From Left: Mrs. Fred Wagner, Catherine Thomson, Mary Newton, James Craven, Agnes Krog.
Janesville Little Theatre opened its seventh season with The Torch-Bearers. The plot centers around the attempt of Mrs. Ritter to star in an amateur production to the disapproval of her husband. The second act gives us a backstage look at the chaos of amateur productions.
The 1935 Will Rogers movie "Doubting Thomas" was based on the Torch-Bearers.
About the Production
The Cast
Jenny Mr. Frederick Ritter Mrs. Paula Ritter Mrs. J. Duro Pampinelli Mr. Spindler Mrs. Nelly Fell Mr. Huxley Hossefrosse Teddy Spearing Miss Florence McCrickett Mr. Ralph Twiller Mr. Stage Manager Mrs. Clara Sheppard
James B. Gage Hiram M. Nowlan Alice Haagensen Esther Johnson Jessica George Gross Robert W. Bliss F. G. Wolcott Sidney Bliss Hazel M. Weirick Robert Wolcott Paul Buggs Harry S. Fox Lucy Kellogg Grace Hume Elizabeth Capelle Sanford Atwood Dolly B. Nowlan Robert Wolcott Gladys Dunwiddie