Late Love

*"Central Illinois Only Professional Equity Music and h m a Theatre" ..
Seventh Season Summer of Muslcals and Drum

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Guy S. Little, Jr.

PRESENTS

MARGARET TRUMAN

"LATE LOVE"

By ROSEMARY CASEY

With

RONALD ROGERS
Margaret Gathright, Lillian Malek, Eugene Van Hekle

and

Robert Gwoltney

Directed by JERlLl LITTLE

Scenery and Lighting Designed b y ANDREW GREENHUT

Production Stage Costume Assistant St-
Manager CoOrdinator
Manager
JOHN KELSO ROD FERNANDEZ HERBERT O'DELL

I IENTIRE PRODUCTION UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF MR. LITTLE

CAST
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The action takes place in the living room of the Colby hame i n Connecticut early in
September of the present year.

ACT l
Sunday afternoon

ACT II
The following Saturday morning

ACT Ill
Ten seconds later

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. . .Who's Who In The Cast

Quigle's J E R I L I LITTLE
appeared in the first
Fashions For The Home
roduction a t The
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f:Little Theawe
329 N. Main-Decatur
1621 Charleston-Mattoon 1957 a s Meg
BRIGADOON. Since
that time she has
played a great varie-

SOU TI^t y of roles includin

Nellie in
PACIFIC with Bruce
Foote. Isolde
TUNNEL. OF LO:;
wrth Eddre Bracken.
Gladys in PAL JO-
E Y with Ruth War-
rick and Louise in
GYPSY with Mar-

ERITIC'Saret Whitin I n addition to appearing in
C#OICE and CARNIVAL this sea-
son, Jerili will direct L A T E L O V E wi+ Mar-
garet Truman. She directed ROBERTA rn 1957
and CAN-CAN and T H E DESERT SONG in

1958.

LILLIAN MALEK last ap eared in Sulliyan
as Mae in T H E PAJAMA ~ AM Er trhaendo. peMnlonrge
show of the 1958 season at the
recently, Miss Malek has ap eared on Broadway
with Bert Parks in T H E ~ U S I C.MAN. H e r
rtock credits include rolw a t leadln theatres
In BYE BYE BIRDIE, DAMN ~ A N K E ~ S
Courtesy of with Julie Newrnar, and A U N T I E MAME wrth
s y Rose Lce. She has appeared on T H E
Sangamon Ammonia %?D S K E L T O N S H O W on T V and a s the
Fortune Teller in T H E SKIN O F OUR
Division of W. R. Grace and Co. CThhuims lesyuminmeHr'ARLViEllYia. n will be seen
DECATUR, ILL. BLIIHET E E T H . Madam Arcati

as Bett
in S P I R I T and Mrs. Colby in L A T E
LOVE.

ROBERT GWALTNEY appeared in all the
Summer of Musical product~onmduring the first
four seasons in Sullivan. He return, to The
Little Theptre this mummer to appear a s Dr.
Chumle m HAR-
VEY. jbr. Glass rn
ANHYDROUS AMMONIA CARNIVAL and Dr.
I S THE BEST Bradman In B L I T H E
SPIRIT-three very
FERTILIZER INVESTMENT different doctorsl In
YOU CAN MAKE. addition he will be
EBOillVy EIn
C E E ~
and
Oscar in ~ d w i r dE.
Horton'a re-B'wa
tryout o P M I S ~
PELL I S MISSING.
Mr. Gwaltney's ex-
tensive theatrical ex-
perience i n c l u d e s .
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Phone 873-4470 Phone 4121 a s an Amerrcan Heri-
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EUGENE VAN HE- Lovington, Ill.
K L E i s ur honor
naduate of t h e Always
b o d m a n Memorial Courteous Service
Theatre. He has ap-

;<.> ? A Y E on Broadway
mtd on tour with
- , Coustance Bennett
; urd Sylvia Sidnev.
Off-B'way audiences
have Hen him in
CAPACITY F O R
WING8 TROJAN
T R I L O ~ Y and most
t u u p t l y in Edward
Albee's F A N A W D
?(AM. Eugena has
barn oic the roduc-
Wqn staff o r some
ol B'way's brighteat
.bows includi MY
FAIR LADY, MUSIC VAN and C A M ~ O T .
At The Llttlc Theatre thts summer Eugene w ~ l l
ba seen am Dr. Sanderson in HARVEY Charles
in B L I T H E SPIRIT. Matthew in LATE L O V E
and Marco in CARNIVAL.

Moultrie Countg NewsAGAIKT~rnadway in TEE GIRLS
Y A R G A R k T OATHRIGHT first a eared on
THE
BOYS with Bert Lahr N u c j Walkar Dick
V a l Dyke .ad Shell, ~ k m a n .Since the: New
Lraivae seen Miss Gathri'ht in
E-S,
York atatlieaces Moultrie County's

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I t was in July of 1957 that Guy S. Little, Jr.
first hrought Broadway to Sullivan. In only six W ~ t c h Clock Jennlry Ropalrlng
years The Little Theatre has become one of Phone 8301
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and one of the few theatres in the country t h a t Beauty Salon
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cdnditioned, indoor theatre. The intimate Little
Theatre has 500 seats with excellent sight-lines We'll Ee just #meticulous
and acoustics. In the past six seasons, some
f i f t y top productions have been presented a t with you.
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ment. Such outstanding stars as Margaret
Whiting, Jack Haskell. Ruth Warrick, Eddie EUY'S FLOWERS
Bracken, B r ~ c e Foote and Annamary Dickey AND GiFTS
have appeared on The Little Theatre's stage
during recent seasons. The Little Theatre has 412 S. Hamilton Route 32
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white with enlarged rest rooms, box office, a Call 5202 i n Sullivan
new balcony and additional air-conditioning.
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. . .Who's Who in the Cast

MARGARET TRUMAN (Constance Warbur- the "fourth estate" from coast to coast. She is
ton) has selected The Little Theatre as one the wife of Clifton Daniel. Jr.. the highly
of the two theatres in the entire country where respected journalist for The New York Times.
she will act thIs summer. Her vehicle is the They are t h e parents of three children.
delightful comedy L A T E LOVE, which starred
Arlene Francis on Broadway a few seasons ago. R O N A L D ROGERS
(Graham Colby) opened
Margaret Truman has. through considerable the first season at the
talent and much dedication. established herself Grand in 1957 a s Tom-
a s one of the entertainment industry's most my in BRIGADOON.
respected and opular erformers. Miss Truman Since then. Ron has re-
was horn in fndepen8nce Missouri, attended turned to Sullivan to
Chrisman High School thire and later ~ r a d u -
ated from Gunstan Hall and George Washmgton appear in S H 0 W
University in Washington, D.C where she was
a valued member of the Cue 'knd Curtain So- BOAT. KISMET,
ciety. the college dramatic club. After college BLOOMER GIRL and
she enjoyed a successful sin ing career and GUYS AND DOLLS.
sang in concerts a t many of tfre nation's most A baritone whose sing-
distmguirhed auditoriums. She has been active ing career has kept him
i n television havin been seen on a number of busy in virtually every
s includin
THE &hase of music. he has
BIEcnaotioSnTaAllyR THE TEXA- ca seen by audiences
famous s o w SHOW wrth in this country a s well
THEATRE. a s Europe. At twmty-
Tallulah Bankhead. T H E TODAY SHOW. T H E
STEVE ALLEN SHOW. MATINEE THE- %io ''StyaWLf:d~.f:
4 T R E and TRUE ROMANCE.
and became the youngest soloist ever to be
Summer stock audiences across the country featured in the nation's largest theatre. While
have hailed Miss Truman a s a versatile actress. in England. Ron madr a number of recordin s
Her acting assi ments have included the star- and won the "Voice of the Year" aarard for t[e
ring roles in ~ O O D B YMY FANCY, T H E best new voice on records. This spring, he has
T I M E O F T H E CUCKOO and AUTUMN been a erring opposite Dorothy Lamour in
CROCUS. Sullivan marks Miss Truman's first DUBA&Y WAS A LADY at leading theatres
in the East.
LBVE.a p earance a s Constance Warburton in L A T E
After a week with her family in New LEONA SHAPIRO (Sarah) was a hit in Sulli-
York. Margaret will appear in L A T E L O V E van last summer s r Tesaie Tura in GYPSY
a t The Playhouse On The Mall in Bergen Mall. starriag Margaret Whiting. A .Chicago girl.
New Jersey near New York City. h n a h a s appeared i n productrons of B Y E
B Y E BIRDIE. OKLAHOMA. and GOOD
Margaret i s one of the most popular per- N E W S in the Windy t ~ t y .She WIIbIe wen
formers with the ress i n the history of modern later this searon in the casts of T H E UN-
show business. d e r gracious manner and her SINKABLE MOLLY BROWN and CARNIVAL.
sincerity have endeared her to the members of

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JERlLl LITTLE, RICHARD STADELMANN, EUGENE VAN HEKLE

Fand CHARL S ABBATE MOIiL

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