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Guy S. Little, Jr. Presents ROSEMARY PRlNZ in "KIND SIR" June 2nd through June 14, 1964 Guy S. Little, Jr. PRESENTS Rosemary Prinz "Kind Sir" By NORMAN KRASNA

With MYRON NATWICK Barbara Lea, Robert Gwaltney, Helen Malone, and Ralph Foody

Directed By FRANK CASSIDY Scenery and Lighting Designed by ANDREW GREENHUT Production Stage Costume Assistant Stage Manager Co-Ordinator Manager ROBERT GUNTHER ROD FERNANDEZ ANDY BABBISH

ENTIRE PRODUCTION UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF MR. LITTLE

CAST Annie Miller ...... HELEN MALONE Margaret Munson ...... BARBARA LEA Jane Kimball ...... ROSEMARY PRlNZ Alfred Munson ...... RALPH FOODY Philip Clair ...... MYRON NATWICK Carl Miller ...... ROBERT GWALTNEY

SYM.OPSIS OF SCENES The action takes place in the New York apartment of Miss Jane Kimball ACT I ACT I1 Scene 1: Earlv Fall. Six P.M. Scene 1: Two weeks later. Scene 2: O~~-A.M. Scene 2: Six months later. ACT Ill Scene 1: Five hours later. Scane 2: The following evening. Before midnight. THERE WILL BE A 10 MINUTE INTERMISSION BETWEEN ACTS No Smoking In The Theatre PRODUCTION STAFF FOR MR. LITTLE Properties ...... Barbara Kurlan Head Ushers ...... Linda Hall and Master Electrician ...... Butch Abell Penny Moses Technicians ...... Susan Heller. Box Office ...... Judy Sickafus, William Haddad, Vince DeDario Pat Bennett and Inrs Little

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I! QUALITY !I Who's Who In The Cast. . . ENGINEERING IN THE ALL NEW BARBARA LEA af- ter oduatin irom ~e~gley~offege as SERIES a music major, bagan a highly cnrcceasful I career as a iaxx sinz- er. She - record& three LP's and won the "Down Beat'' For the ultimate in Critics' Poll as The Best New Singer in Livability from 1956 and received covera e tn "Time" THE REASOR CORP. ~agazfne. Turnlug her talent. to the 500 WEST LINCOLN ledtimate fheatre. CHARLESTON, ILL. she played M le Mae' in HAR~Y at the noted Bucks County Playhouse. She then followed this with leadin roler in stock and on tour a pearin in suet as THE MOON IS BEUE. &OT IN E DARK, THE THREE SISTERS, and THE BOY FRIEND to name but a few. In movies she has been'featured in REBELLION IN CUBA and the fqrfhcoming FINNEGANS WAKE and her televlsron a esrances Include THE +ONIGHT SHOW $&TED STATES STEEL HOUR and THE'NAKED CITY. Miss Lea wil open the season in Sullivan as 'Mar- aret Munson' in KIND SIR and will appear NEXT DOOR TO THEATRE & the production SEVEN YEAR ITCH. ROBERT GWALTNEY has been nrident character actor at the Little Theatre for six ALSO BETHANY seamons havin appeared in. BRIGADOON, the very first profuctlon in Sul11v.n in 1957. Among a long list of theatrical credits he includes a earances with Bert Lahr in BURLES U$ gurgess Meridith in THE SILVER WHISqLE, and Burl Ives in THE MAN WHO CAME TO adom, At Intermision or After Show DINNER. On televialon he has been seen with Melvyn Douglas and Teressa Wright on THE AMERICAN HERITAGE series and with Dane Clark on THE UNITED STATES STEEL HOUR. This past winter Mr. Gwaltney took a respite from the New York weather to rpend SODA FOUNTAINS some time in his native Miami where he lent his talents to the film dubbing field supplying the English dialogue for a German film and a Spanish children's fantasy both for release this fall. This season he will appear a8 'Carl' in the Sullivan 3200 Bethany 153 o-ening production KIND 8IR and a variety of other roles throughout the summer.

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ONE BLOCK NORTH OF SQUARE Who's Who in the Cast . . ROSEMARY PRINZ (Jane Kimball) returns to HELEN YALONE (Annie Miller) returns to Central Illinois for her fourth stage appearance Sullivan to make her third appearance at The '; within the last four years. Affectionately known Little Theatre. Miss Malone first appeared here as "Penny" by her millions of fans who watch as the Duchess in THE STUDENT PRINCE her daily on the CBS-TV series, AS THE in 1959 and returned two seasons later to be WORLD TURNS. Rosemary has appeared at featured as Serene in BLOOMER GIRL which The Little Theatre as Jennifer in PAINT YOUR starred Margaret Hamilton. Miss Malone is WAGON in 1961 and last summer in the title another popular actress from Chicago who has role in THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN. appeared in leading roles at Drury Lane, Chevy Both productions were sold-out far in advance Chase, Highland Park Music Theatre and Shady of the openings. Miss Prinz also appeared as Lane. Helen has performed for over 400 Women's Gittel in TWO FOR THE SEESAW on tour Cluba in and around Chicago and has been seen coast to coast on such television programs in Central Illinois for Mr. Little in 1961. as THEY STAND ACCUSED, CURTAIN Her charm and talent have been well known TIME, HAWKINS FALLS and many others. from coast to coast since 1956 when AS THE Her outstanding commercials have been used WORLD TURNS went on the air. She was by on SUPER CIRCUS, QUIZ KIDS and THE then a veteran actresbhaving been a profes- CHICAGO SYMPHONY. On the legitimate sional since the tender age of 16--and having stage, her roles have included the mother in appeared all over the country in stock and in PICNIC, Allison in LADY IN THE DARK a half dozen road shows including JOAN OF and the lead with Lynn Bari in GOODBYE MY LORRAINE with the late Diana Barrymore, FANCY. THE SECOND MAN with Gene Raymond, GLAD TIDINGS with Constance Bennett and RALPH FOODY (Alfred Munson) is making the starring roles in KISS AND TELL and his Little Theatre debut with the opening of . Later, after numerous the 8th season in Sullivan. An extremely popu- radio and television appearances on such shows lar actor in the Chicago area, Mr. Foody has as STUDIO ONE, ARMSTRONG CIRCLE appeared with Dick Shawn in the pre-Broadway THEATRE and PLAYHOUSE OF STARS, tryout of THE EGG at The Civic Theatre and she realized her greatest ambition-Broadway. has been featured with Genevieve in CAN-CAN Among her New York credits are TONIGHT and with Jill Corey in ONDINE. He has ap- .t IN SAMARKAND with Louis Jourdan, LATE peared in support of Gypsy Rose Lee in THIRD . " ' ' LOVE with Arlene Frances and THE GREY BEST SPORT and the jpte Jack Carson in EYED PEOPLE with Walter Matthau. Re- MAKE A MILLION at 'the Swan Theatre in $ cently. Rosemary made her night club debut Milwaukee. For a year, Mr. Foody toured with -4 and cut her first LP record, which will be re- the_ Shakespearean Repertory Company through-

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