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"Mary, Mary"an all-time comedy favorite by Jean Kerr

tentatively set for May 12, 13, 14 and 18, 19, 20

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Director: Harold JudyHarold is a veteran of eleven Red Mask plays. He most recently

appeared in "Any Wednesday". His role in "Advise and Consent" wonhim the coveted "Katy" award. An ilJ1mediatepast president of Red Maskand current member of the board of directors, Harold directed "Arsenicand Old Lace" in 1970.

Stage Manager: Ron McDanielRon has 10 Danville Light Opera shows to his credit including the

role of Corneilus Hackl in "Hello, Dolly". He directed "On a Clear DayYou Can See Forever". His last Red Bask show was "Advise andConsent".

Producer: Barbara EckhardtMrs. Echhardt came to Danville six years ago from Elmwood Park,

Illinois. She has been active in Red Mask for four years. Although thisis the first time she has produced a play, Mrs. Eckhardt has workedbackstage in makeup and properties and in the box office. She is cur-rently Red Mask's treasurer.

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President

Vice-President

James Gill

Liz Miller

Joan VogelSecretary

Treasurer Barbara Eckhardt

Liz Miller

Board 01 7Jil'ecto/,jNorma Day Jack Wilkinson

Betty Sue Kriedler

Jean Lewis

Harold Judy

Phil Coffing

James Gill

Hazel Wire

Bess CastleBill Schatz

CommitteeJMembership - Phil and Gretchen Coffing

Tickets - Susan Stephenson, Beverly Starns

Building and Grounds - Roger Woods

Publicity - Joan Vogel

Scrapbook - Donna Prather

Program - Sandy Allison

PIar; Selection CommitteeJames Gill

Barbara Cavanaugh

Marilyn Janesky James Beebe

Mary Shernock

Caj!ing CommitteeHarold Judy Liz Miller Nancy Dunn

Mf.!..ti.ndMrs. "fIarvey ActonMr. John AdamsonMr. and .Mrs.;.Walter E. AhrensMr. and Mrs. Glenn L. AltmanMr.' ard Mrs. Gerry ArnholtMrs.~Sidney AustinMrs', P9!iy AntJ,.Baird_.Mr. and Mrs. James BeebeBetty 1. BernardiMr. and Mrs. Lloyd BeynonMrs. Virginia BilderbackMr. and Mrs. Parr Birch'Mrs. Robert BookwalterMr. .and Mrs. Harold BriggsMe ard. Mrs. Robert BrittonForrest. 'BrownMr. and Mrs. James E. BrownMrs. Joe Bulan'Mr. and Mrs. George BurowMr. and Mr.s. Willhm BurowMr. and Mrs. R. T. ByrketMrs. John W. CarithersMr. Robert W. CarithersCath.;:rine CarlonMrs. John CarteeMr. and Mr§. Lloyd Cas~leDr. and Mrs. Joseph·C. ClevelandMr. and Mrs. S. E."GQleMr. and Mrs. John -CookeMayor and Ml:S. Rolland CraigMrs. Marie Da.;i~· ,Mrs. Harold Davison.Mr. and Mrs. Wilson DayMr. and Mrs. Harold L DefenbaughDr. and Mrs. Raul·deiaVegaMr. and Mrs. Walter R. DraegertMr. and Mrs. Carroll"DukesMr. and Mrs. Barbara L. EckhardtMrs. Frances EdmondDr. and Mrs. Robert W. '"'ElghammerDr. and Mrs. Harlan EngUshMrs. H. F. EspenscheidMr. and Mrs. Austin J. EvaI!~Mrs. Norma Evemeyer1:1rs~oWes'fa-nsofl;-Fidelity Loan' Co.Mrs. Eleanor FilihouerP. C. FillhouerMr. and Mrs. Ed Fonn'erMr. and Mrs. Dale U. FosterMr. and Mrs. Leon H. FriedmanMrs. John C. Funk '

Mr. and Mrs. Cecil R. FurrerMrs. Lynn GardMr. and Mrs. Glenn GillMr. and Mrs. James GillDr. and Mrs. J aek GriffithsRussell L. GuinMr. and Mrs. Herb Hales, Sr.Dr. J. H. HardingMr. and Mrs. Frank HarrisMr. and Mrs. John L HayMr. and Mrs. Julius HegelerMiss Hilda" HelmkeMr. and Mrs. Ray HoltMr.- and Mrs. Dale HuffmanDavid IsaacsonM.rs. B. M. JewellMrs. John Morton JonesMr .. and Mrs. Harold JudyMildred M. KendallDonald B. KesslerMr. and Mrs. Raymond F. KinisonMr. and Mrs. Charles 1. KnaebelMr. and Mrs Arthur J. Kolbrener.Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. LairdG. R. LehmannMrs. Chris R., LeinsMr". and Mrs. Tom L LewisMiss Helen Martin~ ....Dr. and Mrs. John MasonDorothy MaxwellRon McDanielDr. and Mrs. Thomas McNeillMr. and ·Mrs. John P. MeyerMr. and M.rs. Donovan E. Miller

. MI:.'·and Mrs. James A. MillerMiss Mary MillerMr.' and Mrs. Eugene MillsMrs. Celia MooreMr. and Mrs. John MosserMiss Florence "NelsonMr. and Mrs. Dixie NeubertMrs. Audrey OvertonMr~. Clarice OvertonMr. .and Mrs. Andrew- PalfiMrs. Nina PayneMr. William PorterMr. and Mrs. Kasey PovclonesMr. and· Mrs. Lawrence PratherDr. 'and Mrs. Alden RarickMr. and Mrs. Carl ReedMr. and Mrs. Eugene RiceMr. and Mrs. Paul Roberts

Patron:!Mrs. Mildred SwaimDr. and Mrs. Carroll SwangerMiss Gladys SwensonDr. and Mrs. Robert D. TaltyMr. and Mrs. Charles TaylorMr. and Mrs. Floyd TerryMr. and Mrs. Robert TerryMr. and Mrs. Glenn TimmonsDr. and Mrs. A. F. TurbakMr. and Mrs. Ore VackettaDr. and Mrs. Wayne VaughtMr. and Mrs. Neil Von LankenMr. and Mrs. Wendell WalkerDr. and Mrs. John WalshMr. and Mrs. Jim WardMr. and Mrs. Joe WardMiss Frances WatkinsDr. and Mrs. Robert J. WestwaterMr. and Mrs. John WilkinsonMrs. Chester Wilson, Jr.Judge and Mrs. Henry S. WiseMiss Helen WolffMr. and Mrs. F. Raymond WolsonMr. and Mrs. Robert B. WrightMr. and Mrs. James O. YeazelMr. and Mrs. C. R. YoungMrs. Aldona Yovaish

Miss Patty RoderickMr. and Mrs. Gary RossMr. and Mrs. Fred RoyaltyMrs. Richard RudinMr. and Mrs. Bill SatterwhiteJerry SaveskrMr. and Mrs. Richard H. SchwartzMr. and Mrs. Emory SeedsMr. and Mrs. Owen SheetzMr. and Mrs. Jack SheltoMr. and Mrs. Lester H, ShickDr. R. S. ShurtleffMr. and Mrs. Elmer E. SmithMr. and Mrs. Harlan SmithMiss Marjorie SmithMr. and Mrs. Bob SnyderMr. and Mrs. Carroll E. SnyderElizabeth SomersMr. and Mrs. Gene SongerMr. and Mrs. Howard SpainMiss Marie SpitzerJim SpiveyMiss Elizabeth SpodenFern SteelyMr. and Mrs. Bert SteinbergMr. and Mrs. Dale D. SteinbergenMr. and Mrs. Jack StewartMrs. Ralph Stiegmen~-------------------

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sional actors was "The Contrast" by Royall Tyler, presented in 1787.Although the play is modeled in form and style on the comedies of Englishplaywright Richard B. Sheridan, Tyler's theme is superiority of Americansto foreigners. In the character Jonathan, the play presents the firstimportant native type - the rural Yankee,

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The second play shows us a Hollywood producer who, after threemarriages, is looking for fresh fields. He calls up a childhood sweetheart,now a suburban housewife, for a little diversion. In the intervening yearsshe has idolized him from afar and is now more than the match he bar-gained for.

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appeared in summer stock at Boulder Hill Playhouse in Aurora and mostrecently as Yente, the matchmaker in the Danville Light Opera production"Fiddler on the Roof". She is elementary vocal music coordinator forDanville Schools.

Phone 446-7950 -:- Danville, Illinois

Jim Beebe (Sam Nash)-Director for Danville Light Opera's pro-ductions of "Hello, Dolly" and "Fiddler on the Roof", Jim has alsodirected high school, community theater and summer stock productions.He previously appeared on the Red Mask stage in "Come Blow YourHorn".

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Teal Snapp (Jean McCormack)-A housewife and student at theUniversity of Il1inois, Teal previously appeared in Red Mask's productionof "Cactus Flower". She was stage manager for "Sunday in New York", 'plaza Suite"

STORY OF THE PLAYPaul Scarce (Bellhop-Waiter-Borden Eisler)-Although a new-comer to Red Mask, Paul appeared most recently in the DHS DramaticClub production of "Thunder on Sycamore Street". He is a liberal artsstudent at DJC preparing to major in theater arts.

Jack Wilson (waiter)-A veteran of seven Red Mask productions,Jack last appeared in "Love in E Flat". Jack won the Katy award for hisrole in "Come Blow Your Horn".

A collection of three one-act plays all taking place in the same suite

in the Plaza Hotel in New York City.

ACT I

Visitor from MamaroneckDan Smith (Jesse Kiplinger)-Dan has appeared in many Red Mask

productions plus shows at the Marion Community Theater and theRockford Civic Theater. His last role at Red Mask was as Stanley in"A Streetcar Named Desire".

Wilma Timm (Muriel Tate)-A housewife and mother of threedaughters, Wilma is making her first appearance on the Red Mask Stage.She is a member and past president of Danville Junior Woman's Cluband has participated in the Follies since 1957.

Jean Acton (Norma Hubley)-Jean has been associated with RedMask for 25 years, is a past president and past board member. She wontwo Katy Awards for roles in "Sabrina Fair" and "Witness for the Prosecu-tion" and a merit award for "Black Chiffon".

ACT II

Visitor from Hollywood

ACT III

Visitor from Forest Hills

Jim Williams (Roy Hubley)-A native of Paris, Ill., Jim is associatepastor at St. James United Methodist Church. He was a speech major atEastern Illinois University where he had classroom work in dramatics.This is his debut on the Red Mask stage.

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Carpet VillageNine Red Mask officers and members attended the January 7 pro-

duction of "Come Back Little Sheba" by the Champaign Urbana Com-munity Theater. After the show, the local members visited with LillianSweet, president of the C-U group; Bruce Heck, director of "ComeBack ... "; and Jim Heins, Noreen Manella and Hannelore Bradley, castmembers .. Invitation was extended for a return visit by the C-U theatergroup.

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The Red Mask Players has joined the American Community TheaterAssociation, a national organization with more than 2,000 communitytheaters such as our own as members. Red Mask hopes to gain from anexchange of ideas with other ACTA members at regional and nationalconferences and through publications and other services offered by theassociation.

From the Director:

Nearly a year ago the Red Mask board of directors picked tonight'scomedy for this season. It's popularity was obvious when more thantwice the number needed tried out for the plays. it was decided to useseparate casts for each of the acts to give more people an opportunityto participate.

Mr. and Mrs. John Knapp (he designed the set and she directed "Sun-day in New York") are the proud parents of a son, the couple's firstchild. The baby boy was born January 31, at St. Elizabeth Hospital.Congratulations.

Now I've had the pleasure of working with several stage newcomers,some Red Mask veterans and two Danville Light Opera leaders.

Eight Red Mask members recently completed a lO-week workshopin play direction at Danville Junior College taught by Mrs. Yuki Llewellynof Champaign. They are Liz Miller, Betty Sue Kreidler, Barbara Vinson,Jack Wilkinson, Bill Snapp, Ron McDaniel, Dale Ferrell and Jim Gill.

The low temperatures of January and February couldn't chill thewarmth generated by the cast and drew as they developed the author'swords into a charming presentation. We hope you enjoy the performanceas much as we have enjoyed being a part of developing it for you.

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