Musicals & Plays
1954 Season






"Brigadoon"

Starring
Jack Cassidy

Jack Cassidy
Jack Cassidy

Read a synopsis of "Brigadoon"





"The Red Mill"

With
Mitchell Gregg
Lee Davis

Mitchell Gregg
Mitchell Gregg
Lee Davis
Lee Davis

Read a synopsis of "The Red Mill"



"Fininan's Rainbow"

July 13 thru July 25, 1954

Starring
Beth Park (Sharon)
Larry Douglas (Woody)
Mitchell Agruss (Og)
Delores Martin (Maude)
Dorothy Tucker (Susan)

Beth Park
Beth Park
Larry Douglas
Larry Douglas
Mitchell Agruss
Mitchell Agruss
Delores Martin
Delores Martin

Playbill for 1954 "Fininan's Rainbow"        Read a synopsis of "Finian's Rainbow"



"Waltz Down the Aisle" (World Premiere)

July 27 thru August 1, 1954

We are looking for more information on this production. It appears this was the "World Premier" of the show.




"My Maryland"

August 3 thru August 8, 1954

With
Joan Mann
Lee Davis


Read a synopsis of "My Maryland"



"The Boys From Syracuse"

August 10 thru August 15, 1954

Starring
Ramon Blackburn (Antipholus of Ephesus)
Royce Blackburn (Antipholus of Syracuse)
Victoria Sherry (Adriana)

Ramon and Royce Blackburn
Ramon and Royce Blackburn
Victoria Sherry
Victoria Sherry

Playbill for 1954 "The Boys from Syracuse"        Read a synopsis of "The Boys From Syracuse"



"Kiss Me, Kate"

August 17 thru August 22, 1954

Starring
Victoria Sherry (Kate & Lilli)
Mitchell Gregg (Petruchio & Fred)
Evelyn Ward (Bianca & Lois)

Victoria Sherry
Victoria Sherry
Mitchell Gregg
Mitchell Gregg
Evelyn Ward
Evelyn Ward

Playbill for 1954 "Kiss Me, Kate"        Read a synopsis of "Kiss Me, Kate"



"Countess Maritza"

August 24 thru August 29, 1954

Starring
Mariquita Moll (Countess Mariza)
Larry Douglas (Graf Tassilo Endrödy-Wittenburg)

With
Paul Reed (Fürst Moritz Dragomir Populescu)
Jack Blair (Baron Kolomán Zsupán)
Susan Lovell (Lisa)
Lulu Bates (Fürstin Bozena Guddenstein zu Clumetz)
Lee Krieger (Penizek)
Nat Burns (Tschekko)
Larry Haynes (Berko)
Mildred Pitchon (Manja)
Collee Worth (Zingo)
Lee Krieger (Ilka von Dambössy Grasuvesko)

Mariquita Moll
Mariquita Moll
Larry Douglas
Larry Douglas

Playbill for 1954 "Countess of Maritza"        Read a synopsis of "Countess Maritza"



"Wish You Were Here"

August 31 thru Sept. 5, 1954

Starring
Jack Cassidy (Chick)
Beverley Bozeman (Fay)
Evelyn Wyckoff (Teddy)

Jack Cassidy
Jack Cassidy
Beverley Bozeman
Beverley Bozeman
Evelyn Wyckoff
Evelyn Wyckoff

Playbill for 1954 "Wish You Were Here"        Read a synopsis of "Wish You Were Here"



"Oklahoma!"

September 7 thru September 30, 1954

Starring
Chris Robinson (Curly McClain)
Elise Rhodes (Laurey Williams)

With
David Burns (Ali Hakim)
Joan Kibrig (Ado Annie)
Victor Griffin (Will Parker)
Rowan Tudor (Jud Fry)
Lulu Bates (Aunt Eller)
Johnny Call (Andrew Carnes)

Elise Rhodes
Elise Rhodes

Playbill for 1954 "Oklahoma!"        Read a synopsis of "Oklahoma!"



1954 Resident Company - Production Staff

Robert C. Jarvis
Robert C. Jarvis
Director
Jerry Ross
Jerry Ross
Choreographer
Oscar Kosarin
Oscar Kosarin
Musical Director
James Hamilton
James Hamilton
Decoreographer
  • General Manager, Arthur Gerold
  • Press Representative, Max Eisen
  • Production Stage Manager, St. John Terrell
  • Assistant Stage Manager, Larry Haynes
  • Production Assistant, Stanley Kurtz
  • Properites, John Conboy
  • Assistants to Decoreographer, Eileen Heupel, Clifford Anderson
  • Head Electrician, Ray Briton
  • Personal Manager of Orchestra, Percy Ryder
  • Treasurer, Harry V. Mulhern
  • Assistants to the Treasurer, Joan Wells, Dorothy Olim
  • Executive Secretary, Harriet Reading
  • Theatre Party Representative, Betty Ray Borth
  • Operational Manager, Louis Marini
  • Circus Decor, George Bernhardt
  • Assistant to the Manager, Jack W. Reahm


1954 Resident Company - Singers

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Peter Binder
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Jeanne Bruce
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John Geister
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John Gordian
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Dorothy Manning
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Sara Martin
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Rene Miville
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Stanely Phillips
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Christine Palmer
Bettyann Papcun Bettyann Papcun
Candida Pillar
Candida Pillar
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Leesa Troy
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Joe Wessel


1954 Resident Company - Dancers

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Anna Baldwin
Asst. to Mr. Ross
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Greta Aldene
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Jane Barry
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Michael Falcon
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Marilyn Greenman
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Fred Zoeter

Please note that during the season, some Resident Company members may have left and new ones hired. Not all the members listed above were employed for the entire season.