The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-05-16
Catholic Ladies WI
Produce Musicals Shoe
"Aunt Lucia" With Cast of 100 at
Caughren Theatre, Thursday
and Friday, May 1924


Lady of. the Angels are sponsoring
the musical farce Aunt Lucia"
which will be presented at the
Caughren theatre, Sank Centre,
Thursday and Friday evenings of
next week, May 1924.
This attraction is directed by the
Universal Producing Company. It
has been shown in number of
cities in this section of Minnesota
within the past few months, scor-
ing decided hits.
One hundred local people will
take part in the production.
The play proper deals with the
story of the Home Coming of Blu
la Bula College. The setting of the
show is in a Fraternity House
drawing room. The whole school
anxiously awaiting the arrival of
Lucia Wakefield, the widow of the
late Roderick Wakefield, who is
worth fifty million dollars. She is
going to attend Bula Bula College
Home Coming, and they are expect
ing her to give large sum of
money for the building of foot
ball stadium. Jerry Watson, one
of the college boys, with the help
of his two roonnmates, George and
Dick, dressed himself as an old
lady, for the entertainment of his
fellow fraternity members. While
dressed in this outfit, he was mis-
taken by Prof. Gaddis and Dean
Howard, as the real Lucia Wake
field from Florida, and they i'm
mediately introduce him to the
College President and everyone as
such. Once in this dilemma, it was
impossible for him to explain, with
out getting in bad, and so he is
carried on throughout the story,
masquerading as Lucia Wakefield,
when in reality, he is only Jerry
Watson.
Around the character, playing
the part of the fake Aunt Lucia, all
the fun and comical situations of
the play develop. Prof. Gaddis and
Mr.. Collins, and the Butter and
Egg Man, all fall in love with this
fake Lucia Wakefield, and try to
marry her. Their proposal scenes
are flowery, insistent and very fun
ny. When Jerry finds himself play
ing the part of the old lady, makes
love to the other boys girls, en-
joys the proposals of the men, and
generally adds to the comedy of the
play. Also, there is the College
President, DR.. Seamore, and Mrs.
Seamore, who add to the dignity
of the cast. Dean Howard, the old
maid school teacher and Prof.
Gaddis, the old bachelor, lovers for
fifteen years, finally come together
and are married. Then the Prof.
find that Lucia Wakefield was
only man. In the end, the real
Lucia Wakefield in Florida wires
the necessary amount of money
for the building of the College stad-
ium and Jerry, who has been the
fake aunt, wins back his girl, who
has stepped out with the college
sheik. Besides these characters
there are two college girls, friends
of George and Dick. All in all, it is
a collegiate plot, with great many
comical situations which are hilar-
ious from start to finish. Aunt
Lucia is one of the funniest shows
ever staged.
People especially fitted for the IA
speaking parts have been secured;
if Flo Ziegfield could lamp the
"fapper" chorus the average Fol-
lies girl would find her position
in jeopardy-perhaps. The adj
mission price will be Is and so
cents. Reserved seats on sale at
the Corner Drug Store.