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DT Sneak Peek Exclusive: Mask and Wig Performs In Your City; Welcomes You to Merryland (VIDEO)
Starting this Friday (3/5/10), the Mask and Wig Club will be traveling to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Long Island and Boston to present their 122nd annual production “A Cheshire Catastrophe”. I’ve been told it’s like Alice in Wonderland meets The Wizard of Oz. If you live in these cities (or are in Philly and haven’t […]
DT Gem: Mask and Wig on “The Ed Sullivan Show” (1958) (VIDEO)
Being the proud Mask and Wig alum that I am, it is no secret that I love promoting anything having to do with this group which is so rich with history (dating back to 1889!). On that note, last summer I showed you a great clip of the Mask and Wig Club being referenced in […]
This Mask and Wig Alum Punks Health Insurance Industry Conference In Song (MUST-SEE VIDEO!)
Last week, Jesse Tendler (W’02, Eng’03, Mask and Wig) and his liberal activist group Billionaires for Wealthcare interrupted *AHIP pollster Bill McInturff during his closing speech of the insurance lobby’s conference. No stranger to musical spoofs from his Mask and Wig days, Jesse and company did their own rendition of “Tomorrow” from the musical Annie. The […]
This Locust Walk Video Reminds Me of The First Mask and Wig Bit I Ever Starred In
In continuing my “Delicious Leftovers” week, the following 2 videos were submitted by Kiera Reilly (C’93, Director, Alumni Travel, Associate Director, Global Alumni Network) about 2 years ago and somehow they slipped through the cracks. In the following clip, Phi Kappa Sigma raises money for Leukemia on Locust Walk via a bike “ride-athon”. How many […]
The Mask and Wig Club Tradition Referenced in Warner Brothers Film & Why This May Be My Favorite Post So Far (VIDEOS)
This could be one of my favorite “Now and Then Thursdays” series posts thus far… There is a 1937 film called Varsity Show which references Penn and The Mask and Wig Club (thanks Anthony Maggio C’09!). As you’ll see in the short somewhat hokey clip above, the group of band players chant Mask and Wig’s […]
Mask and Wig Closes Fling With Some Clever “D#ck” Jokes (VIDEO)
Another Fling, another year of cheers and hisses over some clever “dick” jokes from Mask and Wig. Watch above to find out how the group incorporated Canada and other popular references into this year’s (2009) Spring Fling “Nude Bit”. (for those Friars and Sphinx members out there, stick around for the last joke!) …If you […]
