REGINALD GARDINER FRANCES FARMER I N "Present Laughter It by NOEL COWARD with MARGARET STEWART - VIOLA BERWICK and FRANK LESLIE — LOIS Mckim
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REGINALD GARDINER and FRANCES FARMER in "Present Laughter" by Noel Coward July 26-31 MR. MEADOWS SAYS: "COME EARLY TO AVONDALE AND VISIT THESE STORES" KROGERS, INC. BERTERMANN BROS. MEADOWS RECORD TOP VALUE REDEMPTION FLORIST & MUSIC CENTER CENTER ROY E. STEELE CITIZENS FEDERAL KAY JEWELRY COMPANY SHOE REPAIR SAVINGS & LOAN HOOK DRUGS, INC. MEADOWS GIFTS, INC. ASSOC. KAY BRADFIELD SHOP F. W. WOOLWORTH HOWARD JOHNSON RESTAURANT TOYLAND COMPANY MURPHY'S AMERICAN FLETCHER THE VILLAGE MEN'S NATIONAL BANK SCHIFF SHOES SHOP, INC. DIANA SHOP INC. SAM'S SUBWAY MEADOWS FABRICS, THOM MCAN BOATS UNLIMITED WESTERN AUTO HOOSIER PHOTO SUPPLY COMPANY STOP & SHOP STORES, SUPPLY COMPANY NUNLEY 66 SERVICE INC. SUZY MILLINERY SHOP STATION MEADOWS BOWL THE PET HOUSE INC. LUDLOW FURNITURE, FAME LAUNDRY MEADOWS BEAUTY WASSONS & DRY CLEANERS SALON Dr. James P. Leeds & FANNIE MAY CANDY RAY 0. ROAN Dr. R. E. Godfrey, COMPANY BARBER SHOP OPTOMETRISTS STORE HOURS 10 A.M. TO 9 P.M. SAT. TIL 6 P.M. MI | A i i i | SlHOPlPING C El r%] T Ej»=? THE 2800 East 38th St. MEADOWS! AVONDALE in-the-meadows PLAYHOUSE Now In Its Seventh Season presents REGINALD GARDINER FRANCES FARMER i n "Present Laughter it by NOEL COWARD with MARGARET STEWART - VIOLA BERWICK and FRANK LESLIE — LOIS McKIM Produced and Directed by WILLIAM TREGOE Production Supervisor - George WoitiaCK Play produced by special arrangement with Brandt and Brandt Dramatic Dept. Inc. VAN CAMP HARDWARE and IRON CO. 1876-1960 Sop Monday, Wednesday and Friday till 9 PM . the accent shop C C o +. O 0 3 w M- 109 east thirty-fourth street walnut 5-9313 Cast (In the order of their appearance) Daphne Lois McKim Miss Erickson Anita Bayless Fred Tom Adkins Monica , Viola Berwick Garry REGINALD GARDINER Liz FRANCES FARMER Roland . 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CHROMHLOX FIRST NAME IN ELECTRIC HEATING COUCHMAN-CONANT, Inc. ME 7-43 8 J Programs Printed by SfSiBS s8 i*. MOELLER PRINTING COMPANY j--••"•jfc, ""BRiiiiiii: 303 3 English Ave. W^ Printers and Lithographers PEDIGREED COMPLETE BEVERAGE SERVICE ARISTOCRAT SEAFOOD The Indianapolis Restaurant STEAKS 286* MADISON AVE. with a National Reputation ST. 6-1441 Stars of the Week REGINALD GARDINER, suave Eng FRANCES FARMER, star of her own lish-born star of stage local television show and screen, made his called "Frances Farmer entry into show busi Presents", which is seen ness somewhat by vir daily via WFBM-TV, is tue of an active dislike a well known movie for mathematics. It was actress. She starred at the Royal Academy of Avondale two years ago Dramatic Arts from in "Chalk Garden". which he graduated in Miss Farmer was born England, rather than Oxford or Cam in Seattle, Washington, where she went bridge, after flunking the classically strin to school. After four years of studying gent entrance exams for those notable dramatics at the University of Washing institutions of learning. ton, she went to New York on the way Almost immediately after his gradua to Europe and decided to remain in the tion, he began to delight English audi East for a try on the stage. However, ences with roles ranging from Shakes after taking a screen test, she went to peare to light comedy. He caught the Hollywood under contract to Paramount fancy of Beatrice Lillie with his whimsi Pictures. cal imitations of such inanimate objects Some of her many movie credits include as wallpaper, waste baskets and the like "Rhythm on the Range" with Bing and she persuaded him to come to this Crosby, "Come and Get It", with Ed country. ward Arnold, "Flowing Gold" with Pat In the United States, Mr. Gardiner O'Brien and "Son of Fury" with Tyrone made his stage debut with Miss Lillie in Power and Gene Tierney. She also starred "At Home Abroad". Another star of the in the Broadway plays, "Golden Boy", "At Home Abroad" cast was Eleanor "Quiet City" and "Thunder Rock". Powell who, similarly impressed with Mr. After a epriod of retirement, Miss Far Gardiner's gift for comedy imagery, in mer returned to Hollywood in 1957 to sisted that he come to Hollywood to do television work, appearing in "Play appear in her first picture, "Born to house 90", "Studio One" and "Matinee Dance". He went on to star in such Theatre". movies as "Androcles and the Lion", Touring summer stock theatres in the "Fury at Furnace Creek", "Sundown", Mid-West brought her to Indianapolis, "Claudia" and most recently in "Rock a where we are happy to report, she decid Bye Baby". ed to make her home. AMERICAN ESTATES CO., INC. with the REALTORS GUARANTEED TRADE-IN PLAN Vice President 3420 NORTH COLLEGE JOSEPH H. 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Tickets purchased under this plan must be picked up by 5:00 P.M. the day of the performance. If you are in the downtown area, pick up your tickets to Avondale Playhouse at: GRUENINGER TRAVEL SERVICE, ISO W. MARKET ST. - ME. 4-4414. real thirst-quencher! COMING YOUR WAY August 2-7 MARGE CHAMPION in 11 Sabrina Fair" "Sabrina Fair", by Samuel Taylor, is a light-hearted comedy, crisply paced, about a chauffeur's shy little daughter who threw the giddy worldlings of a big country estate into confusion. It appeared on Broadway for nearly a year with Margaret Sullavan and later was made into a popular movie starring Audrey Hepburn. MARGE CHAMPION delighted Avondale audiences here two years ago in the world premiere of "Hemingway and All Those People", which, by the way, is being taken to Broadway this Fall by the well known producer, Dore Schary. 3BTH STREET MOTEL HAS A SPARE ROOM 5119 E. 3BTH 8TRECT LI 7-3466 Come on In... The Water's Best In your Own Backyard Call CL 5-3171 (day or night) swimming pools by 6364 Westfield Blvd. One-stop shopping for pool construction, ROGERS and Company, Inc. equipment, supplies and gifts. Established 1922 Who's Who MARGARET STEWART, in her debut at Avondale, has a full and varied t h e a tr c LIGHTING SHOWROOMS background giving us a most exciting theat i rical personality for our 1960 season. Television FOR THE LIGHT audiences will remem ber her leading roles on OF YOUR LIFE! "For Better or Worse", "Wells Fargo", "M Squad" and "True GOOD DECORATING S t o r y". Her performance "A Doll's BEGINS WITH House" on TV won her wide critical acclaim. GOOD LIGHTING She has played from New York to Los ...START IN OUR Angeles and many of the leading stock FASHIONABLE companies throughout the country. Shows like "Happy Birthday" with Joan SHOWROOMS Blondell, "Yes, My Darling Daughter" with Ann Harding and "Let Us Be Gay" 2326-28 E. 53rd STREET with Kay Francis have sparkled just (KEYSTONE PLAZA CENTER) that much more because of her fine pro- 1001-05 UNION STREET tiayals. INDIANAPOLIS VIOLA BERWICK—needs no introduc 316 WEST MAIN STREET tion to Avondale pa MADISON, INDIANA trons for she has car ried the character roles PHONE during the past 3 sea- ME 2-4353 s o n s. Performing on Chicago network radio Visit our exciting showrooms in which we make it easy for you to ^•^j for 18 years, she has select fixtures for every period, appeared with Lunt and every use. Decorative ceiling squares Fontanne and Helen to functional, adjustable pulleys ... custom created crystals to original Hayes on radio, and on TV has appeared early American reproductions . on the U.S. Steel Hour and the "Secret whatever types, whatever materials Storm" series. She has had many import you prefer, you will find the world's most exciting lighting styles here ant supporting stage roles, working with to bring charm, comfort, color Ilka Chase, Jack Palance, June Havoc, to your decorative schemes.