Three Girls About Town

A determined reporter whose hunger for a scoop clashes with his growing attraction to Hope. He seizes on the missing labor mediator as a story, triggering a chain of disguises, misdirections, and risky concealments. His actions drive the comedy and culminate in a sharp payoff when he bargains for a marriage license to seal his fate.

Sharp, practical sister who keeps Charity's education in sight and navigates the hotel's social politics with wit. She chafes at the menial hours of the job but uses charm to influence events and protect her sister's prospects. Her scheming pairs with Tommy's ambition to propel the plot forward.

Charismatic sister who co-hosts the Banner family’s public image and vies for a share of Tommy's affections. She relishes the hustle of the hotel convention and excels at keeping appearances intact despite the chaos. Faith's meddling intensifies the farce and complicates relationships.

Young, impressionable sister eager to follow her sisters' example and become a hostess. Her presence adds romantic tension with Tommy and motivates Charity's ascent. She is impulsive and sometimes oblivious to the consequences of her actions.

The worried hotel manager who fears a scandal and the loss of business from the mortician convention. He must juggle public relations and internal chaos while the corpse keeps finding new hiding places. His decisions ripple through the hotel staff and the plot.

A flamboyant magician whose hypnotic tricks seem to bend reality. He unexpectedly revives the dead man, turning the investigation into an absurd twist. Charlemagne embodies the whimsical turn of the farce and its reliance on feigned miracles.

Senior mortician whose room becomes the focal point of the concealed corpse. He represents the professional, procedural facet of the hotel’s convention and notices the strange happenings surrounding the coffin. His reactions add to the farcical tension.

A resident mortician who interacts with the secretly moved body and helps propel the mistaken-identity chaos. His practical demeanor contrasts with the chaos around him, grounding the farce in professional routine. He plays a key role in the body’s misplacement and discovery.

Editor for The Chronicle who fires Tommy after he loses the body, only to be confronted by the later revelation that the journalist prevented a strike. His stance embodies the conflict between career pressure and moral responsibility.

Chief of Police who chases the sensational scoop and the bungled arrest. His character anchors the legal consequence of the comic caper and adds a procedural counterpoint to the hotel chaos.