[PW] Womanless Wedding

[Joy Tofteland]

I have no idea where the idea started.  Ever since I can remember,(at
least 50 years) my relatives have staged a "shotgun wedding" at
anniversary celebrations.  All of the parts are played by males.
Costumes included oversized wedding dresses and mop heads for wigs.  The
make-up was excessive and the script was impromptu but always funny and
suited to the couple. I had no idea other people did this. I always
thought it was a strange family tradition.

Joy Tofteland
Reference Technical Resources Librarian
Kirkendall Public Library
Ankeny, IA
 
jtofteland at ci.ankeny.ia.us
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I couldn't find a Wikipedia article about the "Womanless Wedding," a 
'play,' if you can call it that, where a wedding is staged, and all the 
women involved are played by men in drag.  You can find a couple of
current 
examples on YouTube. One website claimed it began as a Civil War 
entertainment by the troops.  Does anyone know any more about its
origins?

Bill Davis

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