Overview
Character Name
Mrs. Bumbrake
Gender
Female
Playing Age
Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Voice
Tenor
Time & Place
1885: the docks of Portsmouth; the decks and holds of two ships; the jungles and shores of Mollusk Island
Analysis
Played by a male actor in drag, Mrs. Bumbrake is a woman over forty, a widow who is deeply devoted to raising Molly Aster. She is given to bursts of alliteration (e.g., “But oh it made the master mad how the mistress moaned fer his manicotti.”), but is otherwise rather
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