The Applause Inside – Part 2
The Applause Inside - Part 2
By Wendell Abern
CURTAIN OPENS ON MALCOLM AND BETH, SEATED AT TABLE, AND GLARING AT RUDY, WHO SITS OPPOSITE THEM...
To All the Grandchildren in the World
(EDITOR’S NOTE: This column first appeared shortly after the 9/11 tragedy in 2001. It has run every year since, with the author’s updates.)
To all...
The Applause Inside
Cantankerously Yours
The Applause Inside
By Wendell Abern
Dear Readers,
The following scene includes material from a column I wrote a few years ago. I have since...
Surpassing Abbott & Costello
Cantankerously Yours
Surpassing Abbott & Costello
By Wendell Abern
Dear Readers,
In the 30s and 40s, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were the top two slapstick comedians...
And You Thought I Couldn’t Get any Crankier (3)
Cantankerously Yours
And You Thought I Couldn’t Get any Crankier (3)
By Wendell Abern
Dear Readers,
It’s all over! My rehabilitation has been completed! I’m finally walking without...
And You Thought I Couldn’t Get Any Crankier (2)
And You Thought I Couldn’t Get Any Crankier (2)
By Wendell Abern
Dear Readers,
Have you ever been bewildered? I mean, genuinely bewildered. That is the...
And You Thought I Couldn’t Get Any Crankier (1)
Cantankerously Yours
And You Thought I Couldn’t Get Any Crankier (1)
By Wendell Abern
A few days before Valentine’s Day, I awoke to see a few nurses...
Making Us Really Great Again. A Ten-Minute Play.
Cantankerously Yours
Making Us Really Great Again. A Ten-Minute Play.
By Wendell Abern
Dear Readers,
SCENE: A SMALL GOVERNMENT OFFICE. LONG DESK AND CHAIR FACING AUDIENCE. ANOTHER SMALL...
Postage Due: A Ten-Minute Play
Cantankerously Yours
Postage Due: A Ten-Minute Play
(Based on an actual event)
By Wendell Abern
Dear Readers,
SCENE: SMALL OFFICE IN REAR OF LOCAL THEATRE. DESK WITH CHAIR, AND...
Eleventh Annual Scroogie Awards
Cantankerously Yours
Eleventh Annual Scroogie Awards
By Wendell Abern
Dear Holiday Revelers,
Scroogies are awards I inaugurated in 2006, as an homage to my idol and favorite...