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Child Wonder

Short Play, Comedy  /  4w, 2m

Pete Williams

In this 30-minute farce, Hollywood child star Eloise Harvey, known as "The World's Little Bit of Gladness," is a spoiled brat. Her father, desperate to teach Eloise a lesson, provides a fan magazine writer with a sensational scoop, hoping to end the girl's showbiz career forever.

Child Wonder

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes

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Summary
Eloise Harvey, child movie star, is at home a little pain in the neck. Her father lives for the day when he can give her the spanking she deserves. He provides a fan magazine writer with material for a sensational scoop, and the studio breaks Eloise's contract. Now that she is no longer the wage earner of the family, Mr. Harvey rolls up his sleeves and goes to work.

WALTER HARVEY – father of a prodigy
FRANCES HARVEY – his wife
ELOISE HARVEY – the prodigy
MISS VINCENT – her nurse
ROBERTS – the butler
LAVERNA CARR – a writer

  • Time Period 1940s / WWII
  • Setting The Southern California home of the Harveys. A summer afternoon in 1940.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration 30 minutes

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  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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Pete Williams

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