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Susan O’Connell will reveal the “Memoirs of a Madam” on June 18th, 18th, & 20th as she portrays Denver’s notorious Mattie Silks. Although the subject matter of this production is the “painted ladies” of the Old West, the stories are tastefully done and told with respect and often humor.
The writing of “Memoirs” stemmed from O’Connell’s longtime desire to write and star in a one-woman play. She has been refining and performing the show since the 1980s and has presented it in five states. “History tries to lay down this particular field of endeavor but we can’t deny the contribution these ladies made to the settling of our country,” said O’Connell, of San Jacinto. Family connections to the Wild West include her great-great-grandmother, Amelia Ann Earp, cousin of Wyatt Earp. Her character’s time period is the 1880s, which she has researched for her costumes and props. “My grandfather, Willis O’Connell, was one of (Miles City) Montana’s best and well respected auctioneers and my father, Wes O’Connell, was one of the west’s last true cowboys,” she said. |
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2:30pm to 4:00pm
Left: $15.00
All Ages
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