Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-03-13
"A LITTLE CLODHOPPER"
CAST OF CHARACTERS

1
Septimus Green, A young book
agent, Homer Rice.
Ocey Gump. A fresh country pro-
duct. by Heck!, Charlie Altman.
Geo. Chiggerson, An innocent lit
tie lamb from the city, Frank Muir
ply.
Mrs. Chigge-son-Bo his doting
mamma, with a smooth scheme, Ell
ma Grote'us chen.
Miss Ju .erta eBan, a Splint%rville
boarding house keeper, Marie Rog-
ers.
Chairman Carter. Who thinks she
is Vampire, Rose Grotelusche.
Judy, A little clodhopper from the
poor house, Dell Rogers.
| Orchestra-Miss Julietta Bean,
manager; Ceptimus Green, director;
Elmer Jensen, Walter Groteluschen,
Hugh Billicks. Winnie Gillicks, Lois
Farrell and Mrs. Frank Murphy.
Act Front room in Miss Beans
boarding house. One evening in
April. The theft.
Act 1.-Two months later. A
room in the city home of Mrs. CHG
gerson- Boggs. A couple of we'd
dings. Out in the storm.
Act III.-Three weeks later Same
scene as act two. The man from
Texas. Blackmail.
Time-The present.
Place-Splinterville Mo-, and the
city.
Home talent Talent is the
right word. No name so sweet as
home. No name so complimentary
as talent. Combine the two and
you have success. Thus is ex-
pressed the result of the effort of the
Epworth Leaguers Of Gray in "a
Little Clodhopper, presented at the
opera house in Gray last Friday ev-
ening to packed house. The roads
were bad and many could not come,
but never mind, they're gong to give
it again sotb. AS it was every seat
was taken.
There was not a dull moment from
the first rise of the curtain 1t was
humorous production. Again the
use of the right word More laugh
ter was provoked there that night
than has been produced in long
time. Laughter was the order of
the hour. No place for the blues.
1t was well cast company. Ev-
cry member appeared perfectly at
ease and appeared not to know what
stage fright meant. There were no
inferior actors each interpreting the
respective roles with the design of
the author fully realized To say
thai q hi was made is one of the
mildest expressions one might well
make.
Miss Dell Rogers carried the title
role of Judy. Just from the poor
house into the home of scheming
lady Judy eludes net laid to trap
her into marriage with the .lady's
son. This is not accomplished how
ever, without the aid of Chairman
Carter, vampire. who marries the
young man without asking his moth
er's consent. Chairman is por-
trayed by Miss Rosa Groteluschen
George Chiggerson. the young man,
is mothers boy and played by F. H.
Murphy. His doting mamma, Mrs
Chiggerson- Boggs, gives opportunity
for display of executive talent. The
part is taken by Miss Elna Grote-
luschen.
Upon the scene of Mrs. Boggs' we'll
laid scheme to marry her son to Miss
Judy, there appears cloud in the
| wi III VI ocptiiuS pIech, yOuHS
book agent in the person of Homer
Rice. He knows too much about
the elderly lady for her comfort and
the result is he rescues Judy. locates
her father who is rich, supposed to
be dead, and all is happy ever after
ward
Ocey Gum, fresh country product,
become enamored with Miss Julia
i Ill
keeper and they enter that pilgrim
age from which only few travellers
return, the matrimonial highway
Charlie Altman plays Ocey and Mrs
II. j. Rogers. Miss Dean
The orchestra thrilled the audi
ence with its Charming" music and
the evening slips away ere any are
aware.