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Act two opens with Buffalo Bill's troupe returning from touring Europe on the deck of a cattle boat, flat broke. Pawnee Bill's messenger arrives to meet them with an invitation to a grand reception. Bill and Frank hatch a scheme of merging with Pawnee Bill's company to keep their own show afloat. Annie still clings to her dreams of a much more personal sort of merger with Frank Butler. At the reception, it turns out that Pawnee Bill is broke as well. The merger is off unless money can be got from somewhere. Annie willingly agrees to sell all her medals that she gained on the European tour. Frank and Annie finally declare their love for each other. He offers her his three medals as a gift, but when he sees the chestful of medals she already has, the old rivalry between them breaks out again. A shoot-out is arranged for the next day on Governor's Island. On the loading platform for the ferry, Dolly is caught by Charlie and Sitting Bull on the point of bending Annie's gun sights with a pair of pliers. They scare Dolly off, but then decide to do the bending themselves - they figure that if it's fixed for Annie to lose the match, Frank will then want to marry her. Before the shooting match can even begin, Annie and Frank are sparring with each other as usual. When they start to shoot, Annie misses the target. Frank lends her his gun, and immediately she is back on form again. Sitting Bull quietly suggest that she throw the match and win the man. She does. As predicted, Frank is happy and Annie finally gets her man. THE CAST: M25, F20 (in order of appearance) • Little Boy • Little Girl • Charlie Davenport • Iron Tail • Yellow Foot • Mac, Property Man • Foster Wilson • Coolie • Dolly Tate • Winnie Tate • Tommy Keeler • Frank Butler • Girl with Bouquet • Annie Oakley • Minnie, Annie's sister • Jessie, another sister • Nellie, another sister • Little Jake, Annie's brother • Harry • Mary • Col. Wm F. Cody, Buffalo Bill • Mrs Little Horse • Mrs Black Tooth • Mrs Yellow Foot • Trainman • Waiter • Porter • Riding Mistress • Major Gordon Litllie, Pawnee Bill • Chief Sitting Bull • Mabel • Louise • Nancy • Timothy Gardner • Andy Turner • Clyde Smith • John • Freddie • The Wild Horse Ceremonial Dancers • Pawnee's Messanger • Major Domo • 1st Waiter • 2nd Waiter • Mr. Schuyler Adams • Mrs Schuyler Adams • Dr. Percy Ferguson • Debutante • Mr Ernest Henderson • Mrs Ernest Henderson • Sylvia Potter-Porter • Mr Clay • Mr Lockwood • Girl in Pink • Girl in White SCENES AND SETTINGS ACT I Scene 1 - The Wilson House, a summer hotel on the outskirts of Cincinnati, Ohio, July. Scene 2 - A Pullman Parlour in an Overland Steam Train. Six weeks later. Scene 3 - The Fair Grounds at Minneapolis, Minn. A few days later. Scene 4 - The Arena of the Big Tent. Scene 5 - A Dressing-room Tent. The same day. Scene 6 - The Arena of the Big Tent. Later that night

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