{"id":15770797,"date":"2025-04-10T00:51:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T05:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wodehouse2.websitesforasong.com\/?p=15770797"},"modified":"2025-06-05T20:11:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T01:11:09","slug":"conventions-2017-washington-dc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wodehouse.org\/test\/conventions-2017-washington-dc\/","title":{"rendered":"2017: Washington, D.C."},"content":{"rendered":"

Washington, D.C.: Mr. Wodehouse Goes to Washington: October 19\u201322, 2017
\n<\/b>Speakers: Michael Dirda, Chris Dueker, Elliott Milstein, Bruce Montgomery, Peter Nieuwenhuizen, Madelyn Shaw, Karen Shotting, Thomas L. R. Smith, Constance Walker<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Our 19th convention, held in the nation\u2019s capital, was, funnily enough, hosted by the Capital! Capital! chapter. There were several treats served up at this binge, starting with the Friday night reception, which featured scenes from a new, Broadway-bound (the authors hoped!) musical adaptation of <\/span>A Damsel in Distress<\/span><\/i> performed by the show\u2019s creators and some cast members. They were followed by the effervescent Maria and Dan, who never seem to run out of Wodehouse songs to sing\u2014huzzah! On behalf of Sir Edward Cazalet, Tony Ring presented Plum\u2019s final address book as a gift to the society, now included with the presidential regalia. For some, Saturday\u2019s speakers were among the best ever assembled for a convention, and that\u2019s saying something given past great panels. The banquet saw the institution of a new TWS tradition: bestowal of the <\/span>Norman Murphy Award<\/span><\/a>. There were two recipients in Washington: Norman\u2019s widow, Elin Woodger Murphy, and <\/span>Plum Lines<\/span><\/i> Editor Gary Hall. The next morning\u2019s brunch was made special by the staged reading of an original skit written by Tony Award\u2013winning playwright Ken Ludwig. When the applause had faded, we all agreed it was a sensational end to another great convention.<\/span><\/p>\n

See the full report of this convention in <\/span><\/i>Plum Lines<\/span><\/a>, Volume 38, No. 4 (Winter 2017)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n