The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-04-05
WEDDING WAS
GREAT SHOW
Antics of Local Men Cause
Hysteria in Audience
Talent Displayed

It was a knockoutl Nothing
could adequately describe "The
Womanless Wedding" staged by
the Kiwanis club Monday and Tues
day nights of this week at the Lib
erty Theatre, Seventy-five men,
about half of them impersonating
women, all the distinguished char
acters of the United States, even
the 1929 flappers they were all
there.
And the show was funny! 1t is
really surprising what excellent
women some of Ksnnewick's male
citizens make. Louis Carpenter as
a bridesmaid was perfect; Edward
Faulds played Mary Pickforde part
so well that a large portion Of the
audience thought the wedding was
not womanless after all. Henry
Lagergrem and DR.. Wegner put
on a skit that would have done
credit to the 0rphium circuit; Fred
Mills as Fritz Kriesler played the
violin almost too well; Art Hodge
and Clarence Yedica were such good
Irishmen that one could hardly be-
lieve them to be the same familiar
sober everyday citizens; Vane Will
der as the fashion plate and Carl
Phillips as Theda Bara showed the
audience some really hot vampire
stuff. Warren Hodge demonstrated
what a setback the social world
received when he became an educat-
or instead of butler, Herb Cram
ner and Frank Bentley were per-
feet parents as were Les STRAIN and
Cy Smith, altho the latter was
little bit fearful; the Kentucky
colonel and his lady were ably rep
resented by Frank Beste and Don
Campbell. Herb Shanafelt made an
excellent baby and Howard Beste
proved his ability as a "Negro
Nanny" Mr.. and Mrs. John ID.
Rockefeller. Irbing Gleason and
Joe Perry, were on hand with q
can Of oil and thin dimes; Ralph
Reed and Floyd Hutchins as de-
voted wife and henpecked husband
drew a laugh; DR.. Spaulding and
Elmer Huppman were Gen. PERISH
ing and Col. Lindbergh; Herman
Schmidt the bishop; Ed Tweet the
bride; Penney Ferrell, Paderews-
XII; /. N. Mueller, ringbearer; Bill
Smith and John Ferguson, bad
boys; Paul Sevy and Floyd Hig-
ley drank the punch; Frank Green
was Annie Laurie; Chas. Knowles
and Bill Strickler, Mr.. and Mrs.
Heny Ford; Cap Vickers and Vim
cent Small, the President and first
lady. Kirkpatrick and Don Thomp-
son in the roll of flower girls
were a scream; Harold Fyfe and
Bob Sawyer gave a perfect imita-
tion of grandparents; Doc Lundy
and Orlin Fisher, Mr.. and Mrs.
Montgomery Ward; Scotty Rolf
of Pasco in the roll Of Harry Lau-
der was good; L. E. johnson and
Larry Oliver, the Edisons; Herb
Lens, Chas. Chaplin; ETC., etc.
From the flower girls, flappers.
groomsmen, pages. trainbearer TO
old maid aunt, all of the cast were
funny. A few were tragic, and all
were good for at least one guffaw.
Oh yesi We must not forget that
o. U. Poorfish, Brick Oliver, who
at the last minute and much to the
surprise of everyone, appeared as
the groom. Poor Bricki We don't
know why he was kept. in the
background, shrouded in such mvs-
terry, but anyway no. one should
hold that against him.
1t will be long time before the
men of Kennewick will take part
in anything quite so foolish as
"The Womanless Wedding" and IL
was quite obvious that none of
them was ever guilty of such a
thing before. The assininity of the
show was what put it across. Ev-
eryone expressed surprise at the
remarkable talent, and some times
the lack of it, shown by the par
ticipants. Many of them did so well
that their work limited of artificial
stimulation.
The theatre was filed almost
to capacity both nights. The mon
ey taken in goes to the Kiwanis
club and will be spent for COM
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