Saturday, July 29, 2017

Night Life in Wallace - 7/28/17

Night Life in Wallace - 7/28/17

And, while we were eating our barbecue and pondering our good luck at being in The Center of the Universe, two actors approached our table and offered us the opportunity to attend live theater at the Sixth Street Melodrama Theater.   How could we resist?

Off we went to the Sixth Street Melodrama Theater (conveniently located on 6th Street and near our RV Park), purchased two tickets and were whisked into the theater to join the locals watching a production of Bad Business at the Brewery, Or ... Who Botched Bessie's Brew.  We were instructed in the skills of booing and hissing the villains, cheering the hard-working proprietors of the brewery, clapping for the hero and supporting the heroine with sighs and sage advice.  The melodrama unfolded and all were swept up in the throes of support for the hard-working cast.


The melodrama was followed by the Kelly's Alley Revue ... songs (sing-a-longs), skits, and endless supply of jokes (we now know what happened to John's Giant Book of Jokes when he left home) ... some were real groaners, some were punny, and some had us laughing hard ... all were entertaining, even if some of the songs were out-of-tune and off key.  It is audacious to see community members putting themselves out, front and center, to offer live community theater.


Bambi was surprised that a couple of old folks stayed out so late on a Saturday night ... must be the effect of being at The Center of the Universe.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

As a retired public health researcher was Paul out-of-sync - booing the villainous brewer and cheering the do-gooder villains? I suspect not as a truly well made local brew is the exception and threatens the corporate beer barons. As for the bad puns and jokes, I know from personal exposure that the Marques can hold their own... :-)