Once again the siren call of home town entertainment beckoned to our family. Jenny and I were part of our town's 4th of July Melodrama in a play called "Pineview Pete's Revenge". I got to be Pete. That's me with the gun.
Jenny got to be 'Town's Woman'. That didn't sound sophisticated enough so she officially named her self, "Ethel". Her sidekick husband was her older brother, who they Named "Emer".
The picture below show's Jenny, her brother (one with the hat), and her niece. We also had our daughters running lights and curtains behind the scenes.
The premise of the play is that Pete is seeking revenge on the local town. On the side he likes to rob banks and leave the bank managers in dresses, or as he would say it, in "Something Frilly, off the shoulder, with a boa." The town, with a clutzy deputy, and a new woman sheriff, come to the rescue and save the town from the affects of Slim's (one of Pete's sidekicks) six alarm chili, and Pete's poor taste in evening gowns and small town theater (you have to see the show to understand this...sorry).
My favorite line from the Play: "You think it's not, but I know that you know that you think it is."
Though the town's people agreed that Pete's initials PP were juvenile, they sure were a lot better than his real name's, Sheldon Orville Bottomly, if you can catch my drift.
oh wow - you guys did it. i've been hearing all about the huntsville 4th from various blogs but now it's complete. pics of the melodrama. i didn't even know that half of my family was in it! those pics look nice too. too bad i missed it. i bet you were funny.
ReplyDeleteThat girl with the rolling pin is sure cute. (Oh, and so is the guy with the eye patch and gun)
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