Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-11-20
NICE SUM Melted
FOR WORTHY CAUSE
Immense Crowd Laughs Heartily
Over "Womanless Wedding"
With Local "Stars"
On Stage

| "oo III eth upiooi VI ieluSiiIci lIOiii I'll
time the participants in the uniqu
Ceremony" came on the scene.
handsome sum was realized for tn
Associated Charities, over $500 bcin,
the receipts.
The program provided delightful
evening for everyone. The openin,
scene represented lawn, with youni
society folks singing, dancing and en-
gagged in laughter and conversation
Prominent young folks of Richmon,
took part in this and made a prctty
picture. The musical feature was tn,
l"l'm Lonesome, That's ALL" by San
Dcatherage who has voice of won
deIful power and potentialities. Miss
es Alice Clark Kellogg and Dorothy
Endell, dressed as little girls, sang {
Mother Goose duet. Rodes Terrill
Miss Alice Metcalf, and Cecil Oldham
'sang solos and chorus wound up tn,
opening scene. Among those on the
stage in this scene were Misses Alice
Mctcalf, Louise Terrill, Zerelda Bax.
ter, Zelia Rice, Emily Chenault, Su,
Chcnault, Laura Isabelle Bennett
Virginia Hisle, Mary Katherine Hu.
guely, Annie Mae Dawson, and Laur
Blanton, and Messrs. Douglas Chen.
ault, VIM. Minter, Cecil Oldham
lRodes Terrill, Alfred Douglas, Sam
Deatherage, J. C. Ballard, and Clifror
Endel.
Then began the "real stuff" wheI
Squire T. B. Collins, as a colorcd ma.
jor domo, brought in the punch\ anf
after literally sampling it himself
introduced Tom Baxter as a typica'
Black Nanny, in charge Of two un,
ruly children, Charley Nelson and Dr.
Scuddcr, both of whom said pieces
and brought down the house. Tho
work of Baxter and Collins in thei'
dialogue and dancing was very finr
and a big feature of the evening.
Mr.. Collins then introduced the par
ticipants in the wedding, who came
down the main aisle of the house, al
appropriate intervals, and garbed tc
their parts. CARRIED is right, fo,
never wree staid and respected citi-
zens of Richmond seen before in suci
attire. Dressmakers mast have beer
worked overtime to produce the daint
gowns that were draped oyer the OK.
quisite figures of Shelby Hamilton
Brother Turley, w. S. Oldham, Jin
Culton and the dainty Kit Chenault
who was the cutest thing you eve
saw.
Some of the "1adies" were regular
vamps in their attire. ]. w. Elder an,
jim Leeds as FRITZ ScheT and Clar
Kimball Young were pretty cnoug'
to excite the interest Of cigar-stor,
Indian. Frank Devorc as Thcda Baru
in black with picture hat and red
scarf, was splendid. Franks "bux-
ON" figure showed to fine advantage
Rodes Terill as Geraldine Farrar, in
a beautiful evening gown, en- train
sang "Oh Promise Me-" in soprano
that reached high c and other altitu.
dinous notes with an case that made
the audience almost suspect him of
borrowing" Miss Alice Metcalf'y
voice for the effort.
. r. j. Mckee, as the mother of tho
bride, in a black, velvet evening gown
was stately and' dignified, but cried
most becomingly when "she" saw he'
daughter given in the bonds of "pad-
lock" to John Shaw, the groom, in
conventional evening attire. ThI
bride and groom almost did Mutt
and JEFF stuntin size, for Fred Davi-
son, was the willowly, spirituclle and
daintily clinging vine.
Harry Blanton and 0v. Harder, a.
two giggling girls, who poured puncf
were real vamps, and dressed to the
Fart. George holland, as Agnes
Clark, r. H. Mckinney as Ante
Stewart, Bob White as Helen Holmes.
Robert Ramsey as Mary Piclsford Os-
car Silver as Billy Burke, ]. r. Shaw
as Ann Pennington, and Oscar Stan
ifer as Mrs. Vernon Castle, all at
tendants at the wedding, were perfect
Screams" and each was greeted with
4 salvo of merriment, Stanifcr's
dancing was a feature, too. No cold
maid" herself could have beaten May
OF J.. P. Evans in the part. His
costume was really magnificent and
all "she" wanted seemed to be to get
her man. Prof. Tandy made a
good escort for FIFTH Scheff. while
Col. j. r. Dunbar, rugged cut in a din
ner coat and high hat brought in
Theda Bara and got storm of ap-
plause.
The dainty "little" bridesmaids,
Weber Hamilton, Nick HARDER, Jim,
Sewell and George Simmons were all
that could be desired, while the flower