presents CARLBETZ

IN HORTON FOOTE'S

ST.EDWARD'S unlUERSITY Departmentoffine and Performing Arts

August 1-13, 1972 NORTHEN THEATRE PLAYBILL August 1 -13

Published by Manuel Esquivel

CONTENTS

4 CARL BETZ 6/7 TITLE PAGE 8 CAST 9 CREW 14 GREEN ROOM

Cover by E . Hardeman

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3 Tech 's Drama Department. In th e summer of i951 Carl toured with Veronica Lake in The Voice of the TurtlfJ, and later that year appeared in The Long Watch on Broadway . Before joining The Donna Reed Show in 1957 he had filmed nine movies for 20th Century Fox, played in My Three Angels with Walter Slezak and worked two seasons as leading man at Elitch 's Garden , in Denver. While on The Donna Reed Show Betz began moon lighting in the Off-Broadway Theatre , his first venture being the famous double C arl Betz (Sheriff Hawes) bill , KRAPP 'S Last Tape and The RESTAURANT became nationally known through Zoo Story in which he enjoyed a The Donna Reed Show and more long, successful run. Later he ap­ recently Judd For The Defense. peared in Night of the Iguana . While on Judd For The Defense , Mr . His most recent guest ap­ Betz won the Hollywood Foreign pearances have been Mission Im­ Press Association 's Golden Globe possible , Love, American Style , Award for Best Television Star, and Medical Center, Ironside , The Pat the Emmy Award for Outstanding Paulsen Show , and Bracken 's Continued Performance by an actor World. Not yet released are his in a dramatic series. latest movies: The Profane Comedy , Born in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , World Premiere and The Lady from he was educated at Carnegie- Peking. "SPECI.ALIZING IN" f bADDIN fbOORS ~AbADDIN flbOORS€ MEXICAN DISHES LARGE ASSORTMENT OF WINES i t) CAPITALAVE FOOD TO GO ~ ' ~ STUFFED PEPPERS 0 ~ IMPORTED FROM MEXICO 0 ~~ C AIR CONDITIONED ~ 9 CLOSED MONDAYS OPEN CL. JIM COCHRAN'S .--._ 2 11 AM 'TIL 10 PM (FRI & SAT 'TIL 11 PM) i AbADDIN f'bOORB g EBENWH ITt . ~ .. AN0 . INTERIORS ~ ic( 32 14 S. Congress, Austin, Texas 78704, AC 512/ 444 -6577 (I) 1 2910 SOUTH CONGRESS HWY 81 SO. (JUST ACROSS FROM ST. EDWARD$ UNIV.) ~bAOOIN flbOORS ~ ·A b ADDIN flbOO RS( 4 5 PLACE

The action of the play takes place in Richmond, Texas. The ST.EDWARD'S unlUERSITY time is a few years ago. DepartmentofFine and Performing Arts Act I - early evening and night of a summer's day. presents Scene 1 - The office of the county jail. Scene 2 - Knub's cabin on the edge of town. Scene 3 - The jail office. Carl Betz There will be one 15 minute intermission. Act II - night of the following day. Scene 1 - The jail office. in Scene 2 - Knub's cabin. Scene 3 - The jail office. Scene 4 - The jail office. Scene 5 - · Knub's cabin. The Chase Scene 6 - The jail office. The Chase is produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service .

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Horton Foote

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Carl Betz appears through the courtesy of Actors ' Equity Association .

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CAST PRODUCTION STAFF (in order of appearance)

Managing Director . . Edward Mangum Sheriff Hawes ...... Carl Betz Director ...... Karen Ryker Resident Designer . . . . Mike Sullivan Rip ...... George Hopkins Stage Manager .. . James Keane Tari ...... William Creamer Business Manager . Joseph Sain Costumes and Props . Ruby Hawes ...... Marilyn Moore Gunter . Madeleine Pearsall Lighting and Sound ...... Denny Delk Edwin Stewart...... Stayton P. Calhoun Mr. Douglas ...... Charles Collins Anna Reeves ...... Joan Halbert CREDITS Mrs. Reeves ...... Pat Samuelson Knub McDeremont ...... Joseph Sain John Bustin Office bench donated by Bubber Reeves ...... Robert Lacy , Jr. Marjorie Hoffman M and M Antiques Austin American-Statesman St. Vincent de Paul Hawks Damon ...... Mel Rutt Swivel chair donated by Starlight , Incorporated understudy for Mr. Betz - Adrian McKnight Maverick-Clarke Lighting Fixtures Austin Roffler Barber Shop

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8 9 WHO'S WHO THE WHO'S WHO C-cont .) IN THE CAST Does A Tiger Wear A Necktie? with William Shatner and Scanlon in PLACE One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest Joan Halbert (Anna Reeves) a with Pernell Roberts . Joe is also the George Hopkins (Rip) a graduate RESTAURANT junior in the Drama Department at theatre Business Manager for this of Southern Methodist University in Ft-,1turing st0,1k~. ~<',1lood , w11w , un the University of Texas , has played summer and Fall. 1959, received his Ph.D . from the u-.ut1I drink-, ,ind .i < omtort.ihlt· .itmo ­ in The Children 's Hour , Streetcar University of Texas in 1969 and ,spherC' And no w , w e' re se rv in g .i businessman lun cheo n buff et M o nda y Named Desire and Hedda Gabblar. Robert Lacey (Bubber Reeves) currently serves as Assistant thru Frida y from 11 :30 am-2 pm . Conw has appeared in The Miser , The Professor . of History at Western ,1~ vou ,ire' . p ,1rk trc't' ,md c•njoy d un i(JLJ(' d1n1ng (' \Jl( ' rit·nn· Pat Samuelson (Mrs. Reeves) has Promise , Skin of Our Teeth , Clan­ Illinois University. He has had roles acted in Tobacco Road , Man For All destine on the Morning Line , The in Macbeth and Stalin Allee at the Seasons , The Owl and the Death and Trial of Pope Formosus, Margot Jones Theatre in Dallas. Pussycat , and One Flew Over the Does A Tiger Wear A Necktie? with Cuckoo ' s Nest with Pernell William Shatner and One Flew Over William Creamer (Tari) has EVEN ING BUFFET Roberts . the Cuckoo 's Nest with Pernell previously been directed by Edward over 25 items Roberts. Mangum in Journey to the Day and St eam ship Round Joseph Sain (Knub McDeremont) the film version of The Death and a senior at St. Edward 's, has Mel Rutt (Hawks Damon) has Daily Trial of Pope Formosus. Other previously played in Othello , Julius played in Stalag 13, Man For All credits include: Stalag 13, Three 5-10 p. m . 4 7-2-53 92 Caesar and Star-Spangled Girl at Seasons and The Odd Couple at Men on a Horse and Our Town. Hill Junior College in Hillsboro , the Austin Civic Center. He also ap­ Texas. His most recent roles in­ peared in the Zachary Scott On the Second le vel of the Dobie Shopping M~ll. 20th and Gu ~d~lupe. clude Anselm in The Miser , Hugo in production of Sound of Music in Marilyn Moore Gunter (Ruby 1970. Hawes) appeared ;is Gertie Cum­ m i n g s i ·n t h e P a r k s a n d Going out for dinner? Recreation ' s production of Oklahoma in 1965. May we suggest...

Stayton P. Calhoun (Edwin Stewart) a graduate of South­ western Un iversity , has played Mr . Van Daan in Diary of Anne Frank , Christopher Wren in The Mousetrap , B iff in Death of a Salesman , Puck in Midsummer Night 's Dream , Fag in in Oliver and Captain Hook in Peter Pan. His mo st recen t appearances have been Harpagon in The Miser , Dale Hard ing in One Flew Over the Cuckoo 's Nest with Pernell Roberts and Nonno in Night of the Iguana wit h Ju lie Adams all here at St. Ed­ 'FamilyVining ward's. Mon .- Thur . 6:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Fri. 6:30 a.m. - 1 a.m . Charl es Collins (Mr. Douglas ) Sat. 6:30 a.m . - 2 a.m. has appeare d in the Zach ary Scott Ben White at Interreg ion al production of Bill y Bu dd . 10 11 M~l~vings EdwardMangum Majoring in Edward Mangum , chairman for the speech and drama under the direc­ 'ii%*' . . 1sm11en . Department of Fine and Per­ 1 tion of New York Times drama f or ming Arts . has a wide critic Walter Kerr , Mr . Mangum ,}!!///i///i!//!/il!!i!i:i!i! r *.-:_:_:_1,,: __i,/_::,',',·: .::::::::::::::::·-·:······· :rat·m· •_-avc:!__: ::'~//::~ background of credits to his became the head of the Drama - name , having been a theatre . Department at George 4 ·,_:,_:,,_',,_'_.:::,:ty_,,, ,._._,,_.·+'···.,.,. ..i )fh '=0 ·-,·.·:o-···o. ::_:a:··-,.,_,.:_,_'_m_·.·.,·· . to''_-.'$___._·,_ :_O__,,' O::p··•T m't=• I . ·.·.·=·=·:·:·:·.·-·:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:=:=:::::;:; director , producer , professor , .. ······························==== ·.·...... _.-._.... .·.·==:t:/IttI!llI!I!!i!I!ftJttJ\ Washington University in J/1::t:1:!!:;!:f::tt:=: Iii!!: /li_ll,tu:t:,t,,.·.. ..-,-,,,,:::::,)...... -.--,-,.,.,.,.,,.,.,.,,,-:--·::::. .. ····· author , lecturer and consultant in Washington , D.C . in 1947, which ···-::::::::::::\f::::;::::;:;:•:• . •:•,; •...... ,•,•,•,•.•.·.· ;;;;;;:;:;:/?????!\\if/::···· Eu rope , Asia and the United ··:;:::;:;:;:;::::::::::::· . ··,·_:,::.',-:::_:.,::::,:::·-:··,,.. =· .. ········ position he resigned to found the . \{{j):( ·. States . Perhaps he is best known Arena Stage . 1 for having founded the original /ii!//111!1/ll/li///ll/t Coming to St . Edward 's in 1965 Arena Stage in Washington , D.C ., as an assistant professor in /)\:::;,; .. ,_,,::,__·,':_'.'.'.,i,_1_!_._',==,i·, _!,!,,i,,i,/

1 1 11 in 1950. He became the first ·,·.'.'.'.i.,:__!_!_:,_:_,i_/,, .,i,/_,_:,:[::!,/_,_l_,_.,:_:i,i_i_,_:_,_..i,i_' speech and English drama , he ' ))i}t :·.·.·.·.·:-:-:-:·:·:·:·:·::::::):::.:.·.·.·.-·.:_'.. American to direct in the German initiated the first theatre courses professional theatre after World within the curriculum . Four years War 11.Among his world travels to later , a major and a department 25 countries he has directed in were formed . A short time after the professional theatres in Ger­ that , the foundations were being many and Turkey , as well as in laid for the newly developed Mary Honolulu , Hawaii ; Milwaukee , Moody Northen Theatre for the Wisconsin ; arid Washington , O.C. Performing Arts.

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13 12 Greenroom proved Mangum right. We learned many things those weeks , but the lesson that stands out in my mind is CREWS by Manuel Esquivel that professional theatre is certainly not all bright lights and glitter . Intensive rehearsals began upon Shatner 's arrival - 18-hour days SET CONSTRUCTION SOUND TECHNICIANS I was sitting on the lobby floor were the standard . We had to learn tonight looking over the night lights to be flexible with his ideas , oc­ Patrick Eaves - Ma ster Carpenter Patrick Eaves of the city wondering if people casionally changing dialogue ad Denny Delk Jay Wagner really knew what is happening here libbing lines and reblocking a few Jo Ann Brinkman on the hilltop at St . Edward 's scenes . Mr . Shatner would make University Theatre . Most people suggestions concerning the fine PROPERTIES know that William Shatner was here points of our characterizations , BOX OFFICE in March that Pernell Roberts and sometimes taking us aside in­ Madeleine Pearsall - Prop Mistress Joseph Sain - Manager Julie Adams are here in July and dividually , guiding us to a more Mary McGurk that Carl Betz will be here in human and realistic feeling for the Ann Wheelock Jane Calhoun August - but do they realize that play . Debb ie Sain we 're probably the only college LIGHTING In discussions that we had with Lolly Hatcher theatre in the country that can Mr . Shatner he said that , unlike Denny Delk - Designer Donna Valenta boast four major stars within the University theatre professional first six months of its opening? theatre is a cold and calculating John White - Master Electrician The man most responsible for our business . He pointed out that COSTUMES department stepping into the there 's no security and usually no Charles Schleicher limelight is Edward Mangum. Three real sense of community . He years ago , St. Edward 's had no theorized that at a University PUBLICITY Madeleine Pearsall - Cost vmer Ann Whee lock - Assistant Costumer Theatre Arts major. In the fall of theatre a sense of good wi 11 and Mary McGurk 1970, through petitions c ire u lated working together for a common Manuel Esquivel by students and the efforts of goal keeps spirits and enthusiasm Ernestine Wheelock Mangum , the major was high . This can 't always be found in established . Six months later , plans a professional company . MAKEUP special thanks to Mary Barbash were being drawn up for our These are lessons that can 't be beautiful new arena theatre . learned from a textbook - lessons Madeleine Pearsall for her work on the costumes There was a year and a half of that could only be taught by Janis Mun izza for Night of the Iguana. research , decisions , planning and someone deeply involved in theatre hard work which led to our opening as an art form and a business . And in March . if what we have said about the I asked Mangum the reason for goals of theatre students is true , bringing in professional actors . then St . Edward 's University has Mangum seemed to feel that the one of the most progressive goal of most Theatre Arts majors in schools of theatre in the country . college is to work in professional So , when you hear about Pernell THEmARY MOODY noRTHEn THEATRE theatre and the best way to learn to Roberts or Julie Adams or Carl Betz be a professional is to work with a coming to St. Edward 's, realize that FORTHE PERFORffiln6 ARTS professional. you are seeing some of the best en­ The two weeks that William Shat­ tertainment and the best education St. Edward'.s University ner was on our campus this spring in town . Austin, Texas 78704

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