Ladies First
by Robert Gerlach, James A. McDonald

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Highlights

120 mins 1960s All Women Interior Set Period Costumes Comedy

Synopsis

In this comedy by the authors of Something's Afoot , Jackie Kennedy is very nervous on an afternoon in January, 1962.

She has completed the restoration of the White House and has invited Eleanor, Bess, Mamie, Pat and Lady Bird to give their opinions.

And do they ever!

They criticize the way she runs the White House and take her to task for being uninvolved politically.

When Mrs. Roosevelt commands her to head the crusade for women's rights, a hilarious political hurricane ensues.

Each discovers something about herself, her relationship with her husband, and how touching and funny it can be to hold the highest non paying job in the U.S.A.

Characters

Character
MAUREEN

20, a new maid, recently arrived from Ireland

HANNAH

55, a White House

MARIE

28, Jackie's secretary;

JACQUELINE (JACKIE ) KENNEDY

32, determined, born to rule ten years

MAMIE EISENHOWER

65, looks ten

BESS TRUMAN

76, dry, shrewd;

LADY BIRD JOHNSON

49, small, effusive,

PAT NIXON

48, sleek, blonde,

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

77, dynamic;

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
ISBN-13 9780573619205
ISBN-10 0573619204

Ladies First is a comedy play written by Robert Gerlach and published by Samuel French .

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