The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-02-07
THE DOCTORS PATIENTS"
Home Talent Performance by the Arctic Brotherhood Enthusiast cally Received by Large Audience

"The Doctors Patients" the one act comedy presented by the Arctic Rrothrhood in the Redmen's Hall Hast Saturday evening was one of the most successful home talent affairs eyer presented in Wrangell.
 "The Doctors Patients" is clev- er little sketch wherein Dr. Frank rruelove, a mental specialist, is hay ing no little difficulty in meeting his monthly bills. Then comes a letter from the doctors bachelor uncle stating that he is coming to pay a isit to the doctor and his wife. The same day a letter is received from the maiden aunt of the doctors wife stating that she is also coming to pay the couple visit. It happens that Dr. and Mrs. Truelove are not ill a position to entertain their ex- uected guests as elaborately as they would like, and furthermore they think it unlikely that their guests will be congenial to each other. Af- ger worrying over the matter the young couple decide upon a novel scheme to get rid of their guests shortly after their arrival. The identity of the doctors uncle is to be concealed from the wife's aunt. On the other hand the identity of the wifes aunt is to be concealed from the doctors uncle. Each is to be made to believe that the other is patient suffering from mental dis crder who is stopping with the couple while under the doctors treatment. The two guests arrive on the same day, and each is very un- comfortable over the presence of the other. During the first two days there are some ludicrous experiences, and both guests decide to return home. Then the bloomin' Irish but Ter spills the beans' and the guests learn each others real names, and also discover that they are old sweet hearts who have been separated twenty years-twenty years too long. They lovingly embrace each other and their engagement is an- nounced.
 In the cast-of characters the-p part Of pr. Truelove was so we'll sustained by A. c. Jorgenson that some of the spectators wondered if he had not missed his calling in being a light ming pounder instead of a physician
 Miss Helen Hinselman. as Dolly, the doctors attractive young wife, acted the part to the queens taste
 A. E. Gurr, as Jeremiah Pipkin, the doctors uncle, was a huge suc- cess, both as wealthy uncle and as lover.
 Mrs. Dodge, as Maria Tibbles, the wealthy maiden aunt of Mrs. True love, did some playing that would have been worthy of professional
 Thomas Dalgity, as Dooley, the laundering butler. appeared in a makeup that brought down the house, even beofre the audience had heard his Irish brogue.
 Digby Cochrane as director and Carl Arola, the stage manager, are deserving of unstinted praise for the manner in which they carried out their parts.
 The presentation of the sketch was preceded by a short but enter taining program consisting of piano selections by Mrs. W. R. Nevill. readings by B. M. Dodge. dances by Miss Edna Mae Bidwell, vocal selec- tions by Mrs. o. A. Bronscon, and two musical numbers by the Bronson family. All numbers were received with enthusiastic applause
 After "The Doctors Patients" had been satisfactorily disposed of there was dance which rounded out the evening entertainment most enjoy ably.