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Cover of Wives on Strike

Wives on Strike

Lillian Sutton Pelée

Length
2 h 31 min
Chapters
3
Language
English
Genre
Comedy
First published
1920

The "Wives' Welfare Club" is meeting together so they may air grievances about their husbands and the inequality that women experience. During this meeting the wives decide to "go on Strike" and nominate Jane Spink to be the test case. Betty, who is a newlywed of only 30 days, boasts of her husband's perfect qualities and is amused at the other wives' complaints. However, as she returns home she realizes she just might end up on strike as well! - Summary by Jenn Broda

Cast List:

Betty Albright, a bride: Adrienne Prevost

Thornton Albright, her husband, an architect: Andrew Kennedy

Reynold Windburn, Betty's admirer: Anthony Joseph

Lily de Longpre, a vampire: Jenn Broda

Clara Collins, Betty's friend: Michele Eaton

Jane Spink, Betty's aunt: WendyKatzHiller

Bob Spink, Betty's uncle: Alan Mapstone

Patricia Duggan, President of Wives' Welfare Club: Anna Maria

Tom Duggan, her husband, a business man: Mason Lewis

Ura Lamb, Treasurer of Wives' Welfare Club: TJ Burns

Jim Lamb, her husband, a professor of philosophy: Larry Wilson

Shesha Nut, member of Wives' Welfare Club: Devorah Allen

Polly, a parrot: ToddHW

Stage Directions: TR Love

Edited by Jenn Broda

Chapters

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