ILLINOIS DRY' CLEANING CO. I143 North Vermilion

Phone 307 lL •

DANVILLE

OlliceuPresident. Lucinda ButlerVice·President. Robert WrightSecretary~Treasul'er Honore Honan

Lucinda Butler, Fred Butler, Frank South, Lew Selby,Eugene Barrick, Jr., Charlotte Ellis, Honore Ronan,

Jack Caughron, Matt Jurczak.

As usual, many fil'll1s and individuals have contributed furnish-ings, hand properties, wearing appa'/'el (Ind the countless itemsnecessary to stage a:ny pia.!!. To all of these, our si;ncere Ouwks andappreciation. Particular recognition Is gi,ven to:

Castle Typewriter Company

George StottDanville Police Depal'tmellt

Millikin's Furs

Victor BottVern Heck

Produced hy pe1'1nis,s'';onof Dnmwtisis Plau Semice, Inc., 1954.

CJ1ed3r{ask CjJlayersIncorporated

Present the Second Playof Their

SEVENTEENTH SEASON

Detectille Stor,By SIDNEY KINGSLEY

,.

Direction

KATHRYN RANDOLPH

PALACE THEATRE

February 24 and 25, 19548:15 P. M.

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OVERSTREET JEWELERS117 North Vermilion

Danville, Illinois •

Good Evening, Hed Mask Members:

This is the Cast speaking to you from behind the scenes. First,our sincere thanks to all those responsible for securing space in thePublic Library where rehearsals may be held.

DETECTIVE STOHY is brought to you as it many times hasoccurred in reality, depicting a chapt,er frani't,he a.nnak of almostany police station. In it we get a glimpse'. .. at the sordid level.... of how the other half lives-the raw edges that seldom heal,the machinations of those twisted minds, Life, as Fate unfortunately,deals it out to many. Most of these end results are traceable rightback to home environment, the only place where true correctives I

can start.

The purpose is not to shock, but to remind us all to be thankfulwe are not a part of that "other half."

Our reward for the many hours of preparation will be a presen-.tation worthy of your enjoyment ~nd appreciation.

THE 31 PARTICIPANTS, ANDTHE 86 WOHKEHS WHO HELPED.

Compliments of

sni~ers"COTTON SHOP"

Vermilion at North Street

1CommitteeJ

ASSISTANT DIJ1ECTOnS:. Barbara Maxwell, Christine Vande-venter, Shirley Bowers, Wanda Stephens, Hosemary Koehrich.

ART DIHECTOH: 'Margaret Fitzgerald.CASTING: Hobert Wright, Hussell Guin, Alice Mae Hendrickson,

Honore Honan, Harold Smith.COSTUMES: Jean Henson, Harold Smith, Hobert Acton, Betty

Cross, Joan Pritchard.ENTEHTAINMENT: Bonnie"and Boh,Smith.FUHNISHINGS: Gloria Thompson.HAND PHOPEHTIES: Mary Lou Chappelle, Marcella Heilly,

Harold Brownstein, Danville Police Department.MAKE-UP: Peg Adams, Alice Mae Hendrickson, Mrs. Paul Harden-

hrook, Nancy Shipman.MEMBEHSI-IIP: Helen and Jack Caughron, Margaret Fitzgerald,

Marcella Reilly, Lucinda Butler, Jean and Charles Henson,Fern and Lew Selby, Harold Brownstein, Ollie Mann, CharlesCaughron, Frank Caughron, Mary Lou Chappelle, Maud Marin,Earl Hart, Bonnie Smith, Charlotte Ellis, Barbara Maxwell,Marvin Ehrlich, Irma White, Betty Sue Kreidler, Shirley Tech-tow, Joe Massing, Betty H. Linne, Junior Jenkins, HobertWright, Dale Willard, Dorothea Long, Harold Smith, AlanOster, Helen and Matt Jurczak, Louis Lowenstein, Mary andDale Bissey, Alice Mae Hendrickson, Hobert Cross, MaryMinear, Shirley Bowers, Jane Ann Joyce, Curt Wire, KathrynHandolph, Honore Honan.

PLAY SELECTION: Robert Wright, Alice Mae Hendrickson, BettySue Kreidler, Alan Oster, Frank Caughron.

PHOGHAMS: Lew Selby, Matt Jurczak, James Hogers, WilliamBryant.

PUBLICITY: Alden Bracewell.SOUND & SPECIAL EFFECTS: Harold Brownstein.STAGE MANAGER: Joe Massing.TICKET DISTRIBUTION: Hay Foreman, Lucinda Butler, Barhara

and Harold Judy, Doris and Lou Lowenstein, Cynthia Ballard,Jean and Charles Henson, :MaryMinear, Ernest Paxton, Carolineand Glenn Altman, Betty Linne, Charlotte Ellis, Honore Honan,Dorothy and Hoss Parker, Fern and Lew Selby, Frank South,Jack Caughron, Kenneth Clapper, Mildred Towle.

TECHNICAL ADVISOHS: Danville Police Department, HobertChristy, Acting Chief.

USHEHS: Jo Buchar, Betty Cross, Marcia Ehrlich, Betty Linne,Lou Ann Linne, Billy Keglcy, Jane Kutch, Carol Bahls, CarolLeverenz, Sue McGrath, Sharon McMullen, Leslie Minear, JulieSpivey, Connie Sutton, ,TonnaVaught, Judy Williamson, DorothyAnn Wilsou.

LIGHTING & STAGE: John Depke, Guy I-lutton, George Holycross.

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uke Pta!}The entire action of the play takes place in the Dctective Squad

room of a New York precinct police station.

The Time-The present, a day in August.

Act I - 5:30 P.M.Act II -7:30·P"M.Act III - 8:30 P.M.

The wheels of Justice don't always turn slowly, but like themills of the gods, they do grind exceedingly fine.

In this play Sidney Kingsley has captured the tempo, thesqualor, the meanness, the pathos, ..the stark facts of life and theoccasional humor which constitute a fun-o'·the-mill day in a NewYork detective squad room.

Its boldness springs from facts; ugly, of course, but true. Nowand then the sunlight breaks through this bleakness· and ·a. ray ofhuman kindliness may be seen. Its contrasting brilliance helps torevive man's faith in man, softening the rumble of- those "ever-grinding wheels.

Life follows myriad paths in its course, but they're all, circles,ending where they began.

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Prepare Your House for SpringNEW 1954 WALLPAPER PATTERNS and PAINTS

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uke CastIn the Order of their Appea""nce

Joe Feinson Howard LewisDetective Dakis ..............•....... Harold BrownsteinShoplifter. Jean HensonDetective Gallagher ....•................ William BucharMrs. Farragut ..............•........ Margaret FitzgeraldDetective Callahan Bob EricksonDetective O'Brien A. N. CoursonDetective Brody Hobert SnyderEndicott Sims ....................•..... James HobinsonDetective McLeod Matt JurczakArthur Kindred Sam KutchPatrolman Barnes ......•.•................ Eugene MillsFirst Burglar .........•.................... Hobert CrossSecond Burglar ...........•.................. Alan OsterMrs. Bagatelle Mary Catherine DoanDoctor Schneider, : William KegleyLt. Monaghan ..............•............ Marvin EhrlichSusan Carmichael Gloria ThompsonWilly ................•.•................. Linis PrenticeMiss Hatch Louise DettmanMrs. Feeney ........•.•.•............. Francis MasiokusMr. Feeney Curt WireCrumb-Bum. . Robert SuppleMr. Gallantz.. . Carl GordonMr. Pritchett Jack CaughronMary McLeod. . . Lucinda ButlerTami Giacoppetti Leonard AdlerPhotographer Haymond WaltonLady Mary BisseyGentleman I-IOT·aceJenkins, Jr.Indignant Citizen Barbara ~1axwell