Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch is a 1901 novel by American author Alice Hegan Rice, about a southern family humorously coping with poverty. It was highly popular on its release, [ 1 ] and has been adapted to film several times.

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch is a 1934 American comedy drama film directed by Norman Taurog. It is based on the 1904 Broadway play by Anne Crawford Flexner, [1] which was taken from the novel of the same name by Alice Hegan Rice. The film stars Broadway stage actress Pauline Lord, ZaSu Pitts and W. C. Fields.

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch, is a 1903 comedy by American author Anne Crawford Flexner. It was based on two books by Alice Hegan Rice, Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1901) and Lovey Mary (1903). [1] . It has three acts and two settings, all within the "Cabbage Patch", an impoverished neighborhood on the fringes of Louisville, Kentucky.

Aug 1, 2003 · "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch" by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice is a novel written in the early 20th century. It explores the life and struggles of Mrs. Wiggs and her family, who reside in a poverty-stricken neighborhood humorously referred to as the Cabbage Patch.

Mrs. Wiggs made the statement as cheerfully as if her elbows were not sticking out through the boy's coat that she wore, or her teeth chattering in her head like a pair of castanets. But, then, Mrs. Wiggs was a philosopher, and the sum and substance of her philosophy lay in keeping the dust off her rose-colored spectacles.

Mrs Wiggs and her brood of "childern" are literally starving on the wrong side of the tracks; there are no cabbages in the Cabbage Patch, just shanties of (curiously enough) German immigrants. Their lives are saved by a Christmas basket delivered by a beautiful, wealthy young lady.

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch: Directed by Norman Taurog. With Pauline Lord, W.C. Fields, Zasu Pitts, Evelyn Venable. The Wiggs family plan to celebrate Thanksgiving in their rundown shack with leftover stew, without Mr. Wiggs, who hasn't …

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch is a 1914 American silent comedy drama film directed by Harold Entwistle and starring Beatriz Michelena, Blanche Chapman and House Peters. It is based on the 1903 play by Anne Crawford Flexner, [1] which itself is taken from the 1901 novel of the same name by Alice Hegan Rice. [2]

Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch: Directed by Ralph Murphy. With Fay Bainter, Hugh Herbert, Barbara Jo Allen, Carolyn Lee. In the shanty town called the Cabbage Patch, Mrs. Wiggs scrabbles for survival with her brood of children and hopes for the return of her husband, who left many years before.