Show Boat

"Central Illinois' Only Equity Stur lZlusic and Drama Theatre"
-Eleventh Season a May October 1967
Sullivan, Illinois

6uy S. Little, Jr. Presents

BRUCE YARNELL in "HOVJ BOAT"
-July 25 August 6, 1967

6y S. littleI Jr.

PRESBNTS

BRUCE YARNELL

" S H O I BOAT'

Music by JEROME KERN

Book and Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN 2nd

Based on the novel "Show BoaP by EDNA FERBER

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MARCIA KIN6
Jetill Little, Art KQSUJIo~hn KelsoI Stwe S-.:

EDWARD PIERSON

and

BUTTERFLY MaQUEEW

::.:;:'Directed by ROBERT BAKER
Choreography by GEORGE BUNT

Musical Direction by DONALD W. CHA@

.Assistant Murical Direction by ROIBRT MCWCapW .*

Scenery ~ e s i ~ n ebyd KENNETH E. LlQ%f@.

Production Stag. Manamr Assistant Stage Mmapr = M E-N W k
RICHARD GHWON BILL TSOKOS

ENTIRE PRODUCTION UNDER THE SUPERVISION OT 5 I.:

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Bolles, Beaux and Dock Workorr: Heather Golembo, V u m r r Little, E i l m , Sp@@ James
Papprs, Guy Little, Richard Fullnun, Cwrine Jamtt, Cindy A d o , Lir '

=D:zSleek, Pamela Breeding, L l n b Mays, Kathy Brown, Martha Straid, M-i:
Baah, Adrian Sparks, Nick Jolley, Norbert K r a u n d Fmldy Warkinr.

ORCHESTRA. Pianor, Donald W. ~ h a nand Robort Mwlnn; Percuden, hrrmtt;
J m m Wily.
Violin, George Nagy; Cello, Ann Woiizol;

S h Boat presented through petminion with Rod-m u d Hammemoin. N Y C

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W i t h the opening -on ~a~ 20th of Barefoot Magnavox, Fisher
I n The Park starring Tab Hunter, Producer
Guy S. Little. Jr. is proud to begin his second Quality, Value, Service
decade of live theatre for central Illinois for Over 59 Years
audiences. Long before Mr. Little opened the
Grand Theatre back in 1957, he hoped and Meet Paul, the friendly operator at
planned that someday he would have a theatre
where musicals and plays could be presented. "THE O D STORE"
He got his first job in professional thearre
as an apprentice a t the Keene, New Hampsh~re CADWELL, ILLINOIS
Summer Theatre in 1951 and worked the two 8 Miles N.E. of Sullivan
following summers at the Gateway Musical Gourmet Foods m d Antique Reproductions
Playhouse near Atlantic City_
***
After graduation from the ~ n i v e r s i i yof Mi-
ami, Mr. Little took graduate courses a t Colum- ANTlQUES
bia University and The American Theatre Wing "SMITH'S BARN"
before returning to central Illinois in the spring
of 1957 to look for a theatre location. ns -N. LOCU~) Phone 2 ~ 3 1 4

Not having success locating a suitable theatre ARCOLA, ILLINOIS
in any of the larger cities in downstate Illinois.
Mr. Little decided to lease the movie house Antiques difplayed in
i n his native Sullivan. Since the opening of c b r p i n g old barn atmosphere.
Brigadoon on July 3. 1957, Mr. Little has pre-
sented 100 major productions-both plays and
musicals-featuring many outstandin stars and
supporting casts from Broadway, ~ o l f y w o o d T V
and Opera. The first season ran nine weeks) and
had an attendance of 8,000. The Little Thcatre-
On The Square was open for twenty-five weeks

. . .last year and had an attendance of 80.000

a most gratifying increase! I n addition to his
productions in Sullivan, Mr. Little managed
the Piccolo Playhouse in Joliet and has had
touring productions that have played theatres
i n Michigan. Ohio and the Chicago area. Mr.
Little i s often asked to open and manage
other theatres in the midwest, but his devotion
is to The Little Theatre-On The Square and
i t s loyal audiences. Mr. Little works

:::faround booking o u t s t a n d i n ~ s t a r ssuch as

Allyson, John Carradine, eter Palmer, Rose-
mary Prinz, Dennis Weaver, Robert Reed, John
Payne, Margaret O'Brien, Julia Meade, Pat
O'Brien, Linda Darnell, Marie Wilson. Eddie
Bracken, Joe E. Brown, Marjorie Lord, Margar-
et Truman, Edward Everett Horton, Annamary
Dickey, Jack Haskell, Margaret Hamilton and
Cesar Romero.

Mr. Little has directed many of the pro-
ductions, designed and built the scenery, and
has appeared in many of the shows. Last season.
in addition to supervising all the productions,
he ap eared a s Mr. Snow in Carousel, Joe Tay-
lor, fr. in Allegro, Mr. Foley in Never Too
Late and Michael O'Neill in The Moon Is
Blue.

Guy met his wife, Jerili when they were
both studying theatre a t the( University of Mi-
ami. They have been married thirteen years and
have .two children. Vanessa age eleven and

Sean a e five. Both childre; have been kctive
in d e gullivan productions.

The operation of a star theatre for ten years
in a town with a population of less than 4,000
has been called "the miracle of Sullivan" by
theatre historians. Guy S. Little, Jr. gratefully
salutes the faithful central Illinois audiences
who have patronized The Little Theatre-On
The Square since 1957.

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TRAVEL SERVICE Robert Baker staged Oliver! with John Carra-
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Let Carter's take the worry out from Carnegie Tech, was the advance director
of your travel whether it be a for the tours of Tbe Grass Is Greener with
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- Richard ~ i b s o nappeared last -season as Charlie
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many leading theatres including Shady Lane
Playhouse Gateway Muaical Playhouse Crystal
Palace akd Highland Park Music ~en;. He re-
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and his M.A. from the University of Kansas.
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maker a t The Sheridan Square Playhouse and
this past winter he was st. e manager for the
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off-Broadway revue T h Salad Of T b e Mad
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m d W 1.t *e Leuis Munl O p n , K a w City
won(k.~W~rMAward(erIlu'MO( Twhruwhm8nCdMNaeaw#oY'eoLrkyrCicityOCpenater. He has wng many leadlna

law". Afkrthc demba d hh..rlr, he-&-- a mmlW w m I L I LI-LE (Julie) h u heen a g r u t hwrito of l o u l a d -
**IrmaL8 Douoe" and h u bsm ln d
~YY~U
G.In inoluding *'- iman m d h u a p p a a d in orer 40 roles Including Lilll In "Kin
and 'WS
&" -=and "LIrI ~ k r . ' .Last m k e r .rug &I'd Ma, K 8 q ' W a n In "Flnian's Rainbow", b.th Sank and Ads-
many st8wlng appuranoa at the U La48 M d QCn* .rYw
m 'u%~i 8(Cko.enw~rPna~n*rmIkT.Lrr.r(c+in h dl-nt production of "Guys and Dolls". Annie In "An-
h u st8n-d at the I- m o l nie 0.1 Your Bun," Magnolle in '%how llhat". Nellle In 'YouM
~
*I*l.~~akoma'. " w t h P w"hoWIo" and W e In YRodhead". J.rill's roles have Inoluded

Merman In "Annie 0.t Your at Urp.* O11*. QI.6 In "Bw with Edd B y m u and the MIe role In "Irma
La Owca", b.UI prduotion tourlng throupholrt the mldweat In
York Urn C u d ui(k th. W w maa*d.N~lwlMu*d.(I lllrrr @Wan C Whig shoed In ~ l l i v a n .
vorkie madw way for an e-
mductla w u na u a N SPECIAL a RIO Y* CIC
Att.r the olon of ~'AnnW1,Diwm *ml i.Wmmnd" .L *I. ART KMSUL (Captain Andy) with mom than aDO N g c omdltl.
m y camtar and earlier thh .urnnor I* .(*.W1InlM
N.Y. M Qlh md. h k fin( appeannoa at the L M e TMah-On The 8qU8lr
film, .eon to b. mleued, m~ w d
-miii'Moaue& and Ollirla DaHavi)url 8 P 8 (k .n$r bY I- uVduoo In ''Damfool I n The Park." Televhlan dnmatlo m l u

8ppunnw8 a " E d Bide. W a t we". "DoWy" and
and th. M I(.& 10.1 and nioa .Its m a r In
w'"Irrmcl*
W wmmerolak Fltm m l a iinalde .h.(.in "Never Lm A
m n g e r " "A& One" "All Tha Way Heme" 8nd the AlfNd
nmhw&'mystery4hri'~ar, laNorthBy Nor(lmrY1, with Jlmmy
mli.
-prlnolpls of that film whloh .(.mlCt.n (LIW., WIin
~ . lIanmrp rYluIIMmU&h*' rr r m-
.nd L..II~H-d. n;r IW
.*alk @- fmM Jol.m K P W (Fnnk) hu b..n ap#aring q u l u l y and diroob
membered n y l M . "M*. ing pmduotbr* at Tk. m l u n s i w 1M.
blrthln' no b8biU". and h a a- k m .AlnW4 M b wr long ..roiatd welthRuN.tLn~OInVCt hryastWal ~ a l a o sworking
in pumult o f t h e w r h - C J&
e no'ms dm aUnom"Dl uludnInnhm.WUWWatlha haMkr Jrw* itinofa . M m n d Hid Th. Ynalh.n Brdh8m.
~o~ue Poak m d Tk. W rmrni,.&n wu avltk ucll 646
aregory
F.;
~ t h W4 abm, "Mildrd rW J- *%&ad ii tk. T&.-
a and Tln N w VwL 8ha-n
th. mrbary con%**'.UrnY.u W m FuUval in C.ntnl Park
rriU Qkyv Ik, hknc r o l u lu( .suon i n o l d i d Lavim In 'lC.tch Me I f You
can'' "Mancnk In "She Loves Me" and Ah Tong In 'Ih.
.- 4enand ~owphC.(*nmd''I 'Ili"W&bfbdU.lbrrI.ork of &nei w*"
lyMlrMoQuw~dWdWt&Mrin~~NTk.*(k
mlan T W '

STEVE CTRONQ (Oteve) last week madm h a L M e Ths.trrOn
tk.8qullm d e M in "On A C l u r Day". Recently he appeamd
MARCIA KlNQ (MWEdi.) -In I8 YadP8 oppab Vivian Bialm in "Qumand Dolls" and had a featured
lng l a d m Irtmb d W * r ) Y n b a W - him
uJulie In ' - 8 m ' .L(k. Lovb MUd role in "LMe Me" at Chkago's Candlelight Theatre. In addC
I.(.r
rda hn. IlnclvW (k.MI8 rob in '.Qrpr"whlok s t 8 d Mar- tion to h ~ tskutn s d i b . ateve h u fourteen y u n of radio and
N experlaaa 8s a n m a r , modentar and nm-. He aC
ion ~ a r l o w aa d D8pn.r at Nlhrm( Y..(ru, Mar). In "Weat r prod& and d i m the "Jack E m .how" Nffi, C h l a g .
w e mory" LU(.. In F a m b s U W Natnlh in "The M a r y

W I W ' 8n;l the W e role In rrlh; .. ID Of A n n Fnnk." At
tha Astor Hd.1 inNew Y r * CRY, Marola appured u Marl*
In "Naughty M a r I e U a " 4 hU abo bwn a f r o q M gust on WENDY CALLARD (Parthy Ann) Is Wrently appearing In her
Johnny C8non's T.RI(IM Urn and Tln Mka Douglas Urn. Im- f l n t prlnolpal role in Sullivan. Wendy was production u l s t 8 n t
medl.t.(y baton emninp C M l i v m , Warcia was a h a U d for ~ V Oeeasons at Cklaso's Edgewad Beach Theatre and was
)duotion .ingar in "C&m Do ParI8" at the Duna Hotel in assoo1at.d with many wt.t.ndlng stars of Broadway and Holly-
L8. v e m wood. B&m comlng to Sullivan sha was featured In "LMe
Me" d C h l a g C Cmdlalight Theatre and pmvioln t o that Wen-
EDWARD PIER0011(Jw) the fntriSlnp baritone who mplaced dy has made many appearances in the C M u g a m In a
WIIIIam Wameld In tha 1986 Llnwln E.llrsr produotton of "Show varlcty of shows including ''Beoket", "SWp The World'' and "A
Shot In The Dark."

MUSICAL SYNOPSIS OF SCENES

ACT I

Scene T""""C0ShO1hoe'not tlwoLyneMvBMaeoBaenalkotAeeRPetioaBvNmreearal"d"iteecvh.eae.."n..r d...O....B..n..a...l..Tl.y...hh...e.o....o...)"...l..i...r....i.i...;....~.C...p.a..~.p....t.........A..I...nn...d...y..t..h....e..T.....h.E...ei...g...hS...t..h.i..e.o...sw.........B....o...a.....t....T....r.Ro...au...vp..ee.n..Eaa..lnn.td.iar.neT.do..mF.M.Aaa.psg.eenmooJTbolilaeee
...........................T h e "Cotton Bloaaom". F i v e minuter later.
Scene Ju l i c Queenie, M a g n o l i a and Joe
Scene "Can't H e l p L o r i n ' D a t Man".
Scene T h e "Cotton Blossom". One hour later.
.TO..hn.e.F.W.o.rie.cd.ke.e.cd.k.. .STtahg.ree.".e....w..e..e...k.s.....l.a..t..e..r..................................................
..BM Office ; ..E l l i and Ensemble
and Ensemble
"Life ~ p o ueenie
"Ballyhoo".
Scene Auditorium A n d Stage D u r i n g The 3rd A c t of "The Parron'a Bride'?

Scene TJte "Cottom oBvloea"a.o.m.."....L..a.t.e.r..t.h.a.t..n.i.g.h.t..............................
Yo u Are L
Ravenal and Magnolia

Scene The hv e e ...N..e.x.t..m..o.rn..in.g.................................................
"Fin ale"
Then Will Be A 10 Minute Intermission Betwnn Acts t i Ensemble

ACT II

Scene I: he Yidw alIa iLrP"o1avies.a.nY.c.oe.u..?.C"...h..ic..a..g...o....w...o...r..i.d...'.i...P.a.;,..........1..8..9..3...................M...8.g.n.o..li.l....R.a.v.e.n..Ea
"At The
n tire Enremble
"Wh y Do l and Enremble
Scene 2: A Room O n Ontario Street 1904.
R""BCeiahllne"'at rsaHleR.l p.o.o.Lm.o.,v..i~n.r.' .o.Dc.aa..dt.e.M.r.daM.n.u.s.(R.ic.e.p.Hr.ia.s.ell.)...A......f..e..w......d..a..y..s.....l.a..t..e..r.....................................................M
Scene 3:

a .Julie
gnolia

Scene 4: St. Agatha's Convent. About the u .m..e..t.im..e...........................................
"On1 M a k e Believe'' (Repriw)
lLlHwaadl.yl ...L..vu.ae.t.".b.e..f..o..r..e.....m...i..d..n..i..g..h..t... ....N....e..w......Y..e..a..r..'..s......E..v..e........1..0.0..1................F.r.a..n.k. Ravenal

Scene 5 ~rnca~ e rMou r i c
"(toodb a
e La and Ellie i a
"~fter .~a gno~
$he H

Scene 6: Stern O f The Show Boat, -1927. ......................................................... .Joe
"01' M a n River" (Repnre)

Scene 7: The "Cotton Bloseom". T h a t ..n.ig..h.t..................................................
"You Are L ove" (Reprjsa)
.Ravexu1

Scene 8: The .L1cev"ee....T.h.e...n.e.x.t..n.~..g.h..t...............................................
"P1~
. E n t i r e Enwmble

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PRODUCTION STAFF FOR MR. LM
....Public Relations end Publicity.. .Lam York ....Costumes. .Ma1 Pias Chm Wendy Callard,
............Box Office Cind Andeq Linda Mays. t i * Jacques, Don-
Inis Little. Pat B-tt, na &andre Thersu Kambrough Patti King.
Kathy Erdmsnn m d Alma Smrtb
...........Ekecutiw Secretary.. ------."Dcborab &mil-ton. Carol ~ulv.r and Ellen
.Dee Bradley
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...Children's T h u t r e Director. Je-
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Apprentice Co-Ordimator. .Katby Bmnn

CREDITS for O a A Char Pay: Warner's Office Equi ment. Mattoon; Mrs. Hoke. Y r r Car-
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