President Charles Evans Hughes
8-minute comedy
SYNOPSIS
Republican candidate Charles Evans Hughes just needs to win California and he will succeed Woodrow Wilson as the 29th president of the United States.
CHARACTERS
CHARLES EVANS HUGHES, Republican candidate, 54
ANTOINETTE HUGHES, imminent First Lady, 52
PEGGY, maid, Irish, 20s
MARY PICKFORD, movie star, 24
SETTING
Tremedden, Bridgehampton, New York
TIME
November 9, 1916
Loosely based on a historical situation
(Hughes’ assumption of victory is fact. Wilson’s plan is fact. Pickford’s involvement is fiction.)
Republican candidate Charles Evans Hughes just needs to win California and he will succeed Woodrow Wilson as the 29th president of the United States.
CHARACTERS
CHARLES EVANS HUGHES, Republican candidate, 54
ANTOINETTE HUGHES, imminent First Lady, 52
PEGGY, maid, Irish, 20s
MARY PICKFORD, movie star, 24
SETTING
Tremedden, Bridgehampton, New York
TIME
November 9, 1916
Loosely based on a historical situation
(Hughes’ assumption of victory is fact. Wilson’s plan is fact. Pickford’s involvement is fiction.)
Presidential Election Shorts
Hollywood Fringe
The Lounge Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
June 3 & 10, 2016
Directed by John Fingal O’Donnell
Hollywood Fringe
The Lounge Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
June 3 & 10, 2016
Directed by John Fingal O’Donnell
