The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-04-09
THE WOMANLESS WEDDING
PROVES HUGE SUCCESS;
OPERA HOUSE CROWDED

age" as against, woman without
her man, is savage" illustrates both
the moot question of punctuation
and the matter of the "Womanless
Wedding" that was held here in the
Opera House Wednesday night to
such a large, satisfied and apprecia-
tive audience. It was forced upon the
public in truly male and ruthless
style at that de-feminated wedding
how savage, how lacking in the
igraces, man can be without the tom
ing influence of woman. 1t showed
par example the futility of mans eff
forts to breast the tide alone.
1t was a pot pourri, a salmagundi
of all that is or can be burlesqued
in that which is called marriage. 1t
was hasty scrambling of all that is
ridiculous. all that is conceit. all
that is affectation in a man; it was
histronic talent carried to the point
of betraying man as he is and ought
mot to be.
With so much local talent-and
! all of it was local-such a show could
not fail to intrigue local interest and
the building was crowded. The per-
formance did not fail to amuse, to
provoke laughter. How could it fail
with such a bride as Mr.. Fred Cason.
Mr.. Cason is just fitted by nature IN
he matter of physiognolny to be
the antithisis of a what a sweet.
beautiful, glowing, loving, devoted
and winsome bride should be. The
accoutrement was all right; Mrs.
Cason should be congratulated, and
f the ceremony had only been held
.nder the auspices of Allah in a
Moslem temple, the bride heavily
veiled, 'twould have been all right:
but it is a fearsome sight to see
rocodile face in bridal "things"
weeping.
When one comes to Capt. Jack
Perrin one is almost convinced that
the impossible is possible. Capt. Jack
was to all intents and purposes the
grand dame. 1t was incongruous to
impose on such kind, gentle and
gracious lady such bride-daughter.
But then the show depended upon
the matter of incongruities.
Two characters in the show were
not burlesqued, the groom and the
preacher. AS usual the groom went
through his part meekly, unprotest-
ingly. Sanford Howie as groom can
hardly hope to do better at some
future. date at a ceremonial less i'm
permanent.
Major Fulp, as preacher, per-
petrated number of things in a
clear, resonant voice from a huge
service book that kept the audiance
in gales of laughter. The major does
we'll in the cloth and were he not
such an excellent educator it might
be suggested that he found and
operate Gretna Green.
Mr.. Roscoe as Sis Dora was ire
sistible. He has a stage manner, a!
stage voice. He entered easily into
the spirit of his part and did much to
carry the show through on the crest.
1t would be impossible to mention
all of the characters further than to
say that all were splendid; and we'll
costumed, each doing his part to
make the ensemble the success it
was.
The music was furnished by Miss
Victoria Howie and her help but
shows that man cannot pull off any,
thing worth while without some as
slstance from the fairer sex. In this
connection the singing of Miss Leila
Ellis and the reading of Miss MaryI
Greene introduced the show and
gave it the proper send-off. Both
these young ladies fulfilled their
mission splendidly.