Lo and Behold

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Guy S. Little, Jr. Presents Marie Milson in "Lo and Behold" August 18th through 23rd, 1964 GUY SB Littl~,JtB PRESENTS Marie Wilson "Lo and Behold" By JOHN PATRICK With WILLIAM HB ANDREWS Margaret Gathright, John Kelso, Lillian Malek, Ralph Foody and ROBERT GWALTNEY Directed by JOHN KELSO Scenery, Costumes and Lighting Designed by ANDREW GREENHUT Production Stage Costume Assistant Stage Manager Coardinator Manager ROBERT GUNTHER ROD FERNANDEZ ANDY BABBISH

ENTIRE PRODUCTION UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF MR. LITTLE

CAST Milo Alcott ...... ROBERT GWALTNEY Mr. Wingate ...... HUGH KENNEDY TIRRELL Daisy Durdle ...... MARIE WILSON Dr. Robert Dorsey ...... WILLIAM H. ANDREWS Minnetonka Smallflower ...... LILLIAN MALEK Kenneth Moore ...... JOHN KELSO Honey Wainwright ...... MARGARET GATHRIGHT Jack McDougal ...... RALPH FOODY SYNOPSIS OF SCENES The action of the play takes place in the library of Milo Alcott's home. The time is the present. ACT I Scene 1: Noon. Scene 2: Several days later. Night ACT II Scene 1: Two days later. Afternoon. Scene 2: Some weeks later. Night ACT Ill Same. There Will be a 10 Minute Intermission Between Acts No Smoking In The Theatre PRODUCTION STAFF FOR MR. LITTLE Master .Electr,ician ...... Butch Abell Technicians ...... Susan Heller, Propert~es..V~nce DeDario and Michelle Champ Bill Haddad Vince DeDario Bill Hud- Box Office ...... Judy Sickafus. Inis Little nut, Sara'aAe Robinson, D;V~ Baker, Paula Noble, Pat Bennett, Sue Smith Rikki Jo klieman. Mike Kassin, Warren Head Ushers ...... Linda Hall and Day. Michelle Champ, Joan Levin, Penny Moses Karen Fisher. Children's Theatre ...... Lowell Christy Stand-in for Miss Wilson ...... Joan Nelson Property Co-ordinator ...... Bob Balaban

HairStand-in for Mr...... Kelso ...... RodLowell Christy Publicity Director ...... Lee York Apprentice Co-ordinator ...+..a. Butch Abell Executive Secretaries ...... Dee Bradley and Sue Smith LO AND BEHOLD is presented through permission with Samuel French, Inc., NYC Credits: Sofa used in HAPPIEST. YEARS from BIEDERMAN'S of Decatur Special thanks to Bob and Marlon Best. Mrs. Naom~ Denny and Margaret and John Barlow for furnishings used in THE HAPPIEST YEARS. Miss Wilson's and The Nelsons' car courtesy of WAYNE CONARD, Dodge Agency. 106 W. Harrison. Compliments of Myers Oil Company Your Local Shell Dealer Wa Give SIH Green Stamps REISACHER REXALL DRUGS SECOND DOOR WEST OF THEATRE Lanvin Rubinstein GIFTS ShultonBonne Bell Fabrge Max Factor Russell Stover Ccindy YardteyRevlon TU~Y Millot Fannie May GivmchyDuBarry

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Who's Who In The Cast. . . Hardware State Bank LILLIAN MALEK first appeared with The L~ttle Theatre u Mae in THE PA- JAMA GAME, fhe o ening product~on Lovington, Ill. of the 1958 season, where she stopped the show every performance. Lillian appeared on Broadway with Bert Parks in Always THE MUSIC MAN. At the Coconut Grove Playhouse in Miami .he has been seen ia BYE BYE Courteous Service BIRDIE wrth Rus- ul N ON THE TOWPwith Peggy Casa, REDHEAD -th #3rrrrhrn Wv. ler, and AUNTIE YAM ~---iith--&i;f ibie Lee. On television Lillian has been seen on The Red Skelton Show and in THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH. This ytfall *he journeyed to Los Angeles where s l repeated her hilarious performance as the cook in MISS PELL IS MISSING with Edward Everett Horton which was enjoyed by Sullivan audience. last season. ERILI LITTLE has appeared In thirty-one productions at The Little Theatre during the ast seven seasons. fIer many roles during recent seasons 'IN CIRCULATION have included the title role in GYPSY w~thMargaret Wh~t- ing, Eddie Bracken's 'IN FINE PRINTING wife in THE TUN- N.EL.OF LOVE and Lr11 ~n CARNIVAL. This srummer, Jerili will again ap ear op- moukrie county news posite Eddie bracken in THE SEVEN SULLIVAN, ILLINOIS YEAR ITCH and as El~za Dool~ttle In MY FAIR LADY and Evie in STOP THE WORLD. Jer111 1s the wife of producer Guy 5. Little, Jr. and mother of two children. Vanessa.. ane- 8 and Sean, age 2.

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MARIE WILSON (Daisy Durdle) has become and last reason appeared in EVERYBODY famous from coast to coast, for her wonderful LOVES OPAL with h B. Davis and directed characterization of the "dumb blonde" in the Pat and Eloise O'Bden in DEAR RUTH. radio and television series. MY FRIEND IRMA. Edward Everett Hotton in MISS PELL IS But. ever9 media of the entertainment world MISSING and Pctet Palmer in THE TENDER ha8 to share the talents of this delightfully TRAP. In previour aeaaon~,his mles have in- entertaining performer. Unique in her field, cluded Ali ia OKLAHOMAI. Uaole Jocko in Miss Wilson i8 as much sou ht after on stage GYPSY with Margaret Whiting and Captain and television. as she is by 8e grinding movie Orton in THS XINO AND I with Dolores cameras or the famous night clubs in the 50 Wilson. John war, long associated with The states. Crystal Palace i-a St. *Louis as actor, stage A real Cinderella, she signed her first mmager and dirr.ctor. A graduate of Wesleyan, he has appeared in ssmer stock in Montana. movie contract at ths age of 15, and became Married to act ress n Colby who ma a an immeaiate success. She catapulted to stardom member of The Littleseatre cokpany in 1962, when she made a movie with James Cagney the Kelso's have a hme on Staten Island in and Pat O'Brien, called BOY MEETS GIRL. New York. She went on to win laurel8 on the atage at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood in Ken In additi0.n to anpearing in this ~roduction. Murray's Blackouts. John also ha d direcaal the play. Last week he directed Dav id Nelam and June Bhir in THE Going smoothly from one medium to an- HAPPIEST YEARB He will remai* in Sullivan other, she has gathered a multitude of credits. to direct L inda Iknell in JANUS and Jack Her picture appearances include NEVER Ging in CCIME BLOW YOUR HORN. WAVE AT A WAC, GIRL IN EVERY PORT, THE STORY OF MANKIND and her latest release, MR. HOBBS TAKES A VACATION RALPH I TOODY (Jack McDowal) appeared with Jimmy Stewart and Maureen O'Han. earlier thi r sumaer at The Li&e Theatre in Theatre goers throughout the country have KIND SI R, 7 mAR ITCH ad THE SOLID seen her on the legit stage in THE LITTLE GOLD C. ADILLIC. He has worked extensively HUT. WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNT- in the M idwest and recently completed his first ER nnd GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES. tull lent ~thmovie, MICKEY ONE, starring Last year she starred in LO AND BEHOLD Warren Beatty .and Franchot Tone. A native at Drury Lane Theatre in Chicago and in Chicagoa .n. Mr. Foody is a graduate of Mar- addition to Sullivan, she will be seen in the guette f lniversity and wu managing editor of a natior la1 trule weekly before turning to the same play in Ohio and Michigan this rummer. stage. f iefore ooming to Sullivan, he was seen in TW.E FOQRPOSTER at Country Club WILLIAM H. ANDREWS (Dr. Robert Theatre 9 outside Chicago and was with Phyllis Dorsey) is making his debut at The Littia Diller in HAPPY BIRTHDAY at Chicago's Theatre thia week and will remain with the Dntry. Lane. Palph has also handled leading company to play opposite Linda Darnel1 next roles 11 3 MARQTAGE-GO-ROUND, BORN YES- week in JANUS. A regular member of Chi- TERD AY. THE LITTLE HUT and many cago's Candlelight Dinner Playhouse. Mr. An- others. He has appeared with such headliners drews has a backgroutld that includes appear- as Dis:k Shawn, Jack Carson. Gypsy Rose Lee, ances on major network TV shows such as Nina Foch. anevieve and Louis Nye. For a STUDIO ONE and OMNIBUS and credits year, Mr. food^ toured with the Shakesperean on Broadway. He also has starred in movies Repertory Company throughout the East appear- in Germany and Denmark. The versatile actor ing arr Lear. Fdstaff, Brutus and iPriar Laurence. has appeared throughout the country in stock Last week be played David Nelson's father- opposite many stars including Spring Byington. in-law in THE HAPPIEST YEARS. Constance Bennett and E. G. Mamhall. A graduate of Chicago's Goodman Theatre, he HUGH KENNEDY TIRRELL (Mr. Wingate) worked st the Actor's Studio with stars such appeared as Admiral Von Schreaer in THE as Ben Gazaara and Albert Salmi. In the SOUHD OF M-IC a cockney i@MY FAIR Chicago area some of the productions he has LADY and the ~al;smam in Tm PAJAMA starred in are MARRIAGE-GO-ROUMQ. GOL- GAME earlier tbis season in Sullivan. A DEN BOY, MISTER ROBERTS and TWO native df Buffalo. Yew Yo*, Hugh ii a student FOR THE SEESAW. He opened thr new Candlelight Theatre in TCHIN-TCHRN and at Nodwestern University. He appeared in dnce then has appeared in produetiom of six prodections at the Williamstowa Summer GOODBYE CHARLIE and UNDER TH,E YUM Thcat~eh Massachaetts including OTHELLO, YUM TRE& ONCE IN A LIFETIME and BECKET. At The Studio Theatre in Buffalo, he has been seen as Ben in LADY IN THE DARK and u Wil- JOHN KPLSO (Kenneth Moore) made a mat fred in SECRET SERVICE. Hugh hat been hit with audiences earlier this season aa Ekes in the Nocfhwestem Men's Glee Club kt~orwo in THE PAJAMA GAME with Peter Palmr. years and hu sung with various orotorio g~oups Mr. Kelso made him Little Theatre debut in 1@S9 in the Chicago area.

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