Protagonist, a pragmatic burlesque dancer and lion tamer who navigates financial hardship and complex romantic entanglements, ultimately winning a breach of promise lawsuit and securing love.
A saucy Chicago singer traveling west who gets kidnapped by a masked bandit and later enters a fake marriage with Cuthbert J. Twillie for respectability. She attracts the attention of the town boss and a newspaper editor, ultimately outsmarting the real criminal to save her fake husband and leave town.
Rose Carlton, known as the Frisco Doll, is a kept woman who kills her keeper, Chan Lo, in self-defense and flees to Nome. After missionary Sister Annie Alden dies during the voyage, Rose assumes her identity to avoid arrest, raises money for Annie's struggling mission, and ultimately turns herself in to prove her innocence.
Peaches is a clever con artist who has left town after a scheme and later returns, drawing the authorities' attention after a restaurant is wrecked. With Nifty, she plans to pose as the French performer Mademoiselle Fifi, attracting wealthy attention. When John Quade threatens her, she drops the accent and reveals her identity.
Ruby Carter is a celebrated Vaudeville star and nightclub headliner who leaves St. Louis for a lucrative New Orleans residency. Her beauty attracts many suitors, but she remains faithful to the Tiger Kid. She exposes the theft scheme, empties the club owner's safe, helps rescue Molly Brant, and ultimately marries the Tiger Kid.
Marlo Manners is an American actress and sex symbol who has just entered her sixth marriage. The story follows her arrival at a London hotel, where interviews, fittings, photographs, former husbands, and other admirers repeatedly interrupt her honeymoon. Her recorded memoirs also contain damaging details about her affairs, husbands, and lovers.
Lady Lou is the bawdy singer at Gus Jordan's Bowery saloon and the story's central figure. She enjoys Gus's diamonds and manages several dangerous relationships, while concealing her actions from Chick Clark, Dan Flynn, and the police. After killing Russian Rita by accident, she manipulates events to protect herself and ultimately leaves with Captain Cummings.
A beauty parlor owner who takes an interest in Mrs. Jellyman. She befriends her and extends a job offer to work as a hostess at her establishment, contributing to the subplot involving social mobility and employment.
Mae West has 56 screen credits in a career dating back to 1932. Signature works include My Little Chickadee, I'm No Angel, Trailer Camp. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
