Memories of Hollywoods Home on the Range premiere at Ritz Wellington
Local Wellington audience enjoys an unusual Hollywood Premiere at the Ritz Theatre with many residents impersonating famous actors and actresses. Harpo and Groucho replicas draw crowds while Claude McKinney wins best impersonation and Miss Edythe Monroe the best female impersonator. Casts members include Lilyan Tashman, Ginger Rogers, Bette Davis, and Edward G. Robinson among others in a lively, humorous program with Cab Calloway’s band.
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Mary Ann Hunter
Wellington
Pauline Starr
Hollywood
Ritz Theatre
Harpo
Groucho-Marx
Claude McKinney
Edythe Monroe
McKinney
Tom Mix
Miss Monroe
Ruby Keller
Gordon Rogers
Childress
Cab Calloway
Winifred Payne
Cab
Edward Lee Pritchard
Hubert McBrayer
Harris Phillips
Herbert Lindsay
Lilyan
Wellington stars imitate screen legends in lively show
Kay Francis and Norma Shearer would be proud of the girls who represented them in Wellington. Bessie Hunt Grace Moore Julia Slough and Mary Frances Templeton impersonated the stars while Hugo Hanter and Richard Carter did credit to Snozzle Durante and Joe E. Brown. The show featured uproarious body punches by Carrie Nola and strong impressions of Marlene Dietrich Helen Hays and Marion Davis. The program, directed by Winfred Payne and Gordon Rogers, was praised as one of Wellington’s most entertaining, spotlighting local talent and clever presentation.
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Tom
Freeman Moore
Kay Francis
Norma Shearer
Bessie Hunt
Grace Moore
Julia Slough
Mary Frances Templeton
Hugo Hanter
Richard Carter
Durante
Joe E. Brown
Hugo
Richard
Carrie Nola
Goat Hopper
Slim Summerville
Goat
Margaret Goforth
Billie Voca Brickey
Marlene Dietrich
Small Daughter
Margaret
Florence Phillips
Helen Hays
Miss Hays
Anna Jane Bailey
Sylvia Sidney
Pauline Coe
Dale Gully
Faye Bell
Virginia Weber
Mary Brian
Jean Harlow
Clara Bow
Dolores del Rio
Rose Strecker
Marion Davis
Miss Davis
Jewell Sugg
Border
Countess Fasco
Rin Tin Tin, Jr
Wellington
Winfred Payne
Gordon Rogers
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