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The Girls in 509

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  3w, 9m

"Uniformly bright." - The New York Times

"Funny and loony." - New York Daily News

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 9m

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Summary
Two ladies are discovered in the back suite of a once fashionable hotel in New York that is being demolished. They have been there since 1932 when Hoover lost and they have vowed to remain secluded until a Republican is elected. The press and the National Chairmen of the Republican and Democratic parties descend upon the ladies, members of one of the country's oldest and richest families. The ladies defy both politicians and face eviction and disgrace. They retain their independence when wealth pours down upon them and they move in triumph to the Waldorf Astoria.
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

"Uniformly bright." - The New York Times

"Funny and loony." -New York Daily News

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

Howard Teichmann

Howard M. Teichmann (1916-1987) was born in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin and joined Orson Welles’ Mercury Theatre as a stage manager in 1938. In 1939, Welles closed the theatre and moved the Mercury to radio where Teichmann joined him an ...
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