and Effie continued to perform until the late 1930s, their final appearances taking place in their home town of Cedar Rapids in April 1938. In 1924 and 1926, Effie ran for mayor of Cedar Rapids on a reform platform, but was defeated both times. References in contemporary culture The Cherry Sisters have been the subject of at least two contemporary theatrical productions: Cherry Bomb, a comedic musical play produced and performed by 1812 Productions in Philadelphia, and Cherry Sisters Revisited, a 2006 play by Dan O'Brien. They are featured as forerunners of the outsider music genre in Irwin Chusid's book Songs in the Key of Z. They are mentioned in William Goldman's novel The Color of Light. In The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (November 4, 1964), Ozzie Nelson refers to the instance of vegetable throwing at the sisters when they performed on stage. The Cherry Sisters are mentioned in Changing Husbands (1924), when Leatrice Joy, who wants to become a performer, says she thinks she is so good she can "make Mrs. Fiske look like the Cherry Sisters." The story of the Cherry Sisters is featured as one of the segments in Season 4, Episode 11 of Comedy Central's show Drunk History. The Cherry Sisters are mentioned in Mae West's She Done Him Wrong (1933), when she visits Sing-Sing Prison to see an old flame. The Cherry Sisters were mentioned in an episode of Murdoch Mysteries, season 8, "The Keystone Constables". An advertisement for the Cherry Sisters is featured as one of the objects explored in Season 7, Episode 22 of Mysteries at the Museum. References External links Cherry Bomb: The Story of the Awful Cherry Sisters by Irwin Chusid ''Billy Hamilton and the Cherry Sisters" from the Odebolt History Pages American_temperance_activists Sibling musical groups Musical groups established in 1893 Musical groups disestablished in 1903 Outsider musicians Actors from Cedar Rapids, Iowa People from Marion, Iowa Tort law Vaudeville performers Musicians from Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1893 establishments in Iowa