No, this is not a photo of a local wedding party, but rather a picture of New Glarus high school thespians cast in the 1916 production of a five act comedy-drama called “The Deacon.” The play included diamond robberies, courtship and mishaps with the lead character, Deacon Thornton, played by Robert Marty. The other cast members (not specifically identified in this photograph) included: Kathryn Babler, Flora Streiff, Charles Tollefson, Emil Bruni, Wilbert Klassy, John Schindler, Melvin Engler, Meyer Katz, Herman Becker, Alice Freitag, Tillie Steussy, Clara Held, and Lillian Weiss. This photo is found in the 1916 New Glarus High School Yearbook in the collection of the New Glarus Historical Society. - Photo supplied by the New Glarus Historical Society.