The Lady of the House - A Patriotic Comedy
by Jim Brochu

The Lady of the House - A Patriotic Comedy

Synopsis

A former Broadway star and queen of the Washington social circuit, Didi Montgomery Mayflower, succeeds her deceased husband in the House of Representatives.

Although she takes the job only to fill out her late husband's term, she soon sees that she can make a difference and becomes a force for political change.

Didi speaks against a poll tax proposed by two of the House's most powerful members and decides to run for Congress in her own right, which causes a head on collision with her son in law, Marshall Bronson, who is also running for the seat.

When Marshall tries to blackmail Didi, she exposes him on live television, goes on to win the election, defeats the poll tax and, through her daily appearances on the C Span network, becomes a national political figure.

Performance

Cast

A medium cast size of 10 total roles, 5 female and 5 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
1991
ISBN 10
0573692688
ISBN 13
9780573692680
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
96 pages
Place Published
New York
Language
English
LCCN
93145643
LCC
MLCS 93/10482 (P)
Print
The Lady of the House - A Patriotic Comedy is a American play written by and published by Samuel French in New York, 1991. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573692680 and an ISBN-10 of 0573692688.

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