The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-12
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 McDonaid'ss Opera House WAS well hil- ed last night when. under the auspices of the Young Ladies' Guild of the Gen. tral Presbyterian Church, Mrs. WiSss. of the Cabbage Patch" was presented with Mrs. W. B. Frazier of Auburn. m the leading role, and the other char acters impersonated by local amateur talent.
 From the moment when the curtain rises on the first scene in Mrs. Wiggs's kitchen, until 1t rings down on the. last act, Back in the Kitchen Again." Mrs. Frazier is Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch'' and with her in her joys that she SO enjoys, and her sorrows sho Will not see, she carries the sympathy of the audience By her splendid interpretation of the character which has become one of the great fictitious danes of the day, she makes one envy Mrs. Wlggs, her poy- erty, her numerous family and all the other hard lines, or lines which, without Mrs. Wiggs's philosophy would seem hard.
 Mrs. Frazier is a gifted woman and an artist on the stage. Her support last evening was composed of some of Mont gomery's best amateur talent, and under her training each one caught the spirit of her interpretation of the character, so that the whole. performance moved with wonderful smoothness.
 The synopsis as found on the program was:
 The '"Cabbage Patch" is a humble dis trict in the suburbs of a large. city. It's inhabitants are bound together by ties of poverty. Mrs Wiggs,," the self-ap- pointed mother of the neighborhood IS perfect type of cheerful unselhshness. A widow with five children and small means of livelihood, she shares freely with all worse off than herself and espe- ciaIly supervises the household or tne improvident and helpless Miss Hazy.
 Miss Lucy Olcott," a young iady ot means, while dispensing charity in the district, becomes especially Interested in Mrs. wiggs and visits her frequently. Her lover, MT. Bob Bedding" with whom she has quarreled comes upon "Billy" reading the theatre posters, makes his acquaintance and immediateiy installs himself as a friend of the fam ily unawares of Miss Lucy's connection with it.
 Mrs. Wiggs sings Miss Lucy's praises to Mir. Bob, and MT. Bob's to MISS Lucy on all occasions, Finally the lovers, Hsce in her house and a joyful reconciiauoh is the result. .s The scenes presented were:
 Mrs. wiggs's Kitchen, Parlor Oicott Residence, Miss Hazy's Kitchen, In front | of Opera House, Room at Bonds Kss- | taurant, Back in the Kitchen Again:
 The cast was: Mrs. Wiggs. Mrs. Fra | zier: Asia, Miss Theresa Vass; Australia Miss Louise Nix; Europena, Miss WilIie | Fillmore; Billy, Mir. L.. D. Harkins; Jln1- my, Mir. Chas. billiard; Miss Hazy, Mrs. Bibb Graves; Chris Hazy, MT. Walter | shebard; Pete, Mr. Burr Johnston; Miss Iucy Oicott Miss Lottie Hibbler; Rob Iert Bedding, Mir. John Sparrenberger.
 IN COMPLIMENT TO MRS. HILL.
 - Mrs. l.. L. Hin gave a brilliant recep- tion yesterday afternoon, when she enter tained' in compliment ;, to Mrs: Robert
 Sommerville Hill. '-- 70 e : F Mrs Hill stood with her guest of honor to receive her callers in the drawing room land was assisted by Mrs. William Hill land Mrs. Hudson. She wore a gown os Eoliau crepe and her flowers were Amert-
 can beauty roses.
 Mrs. Robert Sommerville Hill wore a
 toilette of white India silk and held white narcissus; Mrs William Hill was gowned
 in white lace over silk with white carna- ltions, and Mrs. Hudson was attfred in bblack silk and lace. In this apartment L,white flowers were used, and the artistic groupings of carnations, narcissus and ITOseS iWAS pdrHAculdEty iSiLcCtlNcs- III tuc Laecond parlor red was the tone carried Tout with beautiful taste, and in the two Iother rooms the plan of pink was the at-
 traction.
 The punch was served by Mrs Louis
 Robinson and Mrs. Margaret White from a table which was exquisite In an ar rangement of pink carnations, pink-shad-
 ed lights and yiolets. The friends who assisted In entertain ing were: , ,..
 Mrs. H, S. Persons, Mrs. Charles Pol lard Jones, Miss Josephine Mcknight, Miss Sallie Fillmore, Miss Annie Tyson,
 Miss May Tyson, Miss Lane, Mrs. John
 Fillmore, Mrs. R. F.. Ligon, Mrs. Elliott
 Hannon, Miss Willie B. Haralson, Miss
 Caroline Haralson, Mrs: George Dent,
 Miss Agnes Carr. Mrs. Margaret White,
 Mrs. (. L. Campbell. Mrs. Louis Robin
 son, Mrs. Phares Coleman, Mrs. Bernard
 Gaston, Mrs. Charles Teasley, Mrs. H. NJ.
 weedon, Mrs. Hubert Dent. Mrs. T. D.
 Hill, Miss Annie Lowe. Miss Lil Tinsley,
 Miss Myra Mitchell, Mrs. McDuff Cain,
 Mrs. Jack Thorington. Mrs. o. c. Maner.
 Mrs. Warren Reese and Miss Elsie Berry.