JNOIAWAPOUS POBLIQ LIB ART AND Ml/SIG OEPAiTiH "CALL ME MADAM" JULY 30-AUG. 5 Indiana i ijreateit Summer C*ntertainment Souuenir Program 25c € ^ 2 a* HILTON U. BROWN THEATRON DRAWING COURTESY OF (BUTLER BOWL) LENNOX & MATTHEWS & ASSOCS., INC. ARCHITECT-ENGINEERS BUTLER UNIVERSITY, INDIANAPOLIS • NOW is the time . to plan your • International Tour • Caribbean Cruise • European Tour • Domestic Tour spring - summer - fall conducted and independent travel Specialists in Tailored for "YOU" Itineraries Wc are appointed agents for: ALL STEAMSHIP LINES ALL AIR LINES ALL RAIL LINES ALL TOUR COMPANIES ALL HOTELS There Is No Substitute for Experience We KNOW, He Have BEEN There ROSS AND BABCOCK TRAVEL BUREAU INC. CLAYPOOL HOTEL MEIrose 5-5417 Indianapolis 4, Ind. Foreign and Domestic Tours and Cruises Passport and Visa Information Our Service Is Free STARLIGHT MUSICALS, INC. A Non-Profit Corporation Directed By Civic Leaders Of The City Of Indianapolis 417 CIRCLE TOWER BUILDING INDIANAPOLIS 4, INDIANA OFFICERS Dear Starlight Musical Patron: H. T. PRITCHARD Chairman of the Board Before the 1956 season of Starlight Musicals has passed, we are sure you will go home one L. G. GORDNER President night humming "There's No Business Like Show Business," and with which I agree. There are JOHN I. KAUTZ pitfalls for the unwary, and rich rewards in satisfaction. These are not limited to the actors them­ Vice President NOBLE L. BIDDINGER selves, but extend to management, and in our case, even to the Board of Directors which now for Vice President another season hope to present good entertainment to the public on a non-profit basis. ALAN C. BOYD Secretary A. E. WILHOITE Treasurer Our success in offering a type of entertainment that people enjoy comes from the fact that DIRECTORS the organization has a solidarity rarely achieved in such adventures. In this organization are the Noble Biddinger directors, the production staff, and most important of all—people like yourselves who make up J. M. Bloch William H. Book our willing and enthusiastic public. We hope that we shall never wander very far from the realm Alan C. Boyd of pure entertainment. We will be content to promote popular shows under the stars at prices that Cecil M. Byrne Alex M. Clark enable us to meet our obligations, and enter each new season with better titles and stronger casts J. R. Fenstermaker Roger Fleming than in the preceding year. George Fotheringham E. P. Gallagher Charles Gisler James Gloin Morris Goodman For the other members of the Board of Directors, and for myself, may I say how happy we Mrs. J. A. Goodman L. G. Gordner are that you, and others like you support the Starlight Musicals again this year in a way that Ralph G. Hesler makes Indianapolis a model city in the field of entertainment. Henry Holt, Sr. Allan W. Kahn John I. Kautz W. D. Kibler Claude Koontz Cordially and sincerely yours, George A. Kuhn Miss Louise Lage Russell B. Lane W. I. Longsworth LeRoy George Gordner Murray Morris Kurt F. Pantzer H. T. Pritchard President Melvin T. Ross William J. Schumacher Harry V. Wade Evan Walker A. E. Wilhoite STEINWAY . choice of artists is primarily a piano for the home. WILKING music company Page one SPONSORS STARLIGHT MUSICALS 1956 Allison Division, General Motors Corp. Mr. and Mrs. William C. Griffith Goldstein Brothers, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Newill Mr. Joe Guidone Lerner Shops Mr. Roger Fleming Mr. Edward W. Harris The H. Lieber Company M. E. E. Allison Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Hickam Marott Shoe Store Miss Gladys Alwes Holcomb & Hoke Manufacturing Co. L. E. Morrison and Company American States Insurance Company Mr. Fred Hoke Morrisons, Inc. Mr. Edward Gallagher Mr. Frank Hoke National Furniture Company William A. Atkins, Severin Hotel J. I. Holcomb Manufacturing Company Ober Company, Inc. Mr. J. I. Holcomb J. C. Penney Company Mr. Walter C. Holmes Peoples Outfitting Company Mr. Henry Holt, Sr. Riddick Piano Company Mrs. Hugh J. Baker, Sr. Hoosier Monument Co., Inc. Rost Jewelry Company Mr. and Mrs. Hugh J. Baker, Jr. Mr. Walter H. Huehl Sears, Roebuck and Company Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Baker Star Store Mr. Julian Bamberger Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. Ice Stationers, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Noble L. Biddinger L. Strauss and Company Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Book The Indianapolis Foundation Indianapolis Morris Plan Vonnegut Hardware Company Alan C. Boyd H. P. Wasson and Company Mr. and Mrs. Howard W. Bull Indianapolis Power and Light Company Burnet-Binford Lumber Company, Inc. Mr. H. T. Pritchard Mr. Dean T. Burns Indianapolis Retail Dry Cleaners Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane Mr. and Mrs. Cecil M. Byrne Institute Milk Foundation of Indianapolis Indianapolis Water Company Mr. Murray H. Morris Mr. Wm. B. Calwell Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Cannon Mr. L. J. Jenn Mr. James Newcomb Chrysler Indianapolis Plant Mr. and Mrs. Emsley W. Johnson, Jr. City Securities Corporation Arthur Jordan Foundation Mr. Frank H. O'Connell Coburn Chevrolet Co., Inc. Mr. and Mrs. George S. Olive Coca-Cola Bottling Company Mr. and Mrs. Perry E. O'Neal Mr. and Mrs. John P. Collett Mr. John Iden Kautz Community-Buick, Inc. Kibler Trucking Company Mr. Dan Kibler Mr. and Mrs. Kurt F. Pantzer Mr. Tom Kibler Pitman-Moore Company D-A Lubricant Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Kuhn Mr. and Mrs. K. F. Valentine Mr. Joseph J. Daniels Danner's 5-10<J to $1.00 Stores Lennox & Matthews and Assoc, Inc., Mr. Leo M. Rappaport Diamond Chain Company, Inc. Architects Mr. C. B. Dutton Mr. Ralph W. Reid Mr. Manuel I. Leve Reid-Holcomb Company, Inc. Lilly Endowment, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Reissner Lilly Varnish Company Wm. H. Roberts and Sons, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Efroymson Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Lynn Empire Life and Accident Insurance Wm. Lynn Chemical Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. W. Henry Roberts Company Rock Island Refining Corporation Mr. and Mrs. Carl S. Hulen Mr. and Mrs. Melvin T. Ross Mr. and Mrs. Hugh D. Fatout P. R. Mallory & Co., Inc. Mr. W. J. Schatz Mr. and Mrs. J. Ralph Fenstermaker Mr. E. E. McLaren Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Schumacher Mr. and Mrs. John R. Fenstermaker Mr. Howard R. Meeker Mr. and Mrs. Dayton D. Fertig Mr. Victor C. Seiter Mr. and Mrs. Tom L. Melven P. Simmons (Timber & Veneer) Co. Standard Life Insurance Company Carl M. Geupel Construction Company The Merchants Association—Indianapolis of Indiana The Gibson Company L. S. Ayres and Company Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Summers Charles J. Gisler Banner-Whitehill Corp. Goodman Jewelers The Wm. H. Block Company Mr. and Mrs. Harry V. Wade Mrs. Jack A. Goodman Colonial Furniture Company Margaret and Clark Wheeler Mr. L. L. Goodman Dayan and Company Mr. and Mrs. Adrian E. Wilhoite The Gordner Agency Em-Roe Sporting Goods Company Mr. L. E. Winkler (Above as of June 1, 1956 . Additional Sponsors listed on page 22) Page two Folks from 7 to 70 can play the HAMMOND Chord Organ in 30 minutes. WILKING music company ^3 HILTON U. BROWN THEATRON (BUTLER BOWL) BUTLER UNIVERSITY, INDIANAPOLIS Operated by STARLIGHT MUSICALS, INC. OFFICERS 1956 Chairman of the Board L. G. GORDNER JOHN I. KADTZ H. T. PRITCHARD President First Vice President NOBLE L. BIDDINGER ALAN C. BOYD ADRIAN E. WILHOITE Second Vice President Secretary Treasurer DIRECTORS Noble Biddinger Roger Fleming L. G. Gordner George A. Kuhn Melvin T. Ross J. M. Bloch George Fotherington Ralph G. Hesler Miss Louise Lage William J. Schumacher William H. Book E. P. Gallagher Henry Holt, Sr. Russell B. Lane Harry V. Wade Alan C. Boyd Charles Gisler Allan W. Kahn W. I. Longsworth Evan Walker Cecil M. Byrne James Gloin John I. Kautz Murray Morris A. E. Wilhoite Alex M. Clark Morris Goodman W. D. Kibler Kurt F. Pantzer J. R. Fenstermaker Mrs. J. A. Goodman Claude Koontz H. T. Pritchard Address all correspondence to Starlight Musicals—Coliseum—Indiana State Fairgrounds—Indianapolis Famous HAMMOND Chord, Spinet and Church organs exclusively at WILKING music company Page three IN THE FRONT OFFICE Melvin T. Ross, Starlight's general manager, is a name synonymous with show business. His impressive background in the theater and entertainment world contains enviable achievements in production and managerial capacities from coast to coast. Mr. Ross started his theatrical-managerial career many years ago, in Boston, and was subsequently road manager for some of the country's leading attractions; he was also personal manager for various famed theatrical figures. He was manager of the Indianapolis Centennial Series in 1947, and has been a dominant figure in the development of summer activities here. He is manager of "Theatre Produc­ tions, Inc."—holder of the Indianapolis franchise of the United Booking Office, which brings all "legit" attractions to the Murat Theatre. He is also president of the Ross and Babcock Travel Bureau. He is never too busy to try one thing more, if he thinks it is for the good of Indianapolis; he believes that summer musical entertainment is a necessity for any city worthy of the name. He believes that Hoosiers want it, and he wants to give MELVIN T. ROSS it to them. General Manager RAINCHECK INFORMATION 1. Official curtain time is 8:30 p.m. In case of rain or for other reasons beyond its control, the management is authorized by the Board of Directors to delay the opening for a reasonable length of time, not to exceed one hour. 2. If it is still raining at 9:31 p.m., then the show will be cancelled and rainchecks will be honored for a subsequent performance during the week or season.