Steel Pier- Cellophane Wedding

[ChenoInTraining]

Posted: 11/18/05 at 9:37pm

I was doing research on the song Two Little Words from steel pier and in the libretto the scene is described as "The Cellophane Wedding," What is that exactly?

[Jon]

Posted: 11/18/05 at 11:23pm

One of the promotional gimmicks at many dance marathons was a fake wedding of one of the couples (the minister is an actor, there's no real wedding license). It was usually sponsored by a local business. In STEEL PIER, a candy company sponsors the wedding of Bill and Rita, and the "bridesmaids" are dressed in see-through "cellphane" gowns that look like candy wrappers. It combines an advertising gimmick with a little sex - you can see the girls' undies.

[morosco]

Posted: 11/18/05 at 11:24pm

Wow Jon. Interesting. Nice work!

[ChenoInTraining]

Posted: 11/19/05 at 11:16am

thank you soo much!