Mrs. Bumpstead Leigh

A 1925 theatre program, with copious advertisements, which details the cast & plot of this stage performance set in Long Island. Notably high number of actresses, and the director and stage manager are both women. The play was performed at the Santa Cruz High School auditorium, with accompanying music from the school's orchestra.

People: Harry James Smith, Samuel French, W H Normand, Jean Sanderson, Frank Chapman, C H Griffin Jr, George S Tait Jr, Fred D McPherson / Fred McPherson, Emmet C Rittenhouse / Emmet Rittenhouse, William E Davis, James R Williamson, W Grant Hatch, Phillip Bliss, B Barbara Gosliner, Rose Edwards, John E Squires, Roy Stevens, Chapman Furniture Company, F M Watenpaugh, Santa Cruz High School Orchestra
Source: Saturday Afternoon Club
Date: 1925
Type: PROGRAM; LEAFLET; ADVERTISEMENT
Coverage:
  • Santa Cruz
  • Theatre
  • 1920s
  • Comedy
  • Clubs
  • Music
  • Orchestra
  • Events
Identifier: MS-SANTA CRUZ-DRAMA-08

Citation

“Mrs. Bumpstead Leigh.” Saturday Afternoon Club. 1925. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/139819. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.