SUMME@IRF Musre~hs“Central Illinois' Only Professional Equity Music Theatre' '
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Fifth Season *July 7th Through August 27th. 1961
~r On the Square
Air-conditioned Grand Theatre Sullivan
I Guy S. Little, Jr. Presmb
Jack Haskell in "Brigadoon"
July 18 through July 23, 1961
.. .Who's Who in the Cast in Chicago. Joanne will refurn to Sullivan this
JACK HASKELL (Tommy Albright) i s one summer to ap ear a s N a t a l ~ ein T H E MERRY
of radio and TV's most popular performers. hav- W I D O W an{ Helen in F L O W E R DRUM
ing appeared on almost ever to network show. SONG.
~ A C RHe is a fre uent guest onPAAR'S TO-
NIGHT S H ~ Wand DAVE GARROWAY'S TO- E F F WARREN (Charlie) directed a11 the
DAY SHOW, and his records are heard on radio p r o d v c t ~ o n ~a t the Grand laat summer and is
stations from coast to coast. Born in Akron.
included Joey in T H E Y O S T HAPPY FELL$ he was en aged with GENTLEMEN PREFER
Rudy Lorralne In SAY, DARLING and Sid m B L O N . D E # ~ ~M~I,~Warren was offered the op-
T H E PAJAMA GAME. Jack has been active portunlty of appearing opposite Ethel Merman
in the radio and television commercial field not in CALL M E MADAM for three months while
only as a sin er but as an actor and announcer Russell Nrpe went to Hollywood. He was then
and recent1 %a has been fillin in for Hugh engaged to create the same role in the London
Downs on txe "JfCK PAAR SH%W." production of CALL M E MADAM and remained
Jack is marr ed and has a fourteen year old IInN EPnAglRaInSd. tod hl ai g lienadEinngglaronldeshein aWlsoEDhaDdINthGe
sreocnordwsh.o Hhoeldslivaes nounmbLeronogf IAslAanUd sSwoiumnmd inign A,honor of appemng in the first Ro a1 Command
Connecticut where his small racing sailboat is
Performance for Queen Elizabeth a s well a s
his favorite recreation. Jack recently mentiqned oanndmnaini tteclleuvbiss.ionThanisd praasdtiompnrtosgrr,amJesf,f cwoanscearsts-
sociates with the Cam1 Channin revue SHOW
on the "PAAR SHOW. how much he enjoys GIRL. Jeff has appeared a s R a r l i e 'all over
playin haiinsro~lleRanIIsnGtaoAmaDpusOreca~arlaNftcootrhmetehdeGyrfaianrnsddt thime ealasos the Count% in y.proximatelv 1.000 performances
told of Theatre of BRIGA 00
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downMAthReKhouFaOe LlaEaYt we(eJekffwheDnouhgelaas)p ebarreodugahst
in sulrivan. Sid in TAKE M E ALONG opposite %nnarnary
Dickey. Mark has been seen by television
JOANNE KOEHN (Fiona) decided at a audiences on M-S UAD with Lee Marvin.
very early age that what shHeerwaonptpeodrttuonidtyo cmaomset F A T I N E E THEAT%& PLAYHOUSE 90 and
was sing for her supper.
as a result of her studies st the University of FXLLS.IHnAWthKe INhiSah1 orairedis smeroitailon froicmtureChcirceadglots,
Texas where she majored-in music and voice lnclude GOLDEN &oVES ~ O R T H BY
and studied with Josephine Antoine of +e NORTHWEST. THE H A R D ~ RTHEY FALL
Metropolitan Opera. After appearances w+h and T H E CHICAGO STORY. His stage and
stock credits have included roles such as the
the Opera Workshop Miss Koehn moved to M11-
waukee where she pfayed a variety of roles. in- dHSThOAerTiMfFfEUiLnONOTLFHYREA~RIaNAkINMi nMr.~A~Koa-EogRtkioanJPoEhTninERPDo~PeA~NiInN K
eluding the title rol? in LAURA, Bianca in
KISS ME. .KATE. F ~ o n ain BRIGADOON a t DtShAEeIANRTTiHe sOtOAFiNn A~aSAtiLsEtRaSOMiSnAETNTA~thTeTOEAODM,auIBh~ifiGfn O~Fn
the Fred Mlller Theatre for an extended engage- T H E S ~ R E W :anB many more. I n IPS9 Mark
ment and Laurie in the Playhouse Under The mPiasdoeni hinis SOGNraGndO FThNeaOtrReWAdeYbuot ppaossiteMAaensntrao-
tShtearscrpltriocdsucutrigoend oMf iOssKLKAoeHhOn MonA lto Raavmeosrefroinm- Dickey and last season returned to ap ear
tense interest in the theatre and extensive studies E T u d l o w Lowell in PAL OEY with Zuth
Warrick. and as Harr in A &EE GROWS I N
whaisthaltshoe apTpheeaarterde a'Mt 'FasWioo'srksihnobilwMsuikssee.Koweihthn BROOKLYN with dGret Hamilton.
the Florentine Opera Compan and in the Boston
Comic Opera production o r T H E MIKADO. (Please turn to page 10)
LapapsetarDaect etmhebefrabJuolaonunse CjoocuornnuetyeGdrotvoe PMlaiaymhoiustoe
as M a r ! i a in SHOW BOAT with Julie Wil-
son an Jlrn Russell who appeared a t the Grand
last season s s PAL SOEY). Earlier this sum-
mer. oanne repeated her role a s Ma nolia in
SHO& BOAT for three weeks a t ~efododyTopa
Grow-Grow-GROW with
AYLCO CHEMICAL COMPANY PLANTS LOCATED AT
SULLIVAN-HARVEL-ROCHESTER-EL PASO, ILLINOIS
GUY S. LITTLE, JR.
'Presents
Jack Haskell in Brigadoon"
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with
Joanne Koehn, Jeff Warren, Mark Foley, Betty Chambers
and Rhoda Levine
Music by FREDERICK LOEWE Book and Lyrics by ALAN JAY LERNER
DIRECTED BY JEFF WARREN
CHOREOGRAPHY BY RHODA LEVINE
MUSICAL DIRECTION BY ELWOOD SMITH
DESIGNED BY EUGENE FABRICATORE
LIGHTING DESIGNED BY HERBERT O'DELL
Costumes by Jessie and Rod Fernandez
ENTIRE PRODUCTION UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF MR. LITTLE
CAST
(In order of appearance)
Tommy Albright. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A HASKELL
Jeff Douglas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MARK FOLEY
Archie Beaton.................................. WILLIAM HENKIN
Harry Beaton................................ GORDON MacALlSTER
Fishmonger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GWEN ANDERSON
Angus MacGuffie.............................. TERRY SOLDWEDEL
Andrew MacLaren. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GUY LITTLE
Sandy Dean.................................... LARRY BENNETT
Fiona MacLaren. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . JOANNE KOEHN
Jean MacLaren............................... CAROLEE GEARHART
Meg Brockie................................. BETTY CHAMBERS
Charlie Dalrymple............................... JEFF WARREN
Maggie Anderson ................................ RHODA LEVINE
Mr. Lundie- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - JAMES PANOWSKI
Sword Dancers---------------- DICK STEPHENS, ROBERT LEOPOLD
MacGregor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ROBERT BYARS
Frank-----------------------------------SIDNEY SHAW
Jane Ashton.................................. JAN CARLA RINKER
Townsfolk: LINDA EARTH, KATHY BRINEY, RICHARD DOLPH,
BETTY EADIE, JUDY ERICKSON, CARROLL INGERSOLL, DAVID
KELSON, DON RICHETTA, SHARON SELTZER, JANET SILVER,
CHARLOTTE SPERRY, NINA TABOR, BRENDA TOOLEY, DEBBIE
and DEE MOORE.
ORCHESTRA: T w o Pianos-Elwood Smith and Eddie McCarthy Per-
cussion-Hal Fairweather; Bass--Frank Post.
"Brigadoon" i s presented through special permission with Tams-Whitmark Music Library, N.Y.C.
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Scene 1. ACT I
Scene 2. A forest i n the Scottish Highlands, about five on a May morning.
Scene 3. A road i n Brigadoon, then the village square-MacConnachy Square-later
Scene 4. the same morning.
Scene 5.
Scene 6. A n open shed, about noon.
The MacLaren House, mid-afternoon.
Outside the house of Mr. Lundie.
The churchyard, dusk.
Scene 1. ACT I1 days later.
Scene 2. A forest inside Brigadoon, later at night.
Scene 3. A road i n Brigadoon.
Scene 4. The glen, immediately after.
Scene 5. A bar i n New York City, four months later.
The forest--same as Scene 1 of A c t 1-three
MUSICAL SYNOPSIS Chorus
Prologue
1. "Once in the Highlands" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ACT I
-2.
"Brigadoon" .:..... Scene 1;
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chorus
3. "Down on MacConnachy Square" Scene 2 . . . . . . . . Sandy, Meg and Townsfolk
4. "Waitin' for My Dearie" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fiona and Girls
5. "11' 1 Go Home W i t h Bonnie Jean" . . . . . . . Charlie and Townsfolk
Dance Maggie Anderson, Harry Beaton, Fishmonger and Dancers
6. ''The Heather on the Hill" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tommy and Fiona
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Rubinstein Revlon
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Scene 3
7. 'The Love of My Lifo"" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meg Brockie
Scene 4
8. "Jeannie's Packin, Up" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Girls
Me"". ...... .. ..................... ..................... ..............Jean .
9. ""Come to Me, Bend to Charlie
Dane. and Dancers
10. "Almost Llke W n g i n Love" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tommy and Fiona
11. "The Wedding Dance'" . . . . . . . . .S.c.e.ne. .6. . . . . . . . . . .Joan, Charlie a d Dancers
12. %word Dance" - -. .- , . . . . . . Harry Beaton, Sword Dancers, and Dancers
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ACT I1
1. 'The Chase" ...................S.c.e.n.e..1................... Men of Brigadoon
2. "There But for You Go I" . . . . . . .S.c.e.n.e. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tommy
Scene 3
3. "My Mother's Weddin" Day? .............................. . M.0 and Townsfolk
4. Funeral Dance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mag- g- ie Anderson
5. "From This Day On' .. ,.....................-................
Scene 4
I 6. Renrirar of
"*Came to Me, Bend to Me"" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fiona
I "The Heather on the Hill" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fiolu
"I'll Go Home With Bonnie Jean" ................................. Charlie
IC .......................... Tommy and Fionr
'"From This Day On"
"Down on McConnaqhy Square" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Townsfolk
7. Finale. Scene 5 -). '
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. . .WHO'S WHO HIGH BUTTON SHOES. Recently she chorea-
(Continued from page 2) e:a hed the succe8sful off-Broadway productions,
BETTY CHAMBERS (Meg Brockie) ap- F A ~ H I O N and a peared in another off-Broad-
peared in every production presen,ted a t the way production, {HE S H A L L H A V E MUSIC.
Grand during the seasons of 1957 58, '59 and Rhoda has been a featured dancer with the New
'60. This summer Betty will appAar in all the York City Center's Ballet Company and has
shows with the exception of T A K E M E choreographed shows a t Dayton Wellesley and
ALONG. Betty, who hails from Indiana. has Cohassett. During the apring 'of 1960, i h o d a
been extremely popular with central Illjnois cho -eographed the Broadway-bound musical,
audiences for her versatility as a dancer, slnger
and actress. Her s t r i k i n ~ performance as LOCK U P YOUR DAUGHTERS and last sum-
Susan, the deaf mute, in FINIAN'S RAINBOW mer journe ed to England to choreograph a
won her great applause her first season in Sul- musical in %ndon.
livan. Betty is a talented comedienne and
patrons of the Grand have adored her a s Susan GORDON MacALISTER (Harry Beaton),
in T H E DESERT SONG, Gretchen in T H E from New Jersey, is a University of Denver stu-
STUDENT PRINCE and Lizette in NAUGHTY dent, who has acted and danced in BABES I N
MARIETTA. During the winter months she i s ARMS VIEW FROM T H E BRIDGE and
a busy professional dancer, appearing at leading T W O 'FOR T H E SEESAW. H e was in 'BER-
supper clubs and hotels in Boston. Atlantic Citv N A R D I N E for the U S 0 tour of the Orient. and
New York and throughout the Eastern Dart of has spent three years under private dance study
the country. Last season Betty appea-ed a s with Martha Wllcox.
Liat in SOUTH PACIFIC Louise in CAROU-
SEL, Mammy Yokum i n ~ ' I LABNER a s well JAMES PANOWSKI (Mr. Lundie). who
as supporting roles in the other productions. At appeared a s Mr. Macomber in TAKE M E
the conclusion of this season Betty will have ALONG, is a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan Unl-
appeared in 278 performances on the Grand versitv. where he was seen in DIARY O F
stage. ANNE FRANK and many others. He played
Lord Brockhurst in Mr. L's Tenthouse produc-
RHODA L E V I N E (Maggie Anderson), who tion of T H E BOY FRIEND.
haa been a oopular performer and choreographer
a t SUMMER O F MUSICALS during two pre- CAROLEE GEARHART (Jean MacLaren),
vious seasons. i s one of New York's most ooo- from Manassas, Vir ~ n i a ,operates the Manassas
School of Dance. f h e has been a regular with
-ular and busiest choreographers. During the the Virginia Ballet Company and the Wash-
ington Ballet Company.
past few years. Misa Levine has handled all the
choreographv for the DUPONT SHOWS O F IAN CARLA RINKER {Jane Ashton) from
T H E MONTH on CBS-TV and has appeared as Hollywood, attends t h e University of Denver.
a performer on many network television pro- and appeared there in BABES I N ARMS and
grams including the recent GERSHWIN YEARS AGAMEMNON. Brought u in Evanston, Illi-
and the Lawrence Olivier spectacular, T H E nois, she was seen there in %AMING O F T H E
POWER AND T H E GLORY this past season. SHREW, OKLAHOMA, and BRIGADOON.
Rhoda's first season at the Grand as choreo-
grapher was in l9S9 and she ooened the season W..I-L-L-I-A..M.- -H-E-N.-K--I N. (Archie Beaton) hails
that year as Gladys in T H E PAJAMA GAME YOUSfrom Detroit Michi an where he was seen in
and won the hearts of central Illinois audiences. ANNIE GE+ ~ U N K, ISS ME, KATE,
I n 1959 Rhoda was the lead dancer in T H E and OKLAHOMA. He was the Bartender in
KING AND I a t the St. Louis Muny Opera and TAKE ME ALONG.
returned to Sullivan to dance in KISMET and
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.WHO'S W H O . . member of the Neighborhood Playhouse in New
(Continued from Page 10) York His credits include I AM A CAMERA
ROBERT BYARS (MacOyegor) has had ex- CHERRY ORCHARD, and ROMEO AND
tensive trainrng in dance voice, and drama a t JULIET.
the Van uard Playhouse 'in Detroit Michigan.
Some o f his stage credits are DIARY O F GWEN ANDERSON (Fishmonger) studies
ANNE FRANK and GREAT SEBASTIANS. under Paul Baker a t Baylor University in Texas,
where she's performed in many plays. She be-
LARRY BENNETT (Sandy Dean) attends came a dance instructor after ten years of train-
Carleton College in Northfield, Minn., and has ing with Hallie Pritchard, and is now becoming
an author.
erformed a t the Glacier National Park. His
SIDNEY SHAW (Frank) has a pea-ed in
CHARLPEISfist of la s include T H E MIKADO and BLOOD WE DDIN Gd~HMAAIRNY, A P a~nd the
AUNT. Festivpl play SONS a t the University
TERRY SOLDWEDEL ( A n p s MacGuffie), of Illinols where he is a student. He also
a Brown Unrverstty graduate, i s an active studies modern dance.
PRODUCTION STAFF FOR MR. LITTLE
.......Production Stage Manager.. .Ann Folke ............Technical Director. .Herbert O'Dell
........Assistant Stage Manager.. ...........Assistant Coltumer
Jerili Little .Rod Fernandez
..........Masters of Roperties Theatre Artist ..................Dick Stephen8
Jm. e. Panowski ........In Charge of Apprentices
and Robert Byara
.....Assistants of Pro erties.. Terry Swarts
.Richard Dolph Rehearsal Pianist ..............Eddie McCarty
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Publicity Releases. .............Charles Harris Librarian ...................Lawrence Bennett
........Box Office Head Usher8 ..................Sharon Spencer
Judy Sickdur, Jean Bennett and Pat Bennett
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