Jonquil Williams — Melancholy Dame Character Profile

About Jonquil Williams

Title character portrayed by Evelyn Preer. Central to the plot involving a cabaret dispute where the wife demands the firing of the star attraction, culminating in the revelation that the singer and club owner were previously married.

Jonquil Williams — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Evelyn Preer

Appears in

Melancholy Dame (1929)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Jonquil Williams — Family Husband — Permanent Williams (Edward Thompson)

  Married couple, with Jonquil as the wife

• Jonquil Williams — Professional Employer — Webster Dill (Spencer Williams)

  Jonquil wants Webster's wife fired from her job

• Jonquil Williams — Social Acquaintance — Sappho Dill (Roberta Hyson)

  They know each other through the cabaret

• Jonquil Williams — Social Acquaintance — Florian Slappey (Charles Olden)

  They know each other through the cabaret

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More characters from Melancholy Dame

• Permanent Williams (Edward Thompson)
• Webster Dill (Spencer Williams)
• Sappho Dill (Roberta Hyson)
• Florian Slappey (Charles Olden)