South Pacific

Gu-y S. Little, Jr:s

- a "CENTRAL ILLINOIS' ONLY EQUITY MUSIC THEATRE"

Grand Theatre On the Square Sullivan

I Bruce. Foote in "South Pae.~@flIc)
L ''-luly
9 through July 17, 1960

. . .Who's Who in the Cast has been seen in the successful off-Broadway
production of S H E S H A L L H A V E MUSIC.
BRUCE F O O T E (Emile) has been the leading
baritone on the Chicago Theatre of the Air for ANN. FOLKE (Bloody Mary) has appeared in
fifteen years. This past February Bruce was a great variety of roles both in musical comedy
soloist on GREAT MUSIC FROM CHICAGO and drama in the Chicago area. Miss Folke has
with the Chicago Symphony on Color TV. His been seen a s Grandma in another Rodgera and
other T V appearances have included forty-eight Hammerstein musical, ALLEGRO. Adelaide i n
weeks as soloist on Dumont'a T H I S I S MUSIC GUYS AND DOLLS, Lady Montague in RO-
and the E D SULLIVAN SHOW. H e has ap- MEO AND JULIET, Martha i n THE CHILD-
peared as aoloist with leading symphonies REN'S HOUR, among many other roles. A t
throughout the country in Chicago, St. Louis, Cleveland's MUSIC CARNIVAL .he waa as-
Indianapolis, Detroit, Cleveland, and Kansas sociated with such musicals aa MOST HAPPY
City. Bruce was soloist in T H E MESSIAH FELLA, PORGY AND BESS and PETER PAN
with the NBC Symphony at Carnegie Hall in with Martyn Greene. She holds a B.S. degree
New York City in 1958. H e has appeared in in Speech from Northwestern University.
concert and oratorio in New York and through-
out this country and in Europe. I n 1936 Bruce ROBERT GWALTNEY (Capt. Brackett) re-
did musical work for Warner Brothers, 20th turns a r resident leading character actor. His
Century Fox, and United Artists Studioa in Hol- outstanding characterization a t the Grand have
lywood. included Prez in PAJAMA GAME, Captain
Andy i n S H O W BOAT, Applegate in DAMN
J E R I L I L I T T L E (Nellie) has appeared in op- YANKEES, Sandor in BELLS ARE RINGING.
era, musical comedy and play* throughout the and Sir Francis in GENTLEMEN PREFER
country. Miss Little has appeared with the Mi- BLONDES, among many others. H e has appeared
ami Opera Guild in support to Metropolitan with Burl Ives in T H E MAN W H O CAME T O
Opera stars in MADAME BUTTERFULY. Her DINNER, Burgess Meredith in T H E SILVER
roles a t the Grand during the past three aea- WHISTLE, and Albert Decker in WITNESS
sons have included both Sarah and Adelaide in F O R T H E PROSECUTION. Mr. Gwaltney
GUYS AND DOLLS. Ella in BELLS ARE has appeared olf-Broadway in THE SAINTLI-
RINGING, Irene in SAY. DARLING. Lorelei NESS O F MARGERIE KEMPE a t the York
in G E N T L E M E N P R E F E R BLONDES. Mag- Playhouse and recently in The American Heri-
nolia in SHOWBOAT, Tuptim in T H E KING tage series on NBC-TV.
AND I, and the title roles in A N N I E G E T
YOUR GUN and KISS ME KATE. In this BETTY CHAMBERS (Liat) has been extreme-
area she has appeared with the Springfield Mu- ly popular with central Illinois audiences for
nicipal Opera. At the ~ n i v e r a i & i f Illinois her versatility a s a dancer, singer and actress.
she appeared in ROBERTA opposite Peter Pal- Her striking performance a s Susan, the deaf
mer, star of the recent Broadway hit, L'IL mute, in PINIAN'S RAINBOW won her great
ABNER. applause her first meason i n Sullivan. Betty i s
a talented commedienne and t h e patrons of the
ART AUSTIN (Luther Billis) has appeared as Grand have adored her as Susan in T H E DES-
Hines in T H E PAJAMA GAME and Harrison E R T SONG, Gretchen in T H E STUDENT
Ploy in HIGH BUTTON SHOES as well as PRINCE, and Lizette in NAUGHTY MARI-
many other roles at the Grand. A performer ETTA. During the winter months Betty is a
much in demand. Mr. Austin has made frequent busy professional dancer, appearing a t leading
television appearances, including Kraft Theatre supper clubs and hotels in Boston, Atlantic City,
and The Phil Silvers Show. On the motion pic- and New York.
ture screen he was seen with the late Tyrone
Power in T H E EDDY DUCHIN STORY, with (Please turn to Page 7)
Van Heflin in PATTERNS and with Bob Hope
in T H A T CERTAIN FEELING. Recently he

Grow-Grow-GROW with

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SULLIVAN-HARVEL-ROCHESTER-EL PASO, ILLINOIS

GUY s. LITTLE, JR.

PRESENTS

"SOUTH PACIFICU

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Critics1 Circle Award

Music by RICHARD RODGERS
Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN 2nd

Book by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN 2nd and JOSHUA LOGAN
Adapted from JAMES A. MICHENER'S Pulitzer Prize Winnlng

"TALES OF T H E SOUTH PACIFIC"

Production Directed by JEFF WARREN

Choreography by Deaigned and Lighted by
BETTY CHAMBERS ANDREW GREENHUT

Musical Direction by Costumer by
ELWOOD SMITH JESSIE

ENTIRE PRODUCTION UNDER T H E SUPERVISION OF MR. L I T T L E

CAST

'NGANA ----------------------------------------Vicki Gollus

JEROME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B.ill. C. h.er.ik.os.

~HENRY------------------------------------------------CIiff Gastler

".ENSIGN NELLIE FORBUSH.............................. J e r i Little

EMlLE de BECQUE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bruce Foote
BLOODY MARY......................... -- - - - - - - - - - Anne Folke
LUTHER BILLIS.........................................
Art Austin
LT. JOSEPH CABLE................................... Guy Little

CAPT. GEORGE BRACKETT........................ Robert Gwaltney
COMMANDER WM. HARBISON........................ Terry Swarts
L I A T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Betty Chambers

LT. BUZZ ADAMS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jim Rusk
PROFESSOR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Baird

STEWPOT---------------------------------Dick Stephens

QUALE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dick Lamb
JOHNSON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
O'BRIEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cliff Gastler

Jerry Taflinger

WISE------------------------------------Joe Johnston
LARSEN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rod Fernandez

PAMELA----------------------------------Dixie Stevens

LISA------------------------------------Jeannie Hotard

GENEVIEVE ........................... ------------- Anita Gordon

CONNIE----------------------------------Judith Little

DINAH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jane Carroll

SUE--------------------------------------------------Peggy Pegler
JANET. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a Barth

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SULLIVAN, ILLINOIS

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DRIVE-IN CLEANERS
First Door East of Theatre
Cold Storage Available
Cosmetics, Cameras and
Supplies

Sandwich and Fountain
Service

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Fhe action of t h e play takes place on t w o islands i n the South Pacific during
the 2nd World War. There is a week's lapse of time between the two act=

Musical Numbers

ACT I

DITES-MOI POURQUOI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a n and Jerome
A COCKEYED OPTIMIST-----------------------------------------------------Nellie

TWO SOLILOQUIES ----------------------------------------Nellie and Emile

SOME ENCHANTED EVENING ----------------------------------------------Emile

BLOODY M A R Y I S T H E G I R L I L O V E--------------------- Sailors, Seabees, Marines
THERE'S N O T H I N G L I K E A D A M E------------------ Billir, Sailors, Seabees, Marines

BALl H A ' I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B l o o d y Mary

I'M GONNA W A S H T H A T M A N R I G H T O U T O F M Y HAIR--------Nellie and Nurses

I'M I N LOVE W I T H A WONDERFUL GUY........................ Nellie and Nurses
YOUNGER T H A N SPRINGTIME---------------------------------------------- Cable

FlNALE----------------------------------Nellie and Emile

A C T II

SOFT SHOE DANCE---------------------------------------------------------Nurses

HAPPY T A L K- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - B o y Mary, Liat and Cable
HONEY BUN- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Nellie and Billis

YOU'VE GOT TO BE TAUGHT------------------------------------------------Cable

T H I S NEARLY' WAS M I N E---------------------------------------------------- Emile

REPRISE: SOME E N C H A N T E D E V E N I N G................................... Nellie

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SICALS through the four seasons a t the Grand. EUY'S FLOWERS
' I n addition t o hia duties a s general manager
he has appeared in several productions such as
' Kenneth Gibson in CALL M E MADAM, Lun

;:Tha in T H E KING AND I, Larry Hastings in
'BELLS ARE RINGING among many others.
Mr. Little made his professional debut in the-
atre as Ben in LADY I N T H E DARK at the
I ,Keene Summer Theatre in New Hampshire in

l P S l and the next two summers was a member
of the company a t the Gateway Musical Play-
house near Atlantic City. Upon graduation
from the University of Miami, he continued his
study of music and theatre a t Columbia Univer-

CREDITS: Spinet Pianos, Samuel Music Co.. "Flowers For All Occasions~
; Effingham. S ecial t h a n b to Mrs. Maude Arrangements Designed
Especially For YOU
Hodgea ~ e l e p g o n e Company Masonic Home,
Farm ~ u e r a u ,Richard ~ i g h l i n d ,George Hoke,
Robert Calvin, Weatern Auto Store, American
Legion Best Clinic Wilbur Decker, Elzy's
~ l o w e Si hop and ~ a i i o n a lGuard.

a PRODUCTION STAFF--Stage Mamager, Robert Fahey; Assistant Stage Manager, Terry
Sw'arts; Assistant C,horegrapher, J i m R,usk; Master of Properties, Charles Baird; P r o p

ertY Assistants, Peggy Pegler and Lynda Earth; Caotume Coordinator, Judith Little;
Program Editor, Robert Gwaltney; Publicity Director, Dixie Stevens; A r i s b n t to the
Dwigner, John Auer Ill; Lobby Decor and Advertising Art, Dick Stephens; Box Office
Treasurers, Judy Sickafus and lnls Little; Head Ushers, Peggy Fish and Mary Elder;
House Manager, Guy 8. Little, Sr.

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July 19th thru 24th

RUTH WARRICK

tar of Hollywood, Broadway
and Edie in AS THE WORLD

TURNS in

W i t h MARK FOLEY, ROBERT GWALTNEY and J,IM RUSSELL a8 JOEY -1

July 26th thru 3 1s t

MARGARET HAMILTON

Star of Broadway, TV, and 75
Hollywood Movies in

Featuring JEFF WARREN and JERlLl L I T T L E -4

SCHEDULE

Dick Sasso and Alan Alda i n L'IL ABNER .................................. Aug. 2-7
Greta Wolff i n WEST SIDE STORY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A . 9-14
L. D. Clements, Jeff Warren' and Fran Ryan I n CAROUSEL----------------Aug. 16-21
Jsrill Little and Star t o be announced i n REDHEAD....................... Aua. 23-28

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