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, patronJ (continued) Mr. and Mrs'. William P. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Jack Snyder Jheatl'e Priscilla Neeley Mr. and Mrs. Paul Somers Mr. and Mrs. Dixie Neubert Mr. and Mrs. Gene Songer Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Newtson Mr. and Mrs. Howard Spain Miss Ometa M. O'Connell Mr. and Mrs. Max Sperling presents Cydnic Pacot Mrs. Meredith Spiering Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Palti Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stephenson Mrs. Nina Payne Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stewart Mr. and Mrs. William Payne Florence Strawser Mr. and Mrs. John Pittman Mr. and Mrs. Chester Stultz Mr. and Mrs. Al Pontecore Mr. and Mrs. Gene Surina Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Potter Dr. and Mrs. Robert Talty Mr. and Mrs. Kasey Povelones Virginia Tanner Dr. and Mrs. Alden Rarick Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Tanquary in Mr. and Mrs. Ray Redenbaugh Mr. and Mrs. Charles Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Rice Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Ed Robbins Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Timmons Me. and Mrs. Charles Rohlfing Mr. and Mrs. Fred Underhill Mrs. Charles T. Roos Dr. and Mrs. William W. Vaught Beatrice Rose Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Vinson Mr. and Mrs. Fred Royalty Mr. and Mrs. Neil Von Lanken Virginia Royalty Mrs. Elton Wagner Frances Ruda Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ward Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Rush Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ward Mr. and Mrs. Norman Sanders Miss Frances Watkins Mr. and Mrs. George Satterwhite Jack Wilkinson Jerry Savesky Mr. and Mrs. John Wilkinson Mr. and Mrs. Bill Schatz Mrs. Dorothy Wilson Dr. and Mrs. James L. Schoon Mr. and Mrs. Dink Wise Mr. and Mrs. Stephen SChultz Judge and Mrs. Henry Wise Mr. and Mrs. Tom Shafer Miss Helen Wolff Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Sherer Wolford Insurance f Iona Sit Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Wright Mr. and Mrs. John Slezak Mr. and Mrs. James Yeazel Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Smith Mr. and Mrs. Charles Young Mr. and Mrs. Marden D. Smith Mr. and Mrs. Julian Yudin Mr. and Mrs. Tom Smith Dr. and Mrs. Oliver Zirney Mr. and Mrs. Win Smith BY AGATHA CHRISTIE Bring YOUR "Ten Little Indians" to DANVILLE GARDENS Produced by arrangement with Samuel French, Inc. 1307 Cleary FEBRUARY II, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19 and receive 1 free plant for each little Indian under 12 years of age. 1977 Good in April, May and June. SponJorJ Autotron Baier Publishing Company Bank of Danville Barkman Chevrolet Sales Co. by Agatha Christie Carol Beck James D. Beebe, Ltd. Directed by Liz Miller Butler the Florist C & V Erectors, Inc. Castle's Office Equipment Company The "Ten Little Indians" refers to the cluster of statuettes on the Danville Gardens mantelpiece of a counrty house on Indian Island. off the cost of Devon. Danville Wholesale Paper There is also the nursery rhyme inscribed above them. telling how each Mr. and Mrs. Allen Dougherty little Indian met his death until there were none. Eight assorted guests East Lake Veterinary Hospital are invited to the island for a weekend by a mysterious host, whom none Mr. and Mrs. Don Ennis Fagen Auto have met before. They have also never met each other, or the boatman First National Bank of Danville who brings them over, or the two servants who prepare for their arrival. Mr. and Mrs. Roger L. Frick Greene, Lowenstein and Britt Gulick Pharmacies Add to this a mysterious voice which seemingly comes out of the air Harding Pharmacies to accuse each of the guests and the house servants of past murders, and Henning Machine and Die Works you have the beginnings of a plot that thickens as each suspenseful minute Mr. and Mrs. Doug Herr of the play progresses. Mr. and Mr•. Gary He •• er Robart Hix Hour Glan Rostaurant The predictions of the nursery rhyme seem to be coming true as, one Koda. & Company by one, those assembled meet their deaths by a variety of means. Who's L. Mol. Dopartmont Stor left at the end? By the end of the evening you'll know - but don't tell Loul. Morvl. your friends and neighbors. Tell them to come see Ten Little Indians and Jamo. A. Millar Mr. and Mn. Harold Mo find out for themselves. Goodloo E. Mooro, Ino. Mr. and Mr•. Kolth Noadorhlur S. K. Nooloy Palmer Amorlcan Notional Bonk O. D. Popplo Mr. and Mr•. Roy Ramort Remembor Whon Antiquo. Fronk Roolo Zola RUlloll Second National Bonk Dr. Donald Shannon Shick Supply & Equipment Company 610 Top Bill Smith'. Auto Part. Stover Engineers Tee Pak Tru Flex Metal Ho.e D. W. Tyler Company Mr. and Mr •. John Weaver Don William. Travel Agency Hazel Wire WITY Man, Inc. Marsters Sign Ca. It's the real thing. -~ "AN ADVENTURE IN DINING" Coke. One Of liliana's Finest Smorgasbords DANVILLE COCA-COLA II!. Rt. 1, South 3 miles off 1·74 446-8186 BOTTLING COMPANY 2500 Georgetown Rd. Danville (Cont'J) Ten little Indian boys going out to dine Five little Indian boys going in for law One choked his little self One got in Chancery And then there were nine. And then there were four. Nine little Indian boys stayed up very late Four little Indian boys going out to sea One overslept himself A red herring swallowed one And then there were eight. And then there were three. Three little Indian boys walking in the zoo Eight little Indian boys traveling in Devon A big bear hugged one One got left behind And then there were two. And then there were seven. Two little Indian boys playing with a gun Seven little Indian boys went to pick up sticks One got shot One got chopped in half And then there was one. And then there were six. One little Indian left all alone Six little Indian boys playing with a hive He went and hanged himself. One got stung and then there were five. And then there were none. for PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANCE IN: Lehmann Brothers Commercial and Industrial Property ACE HARDWARE CAll 34-40 N. HAZEL 442-8133 (just off the mall) j~~yudiD. 425 n. gilbert m"t I p.o. bolt 113/ danville. IL 61832 HARDWARE, APPLIANCES & GIFTS -' L1LL1 Our '::birector LAKE LIZ MILLER Ten Little Indians marks the third Red Mask play directed by Liz SHORE Miller. She has also appeared on stage in eight productions and was seen NATIONAL BANK mast recently in Last of the Red Hot Lovers for which she received " DANVI LLE'S ONLY SU BU RBAN BAN K Katy. Liz has worked in many backstage capacities and has served one Open MORE Hours thon any Bank in Danville - including Saturdays! term as treasurer of Red Mask and two terms as president. Currently, Vermilion at Newell Avenue 443-4488 she is serving in her second three-year term on the Board of Directorn. A speech clinician for public schools in Bismarck, Henning, Potomac and Armstrong, Liz holds a B.A. in speech and an M.S. in speech therapy from the University of Illinois. She resides in Danville with her husband, "Tex", a guidance counselor at Danville High, and their son Matt and One of the most prolific authors of mystery fiction, Agatha Christie, daughter Marti. passed away last year. It seemed appropriate to present one of her most popular and suspenseful plays, Ten Little Indians, during this Red Mask season, in honor of her contribution to literature. Besides this, the play is an entertaining who-dane-it that calls for a variety of characterizations and technical details. This is the sort of challenge that makes working both onstago and backstage at Red Mask BARBARA CAVANAUGH a lot of fun. A veteran in the Stage Manager position, Barb has served in that As the director, I am especially grateful to a fine cast and crew for job in many Red Mask productions including Wait Until Dark, Curious their dedication to making this challcngc a reality; for they truly came Savage, Butterflies are Free, and Reserve Two for Murder. She has also through all kinds of weather to make "the show go on." worked behind the scenes in a number of other capacities including prop- erties, prompting, play selection, and tickets and is currently serving a Liz Miller term on the Board of Directors. Barb resides in Danville and has four Director sons - Jim, Dick, Bob, and Bill. liliana's Only Outside Beer Garden Nimrick's Dew Drop ROBERTA FEHLING Ray Floyd Roberta has worked in several backstage capacities at Red Mask ENTERTAINMENT including properties for The Impossible Years and costumes for the last two Children's Plays. Both she and her husband Mike, who works at Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday Hyster, served as members of the Set Construction crew for this play. They have two sons - Matt, 6, and Eric, 3. Route 5 Perrysville Road BASKIN-ROBBINS ICE CREAM 2809 N. Vermilion St., Danville. Illinois ~ Barbara McKinzie Interiors BAS~IN·I\OBBINS (217) 443·1950 ~~ ICE CREAM 918 North Walnut, Danville, Illinois 61832 IJackJlagB and Behind lhe ScenBj Director . .. .... Liz Miller Synopsis of Scenes Stage Manager Barbara Cavanaugh The scene of the play is in the living room of a house on India,n Island, Technical Director Roberta Fehling off the coast of Devon, England. Set Design and Construction Gary Resh, Dwight Sherer, ACT I Andy Palfi, Terry Koebrich, A summer evening in August. Roberta Fehling, Gene Dixon, Mike Fehling ACT II Scene 1: The following morning. Stage Furnishings Jane Price Scene 2: The same day - afternoon. Properties Alfreda Klingensmith, ACT III Deb Katcher, Max Sperling, Scene 1: The same day - evening. DeLenna Kemna Scene 2: The following afternoon.