Character Relationship Map: Greaser's Palace

Characters

• Jesse (played by Allan Arbus) — protagonist

  A man with amnesia who paraglides into a frontier town. Hired by Greaser to perform at the saloon, his act features stigmata bleeding from his hands. He later enters a relationship with a woman who cr...

• Seaweedhead Greaser (played by Albert Henderson) — protagonist

  The tyrannical owner of the town's saloon. He collects taxes, suffers from chronic constipation, and imprisons his mother and favorite mariachi band in cages. Desperate due to declining business, he h...

• Cholera (played by Luana Anders) — supporting

  Greaser's daughter, a performing artist whose declining popularity causes the saloon to lose money, directly leading to Jesse's hiring.

• Morris (played by Don Calfa) — supporting

  A talent agent who is already anticipating Jesse's arrival in town, indicating Jesse's pre-arranged connection to the frontier community.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Jesse → Morris (Professional Anticipated Performer)

  Jesse arrives in the town while Morris, identified as a talent agent, is already anticipating him.

• Seaweedhead Greaser → Jesse (Professional Employer)

  Greaser hires Jesse to sing and dance at the saloon after Cholera's performances lose popularity.

• Seaweedhead Greaser → Cholera (Family Father)

  The plot identifies Cholera as Greaser's daughter.

Story Analysis

An amnesiac performer enters a tyrannical frontier town and becomes the center of a grotesque performance and resurrection narrative.

Plot Progression

1. A Stranger Above Town
2. The Failing Saloon
3. Blood Under Applause
4. Sacrifice for Resurrection