culver-citizen-1961 - Antiquarian and Historical Society of Culver

THE CITIZEN PAGE 2
Culver, Indiana
Wednesday, July 26, 1901
""Flower Drum
Song" Is Final
Playhouse Show
»ens Two-Week
Run August 8
"Flower Drum Song," Rodgers
and Hammerstein's current
Broadway and road tour hit, has
replaced "Anything Goes" as the
lust production this season at
Maxinkuckee Playhouse. Opening
Tuesday. Aug. 8, it will play
nightly except Mondays for two
weeks.
Set in San Francisco's Chinatown,
"Flower Drum Song" is a
warm and glowing musical that
i- filled with such enchanting
tunes as "Love, Look Away,"
"Sunday," "Grant Avenue," and
"I Enjoy Being A Girl." Featuring
Juanita Hall, Larry Blyden,
Pat Suzuki, and Miyosihi Umeki,
•who is remembered for her
Aff'ad/emy Award iwinning periowrtiince
in "Sayonara," in its
original cast, "Flower Drum
»Song," in its Maxinkuckee 'Playliouse
production, will feature
Donna Donnelly, Dick Von Hoenc,
Marie Mastruserio, Diane Turner,
David Stearns, and Brent Brafford.
Bill Akin Is Set Designer
Oriental settings for this popular
and lovely show will be designed
by Bill Akin and will be
executed by him and his staff.
Costumes for the production will
be created by Joan Freiden.
Still playing to capacity houses
during i t s national tour,
"Flower Drum Song" is concerned
with the romantic entanglements
of second generation
American-Chinese, a situation
that provides much humor and
many beautiful moments. Its
calm, touching scenes are carefully
balanced by lively dance
production numbers that will be
choreographed by Ernestine Hill.
One Of Newest Musicals
Recently purchased for motion
picture production, "F lower
Drum Song" is one of the newest
musicals to be produced by the
summer theaters in this area.
Its charm will radiate from the
Maxinkuckee Playhouse beginning
Aug. 8.
Tickets for the coming production
of Rodgers and Hammersteins
"Flower Drum Song" can
be reserved now by calling the
Maxinkuckee Playhouse box -office
at Viking 2-2 500.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Sales
and daughter. Melissa, of St. Ann,
Mo., were Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Osbbrn and
Mrs. Kline Sales.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kizer of
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., are spending
Wednesday with Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Osborn.
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Colonel Elliott
Dies Sunday
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QOL. ALLEN R. ELLIOTT
As Must Culver Citizens
Will Remember Him
1958 he was named a member
of the board.
Devoted To Culver Alumni
Vitally interested in the alumni
of the Academy and with wide
association among former cadets,
he was among those who spearheaded
the movement to estab-
lisli The Culver Legion, national
association of former Culver
students. He served as secretarytreasurer
of the newly founded
organization from 1931 to 1935
when he was named secretary, a
position he held through 1955.
In. 1953, The Culver Legion
honored Colonel Elliott when
they named hiin president emeritus.
Actively associated with many
phases of administration of the
Academy, he served as editor of
the Culver Alumnus, quarterly
magazine, for many years.
On, Jan. 15, 1915, Allen R. Elliott
was united in marriage to
Miss Margaret Andrews of Salt
Lake City, who survives with a
daughter, Mrs. Richard Gimbel;
and a grandson, Allen Richard
Gimbel, all of Culver. .
Easterday Funeral Home was
in charge of all arrangements.
Funeral Rites
For Dr. Reed