"The Big Wedding": Play performed at Sugar Grove Community House. 1934.
February 22, 1934 CAST SELECTED FOR ‘BIG WEDDING’ AT SUGAR GROVE The cast of characters for the “Big Wedding” to be presented at the Community Center, Sugar Grove, next Wednesday and Thursday evenings, February 21, and 23 at 8 o’clock was announced yesterday. The cast follows: English butler, George Hackett; punch girls, George Kouth and Clarence Kouth; mother of bride, Frank O’Brien; father of bride, Edgar Snow; twin sister of bride, Elvin Bish; bad little sisters, Charles Calkins and Ralph Henricks; present taker, Geroge Whildin; ushers, Ralph Judd, Arthur Healy, Stanely Snow, Mannie Claesson and Earl Stainfield; bride’s maids, Roswell Kalter and Ferdinand Harker; matron of honor, Dr. N.E. Marion; flower girls, Everett Whildin and Arthur Johnson; ring bearer, Jack Shepard; bride, John Gordon; bridegroom, Professor Welton, Big Rock; best man, Frank Randall; minister, Porgessor Shields; Mrs. Gossip, Carter Wilson; Jewish peddler and partner, Dr. Merritt Gramley and Dr. Howard Gramley; Maggie and Jiggs, Skow and Williams; jilted sweetheart; baby sister, Walter Rollins; Mammy Lou, Warren Kinney; friend of the family, John Huss; grandmother of bride, Lowell Erwin; grandfather of bride, Ralph Dugan; Frita Kreisler, Louis Richards; Mae West, Elmer Spencer; hard of hearing uncle, Ed Kinney; wealthy aunt, Charlie Damon; Sally and her fans; father of bride, Mr. Brigham; mother of bride, Harold Ravlin, Henry Ford and wife Lizzie, Don Waite and Louis Probst; groom’s bachelor brother, Lewis Judd; Harry Lauder, Dan Davies; Seth Parker, Charles Brigham; country cousins, Phil Bosseler, Fred Huggins, Nelson Myers; Will Rogers, Bud Henning; Greta Garbo, Axel Johnson; messenger boy, Ralph Hartman; Colonel Lindbergh, Lloy Bowen; Anne Lindbergh, Jr. Booth; Mayor of Sugar Grove, Harold Lye; Mayor of Kaneville, Ben Humisten; Mayor of Chicago, Elmer Konen; St. Hopkins, W.A. Johnson; hen-pecked husband, Todd Mighell; devoted wife, Clayton Codington; Veda Myers, famous pianist; “Slim” Rackawyer; Mary Pickford, Elde Henne; Amos, Roy Skeen; Andy, John Cromwell; Babe Ruth, Frank Keslinger; Nobel Canter, Curt Knutson; grandmoterh of groom, Lee Kouth, grandfather of groom, Lew Judd; John McCormack, Clifford Sweat; Eddie Guest, Conrad Lind; Little Women, Pete Clever, Arthur Fletcher, N.P. Cornell and Fred Kirchebauer; village school mam, Frank Dugan; famous Sugar Grove quartet, Stephen Miller, Wray Graham, Chester Kouth and Faustin Zellar; Walter Winchell, Arthur Brigham; Al Smith, Fay Hays; Jim Poole, Lee Sauer; Jilted Lover, Pavey Polly; Uncle Sam; Johnie Dauberman; President Roosevelt, Paul Healy; Mrs. Roosevelt, Wesly Judd; music, M. M. Snow.
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Dawn Sauer, Brad Sauer, Dale Stork, Mandy Grotto, Luke Grotto
Civic Theater "The Big Wedding", February 21 and 22, 1934 at the Sugar Grove Community Building.
Newspaper Transcription: February 22, 1934 CAST SELECTED FOR ‘BIG WEDDING’ AT SUGAR GROVE The cast of characters for the “Big Wedding” to be presented at the Community Center, Sugar Grove, next Wednesday and Thursday evenings, February 21, and 23 at 8 o’clock was announced yesterday. The cast follows: English butler, George Hackett; punch girls, George Kouth and Clarence Kouth; mother of bride, Frank O’Brien; father of bride, Edgar Snow; twin sister of bride, Elvin Bish; bad little sisters, Charles Calkins and Ralph Henricks; present taker, Geroge Whildin; ushers, Ralph Judd, Arthur Healy, Stanely Snow, Mannie Claesson and Earl Stainfield; bride’s maids, Roswell Kalter and Ferdinand Harker; matron of honor, Dr. N.E. Marion; flower girls, Everett Whildin and Arthur Johnson; ring bearer, Jack Shepard; bride, John Gordon; bridegroom, Professor Welton, Big Rock; best man, Frank Randall; minister, Porgessor Shields; Mrs. Gossip, Carter Wilson; Jewish peddler and partner, Dr. Merritt Gramley and Dr. Howard Gramley; Maggie and Jiggs, Skow and Williams; jilted sweetheart; baby sister, Walter Rollins; Mammy Lou, Warren Kinney; friend of the family, John Huss; grandmother of bride, Lowell Erwin; grandfather of bride, Ralph Dugan; Frita Kreisler, Louis Richards; Mae West, Elmer Spencer; hard of hearing uncle, Ed Kinney; wealthy aunt, Charlie Damon; Sally and her fans; father of bride, Mr. Brigham; mother of bride, Harold Ravlin, Henry Ford and wife Lizzie, Don Waite and Louis Probst; groom’s bachelor brother, Lewis Judd; Harry Lauder, Dan Davies; Seth Parker, Charles Brigham; country cousins, Phil Bosseler, Fred Huggins, Nelson Myers; Will Rogers, Bud Henning; Greta Garbo, Axel Johnson; messenger boy, Ralph Hartman; Colonel Lindbergh, Lloy Bowen; Anne Lindbergh, Jr. Booth; Mayor of Sugar Grove, Harold Lye; Mayor of Kaneville, Ben Humisten; Mayor of Chicago, Elmer Konen; St. Hopkins, W.A. Johnson; hen-pecked husband, Todd Mighell; devoted wife, Clayton Codington; Veda Myers, famous pianist; “Slim” Rackawyer; Mary Pickford, Elde Henne; Amos, Roy Skeen; Andy, John Cromwell; Babe Ruth, Frank Keslinger; Nobel Canter, Curt Knutson; grandmoterh of groom, Lee Kouth, grandfather of groom, Lew Judd; John McCormack, Clifford Sweat; Eddie Guest, Conrad Lind; Little Women, Pete Clever, Arthur Fletcher, N.P. Cornell and Fred Kirchebauer; village school mam, Frank Dugan; famous Sugar Grove quartet, Stephen Miller, Wray Graham, Chester Kouth and Faustin Zellar; Walter Winchell, Arthur Brigham; Al Smith, Fay Hays; Jim Poole, Lee Sauer; Jilted Lover, Pavey Polly; Uncle Sam; Johnie Dauberman; President Roosevelt, Paul Healy; Mrs. Roosevelt, Wesly Judd; music, M. M. Snow.
Ethel Booth 1st on left (1st Picture) Ethel Booth far right (2nd Picture)
A room, perhaps for planning the corn boil
A Care Bear parade float and Kaneland High School Marching Band.
Lots of pictures of the 2008 corn boil. Most people were not identified.
The tractor steam engine used to cook corn at the 1970 Sugar Grove Corn Boil.
A Walgreens sign with a corn boil advertisement
Various pictures of people at the corn boil celebration