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HILTON U. BROWN TH DMWIIIC *iOU»TESV 0F (BUTLER BOWL) LENNOX * MATTHEWS & ASSOCS. INC. Aae«iT«cT.«(rsiaFus BUTLER UNIVERSIT s;^-?-^"^*-^ GUARANTORS STARLIGHT MUSICALS 1958 (Guarantors give nothing unless there is an operational loss at the end of a season, in which event they are assessed on a pro rata basis to the limit of their guaranties. Individuals, and organizations of all kinds, who are interested in joining the list of civic-minded people and organizations printed below, are invited to call any officer of the Board of Directors for particulars.) Advertising' Letter Service, Inc. Mrs. Jack A. Goodman Mr. Wilson Mothershead Mr. Cornelius O. Alig, Jr. Mr. L. L. Goodman Mr. Richard L. Munday Allison Division, General Motors Corp. Mr. Morris Goodman Mr. Ralph L. Nessler American States Insurance Company Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Gordner Mr. and Mrs. Neal Grider Mr. James Newcomb Mr. Frederic D. Anderson Mr. C. Perry Griffith Mr. E. B. Newill Mr. William B. Ansted, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas H. Noyes Arlington-Tenth. Shopping Plaza Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Hickam Mr. Robert D. Armstrong Mr. James A. Hogshire Mr. Perry E. O'Neal Mr. William A. Atkins Holcolmb & Hoke Manufacturing Co. Mr. and Mrs. George S. Olive J. I. Holcomb Manufacturing Mrs. Hugh J. Baker, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Kurt F. Pantzer Company Mr. and Mrs. Hugh J. Baker, Jr. Pitman-Moore Company Mr. Henry Holt Mr. Lester M. Ponder Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Baker Mr. Walter H. Huehl Mr. Harry T. Pritchard Mr. Earl B. Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Carl S. Hulen Mr. and Mrs. Noble L. Biddinger Mr. and Mrs. James W. Hurt Mr. Ralph W. Reid Mr. Joseph M. Bloch Mr. Ralph W. Husted Mr. and Mrs. W. Henry Roberts Mr. and Mrs. William H. Book Mr. and Mrs. Melvin T. Ross Mr. Alan C. Boyd Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Ice Mr. P. Waldo Ross Mr. Alan W. Boyd Indianapolis Power and Light Mr. Paul N. Rowe Company W. C. Brass and Associates Indianapolis Retail Dry Cleaners Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Saville Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Brass Institute Mr. W. J. Schatz Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Brass Mr. William B. Schiltges Mr. H. Prentice Browning Arthur Jordan Foundation Mr. William L. Schloss Burnet-Binford Lumber Company Mr. John Iden Kautz Mr. George R. Schneider Mr. Dean T. Burns W. D. Kibler Trucking Company Mr. Walter R. Schott Mr. John E. Cady Mrs. D. M. Klausmeyer Mr. Bernard W. Schotters Mr. and Mrs. James H. Carnine Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Klein Mr. and Mrs. William J. Schumacher Mr. E. L. Cassidy Miss Dorothy Knisely Mr. Victor C. Seiter Mr. and Mrs. Alvin L. Cohen Mr. Samuel Kroot Mr. I. H. Small Mr. Marshall P. Crabill Mr. Walter W. Kuhn, Jr. Stark-Wetzel and Company, Inc. Mr. Raymond F. Crom Mr. and Mrs. George A. Kuhn Mr. Elmer W. Stout Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Summers Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Crowder Lilly Endowment, Inc. Mr. Ralph L. Swingley Davidson's Indiana Fur Company Mr. Clarence W. Long Dr. Watson E. DeaKyne Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Longsworth U. S. Corrugated Fibre Box Company Mrs. H. R. Duckwall Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lord Michael J. Duffecy Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Lynn Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. VanRiper Mr. C. B. Dutton Wm. Lynn Chemical Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Erwin G. Vonnegut Mr. W. A. Dyer, Jr. Mr. J. Kurt Mahrdt Mr. Evan B. Walker Mr. Harrison Eiteljorg P. R. Mallory and Company, Inc. Mr. F. D. Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Clarence F. Elbert Mr. Edwin McClure Mr. and Mrs. Allan H. Warne Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Waymire Mr. and Mrs. Hugh D. Fatout Mr. and Mrs. Raymond F. Mead Mr. Tom L. Melven Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Weinhardt Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Feibleman Mr. Charles M. Wells Mr. and Mrs. J. Ralph Fenstermaker Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Margaret and Clark Wheeler Mi', and Mrs. John R. Fenstermaker Mr. Norman Metzger Mr. Edward J. Wiest Mr. and Mrs. Dayton D. Fertig Milk Foundation of Indianapolis Mr. Howard S. Wilcox Mr. Ottis T. Fitzwater Mr. Frank M. Moore Mr. and Mrs. Adrian E. Wilhoite Mr. William P. Flynn Mr. William J. Morgan Mrs. Betty Williams Mr. Otto N. Frenzel Mr. and Mrs. Murray H. Morris Mr. W. Taylor Wilson . Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Gallagher Mr. Daniel P. Morse Mr. Evans Woollen, Jr. Mr. Charles J. Gisler Mr. Thomas W. Moses Mr. Willard C. Worcester STARLIGHT MUSICALS A Non-Profit Corporation Directed by Civic Leaders of the City of Indianapolis GENERAL OFFICES COLISEUM—INDIANA STATE FAIR GROUNDS—INDIANAPOLIS 5, IND.—WALNUT 3-1545 OFFICERS Dear Friends of Starlight Musicals: H. T. PRITCHARD You will be interested to know that during our first year of operation in the Thea Chairman of the Board tron, 1955, we had only one performance which was a complete sell-out; in 1956, two L. G. GORDNER nights were sold out; last year, 1957, we played four performances to Standing Room President Only. This, we believe, is a most encouraging indication that Indiana likes Starlight Musi JOHN I. KAUTZ cals. First Vice-President NOBLE L. BIDDINGER On the page opposite this letter you will see a list of the individuals and organizations Second Vice-President who are guarantors of our summer series. A guarantor makes a commitment in any multi ALAN C BOYD ple of one hundred dollars; if there is an operating loss at the end of a season, he agrees Secretary to pay his pro rata proportion of it. ADRIAN E. WILHOITE In our three years of operation at the Theatron we have called upon our guaran Treasurer tors only once—and then for only a small proportion of their guaranties. DIRECTORS Friends of Starlight Musicals are continuously coming forward to add their names Mrs. William B. Ansted, Jr. to this list; if your name does not appear with theirs, we would be happy to have you join *Noble L. Biddinger them. * Joseph M. Bloch To change the subject: William H. Book •Alan C Boyd There are available only a few more than one hundred shows which can be success H. Prentice Browning fully produced in outdoor arenas such as ours. At the end of the 1958 season we will have Alex M. Clark produced twenty-eight of the available repertoire, and we have already been asked to re Roger C. Fleming peat several of them. We are delighted to have this evidence of interest from our audi George Fotheringham ences, and would be glad to know your preference of shows to be re-produced. '-Edward P. Gallagher Charles Gisler- In past seasons we have been fortunate enough to bring to Indianapolis a number James A. Gloin of personalities who have gone on to make enviable reputations for themselves—and, in-' *Mrs. Jack A. Goodman cidentally, for Starlight Musicals—in the theatrical world. Many of them have returned Morris L. Goodman to Indianapolis with New York touring companies; a number have since appeared in ori *L. G. Gordner Henry Holt ginal Broadway productions. Outstanding among these have been Gordon Dillsworth, who Carl S. Hulen was with us in "South Pacific" in 1955 and later appeared in the original Broadway pro *John I. Kautz duction of "My Fair Lady," and Indianapolis' own Pete Kelly, who appeared here in "South W. D. Kibler Pacific" in 1955, and later played the leading role in the original New York company of * Claude Koontz "Wish You Were Here." Miss Louise C. Lage W. I. Longsworth This year we are gratified to present, as the male lead in "Oklahoma!", another home •Murray H. Morris town boy, Bill Shirley, who has already made his mark in motion pictures and on the Thomas W. Moses national stage; and Betty Oakes, returning to us for the second time, who has established Kurt F. Pantzer herself solidly in Broadway musical productions. *H. T. Pritchard As we grow, we hope to bring you more and more outstanding personalities. We be Melvin T. Ross lieve you will agree with us that our casts have added to the lustre of Starlight Musi •William J. Schumacher A. J. Thatcher cals, and we would like to have your opinions as to whom, of this year's players, are most Harry V. Wade likely to grow in their professional stature. Evan Walker Sincerely yours, Howard S. Wilcox *A. E. Wilhoite Ralph W. Wright LeRoy George Gordner •Member, Executive Committee President ^r3 Only the STEINWAY sounds like a STEINWAY . exclusive with WILKING music company Page one IN THE FRONT OFFICE Now starting his twelfth season as General Manager of Indianapolis summer al fresco musical productions, Melvin T. Ross has at last the well-deserved satisfaction of seeing his labors come to fruition in the present splendid series of Starlight Musicals, with a "plant" the equal of any in the nation; and with a production stan dard acknowledged to rank with the top few of this type entertainment. Mr. Ross' theatrical-management career started in Boston many years ago. He came to Indianapolis in 1942 with a background as road manager for some of the country's leading attractions, and as personal manager for many famed theatrical figures. During all these years he has been a dominant figure in other entertainment fields in Indianapolis. He is Manager of Theatre Productions, Inc., responsible for "legit" bookings at the Murat, and holder of the United Booking Office franchise. He is Manager of the Col'seum on the State Fair Grounds and impresario of such out standing attractions as the great ice shows and extrav aganzas which appear there.

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