Show II Wilkes Director in Humorous Humorous' Role I V y l 1 C 1 11 J I 2 h V j jf rr f Ij j r R a. a il J h f Huron L. L Blydon whose productions at the Wilkes this season have delighted patrons of the drama He Hit will play the role of Mr Stubbins in Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch which opens at the Wilkes tonight That great favorite of ot all of us the cheerful Mrs Wiggs of ot the Cabbage Patch is 15 coming to the Wilkes all this week Shrewd homely philosophy amusing situations lots of ot kiddies on the the stage In good parts much laughter t and some t very real l pathos s that e touches Uj the heart and one of the s sweetest love stories ever written are all part of this pO-F pO popular a al play The Cabbage bage Patch is the setting setting- and it is so named because the shacks are scattered an any old direction In any old place between the railroad tracks trades in t this particular slum district s of Chicago Mrs fr y tl Mrs Wiggs is the general r mother fh of ot the Patch cheering up the despondent with her quaint ideas constantly striving to make ends meet and getting the most amusing results and generally looking after atter the sick and afflicted and weary and discouraged of the whole district She even starts a Sunday school for tor the spiritual welfare of ot the little cabbages with disastrous results To the Patch comes Lovey Mary a a. awalt waif walt and her charge Little Tommy a apathetic apathetic pathetic little figure who Instantly appeals ap appeals appeals ap- ap peals to Mrs Wiggs Wiggs' great heart Mr Bob comes also as a philanthropist and this adored gentleman gets Into many amusing situations due to the abnormal activity of Mrs Wiggs' Wiggs international children Asia and jand Australia helped out by the neighbors' neighbors youngsters Miss Lucy pretty and wealthy is also interested In tho Patch and and Mrs Wiggs schemes In her matchmaking mind to make every one happy with a wedding There h is a pretty love story ya with al all i 1 the rough spots of real love The tI title tie role Mrs l Wiggs will be played by Lillian Fischer who made her debut with th the Wilkes players last week as the aristocratic Mrs Pendleton Miss Fischer has fine dramatic ability as a a. character actress and her performance as Mrs 1 Wiggs will be delightful Miss 1 Lucy will be played by Gene Cleveland and Mr Bob by Verne Layton Lay- Lay ton Eloise Clement will be charming as the sweet Lovey Mary l Th The popular character actor Norman Feusier will be great as Mr Wiggs the good natured shiftless husband who has I left Mrs Wiggs for years with the cares of ot the family on her shoulders and who I unexpectedly turns up from his travels Claire Sinclair will be funny as the whining Miss l Hazy who always has something the matter with her Clark Marshall l will do his usual fine tine work as her son Chris Hazy Jack Jade Vosburg will play Billy WIggS Fred Manly will bo be laughably g d dignified niru 11 I as Mr H Jones Equally I funny will be Mr Stubbins as played by Huron L L. BI Blydon don Mildred Fitzgerald who made a decided de decided decided de- de hit as the blonde manikin In n Lombardi Lom Lom Lombard bard bardl Ltd will play Mrs Eichorn and Eugenia Graf Grat will play Mrs Schultz The children who will appear In the play are Little Tommy Tomm played by Billie Johnason Tina Viney played by Katheryn Katheryn Katheryn Kath- Kath I eryn Sanders Billy Sanders as Mickey Viney Catherine M M. Cooke as Woon- Woon Eichorn Louise Parker as Lena Dorothy Blydon as Australia I and Florence Blydon as Wiggs Violet Schram will play the part of the oldest daughter of ot Mrs Wiggs Asia Other characters will be Leon duff Cluff as Deacon Bagby Harry Taylor as Mr yA Eichorn and the postman a Ross s Higgins lg S Sas as the deputy sheriff For the benefit of ot the school youngsters the Thursday matinee will begin at 8 45 instead of ot at 2 30 In order that they may attend With such a popular play and the special enlarged company compan this should prove the most popular week at the Wilkes this season A special holiday matinee will also be given on Friday Armistice day |