"Central Illinois' Only Professional Equity Drama and Music Theatre" Sixth Season * June 26th Through August 19th, 1962 Air- Conditioned Grand Theatre * On the Square * .511//t't l~n

6uy S. Link, Jr. Presents Margaret Whiting in "Gypsy" July 31 st through August Sth, 1962 6uy S. Little, Jr. PRESENTS MARGARET WHITING "Gypsy" Book by ARTHUR LAURENTS Music by JULE STYNE Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHElM Suggested by Memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee Original Production by DAVID MERRICK and LELAND HAYWARD Entire Original Production Directed and Choreography by JEROME ROBBINS WITH Jerili Littte, Barbara Cole, Peter Itmiter, John Ke4Dick Stephens and DEBBIE BUSH as Baby Louise

Directed by JEFF WARREN Choreography by Musical Direction by CHARLES ABBATE ELWOOD SMITH Designed and Lighted by ANDREW GREENHUT Costumes by JESSIE and ROD FERNANDEZ

ENTIRE PRODUCTION UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF MR. LITTLE

CAST Uncle Jocko ...... JOHN KELSO Geotgie ...... DAVID KELSON Baby Loui- ...... DEBBIE BUSH Baby June ...... DEBBIE LARSON Rose ...... MARGARET WHITING Pop ...... 1 PANOWSKI Newsboys ...... TOM ANDERSON, WAYNE RAY, CRAIG GRIFFIN, JIM SCHWANDT Weber...... MITCH KESSLER Herbie ...... PETER IRMITER Loui~...... JERlLl LITTLE June ...... BARBARA COLE Tulsa ...... DICK STEPHENS Yonkers ...... CHARLES ABBATE Angie ...... JOHNNY MONTGOMERY L. A...... WAYNE WHEELER (Continued inside back cover)

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Who's Who in the Cast . . .

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for the 1962 SUMMER OF MUSICALS. Mr. Warren gained his first training Weekend in direction, act- ing and music at the University of I 450 E. Pershing Rd. Minnesota before J - 1 ~.u+ur,Illineis York. Since then he has studled directing at the American Thea- tre Wing a n d mder Lee Stras-

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0- DAY BEFORE SPRING and BRIGADOON. I' was while he was engaged with GENTLEMEN 8-4 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday PREFER BLONDES that he wam offered the op- ytunity of ap earin o osite Ethel Merman as 0-9 Thursday and Friday enneth in CALL M% PADAM.Jeff was then engaged to create the same role in the London production of CALL ME MADAM and remained 0-7 Saturday In England to play the leading role in WED- DING IN PARIS. Recently he apoeared in the New York revival of LEND AN EAR and associated with Carol Channing's revue, SHOW GIRL. In addition to directing all the produc- tlonr at the Grand durlng the pamt two su. .. men. Jeff has appeared in a variety of role! cluding Captain Dick in NAUGHTY MARL Compliments of ETTA, Nat in TAKE ME ALONG. Danilo THE MERRY WIDOW and Wane Ta in FLOWER DRUM SONG. This past wlnter Jeff BROWN SHE CO. appeared with Margaret Whiting in CALL ME MADAM for eight weeks tn Boston and in New Jersey and just before returnin to Sullivan, he Sullivan, 111. directed a production of DOW~IN THE VAL- LEY Off-Broadwa at the Actors' Playhouse. His roles at the &and this summer wrll in- clude The King in THE KING AND I and Har- old Hill in THE MUSIC MAN. b HUMT'S WADE'S DRIVE-IN CLEANERS MARMA(Y SHIRT FINISHING SULLIVAN - BETHANY COLD STORAGE AVAILABLE ''Your Health Is WE ALSO CLEAN CARPETS Our Business" Producer Guy S. little, Jr. Compliments of@ Welcomes You To The @ 1962 Summer of Musicals Myers Oil Company Your Local Shell Dealer We Give S&H Grom Stampa

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SULLIVAN GRAIN CO. i ELEVATORS S. D. CUMMINS EAST END ELEVATOR Sullivan Sullivan's Oldest Hardware Storm WEST END ELEVATOR Sullivan Paints, Electrical MACON GRAIN CO. Macon Supplies, Plumbing GRAIN--COAL Phone 3123 COB LITTER-MULCH East Side of Square ! Who's Who in the Cast.. .. MARGARET WHITING (Rose) is well-known edy debut as Baby Louise in GYPSY with her to millions of fans for her radio and TV go- mother in Beverly, Mass. grams and her eminently successful records. 18s Whiting was born in Detroit of a theatrical PETER IRMITER (Herbie) has been extreme1 family. Her father. Richard Whitjn a well- well received in his first summer at the rand: known composer of popular songs, dletwhen she Peter was featured in SEND ME NO FLOW- was fourteen. A year later Johnny Mercer in- ERS and with Jack Douglas in TEAHOUSE OF v~tedher to do an air show with him, on which THE AUGUST MOON last season at the Salt she sang a Richard Whiting tune, "Too Mar- Creek Theatre in Hinsdale. He recently ap- velous for Words." The title of the song turned peared as Henry VIII in ROYAL GAMBIT at out to be particularly apt, for Margaret was an the Mayfair Room of the Sheraton Blackstone instant success and stayed on to become a regu- and at Vic C~tro'sTheatre Restaurant in THE lar on Mercer's show, later appearing on various LATEST REVUE. Last fall he was in the other radio shows, including the Jack Carson and premier performance of CBS-TV's Repetoire Hit Parade shows. After a year as vocalist with Theatre Ser~esas the Inquisitor in THE TRIAL Freddie Slack's orchestra. Margaret again ap- OF ST. JOAN. Peter has captured audiences roached Mercer, then president of the newly- earlier this season as Harry MacAfee in BYE Ibrmed Capitol Record Organization. Johnny BYE BIRDIE and Jud in OKLAHOMA! signed her to wax one of her father's tunes. "My Ideal." This record has become a standard of JERILI LITTLE (Louise) has appeared in 23 a song that is a classic. A Rodgers' and Ham- r?usical productions at the Grand during the past merstein son "It Might as Well be Sprinp." SIX summers. At the University of Illinois she really catapufied her to stardom ...and IIV.~. appeared o posite Peter Palmer in ROBERTA Berlin's "How Deep is the Ocean" solidified her and in the kiami area she starred as Jennett in position. After her success in radio, Margaret THE LADY'S NOT FOR BURNING and MY signed a contract with Desilu Studios for two THREE ANGELS. Audiences in this area have years. during which time her TV series, THPSE enjoyed Jerili in a number of roles including WHITING GIRLS. wh~chco-starred her slster, Essie in REDHEAD. Nellie in. SOUTH PA- Barbara, received outstandin ratin CIFIC with Bruce Foote, Belle ~n TAKE ME rent record release is MAR%ARE#'S ZE??: ALONG with Annamary Dickey, Katie in A EST HITS and an u coming album for Verve TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN with Margaret Records will he MUSPC OF JEROME KERN. Hamilton and Gladys in PAL JOEY. Earlier Margaret has appeared at leadlng supper clubs this summer she ap eared in TUNNEL OF and hotels around the country such as the LOVE with Eddie gracken and as Rosie in Thunderbird in Las Vegas and the Copacabana BYE BYE BIRDIE. and Blue Angel in New York. Her recent stage roles have included starring ap earances in GIRL DICK STEPHENS (Tulsa) has been a member CRAZY. PLAIN AND PIPNCY DESTRY of the company at the Grand since 1957 and has RIDES AGAIN and CALL ME MA~AM.SUM- appeared in every musical production presented MER OF MUSICALS is proud to welcome here since then. He opened last year's season Margaret Whiting to Sullivan and the Grand as Wint in TAKE ME ALONG and was fea- Theatre. tured in PAINT YOUR WAGON, BLOOMER GIRL and FLOWER DRUM SONG, as well as DEBORAH BUSH (Baby Louise) was born in being leading dancer in all other product~ons. Los Angeles, the daughter of Margaret Whiting This past wlnter in New York. Dick was solo and arranger Lou Bush. Twelve year old Debbie dancer with the American Savoyard. Th~s sings. dances and does comedy routines. She has summer he has danced Uncle Thomas in THE appeared on TV with her mother on the Jack KING AND I and Ike Skidmore in OKLA- Paar Show and recently made her musical corn- HOMA!

(CAST CONTINUED) Kringelein ...... JOHN KELSO Mr. Goldstone...... HERB O'DELL Miss Cratchitt ...... SUZANNE BAKER Hollywood Blondes Agnes ...... SANDRA-JEANNE BRElL Marjorie May...... KAYE SILLERY Dolores ...... SANDRA SUTER Thelma ...... CAROLYN SNYDER Edna ...... MARLENE KOGAN Gail ...... SANDRA LAMONT Pastey ...... JAMES HARMS Tessic Tura ...... LEONA SHAPIRO Mazeppa ...... JOAN PAYNE Cigar ...... JEFF GILLEN Electra ...... MELODY SANTANGELO Showgirls...... CHRISTY BAUCH, CAROLYN SNYDER, SUZANNE BAKER, VICKI KLONDER Maid (Renee)...... CONSTANCE TAYLOR Phil ...... BRAD SMITH Bougeron-Cochon...... RALPH BUFANO Cow ...... REGINALD JACKSON, JIMMY DOVE Photographers...... HARRY LINES, REGINALD JACKSON Waitress ...... SHARON FOOTE Farmboys ...... ELWlN GEISERT; 'GORDON SPRAGUE Performing Children...... MARK ALLSUP, MARK COMERFORD, LYNN WHITAKER, BARBARA and LINDA SHEPHERD, DEBBIE ALLEN, PATRICE and LIBBY FLOYD, SANDY, SHARON and DEBBIE CARTER, ANNA LUST and ISABELL ROBIN- ETTE Next Week At The Grand ... FINAL MUSlCAl PRODUCTION OF THE SEASON FIRST TIME IN CENTRAL ILLINOIS For Reservations: Phone 6144 or 8346

AUGUST 7-AUGUST 19 TWO WEEKS! Featuring JEFF WARREN, JERlLl LITTLE, PETER IRMITER, JOHN KELSO, DlCK STEPHENS and a cast of Grand Theatre Favorites1 This is one of the great hits of the century which hn on B'way for four full seasons "THE MUSIC MAN" is the story of a traveling salesman who can- not read mwic or play any instrument, but he is the hottest instrcment salesman travelin in the Midwest in 1912. He compCetely charms allf tke ladies who beutter faith in him and this naive faith subtly transforms him from a con-man into a reliable citize?: The outstandin hits incfpdz "Seventy-six Trombones "Till There &as You. Goodnight, My ome eon;" "Mafian, The Librarian" and "L~da Rose." MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT I 1. May We Entertain You ...... Baby June and Baby Lwise 2. Some People ...... Rore 3. Traveling 4. Small World ...... Rose and HeAe 5. Baby June and her Newsboys 6. Mr. Gladstone, I Love You...... , ...... Rosa adEnsemble 7. Little Lamb ...... Lwise 8. You'll Never Get Away From Me...... Rose and Harbie 9. Dainty June and Her Farmboys 10. If Momma Was Married ...... Louise and June 11. All I Need Is The Girl ...... Tulsa and Louise 12. Everything's Coming Up Roses...... -Rese ACT II 1. Madame Rose's Toreadorables ...... Lwise and Toreadorabler 2. Together, Wherever We GO ...... Rose, Lwise and Herbia 3. You Gotta Have A Gimmick...... Tessie, Mazeppa and Electra 4. Small World-Reprise...... Roe0 5. Let Me Entertain You ...... Louise and Cempany 6. Rose's Turn ...... Rorc SYNOPSIS OF SCENES

The action of the play cc, 5 a period from the earlv Twenties to the early Thirtks, and tak-a place in various cities throughout the country. PRODUCTION STAFF FOR MR. LITTLE Production Stage Manager...... Thomas Heino Master Electrician...... Linda Mullins Assistant Stage Manager...... Herbert O'Dell Apprentice Coordinator...... James Panowaki Assistant Musical Director...... Louis Zenone Librarians...... Marlene Kogan, Leona Shapiro Masters of Properties...... Suzanne Baker, Ralph Head Usher...... Pam Landers Bufwo, Melody Santangelo. Wayne Wheeler Pmductioc Assistants...... Christy Bauch. Publicity Releases and Programs. .Sandra Lamont Sandra-Jeanne Breil, Jimmy Dove, Jeff Gil- Box Office...... Pam Landers, Inis Little, len, James Harms. Reginald Jackpon, David Judy Sickafus, Sharon Spencer Kelson. Mitch Kessler Johnny Montgomery. Assistant Choreogra her ...... Dick Ste hens Joan Payne. Kaye .Sill;ry, Brad Smith, Caro- Wardrobe...... gobe;; .ieopold, Harry Ejnes lyn Snyder, Sandra Sutcr, Constance Taylor, Theatre Artist...... Harry Lines Bob Geisert