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Guy S. Little, Jr. Presents Annanary Dickey in "Take Me Along" July 7 through July 16, 1961 . I . -& .. Who's Who in the Cast . . . ANNAMARY DICKEY (Lily) is Decatur's most famous native who has certainly made her mark on Broadway as well as in the world of opera, the concert sta e and sup er clubs. Anna- mary made her roksaional Abut at the St. Louts Municipal 8pera and appeared with that famous company for three seasons before being chosen as winner of the Metropolitan Operi Auditions of the Air. For four years she sang leading lyric soprano roles at the Met including the role of Musetta in LA BOHEME. Then
I Rusaell Nype went to Hollpwd. He was engaged to create the same role in the Lo production of CALL ME MADAM and rema1 m En land to la leadmg roles in WDDI IN P~RIS. dhi6,in England he alro had honor of appearing m the first Bo a1 Corn a Performance for Queen Elirabeth 6,as w& on man television and radio row and ni It club.. This paat w%terr~e~ sociare% with the Carol Chanalng revue, SB GIRL. I
was the on1 woman in a film children THE ADVENTURW HART= which were made at Unltrd Film and, Recording Studioa in Chicago ad shown in( ' moat of the count Om televiajoa she has,' eared on BIG STORYTHEY BTAND AG WED, HAWKINS ~ALLS and YOUR^ DREAM HOME. Irenne appeared in the Blackj Hills Pasaion Play as Salorne and in the Chi-- cago area at Drury Lane Theatre with ~inda' Darnell in LATE LOVE. 89- of IrenneV2 many outstandm roles include Irdame Arcatf in BLYTHE SP~RIT Veta 'Simmons in HAR-' VEY Bidone in &GI and Mrs. Yodei in; PAPA IS A~L. Before comin to Sullivan Irenne appear9 for three weeEs in SHO$ BOAT math Ltsa Ktrk at Melody Top in Cht- cago. RHODA LEVINE (Muriel Macomber) who has been a opular erfonner and choreokpher at SUMME& OF JUSICALSduring two pre- vious saarons is one of New YorWs most po ular and buiiest choreo aphers. Durin tl!; past few years, Miss ~evgehas handled a71 the choreo ph for the DUPONT SHOWS OF THE GN%Hon CBS-TV-and ha8 appeared as (Please turn to page 7)
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SYNOPSIS OF SCENES and MUSICAL NUMBERS The action takes place in Centerville, Connecticut, 1910 ACT I. SCENE 1. The Miller Home. Early morning of July 4th. THE PARADE ...... Nat and Townspeople
"OH.- - - .PLEASE" - -- - - ...... Nat, Essie, Lil and Fam'ily SCENE 2. 1he'~acomberHome. The same morning. "I WOULD DIE" ...... Muriel and Richard SCENE 3. The Car Barn. Later that morning. "SID. OL' KID" ...... Sid and Townspeople SCENE 4. The -Miller Home. A little later. "STAYING YOUNG" ...... Nat "I GET EMBARRASSED" ...... Sid and Lily "WE'RE HOME"...... Lily SCENE 5. A Street. 'TAKE ME ALONG" ...... Sid and Nat SCENE 6. The Picnic Grounds. That afternoon. "FOR SWEET CHARITY" Sid, Nat, Lady Entertainers & Townsmen SCENE 7. The Miller Home. That evening. "PLEASANT BEACH HOUSE"...... Wint "THAT'S HOW IT STARTS" ...... Richard ACT 11. SCENE 1. Bar Room of the Pleasant Beach House. The srme night. BALLET ...... Richard, Muriel and Company SCENE 2. The Miller Home. Later that night. "OH, PLEASE" (Reprise) ...... Nat and Essie "PROMISE ME A ROSE" ...... Lily and Sid "STAYING YOUNG" [Re~t'ise) ...... Nat SCENE 3. ~ichard's-~edroom.~fthnoon of the folloJwing day. "LITTLE GREEN SNAKE" ...... Sid "NINE O'CLOCK" ...... Richard SCENE 4. The Beach. That evening. SCENE 5. The Miller Home. A little later. "BUT YOURS" ...... Sid and Lily SCENE 6. The Car Barn. Later that evening. "TAKE ME ALONG" (Reprise) ...... Lily, Sid and Townspeople
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WHO'S WHO . . . L'IL ABNER, Action in WEST SIDE STORY page and Boatswain- in CAROUSEL. This past (Continrsd from - - 2) winter Dick has been studying dance and a performer on many network television ro- drama'in New York City. grams including the recent GERSHWIN YE~RS CHARLES HARRIS (Richard Miller) is a and the Lawrence Olivier spectacular, THE senior scholarship student of the Goodman Me- POWER AND THE GLORY this past season. morial Theatre m Chicago. Last summer, he Rhoda's firat season at the Grand as choreo- toured through five states in the ANTA spon- grapher was in 1959 and she opened the season sored production of THE BOY FRIEND, play- that year as Gladys in THE PAJAMA GAME inr: the role of Bobby as well as doing the dl- and won the hearts of central Illinois audiences. recting and choreograph~ng. Charles has ap- In 1959 Rhoda was the lead dancer in THE peared in Michi an stock company productions KING AND I at the St. Louls Muny Opera and of THE DRUN%ARD RELUCTANT DEBU- -:eturned to Sullivan to dance in KISMET and TANTE, and TEAHOUSE OF THE AUGUST HIGH BUTTON SHOES. Recently she choreo- MOON. Under the direction of Charles McGaw ecaohed the successful off-Broadwaj oroductions. and John Reich, he has played leading roles in PASHION eared in anot6e; off-~roadl TAMING OF THE SHREW, with Shapespear- way production. S&E SHALL HAVE MUSIC. e.n actor Leo Ciceri, UNDER MILK WOOD, Rhoda has been a featured dancer with the New and TWELFTH NIGHT, and has chalked up York City Center's Ballet Company and has 200 radio shows for the Chicago Board of Edu- choreographed shows at Dayton Wellesley and cation. th_e 1960, Cohassett.. During spring 'of dhod? ~ ~ V..#V..t. -....-....t..r- ,-. , . choreographed the Broadway-bound musical, JAmwJ rnnvwoal (Have macomoerj..--. 1s LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS and last sum- a graduate of Illinois Wesleyan University mer journeyed to England to choreoeraoh- - a where he was seen in DIARY OF ANNE musical in London. - FRANK and THE POTTING SHED among others. He has done work at the Lake Forest JERILI LITLE (Belle) opened last season's Theatre Under the Stars and portrayed Lord SUMMER OF MUSICALS as Nellie in SOUTH Broakhurst in Mr. L's Tenthouse Theatre pra PACIFIC. She has appeared in opera, musical duction of THE BOY FRIEND. comedy and plays throughout the country. Her DAVE KELSON (Arthur Miller) has had performance as Jennet in Christopher Fry's his own TEEN TIME radio show from Streator, THE LADY'S NOT FOR BURNING won Illinois for the past year. Some of his favorite plaudits of Miami critics. Some of her many stage roles have been in OUR TOWN and appearances at the Grand over the past few SHOW BOAT. He will enter Northwestern years were in GUYS AND DOLLS BELLS University in the fall. ARE RINGING. PAL JOEY,.A TREE GROWS IN BROOKLYN, and the title role in RED- TERRY SWARTS (Salesman) was seen in HEAD. all the SUMMER OF MUSICALS productions last season. He has a long list of dramas to DICK STEPHENS (Wint) is a Decatur na- his credit, as well as mus~calsand Equity Li- tive who started working at the Grand back- brary Children's Theatre productions. Terry. stage for BRIGADOON in 1957 and has re- who hails from Texas, was in the off-Broadway mained with the company since then to appear Showcase, SHOW OFF. in every production as a dancer, singer and JANET SILVER (Mildred Miller) is from actor. His roles last season included Stewpot Ohio .'hece she has appeared In PICNIC, OKLA- In SOUTH PACIFIC, Willie in A TREE IIlJMA CAN CAN and SEPARATE TABLES. GROWS IN BROOKLYN, Available Jones in Janet starts her college career in the fall.
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"Take Me Along"- with Jeff Warren, lrenns Webster, Mark Foley, Rhoda Levlne Music and Lyrics by BOB MERRILL Book by JOSEPH STEIN and ROBERT RUSSELL Based on the play , "AH, WILDERNESS" by EUGENE O'NEIL Original Production by DAVID MERRICK Directed by JEFF WARREN Choreography by RHODA LEVINE Musical Direction by ELWOOD SMITH Scenery and Lighting by EUGENE FABRICATORE - Costumes by JESSIE ENTIRE PRODUCTION UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF MR. LITTLE CAST (In order of appearance) Nat Miller...... JEFF WARREN Mildred Miller ...... JANET SILVER Art Miller...... DADKELSON Tommy Miller ...... BILL CHERIKOS Essie Miller...... REWEBSTER Lily------ANNAMARY DICKEY Richard Miller ...... CHARLES HARRIS Muriel Macomber...... RHODA LEVINE Dave Macomber...... JAMES PANOWSKI Sid------MARK FOLEY Wint ...... DICK STEPHENS Bartender------BILL HENKIN Belle------_--JERlLl LITTLE Salesman------TERRY SWARTS Townswomen: GWEN ANDERSON, LYNDA BARTH, JUDY ERICKSON, CAROLEE GEARHART, CAROLL INGERSOLL, BRENDA RAMSEY, JAN CARLA RINKER, SUSAN SAGER, SHARON SELTZER, CHAR- LOTTE SPERRY, BRENDA TOOLEY. Townsmen: LARRY BENNETT, ROBERT BYARS, RICHARD DOLPH, ROBERT LEOPOLD, TOSH MACALISTER, DON RICHETTA, SID- NEY SHAW, TERRY SOLDWEDEL. Orchestra: Two Pianos-Elwood Smith and Eddie McCarthy; Percus- sion-Hal Fairweather; Clarinet--Jack Anderson; Trumpet-Al Guinn. "Take Me Along" is presented through special arrangements with Tams-Witmark Music Library, Inc. N.Y.C. 1. W. McMULLIN FUNERAL HOME
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