Join actress Lady Joan as she portrays the advice columnist Victorian Lady in this zany adventure of the 1890’s. The advice she gives in the column has created some major problems in the small town where it is published. Can she make amends and erase all the misunderstandings and rescue the town before it crumbles under the stress the column has caused? The Victorian Lady column is published by the local newspaper, the Sunset Press. The author ‘s identity has been kept secret, which makes the misinformation even more difficult to trace. Our anonymous columnist originally intended her column to be advice, but unfortunately has become more of a gossip column. Examples of the misinformation are such articles as, “Dear Victorian Lady, Doesn’t it seem that prices at the local Mercantile have been raised all too often?” Her response was. “It seems that the owner, Mr. Hufflepump, has been raising prices weekly. It makes one wonder if he is interested in becoming the town’s first millionaire.” “Dear Victorian Lady, I was walking by the local dressmaker’s store and it seemed she was displaying some rather risqué clothing styles.” The columnist responded, “When I lived in New York, there were several clothes makers who made revealing clothing for ladies who were not exactly considered ladies, if you know what I mean.” “Dear Victorian Lady, I see Mayor Smythe at various social events seeming to be in close company with a variety of women, while his wife is nowhere to be seen. Is their marriage still doing well?” Her response was, “While this reporter has noticed the Mayor at social events alone, it has been evident that his wife has been missing. The rumor is that Mrs. Smythe has taken a new occupation, but no one seems to have located yet where she might be employed. As for the other women near the mayor, he has always been friendly with his constituents.” The owners of the Sunset Limited train line are considering discontinuing our town as one of the scheduled stops because of all the scandalous rumors. Since the identity of the column’s author has been kept secret, the newspaper has come under fire for not revealing who she is so she can be confronted by those she has cast into suspicion. Lady Joan insists to her editor that the responses are not vicious gossip, but simply misunderstandings of the spirit in which they were written. She quietly goes about town trying to correct the misunderstandings without revealing her true identity. Her awkward attempts to clear up some of the confusion involved with her written comments make for some zany situations in this fun comedy.

In posts from local news media, reviews of the movie from fellow actresses have been very positive.

Eve Arden said “This is one of the funniest movies I have seen for the past several years. Actress Lady Joan has come into her own as one of the best comedy actresses ever.”

Gracie Allen was quoted as saying, “ A great comedy actress has the perfect timing to deliver her funny lines. Lady Joan makes that sense of timing look natural and flawless.”

Spring Byington stated, “Who knew Lady Joan had such a great comedy sense”?