Go West! Costume Suggestions

James Marshall (young man who first discovered gold while building a water wheel for John Sutter in CA)—see miners

John Soule (young editorial newspaper writer)—dress pants rolled up to look like knickers, white button-down shirt, suspenders, and spectacles?

Wagon Master—pants, work/flannel shirt, handkerchief, jacket or vest, hat, boots

Pioneer Women—long skirt, blouse, apron, bonnet, boots Pioneer Men—pants, button-down shirt, suspenders or vest, hat, boots

Cowpokes— jeans, work/flannel shirts, boots, handkerchiefs, cowboy hat Hank (lead Cowpoke)—same as other cowpokes

Miners—jeans or overalls, work shirt, vest, hat (with light?), handkerchief, boots; sooty/muddy face

Robert Fulton (introduced steamboat to America)—old-fashioned suit (white shirt, dress pants rolled up to look like knickers, shorter jacket, knee socks, dress shoes) Steamboat Captain—uniform style suit or dress shirt with vest, captain’s hat? Captain’s First Mate—similar to captain

Mr. Henry (President of railway company)—old-fashioned suit with longer jacket, white shirt, top hat

Tex—jeans, plaid or flannel shirt, boots, hat Calamity Jane—fringed jacket (see trapper man/woman), fringe pants or long skirt with split in front, boots, and hat

Mayor of Independence, Missouri (town where many wagon trains commenced)—old-fashioned suit and top hat

Peter Cooper (inventor of the Tom Thumb, one of the 1st locomotives in the US)—suit with longer jacket, white shirt, spectacles Townspeople—similar to pioneer men/women Horse Owner—similar to pioneer men

Announcers 1 and 2—khaki or “dress” pants, button-down shirt, suspenders or vest

Native American—brown pants, tunic top, headdress (we have headdresses at school) Trapper Man—fringed pants and jacket, coonskin hat, boots Trapper Woman—long skirt, fringed jacket, earflap or fur hat, boots Farmer—overalls, work shirt, boots, hat Sailor—white shirt with wide collar; work pant (a la Carhartt) Mountain Woman—similar to pioneer woman or trapper woman

Soloists for “My Pony and Me”—see cowpokes Soloists for “Where I Make My Home”—see pioneer men/women, miners, trappers—choose 1 Dancers for “Steamboatin’”—white shirt, A-line skirt to just below knee (may have these made so all match), parasol Instrument Players and All other Chorus Members—jeans, flannel/plaid work shirt