title: Clara Meets Mr. Twiddles: The Magical Adventures of Clara the Cleaning Lady
author:  Lynnette A. Murray-Gibson 
description: Murray-Gibson's first book, The Magical Adventures of Clara the Cleaning Lady: Clara Meets Mr. Twiddles has received many great 5 star reviews. She is the recipient of the 2009 Hollywood Book Festival Award and the 2009 Arizona Author's Association Award for Children's Literature. Murray-Gibson is the founder and President of the Roynell and Annette Murray Foundation. Proceeds from the sales of the books support the Foundation which funds literacy and educational projects in Liberia and the US
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  # CLARA'S HUSBANDS
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Laura M. Williams
  
  
  This page copyright © 2002 Munsey's.
  
  
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  CHARACTERS
  
  
  CLARA: a woman
  
  
  CLAUDE: young, handsome
  
  
  DICK: young and well dressed
  
  
  BERTIE: long-haired, artistic
  
  
  SAM: older than the others, bearded
  
  
  PLACE
  
  
  A living room.
  
  
  NOTE: The four husbands may appear one by one by putting their
  
  
  heads through frames on the background. The first may appear,
  
  
  afterwards disappearing and taking the parts of other husbands by
  
  
  changing make-up. Or four different men may appear. A black curtain may
  
  
  be used, if desired, and each husband step out as CLARA speaks. Light
  
  
  should then be thrown upon him, giving him the appearance of a vision.
  
  
  **CLARA:** It's come! I'm divorced again. I am the most
  
  
  unfortunate of women. So many live happily, or at least contentedly,
  
  
  with one, and he was my fourth! [Sniffles; reads paper.] One hundred a
  
  
  month—hum—he