intent was to cover er up the poor dancing for which lines are so so famous She thinks ther here's heres s 's always a talent scout In the audience and dances like a demon with three people in the house The Captain always has to tell her hero herto herto to o slow down and let the other girls catch up The Veteran Is the gal who has las played every show 1 in town town town- knows her er way backstage at any wite this side of Hoboken not notto notto notto to mention some in Jersey City She's tough but she's she's sweet |