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	TV ACRES: Puppets & Puppeteers > Señor Wences
		The most famous puppet in his gallery of characters was Johnny (Wences' hand decorated with two eyes, a large mouth painted along the juncture of the thumb and index fingers).
		Señor Wences' interest in ventriloquism was inspired by his exposure to vaudeville acts seen in silent movie theaters where his violinist father played with the orchestras.
		Wences honed his vocal skills by throwing his voice in school sometimes answering "present" for students not in attendance.
	www.tvacres.com /puppets_senorwences.htm (517 words)

	Señor Wences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Wences created Johnny by scrunching up his fist, drawing a mouth where thumb and index finger met, and draping a blond wig over the top.
		Wences would talk to his puppets with his face right in theirs, as if daring the audience to watch his lips, which, of course, never moved.
		Wences was born in Penarada, Spain, and discovered his gift for mimicry amusing his classmates in grade school.
	members.aol.com /deathpool/obits99/wencesse.html (464 words)

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		Señor Wences was widely considered the dean of ventriloquists, though theirs is a small world.
		The other was Johnny, who was composed of Wences’ own hand, with a mouth drawn over the thumb and index finger and a tiny blondish-orange wig draped over the top.
		Occasionally Wences would puff on a cigarette while stuffing a handkerchief in Johnny’s mouth, all the while creating Johnny’s muffled voice.
	www.panix.com /~scmiller/goodbye/mar99/wences.html (423 words)

	Senor Wences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		NEW YORK (AP) -- Senor Wences, the master ventriloquist who delighted ``Ed Sullivan Show'' audiences by bantering in a comic Spanish accent with his puppet-in-a-box Pedro (``S'OK?'' ``S'awright!'') and his falsetto-voiced hand puppet Johnny, died Tuesday at 103.
		Wences would stuff a hankie in Johnny's mouth and have the puppet speak with a muffled voice while he himself smoked a cigarette.
		In 1934, when he came to the United States, Wences was conventional --``another ventriloquist with a dummy,'' as he put it.
	www.derbydeadpool.co.uk /deadpool1999/obits/wences.html (497 words)

	NewsScan Publishing Inc. - NewsScan Daily Archives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Wences was a virtuoso performer, never moving his lips and shifting speedily from one voice to another with no loss in clarity or control.
		Wences was born in Penarada, Spain, and discovered his voice-throwing talent in grade school where he would often answer "present" in the voice of an absent classmate.
		In 1934, when he came to the United States, Wences was just, as he said himself, "another ventriloquist with a dummy." But two years later, en route to Chicago, his act was transformed when his dummy, Pedro, was crushed in a baggage car accident.
	www.newsscan.com /cgi-bin/findit_view?table=honorary_subscriber&id=260 (347 words)

	TV ACRES: Ethnic Groups - Spanish
		Senor Wences' interest in ventriloquism was inspired by his exposure to vaudeville acts seen in silent movie theaters where his violinist father played with the orchestras.
		Senor Wences usually dressed in tuxedo and tails, as he entertained in supper clubs and vaudeville halls throughout Spain and South America.
		Senor Wences was the mystery guest on the October 23, 1969 installment of the syndicated quiz/panel program WHAT'S MY LINE/CBS/1950-67/SYN/1968-75.
	www.tvacres.com /ethnic_spanish.htm (1887 words)

	The Toronto Star : Hilarious Senor Wences: `S'OK?' . . . `S'awright!' @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		NEW YORK (AP) - Senor Wences, the master ventriloquist who delighted Ed Sullivan Show audiences with his puppet-head-in-a-box, Pedro, and his falsetto-voiced hand-puppet, Johnny, died yesterday at 103.
		Wences, whose real name was Wenceslao Moreno, died at his home in New York.
		Wences bickered and bantered with his puppets while he drank, smoked and juggled.
	static.highbeam.com /t/thetorontostar/april211999/hilarioussenorwencessoksawright (169 words)

	The Christian Science Monitor \| csmonitor.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		When forced to go onstage, Wences brought the head out in a box, opened the top and asked, "Pedro, are you all right?" "S'all right," Pedro replied and a star act was born.
		Wences is considered the "father of ventriloquism" and the "greatest of the great," says Tony Bellmont, director of the National Comedy Hall of Fame.
		They continued performing together until 1986, when Wences retired after a tour of the vaudeville review "Sugar Babies." On the night of his last show, the performer boarded a plane and flew to Spain for a summer of fishing, just as he did every succeeding year up to his 100th birthday.
	www.csmonitor.com /cgi-bin/durableRedirect.pl?/durable/1998/05/14/fp18s3-csm.htm (342 words)

	Obituaries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Wences is one of those people who is responsible for a little bit of deep-brain culture that most of us have.
		That's Wences in his ventriloquist act, talking to Pedro, a head in a box.
		Wences died today at the age of 103 at his home in New York City.
	www3.sympatico.ca /chris.irie/Obituaries_senorWences.htm (197 words)

	Ventriloquist Señor Wences Dead at 103 - Apr 20, 1999 - E! Online News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Spanish-born ventriloquist was a TV fixture in the 1950s and 1960s--the man who made millions laugh by scrunching his hand into a squeaky-voiced, wig-wearing hand puppet name of Johnny.
		Wences talked to Pedro and Johnny as if they were real--and to audiences, they were.
		Wences created Pedro out of necessity in 1936.
	www.eonline.com /News/Items/0,1,4642,00.html (316 words)

	Salon People \| Señor Wences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		During the Golden Age of television, the Spanish-born Wences, whose real name was Wenceslao Moreno, bickered and bantered with his puppets while he drank, smoked and juggled.
		His character Pedro was a gravel-voiced head in a box, born out of necessity when Mr.
		Wences bought a box, stuck the head inside and, onstage that day, inquired if he was OK. Pedro replied, in a voice as gravelly as Johnny's was squeaky: "S'awright!''
	www.salon.com /people/obit/1999/04/20/wences (543 words)

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		The hand puppets, boxed and otherwise, of master ventriloquist Senor Wences are the first of the two Ed Sullivan-appearing selections on my list.
		Returning to the subject: Wences differentiated himself from the ventriloquists I had seen on TV before (before age 12 or so).
		In America's run to splintering audiences, Wences was a unifier worthy of both vaudeville and Comedy Central.
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	Señor Wences Goes To Town (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it's expected the 41-year-old funnyman will see a raise over the his current estimated $1.5 million a year.
		A 60-year-old man was struck by a slow-moving train as he walked home from work, and then a car slammed into the ambulance that was to take him to the hospital.
		A Georgia woman who tried to use a fake $1 million bill to buy $1,675 worth of merchandise at Wal-Mart was arrested, and police later found two more of the bills in her purse.
	senorwences.blogspot.com /2004_03_01_senorwences_archive.html (5314 words)

	TalkingComedy.com Ventriloquism Book Profile: Kelly Asbury & Dummy Days
		Later it was the television set and the voices and moving images of Jimmy Nelson and Danny O’Day and Farfel … or … Señor Wences and Pedro and Johnny … or … Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smiff … or … Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop and Charlie Horse and Hush Puppy.
		The event that illustrates this best, in the course of Wences’ career, is also the event that brought about the creation of one of his most loved characters.
		Wences found a wooden box with a hinged lid, backstage and fastened his severed head inside it creating a makeshift ventriloquism prop to use for the show.
	www.talkingcomedy.com /SI-Vent-2005/books-siVENT05/KA-BK-siVENT05.html (3055 words)

	IN THE BUBBLE - CHAPTER SIXTY-FOUR
		The voices were coming from his hand, from a box, from the telephone, from everywhere, and even though Wences is (was) considered a national treasure in Spain, the Chief of Police was losing his patience.
		Finally, with Wences simultaneously talking to his fist, his arm, a box, and the telephone, all the while lighting a cigarette and drinking a martini, the Chief of Police exploded.
		Now Señor Wences was getting bored and started to pack away his ventriloquist's equipment, consisting of the cigar box with a hole in the back, some lipstick, and a dark handkerchief.
	www.mattneuman.com /chaptr64.htm (1531 words)

	Broadway To Vegas July 27, 1998
		Senor Wences, now 102 years old, is an international treasure who appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show 48 times.
		"The first thing I thought of when I was asked to perform for Senor Wences was, That's awesome, what a dream come true!" She performed her own act, which involved Paco, a hairy-chested, fl leather clad puppet draped in gold chains, which was based on an old boyfriend.
		Senor Wences also gave her original puppets from his vintage collection.
	www.broadwaytovegas.com /July27,1998.html (3050 words)

	Señor Wences Goes To Town
		Richard Sandomir of the New York Times delivers a somewhat scathing review of a self-aggrandizing ESPN on the day after their 25th anniversary bash.
		But don't be like the kid on the playground who not only beat everyone at dodgeball but made them feel bad about it by bragging about it later.
		An outspoken racist has won the GOP primary for a Congressional seat in a Tennessee district.
	senorwences.blogspot.com (1076 words)

	Remember Senor Wences?
		Well, it was back in the '50s, when TV was fl and white on a small screen.
		The Senor was a ventriloquist who delighted audience with his deep-voiced puppet head-in-a-box, Pedro ("S'OK?", "S'AWRIGHT") and his falsetto-voiced hand puppet, Johnny ("Deefeecult for you; easy for me.").
		Senor Wences, real name Wenceslao Moreno, created Johnny by scrunching up his fist, drawing a mouth where thumb and index finger met, and draping a blond wig over the top.
	journals.aol.com /dwmyers/HardSource/entries/651 (198 words)

	Cool List Digest Tue Apr 27 03:00:11 EDT 1999
		And he was > defeated by Johnny, who boasted, "Deefeecult for you; easy for me." > > Wences created Johnny by scrunching up his fist, drawing a mouth where > thumb and index finger met, and draping a blond wig over the top.
		> > Wences would talk to his puppets with his face right in theirs, as if > daring the audience to watch his lips, which, of course, never moved.
		Wences bought a box, stuck the head > inside, and - on stage that day - inquired if he was OK. > > Pedro replied, in a voice as gravelly as Johnny's was squeaky: > "S'AWRIGHT!" > > A memorial service and burial will be held in Spain this weekend.
	www.scumpa.com /pipermail/cool/1999-April/000773.html (645 words)

	No. 231: "Ultracolossal" By Randy Cohen
		Señor Wences prevailed and Pedro proved almost as big a hit as Johnny." Not Heeere's Johnny.
		This Johnny was just a wig and a smear of lipstick on a clenched fist, but he made Señor Wences that rarest of performers, a genuinely funny ventriloquist.
		Señor Wences died last Tuesday at age 103.
	www.slate.com /id/26056 (548 words)

	NPR : SENOR WENCES OBITUARY
		All Things Considered, April 20, 1999 · Senor Wences, a master ventriloquist whose act, using painted faces on his hands for puppets, won him national fame, died today in his New York City apartment at the age of 103.
		Wences, whose real name was Wenceslao Moreno, was originally from Spain.
		He was known for his appearances on the "Ed Sullivan Show." (2:00) The music heard here is "Circus echoes" by A.W. Hughes, performed by The Great American Main Street Band.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1048712 (163 words)

	Untitled Document
		In 1996, LaFong's career crossed paths with a childhood dream when she was invited to appear on the Tribute to Senor Wences Show on his 100th Birthday Tour.
		Immediately, Senor Wences recognized and appreciated the influence he had, and still has on LaFong's work, "From the very beginning, I studied Senor Wences, and I analyzed what set him apart from other comics and ventriloquists."
		In addition Michele has been given original puppets from Wences' vintage collection, and is using the original "Johnny" in the new Mercedes commercial.
	michelelafong.com /bio.asp (460 words)

	Re: Somewhat OT: other favorite comedic performers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		I'd only seen him doing his short ventriloquism routines >> on Ed Sullivan and The Tonight Show, but his appearance on The Muppet >> Show really gave him the opportunity to stretch out and show how >> amazing his talent really was.
		Senor Wences, cutting loose with the Muppets >-- he was quite brilliant.
		Don't forget that Joe Flaherty does a pretty good Senor Wences.
	www.talkabouttelevision.com /group/alt.tv.sctv/messages/31006.html (174 words)

	The return of Senor Wences \| Universal Hub (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		He noticed me watching him and instead of ceasing this peculiar activity - he aimed his talking hand towards me and "hand-talked" evern more - as if his hand was yelling at me....
		OK, for you youngsters: The real Senor Wences.
		The 2006 Boston calendars are in - Stock up now for the holidays.
	www.universalhub.com /node/379 (151 words)

	Wences, Senor -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		"Wences, Señor." Britannica Book of the Year, 2000.
		"Wences, Señor." Britannica Book of the Year, 2000 from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service.
		More results on "Wences, Senor" when you join.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9342802?tocId=9342802 (238 words)

	The Legacy Of ¡DavE!-Past News Letters-Volume 5, Issue 4
		The official landmark dedication will be on Wednesday which is the Space Needle's 37th birthday.
		Señor Wences passed away this week due to natural causes.
		Wences was best known as a ventrilliquist who would make his puppets' talk while he would smoke a cigarrette or drink water.
	www.datombar.com /legacyofdave/pastnewsletters/v05i04.html (580 words)

	Pamela Sue Is Going Au Natural! \| The Onion - America's Finest News Source
		On a sadder note, the nation mourns the loss of beloved Cuban ventriloquist Señor Wences.
		Known as the husband of Lucille Ball and the co-star of The Ed Sullivan Show, Señor Wences won the heart of America using nothing but his hand and an old shoe box.
		He brought laughs to the lips of millions, and he will be sorely missed.
	www.theonion.com /content/node/25993 (807 words)

	A Place Of My Own
		Not the best thing I ever saw, but definitely worth watching.
		Señor Wences, a Spanish ventriloquist, was a frequent visitor to the Ed Sullivan Show.
		Most people remember his man in the box — “Shut the door!” — or Johnny, the little boy whose face was formed by Señor Wences’ own fingers.
	l-empress.liscious.net /older/005375.html (933 words)

	FrontPage magazine.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Since 'ol Yassin's head was the only part found, it is only natural Senor Wences be the guest pallbearer.
		No big coffin required, just a box to fit 'ol Yassin's head in.
		Senor Wences, the master ventriloquist who delighted "Ed Sullivan Show" audiences with his puppet-head-in-a-box, Yassin, and his falsetto-voiced hand-puppet, Ariel.
	www.frontpagemag.com /GoPostal/commentdetail.asp?ID=12644&commentID=283449 (86 words)

	San Francisco Stars Entertain at Fort Ord - 1941
		The Helene Hughes dancers, 11 girls of the chorus, will run through their precise routines.
		Senor Wences and Jimmy Rae, ventriloquist and acrobatic dancer from the Bal, will perform.
		Gertrude Niesen will be featured in her South American music.
	www.sfmuseum.org /hist6/ftord.html (677 words)

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