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Miss Elsie Leeson

This character is a young woman who rents the Skylight Room at a boarding house. She works as a typist and nearly dies of starvation.

Mrs. Parker

This character runs a rooming house. She is obsessed with social class and makes people feel inadequate for not being able to afford her best rooms.

Dr. William Jackson

This character is a physician.

Mr. Skidder

This character is a playwright who lives on the third floor of a rooming house. He is often behind in his rent.

Mr. Hoover

This character is a 45-year tenant at a boarding house who is grossly obese.

Clara

This character is a maid in a rooming house.

Mr. Evans

This character is a young man who is a boarder at a rooming house.

Miss Longnecker

This character is a tall blonde who teaches in a public school and lives in a rooming...

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