"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)
Playbill for 1954 "Fininan's Rainbow" Read a synopsis of "Finian's Rainbow"
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Daily News, July 14, 1954
"Waltz Down the Aisle" (World Premiere)
July 27 thru August 1, 1954We 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
"The Boys From Syracuse"
August 10 thru August 15, 1954
Starring
Ramon Blackburn (Antipholus of Ephesus)
Royce Blackburn (Antipholus of Syracuse)
Victoria Sherry (Adriana)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Playbill for 1954 "Oklahoma!" Read a synopsis of "Oklahoma!"
1954 Resident Company - Production Staff
Director
Choreographer
Musical Director
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
Bettyann PapcunNewspaper Clipping about Bettyann Papcun
Submitted by Regina.
"Hi I came across this circa 1955 clipping in my great aunt's photos, of an article with photo of Bettyann Papcun, I see there was no photo posted on this site. It's likely from the Home News in New Brunswick where she lived at the time."
1954 Resident Company - Dancers
Asst. to Mr. Ross
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.