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Never tell Dale Hemphill anything that you don’t want produced on Broadway. John DeWater related some kind of story about playing
“Superman” sometime in John’s past, and voila! Here is a 10-minute drama, featuring sex, violence, and good winning over evil. The players included DeWater, cast as Superman; Steve Lingenbrink, as
Black Bart; Wendi Fischer, as Wendi; Jim Kindsvater, as Jimmy Olson; Chris Ballard, as the policeman; John Mix, in a yet-to-be-defined role; Ted Szatrowski
, as Mr. White, the newspaper editor, who never did get on stage; and Mr. Hemphill himself, the narrator.
The skit took place in the Glendale meeting room, but most of the action was out on the grass on the west side of the Club. Black
Bart kidnapped Wendi and they struggled mightily before Superman appeared on the scene. Jimmy Olson was there taking pictures, Bart was crushed by Superman’s superior
strength and wisdom. Officer Ballard accompanied Bart to jail, to the boos and hisses of the crowd, and Wendi was cheered when Superman brought her back inside.
Next came an off-camera change of clothes, with mild-mannered John DeWater appearing, being chastised by Wendi “for never
being around when we need you.” That, of course, is pure fiction, since DeWater is the current Past-President of the BBRC. You don’t get that position by not “being around when we need you.”
Congratulations to all the players, and to Mr. Hemphill, the writer, director, and producer. And, please, Dale, would you let
Szatrowski get into the act at the next meeting? He was irate about never getting his cue!
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