Givings, a young gynecologist who treats suffering women (and the occasional man) in the name of science, medicine and Thomas Edison. His newfangled device promotes what seem to be miraculous, vigor-restoring “paroxsyms” in his patients; meantime, it inspires mostly sadness and envy in his neglected and temperamental wife, Catherine (Aubrey Saverino, who infuses the part with laughs and pizazz).