The White House: A Presidential Entertainment in Two ActsSamuel French, Inc., 1964 - 78 páginas The White House is the backdrop as historical events, memories and personages are portrayed through letters and writings. A quaint maid serves as an interlocutor connecting scenes mostly of presidents and their wives. From Washington through Wilson with many in between the personal trials, tribulations and tragedies of America's first Families and the events of the times are seen in impressive vignettes. Starred Helen Hayes on Broadway. -- Publisher's description. |
Términos y frases comunes
A. E. Hotchner ABIGAIL ADAMS Abraham Lincoln American audience BEAR Billy McGee Blaine British BUCHANAN BUREN Center Stage changes the card changes the sign Charles Guiteau Clay and Frelinghuysen CLAYTON CLEVELAND comedy crosses dead death Dolly Madison Downstage Left dress DROVER Entering from Left enters from Right enters Left exits Left exits Right face female FILLMORE FITTER Garfield Grover Cleveland GUITEAU HAYES Henry Clay Howie Hurrah husband impeachment JACKSON JAMES GARFIELD JEFFERSON JOHN ADAMS JOHN QUINCY Lady leave live look ma'am male MARK TWAIN married MARY AMES Mary Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln MCBURKE MCKINLEY MONROE morning mother never PIERCE PLAYER 7 changes PLAYER C starts Poor sinner suffer President PRISCILLA ROOSEVELT Rutherford Hayes SENATOR SIGSBEE sits SOUTHERN WOMAN Stage Left stool thing turned TWAIN Tyler Upstage VERNON vote Washington WHITE HOUSE ACT wife WILSON Woodrow