Overview
Character Name
Underling
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dramatic Function
Comic Relief, Foil, Love Interest
Relationships
Dancing
Mover
Voice
Tenor
Vocal Range
High Note: G4
Low Note: G#2/Ab2
Time & Place
the present, apartment of the man in chair, and 1928, Mrs Tottendale's estate
Analysis
40s - 60s, British accent - RP. The character of Underling in the play-within-a-play “The Drowsy Chaperone” is the prim and proper butler to Mrs. Tottendale, a wealthy widow whose flighty nature means that she requires lots of care-taking. Underling is efficient, stoic,
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