Eastern Illinois University The Keep 1965 Shows Programs 1965 Summer 9-21-1965 Irma la Douce Little Theatre on the Square Follow this and additional works at: http://thekeep.eiu.edu/little_theatre_1965_programs Part of the Theatre History Commons Recommended Citation Little Theatre on the Square, "Irma la Douce" (1965). 1965 Shows Programs. 14. http://thekeep.eiu.edu/little_theatre_1965_programs/14 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the 1965 at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1965 Shows Programs by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. alp &ittlp ahpatrp @n th~Bquar~ .'Central Illinois' Only Equity Star ilfusic and Drama Theatre" 11 I Ninth Season May - October 3, 1965 Sullivan, Illinois I 6uy S. Little, Jr. Presents I' JERILI LITTLE in "IRMA LA DOUCE" SEPTEMBER 2 1 -OCTOBER 3, 1 965 Guy S. LWe, Jr. PRESENTS JERlll ART KEN LITTLE OSTRlN CANTRll "IRMA LA DOUCE' Music by English Book and Lyrics by Marguerite Monnot Julian More, David Heneker and Monty Norman Original Book and Lyrics by Produced for the Broadway Stage by Alexandre Breffort David Merrick With Guy Barile, Lowell Christy, Hal Frank, Duane Clute, Warren Burton, Leonard Hodera and Michael O'Dqer Directed, Staged and Choreographed by ART OSTRIN Musical Direction by ALFRED HELLER Scenery Designed by Paul Hoffman Costumes Designed by Sally Gifft ENTIRE PRODUCTION UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF MR. LITTLE CAST Irma-La-Douce ............................................ JERlLl LITTLE Mestor-Le-Fripe .................................................. KEN CANTRIL Bob-Le-Hotu ..................................................... ART OSTRIN Polyte-Le-Mou .............................................. HAL FRANK JoJo-Les-Yeux.Sales .......................................... GUY BARILE Roberto-Les-Diams .......................................... LOWELL CHRISTY Persil ................................................... DUANE CLUTE Police Inspector ............................................ MICHAEL O'DWYER M. Bougne .............................................. LEONARD HODERA Counsel for the Defense ..................................... WARREN BURTON Warder .................................................... LEONARD HODERA Tax Inspector ............................................... WARREN BURTON The Action of the play takes place in Paris ... Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Then Will be a 10 Minute Intermission Belwcen Acts No Smoking In The Theatre No Pictures Please - Cameras Not Permitted in Theatre PRODUCTION STAFF FOR MR. LITTLE Production Stage Manager . Audrey Zuckerman National Representative ...... Floyd Ackerman Assistant Stage Manager ...... John Economos Public Relations and Publicity ...... Lee York Assistant to the Costumer .... Sharon Spencer Executive Secretary .............. Dee Bradley Box Office ....... Sharon Spencer, Alma Smith Production Assistant .............. Fred Hahn Penny Moses, Inis Little. lrma La Douce presented through arrangements with Tams-Witmark Music Library. NYC. CREDITS: Teri Alexander a peared as Tintinabula in last week's production of A Funmy Thing Hap- pened on the Way to the &rum. Bachman Company Inc. Furniture - Carpets - Bedding - Draperies Phone: 429-5211 Furnishers of Fine Interiors 240 East Main Street Since 1880 Decatur, Illinois REISACHER REXALL DRUGS SECOND DOOR WEST OF THEATRE Lanvin Bonne Bell Rubinstein GIFTS Shultan Fa- Revlon Max Factor Yardley Tursy Mrs. Snyder's Candies DuBarry Millot Givenchy DINING ROOM COCKTAIL LOUNGE Intersection 133 and 45 ARCOLA, ILLINOIS Private Dining Room for Parties WEEK DAYS - 5:W-9:30 SATURDAYS - 5:OO-11:OO SUNDAYS - 12:OO- 8:30 (or after theatre with reservations) RESERVATIONS - Phone Arcola 2684949 Compliments of HENDRIX BOTTLING CO. 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Jividen FOODLINER EVERYDAY - LOW FOOD PRICES SULLIVAN'S NEWEST and LARGEST 11 West Jackson Sullivan, Illinois Afier tfb Show, Meet tfb Cast Jibby's Gfb Spot 30r 3un STEAKS - PIZZA SANDWICHES and DRINKS ONE BLOCK NORTH OF SQUARE NORMA'S LADIES READY TO WEAR NORTH SIDE OF SQUARE Open Evenings For Your Shopping Convenience Tuesday Thru Saturday 890 to 890 - Mondays 2:30 to 5:00 Phone 6228 Sullivan, Illinois About the Staff . Hardware State Bank PAUL S. HOFFMAN Scenic Designer Paul Hoffman has designed scenery and light- Lovington, Ill. ing for many productions at Milwaukee's Swan Theatre including Light Up The Sky with William Bendix. The Moon Is Blue with Jack Kelly, The Pleasure Of His Company with Linda Darnel1 and Critic's Choice with Dennis O'Keefe. Mr. Hoffman was a scenic artist at the famous Berkshire Play- house; he has also been associated with the Hawk- Always hill Playhoue in Wisconsin. While working on his MFA in theatre at Ohio University, he was a graduate aasistant in technical theatre. Paul will be designing the scenory !his a:lmrner beginning with Courteous Service Dracula and throughout the season closing with Irma La Douce. HARRIET LEIGH C horeograplcer Harriet Leigh has appeared on Broadway as an actress and dancer in First Impressions with Hermione Gingold, Rodger and Hammerstein's Me And Juliet and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. TV audiences have seen her work on Voice of Fire- stone and in stock, she has appeared as Maggie in Brigadoon, Maisie in The Boy Fnend. Any- body's in West Side Story and Maggie in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, among many other roles. Off- Broadway, she has choreographed Come Mornrng, Streets of Confusion. Oedipus Rex and Wizard of Or. Miss Leigh has been choreographer and di- rector at theatrea such as Town and Country in NEXT DOOR TO THEATRE Rochester, N. Y. and the Red Barn in Saugatuck, Michigan. OTTO L. SCHLESINGER ALSO BETHANY Stage knager Mr. Schlesinger merved as stage manager and actor at Mr. Little's spring season of Piccolo Play- house in Joliet. Mr. Schlesinger brings with him an impressive background of classical roles such Before, At Intermission or After Show as Brendel in Rosmersholm, Lovewitt in The AI- chemist, Tattle in Love For Love and Landolfo in Enrrco IV, which he recently did at Chicago's new Harper Theatre. Otto appeared as Weber in Gypsy with Julie Wilson at the Dorchester Theatre and as Lt. Commander Hardcastle in Watch It SODA FOUNTAINS Sailor at Shady Lane Playhouse. At Piccolo Play- house, he was seen as Oscar in Mary, Mary with Rosemary Prinz. This season in Sullivan, he will be featured in King of Hearts, Bus Stop and Dracula Sullivan 3200 Bethany 153 1. W. McMULLIN FUNERAL HOME DIAL 4100 SULLIVAN, ILLINOIS INSURANCE CLAIMS --can be handled without red tape or delay when I you insure with your local independent agent. 3 WOOD INSURANCE AND REALTY CO. 7 West Harrison Street Sullivan, Illinois About the Staff . Compliments of SALLY GlFFT Costume Desimner Sally Gifft is another new addition to the Little Theatre's staff this season. Thia past winter, Miss Giff,'s costumes have been viewed off-Broadway in p-oductions of By Ju iter. The Servants of Two Brawn Shoe Co. Masters and Suddenly &st Summer. Last summer at The Front Theatre in Memphis, she created the costumes for MI Fair Lady, Damn Yankees and The Country Wife. At the new Morris Theatre in N. J.. Sally has 'ust completed work on The Im- Sullivan, Illinois aginary Invalid. hiss Gifft received her BFA at Cornell University and was on the staff there as costume designer from 1959 to 1961. The many off- Broadway productions for which she has designed the costumes ,include Tbe Awakemng of Spring. Billygoat Eddre Plain and Fancy God Man And You, Baby. he' Magic Flute and 'The ~evirsDis- ciple. BILL HUDNET and VlNCE DE DARlO Assistants to the Produar Mr. Hudnet and Mr. De Dario spent their first season in Sullivan last summer and joined Mr. Little for the opening of Piccolo Playhouse this ast February in Joliet. A former student at the b.n~versity of Maryland. Mr. Hudnet hails from Baltimore. He has ap eared at various theatres in the Washington, D. 8. area and was featured in The Happiest Years with David Nelson and in Love 'IN CIRCULATION And Klsses with the Pat O'Brlens this winter at Piccolo Plavhouse. Mr. De Darlo is a native of Indiana, bui received his theatre education at the Pasadena Playhouse in California. Vince spent a 'IN FINE PRINTING summer at the Perry Mannfield School in Colorado and had three ears of little theatre work while in the army. &ia rolea have included Mike in Sunday In New York. Luke in Look Homeward. moultrie county news Angel and Freddie in Love And Krsfes with the O'Briens. SULLIVAN, ILLINOIS As assistants to Mr. Little, Bill and Vince are involved with box office, promotion, propa, and scenery, costuming, casting. advertising, and general office work. Later this sealon, Bill will tour as Hero in A Funny Tbing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Vince will tour with Mr.