> 2 Sie = a The Following Publications of THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA PRESS Are Available at Selected Bookstores Throughout the World SOUTH CAROLINA: GIRD FIFE by Alexander Sprunt, Jr. and E. Burnham Chamblerlain Revised Edition, with a supplement by E. Milby Burton THE PROMISED LAND: A History Of The South Carolina Land Commission, | 869-1890 by Carol K. Rothrock Bleser (Tricentennial Study Number One) THE BANK OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA: A General and Political History by J. Mauldin Lesesne (Tricentennial Study Number Two] CHARLESTON S SONS: OF EIBERTY by Richard Walsh VOLTMEIER or The Mountain Men by William Gilmore Simms RED CAROLINIANS by Chapman J. Milling SOUTH. GARONA. NEGROES 1877-1900 by George Brown Tindall SOUTH CAROLINA: A Short History, 1520-1948 by David Duncan Wallace LORD DARTMOUTH AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION by Bradley D. Bargar | WHITE SERVITUDE IN COLONIAL SOUTH CAROL by Warren B. Smith INI INI NI INI NI INI INI INI Nu INI THE LIBERTY TREE Written by Kermit Hunter Produced by THE UNIVERSITY THEATRE Directed by Russell Green Scene Designer Terry Bennett Choreographer Irena Linn Music Director Jeanne Henderson Everett Costume Designer Lucille Baillie Technical Director and Lighting Designer Jack Shirk Musical Arranger Bil Peed Stage Manager Pat Acheson The song “The Liberty Tree” used with the permission of Walt Disney Productions, Inc. KERMIT HUNTER Playwright K ermit Hunter is one of the most prolific published and produced playwrights in the United States. He has written more than thirty outdoor historical dramas and five of these will be produced this year in South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee and Oklahoma. A native of West Virginia, Hunter holds academic degrees from Ohio State University, the University of North Carolina and Emory & Henry College. He is now the Dean of the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Hunter’s plays have attracted more than 5 Million people to theatres across the nation. He is now working on two new plays which are scheduled for production in 1972. A man of many talents, Hunter has at times scored and orchestrated his shows and his production and management sense and experience has been invaluable in the development of many outdoor dramas. RUSSELL GREEN Director R" is a native South Carolinian and is currently Professor and Director of Theatre at the University of South Caro- lina. He also teaches as member of the English department. A graduate of Carolina, Russ earned his bachelor of laws and master of arts degrees at the University before attend- ing Yale University, where he received the Master of Fine Arts degree in 1956. Professor Green was associated with the University of Tennessee for 11 years before going to Whittier College, Whittier, California where he was Chairman, Department of Speech and Theatre. Russ joined the USC faculty in 1965 as director of theatre. In 1967 he formed the theatre program at the USC Summer School of the Arts at Hilton Head. His memberships include Speech Association of America, American Educational Theatre Association, American Com- munity Theatre Association, Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Chi, and Alpha Psi Omega fraternities. His wife, Lowry, is a dancer in “Annie Get Your Gun,” and is working on costumes and makeup. 2 SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION by Daniel W. Hollis Professor of History University of South Carolina | 105 years after the founding of Charles Town in 1670, South Carolina was a British Colony. Indeed, South Carolina fared so well within the British Empire that some historians have called it the pet of the London government. Rice and indigo flourished under the policy of mercantilism, whereby the colonies were to furnish key raw materials for the mother country and buy its finished products. Britain’s colonial policy gave the Carolina rice planters a good market in London, and the British government encouraged the growth of indigo by paying the Carolina planters a bounty of four cents a pound. Charles Town, the center of this thriving trade, became a prosperous port city. The colonies also re- ceived the protection of the British navy as well as military aid against the French and Indians. On the other hand, New England’s diversified econ- omy, based upon trade and commerce, ship building, and fishing, made that section an economic rival of old England, while in Virginia problems concerning the overproduction of tobacco and ensuing low prices caused strained relations between Virginia planters and London merchants. Furthermore, beginning in 1763 the British govern- ment, having emerged victorious in a long and costly war with France, decided upon a course of action de- signed to bring its somewhat independent colonies under tighter imperial authority. The colonies, which had paid few taxes and had traded with England’s rivals—such as France and Spain, were called upon to bear some of the cost of war and empire and to obey the colonial trade regulations. Therefore, when Parliament and the King began to impose new regulations and levy taxes in the interest of more efficient colonial administration, New England and Virginia were soon in an uproar. But the Proclamation of 1763, the Sugar Act of 1764, and other policies against which Patrick Henry and Sam Adams raged had little adverse effect upon South Carolina. While Boston and This article is adapted from A Brief History of South Carolina, published in 1970 by Home Federal Savings and Loan Association. Williamsburg seethed with resentment, there was much less reaction in Charles Town. There were, however, some South Carolinians who were deeply disturbed at the plight of the other colonies. If the New York legislature could be suspended and the port of Boston shut down, the same thing could happen closer to home. Opposition to the Stamp Tax caused South Carolina in 1765 to send a delegation to the Stamp Tax Congress in New York. Resentment of the Town- shend Duties and events such as the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party added to revolutionary senti- ment in South Carolina. Christopher Gadsden was Charles Town’s earliest and most consistent advocate of the Revolutionary cause, but William Henry Drayton, who at first sneered at Gadsden’s “Liberty Boys” because they were laborers who worked with their hands, had by 1775 become the leading radical in the province. Nevertheless, in 1775 leaders such as John Rutledge and Henry Laurens were still seeking redress of griev- ances within the Empire, and South Carolina’s delegates to the Continental Congress voted against independence when it was first proposed. However, the sweep of events following the spilling of blood in Massachusetts, publi- cation of Tom Paine’s Common Sense, and other factors led South Carolina to support the Declaration of Inde- pendence when it was proclaimed in July, 1776. The famous document was signed by South Carolinians Edward Rutledge, Thomas Lynch, Jr., Thomas Heyward, Jr., and Arthur Middleton. When Lord William Campbell, the last of the royal governors, fled the scene in September, 1775, the colony became a state and Charles Town subsequently became Charleston. In 1776 the British decided to evacuate Boston, the center of revolutionary sentiment, and to concentrate upon the two colonies in which loyalist sympathy was considered greatest. The British were successful in their New York campaign, but an attack upon Charles Town in June, 1776, was beaten off. A palmetto log fort on Sullivan’s Island withstood a furious cannonade by the British fleet, and as a result the enemy did not return to South Carolina for almost three Andrew Pickens years. The palmetto tree subsequently became the state emblem. In 1776-1778 the war continued in the middle states. South Carolina followed the events at Saratoga, Phila- delphia, Valley Forge, and Monmouth with much in- terest, but under the limited government of the Conti- nental Congress the states did little to help each other when the British armies were not in their geographical area. In 1778 the British decided on a new strategy. They evacuated Philadelphia, fell back to New York and from there directed another campaign against the Southern colonies. Savannah was captured in December, 1778, and Georgia was virtually knocked out of the war. In 1779 a joint Franco-American attack upon Savannah was unsuccessful and the British failed in their counter- thrust against Charleston, but the South Carolina capital and an army of about 6,000 men were captured by Sir Henry Clinton on May 12, 1780. This loss was the greatest suffered by the American forces during the en- tire war. In August the Americans sustained another devastating defeat to Lord Cornwallis at Camden. Dur- ing the war powerful Indian tribes, such as the Cherokee, sided with the British making the task more difficult for the revolutionary forces. Having apparently crushed the Revolutionary cause in South Carolina, Lord Corn- wallis made plans to march to Virginia and from there to coordinate with Clinton in New York in a campaign to crush Washington’s army. Even as the triumphant British were setting up forts throughout South Carolina they made serious blunders that turned the tide against them. Colonel Banastre Tarleton, an excellent but ruthless cavalry officer, per- mitted his troops to inflict needless casualties upon an American detachment attempting to surrender at Wax- haw, giving the embittered Patriots the rallying cry of “Tarleton’s Quarter!” Conflicting British proclamations concerning parole of American prisoners who had sur- rendered following the capture of Charleston indicated that they would be called upon to serve in the British Army, and as a result Andrew Pickens and others took up arms again. Colonel Patrick Ferguson’s rash march into the foothills of the North Carolina mountains caused several hundred hard-bitten frontiersmen to swarm down from Virginia and Tennessee and cut his force of 1,100 Tories to pieces at Kings Mountain. A factor of much significance to the Revolutionary War in South Carolina was the development, prior to 1770, of conflict between the low country and the up country. The English settlers of the low country had developed an economy and society based upon staple crops, large land ownership patterns, slave labor and the Anglican Church which was established in 1706. Charles Town by 1770 was a prosperous city with imposing churches, elegant houses, schools, a newspaper, a theater, and other such cultural institutions. On the other hand, settlement of the up country, or Piedmont, had not begun until the 1730's or later. German immigrants had settled what is now Orangeburg and Lexington, but the most significant group in the Piedmont were the Scotch-Irish, who came down from Pennsylvania and Virginia and settled the South Caro- lina up country in the decades prior to the Revolution. The Scotch-Irish were small, subsistence farmers and were not slave owners. As members of the Presbyterian and other churches they resented paying taxes to support the Anglican church. The newcomers were at first ignored by the low country. Disputes soon broke out over issues such as representation, taxation, law enforcement, Indian policy and religion. This conflict, which led to an upheaval in 1767-68 known as the Regulator Movement, was sub- merged after 1770 in the greater conflict developing be- tween the colonies and the mother country. ne = x — ———————— eee eo PSP arora PoaE Therefore, prior to 1780 the Germans and Scotch-Irish in the back country had taken little interest in the contest with the British. The events in Boston and Philadelphia had left them unconcerned, and for the most part they had not even rallied to the defense of Charleston. Some of them felt a greater hostility toward South Carolina authorities at Charleston than against Parliament and the King. Nevertheless, their indifference disappeared when an invading army appeared in their midst and, rallying behind the leadership of three not- able partisan generals, the Scotch-Irish did much to bring about the American victory. Thomas Sumter, the “Gamecock,” stung the British badly at Hanging Rock, Fishdam Ford, and Blackstock. At the battle of Cowpens Andrew Pickens led a regiment of militia that with- stood a cavalry charge by Tarleton himself. Francis Marion operating in the area of the Pee Dee and Santee rivers was an elusive “Swamp Fox” who cut off supply trains and captured isolated British outposts. Late in 1780 George Washington sent a capable gen- eral named Nathaniel Greene to assume command of American forces in the South. In 1781 Greene directed a masterful campaign in which the Continental Army regulars and the South Carolina militia under Sumter, Marion, and Pickens drove the British from their forts at Camden, Ninety Six, Orangeburg and Granby back to Charleston. Meanwhile, Cornwallis, who was encoun- tering plenty of opposition in Virginia, was forced to surrender to Washington at Yorktown in October, 1781. During the Revolution South Carolina was the scene of 137 military engagements, of which the conflicts at Charleston, Camden, Kings Mountain, Cowpens, and Eutaw Springs were major battles, far more than in any other state. While in no way intending to overlook the fact that the Northern states bore the brunt of the conflict for the first four years, the significance of the French alliance, or the unique contribution of the Vir- ginians, the writer feels that South Carolina’s vital role in winning the war of the Revolution has not always received the national recognition it deserves. Perhaps the Palmetto State’s contribution has best been described by the historian George Bancroft: “Left mainly to her own resources it was through the depths of wretched- ness that her sons were to bring her back to her place in the Republic, after suffering more and daring more and achieving more than the men of any other state.” The Battle of Camden 5 PAT ACHESON Stage Manager Probably the most harried man in the entire production, Pat is responsible for coordinating the activities of all the personnel in the two productions and can tell you almost to the minute where any of the cast is. A former director of drama and part-time in- structor of Pfeiffer College, Pat was born in India and attended prep school in Pitman, New Jersey. He is a graduate of Pfeiffer College in North Carolina and is currently work- ing on a graduate degree at the Uni- versity of South Carolina. He and his wife Lili and their son Shawn Kevin, 4, first came to the University when Pat worked at the Hilton Head Sum- mer School of the Arts for the sum- mers of 1968 and 1969. He plans to finish up his work for his master’s degree within the year. He holds the title stage manager for both The Liberty Tree and Annie Get Your Gun. JACK SHIRK Technical Director and Lighting Designer For the past year Jack has been Technical Director for the University of South Carolina Theatre Depart- ment. He has taught courses in stage lighting, lighting design, technical di- rection and stagecraft. The majority of his experience is in technical theatre. Jack has done light- ing design for over 200 productions including over 35 musicals, opera, and ballets. He has served as technical director for over 50 productions and scene designer for over 20 shows. While about half his theatre work has been in educational theatre, the re- mainder has been gained in profes- sional, community, and civic theatre. Jack has worked on a consultant basis for architects, television stations, com- munity and educational theatres. He received the Bachelor of Arts degree in Drama from Oklahoma City University and the Master of Fine Arts from Texas Christian University. JEANNE HENDERSON EVERETT Music Director Jeanne is a resident of Tennessee who was invited by director Russell Green to work in these two summer produc- tions. She has been music director and vocal coach as well as accompanist for the Carousel Theater at the Uni- versity of Tennessee and for the Hunter Hills Theater in Gatlingburg, Tennessee. Her most recent work in- cludes West Side Story, Camelot, Irma La Douce and Damn Yankees (currently in process at the Carousel Theater) in Tennessee. She is the mother of Paul Alexander, Jr., 18 months, who she brought with her to Columbia. Jeanne is a graduate of Hattiesburg High School in Missis- sippi, Florida State University in Tallahasee, and attended the Univer- sity of Southern Mississippi. Other credits include Dark of the Moon, and several formal recitals for which she was piano accompanist. — SOUTH CAROLINA’S TRICENTENNIAL Te people of the Carolina Colony had little time for a celebration when the 100th anniversary of the landing of the English occurred in 1770. The clouds of revolution covered the land and it wasn’t a very good time for a party. South Carolina was in no mood for festivities in 1870 when the 200th anniversary rolled around, having just emerged from the mournful conflict between the Grey and the Blue. So it seemed fitting and proper that all the stops be pulled out for the 300th anniversary year, which officially began April 4th, 1970—300 years after the good ship “Carolina” sailed into Charleston harbor and up the Ashley River to anchor off Albermarle Point, soon to be named Charles Towne. It’s hard to imagine a key historic site like this re- maining untouched for three centuries, but such is South Carolina’s good fortune with the ten acres settled by the English. The land remained in private hands through the centuries and was acquired by the state for part of the 200-acre Charles Towne Landing Exposition Park. Archaeological research uncovered the precise boundary of the settlement and authentic earthenworks and a palisade have been reconstructed on the exact location of the original. Other attractions at Charles Towne Landing include a large exhibition pavilion, a fascinating animal forest containing birds and animals known to South Carolina three centuries ago, a 17th century trading ketch and a beautiful low-country setting of gardens and lagoons the late Walt Disney once called “the most beautiful in the country.” To insure the celebration would be a state-wide event and that all facets of the state’s three centuries would be illuminated for visitors, a second exposition center has been established in Columbia, less than two hours from Charleston via Interstate 26. The Midlands Ex- position Park focuses on the state’s second century, particularly its involvement in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, and the exhibits are housed in two large temporary domes which flank the historic Hampton- Preston House, a 19th century home that figured promi- nently in the history of the state’s capital city. The house is a magnificent restoration and was originally the home of Revolutionary War hero, General Wade Hampton. The third major exposition center is being created in the Piedmont area of the state, where industry was pioneered. The 64-acre Piedmont Exposition Park is located on Roper Mountain, near Greenville, and will feature a huge geodesic cube which will enclose five exhibit terraces. Noted architect R. Buckminster Fuller calls his giant cube “The Tetron” and it’s the first of its kind in the world. Construction of the “Tetron” has been delayed by unexpected engineering problems, but exhibits have been installed on three of the five terraces so that visitors can preview the unique attraction. The exhibits focus on South Carolina’s last century—the period of dynamic industrial growth. But the celebration is more than three major ex- position centers. The Tricentennial calendar is full of activity in each of the state’s 46 counties, where citizens are restoring buildings, writing histories and planning festivities. Family reunions are another unique attraction of the celebration and the Tricentennial Commission has made a special effort to boost this South Carolina custom. Thousands of reunions are planned and descendants of the South Carolinians who moved West in the 19th century are coming “home to Carolina” for the big jubilee, South Carolina’s Tricentennial. fi ARTHUR LUMPKIN Col. Tarleton—The Liberty Tree Porter, Mr. Henderson— Annie Get Your Gun Arthur is a native Charlestonian but makes his home in Columbia now. He is a graduate student at Carolina studying for his doctorate in English. He has participated in The Liberty Tree before in the chorus. Arthur has also been involved with Billy Budd and A Man For All Seasons produced at the University of the South. His vocal experience includes soloist for church choirs in Columbia, chorus and glee club performances with Tulane University, University of the South, and Rock Hill High School. He is currently studying under Guy Har- grove at USC. ROBIN CADE Elizabeth—The Liberty Tree Mrs. Yellowfoot—Annie Get Your Gun In the Winthrop Drama Festival this spring Robin played the role of Tessie in The Lottery. The sixteen-year old student at A. C. Flora High School in Columbia also portrayed Miss Willie in her high school’s production of The Curious Savage in November, 1969. Robin worked with the Colum- bia Town Theatre in the spring of 1969 when she played a lady-in-wait- ing in Alladin. The green-eyed bru- nette is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Cade of 5944 Sylvan Drive in Columbia. Robin has also worked be- hind the scenes. This spring she helped with the lights in A. C. Flora’s production of The Fantasticks. She says that she joined the USC produc- tions “for experience, enjoyment and credit JACK CHANDLER James McCall—The Liberty Tree Foster Wilson, Footman— Annie Get Your Gun Active in many University Theatre productions, Jack just graduated from the University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre. Last summer at Hilton Head he appeared in Picnic and You Can't Take it With You, and during the summer of 1966 he worked with the Boothbay Playhouse in Boothbay, Maine. While at Carolina he played in Marat Sade, Ondine, Our Town, Orpheus Descending and Under Milkwood. A former Greenville resident, Jack is married to Robin Sharpe Chandler who is also in the two plays. DONNA MARIE COOK Singer, Squaaw—The Liberty Tree Dolly—Annie Get Your Gun A native of Delray, Florida, Donna says that she came to Columbia for the summer because she likes the town and the people. Donna played in her high school’s production of The Music Man and in the Delray Little Theater’s production of Paint Your Wagon. A junior at Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia, she has ap- peared in many college plays includ- ing Every Tom, Dick and Harriet, Midsummer-Night’s Dream, Land of the Dragon and Yerma. The 5’ 1” blonde plans to return to school at the end of the summer and continue work- ing towards a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts. RICHARD RIVERA Phineas Floyd—The Liberty Tree Sitting Bull—Annie Get Your Gun Richard has appeared in National Ed- ucational Television station WETA’s production of Our Generation. In his hometown, Arlington, Virginia, he played in Guys and Dolls, The Man Who Came to Dinner, The Miser, Mad Woman of Challot and The Skin of Our Teeth. Richard attended Wake- field High School in Arlington and is now a sophomore at Virginia Com- monwealth University in Richmond. This spring in Richmond he appeared in Good News and played Pittardello in Henry IV. Also in Richmond last fall Richard was in Becket, The Love- liest Afternoon of the Year, and A Western Night. In March, 1968, the brunette—now 19 years old—played in J. Capers at the Shady Grove Music Fair in Shady Grove, Maryland. 10 ROBERT L. STEINMEYER Rutledge—The Liberty Tree Singer, Dancer, Mr. Adams— Annie Get Your Gun This spring Robert received the Best Actor award at Lake City Junior Col- lege, Lake City, Florida. He was also named to Who's Who in American Junior Colleges. While in college Robert played the lead roles in Death of a Salesman, Teahouse of the August Moon and The Lark. A Co- lumbia native and a graduate of A. C. Flora High School, Robert is now a student at Carolina. F. J. LAIRD Wilkinson—The Liberty Tree Mac—Annie Get Your Gun Now a USC student, Laird has been involved in professional radio work in Virginia and Manning, S. C. He was born in Sydney, Australia, graduated from Mannheim High School in Mannheim, Germany, and has also lived at Shaw Air Force Base. While in Germany Laird appeared in his high school’s production of The Other Side of the Forest. Laird and his wife, Lynn, have a daughter Michelle, six months old. JIM EARLY Cornwallis—The Liberty Tree Pawnee Bill—Annie Get Your Gun A native of Lenoir City, Tennessee, Jim received a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education from the University of Tennessee and a masters degree in educational psy- chology from Teachers College, Co- lumbia University, in New York. He appeared in Carousel in Knoxville and in All the Way Home in Maryville, Tennessee. Jim has worked with off- Broadway and off-Hollywood plays and has appeared in films including “Davy Crockett.” At the USC Sum- mer School of the Arts at Hilton Head he played Grandpa Martin Vanderhoft in You Can't Take It With You, and served as stage manager for the USC production of Our Town. bk JOHN PERRY REED Lord Rawdon—The Liberty Tree Singer, Dancer, Conductor— Annie Get Your Gun John says that he joined the produc- tions because “the stage is my life.” He graduated from Carolina where he accompanied the USC Concert Choir. In Columbia he also appeared in Amahl and the Night Visitors. In his hometown of Barnwell John has been choral director of Barnwell Middle School and Barnwell High School where he directed Tom Sawyer, H. M. S. Pinafore, William Tell and So This is Paris. JAMES BLANTON Singer, McCall—The Liberty Tree Buffalo Bill—Annie Get Your Gun Jim says that he joined the production to work on his master’s degree in Theatre. A native of Gaffney, he re- ceived a Bachelor of Arts degree from Limestone College where he appeared in some 20 plays. Last sum- mer Jim was in The Lost Colony, an outdoor drama in Manteo, North Carolina, and the summer of 1968 he spent working with the Flat Rock Playhouse in Flat Rock, North Caro- lina. He also attended the USC Sum- mer School of the Arts at Hilton Head during the summer of 1967. JAMES H. MAYER Pickens—The Liberty Tree Singer, Annie Get Your Gun Having appeared in 19 productions in his home town of Pensacola, Flor- ida, Jim is now a drama major at the University of Houston. During his high school days at Pensacola High he played such roles as Hamlet, Mac- Beth and Professor Higgins in Pygma- lian. As a student at Pensacola Junior College, Jim appeared in The Rain- maker, The Glass Menagerie, Romeo and Juliet, Aria de Capo and Dark of the Moon. Also active in the Pen- sacola Little Theater, he portrayed John in The Lion in Winter and was in Picnic and Kismet. 12 RAYMOND ROBERT BIGALKE Huck—The Liberty Tree Singer, Dancer—Annie Get Your Gun This summer is Rob’s second with The Liberty Tree. A rising Junior at Carolina, he has played Dr. Grimwig in the Columbia Town Theater’s 1969 production of Oliver and Nicholas in the Town Theater’s Lady’s Not For Burning. This spring Rob played Murray in the Odd Couple in the Fort Jackson Special Services production. SUMMER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS unique blending of art, music and theatre—the Summer School of the Arts—is in its fourth season of operation at Hilton Head Island. Sponsored by the University of South Carolina and Sea Pines Educational Foundation, the school offers students a chance to further their education in the arts in a vacation-like atmosphere. Graduate and undergraduate credit can be earned for course work in art or theatre. During the summer session plays and concerts are performed for the public and end-of-term exhibitions will be displayed by the art students. Students in the Summer School of the Arts come from all over the United States and represent a wide variety of academic institutions. This summer Hilton Head theatre-goers are enjoying four rollicking comedies—“The Seven-Year Itch” by George Axelrod, “Harvey” by Mary Chase, “Sunday in New York” by Norman Krasna and “The Roar of the Greasepaint—The Smell of the Crowd” by Leslie Bri- cusse and Anthony Newley. The plays which will be presented in repertory, began June 29. The Schedule is as follows: The Seven Year Itch—July 22, 23, 24, 27, and 28. Sunday in New York—July 9, 19, 18, 14 and Aug. 5, 6, t-and 10; Harvey—July 3, 6, 7, 29, 30 and 31 and Aug. 3-4. Greasepaint—July 16, 17, 20, and 21 and Aug. 11, 12, 13 and 14. Curtain time for each performance is 9 p.m., and all plays will be presented at the William Hilton Inn. Tickets for all the play performances may be reserved now by calling the William Hilton Inn (803) 785-3322. Unreserved tickets will be sold at the door preceding each performance. Three members of the USC Theatre staff are guiding the Hilton Head theatre activities: Stephen Coy, Robert K. Klassen and Frank C. Mohler. Art students at the subtropical resort are being in- structed by guests artists Joel Reeves, first term June 8- July 11, and Maud Gatewood, second term July 11- Aug. 15. Reeves is dean of the Atlanta School of Art and Miss Gatewood is assistant professor of art at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Both instruc- tors are providing exhibitions for display in Planters Hall at the William Hilton Inn, and the last week of each term is reserved for student display. To round out the blending of art, music and theatre, University of South Carolina Department of Music faculty have Summer Chamber Music concerts set for July 12, 19 and 26 and Aug. 9 and 23. All concerts are in Planters Hall at the William Hilton Inn, 13 ALICE FAY BRIGHT Villager—The Liberty Tree Mrs. Littlehorse—Annie Get Your Gun Besides acting in plays, Fay has worked with costumes and make-up and has served as stage manager and director of productions. In her home- town of Aiken she was the stage-pro- duction manager for The Odd Couple in 1969 and played Laura in The Glass Menagerie in 1968. Fay, a senior at Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia, directed Impromptu in college and played Bernarda Alba in The House of Bernarda Alba. In 1967 Fay served as costume-make-up assistant for Un- to These Hills in Cherokee, North Carolina. a“ ROBERT BULLOCK Catawba, Marion, Servant— The Liberty Tree Charlie Davenport— Annie Get Your Gun Bob, a native South Carolinian and graduate of Eau Claire High School in Columbia, holds an A.S. degree from Wingate College in North Caro- lina and is currently furthering his education at Appalachian College in Boone, North Carolina. His theatrical experience includes several works at Wingate Theatre including The Mira- cle Worker, Teahouse of the August Moon, and Inherit the Wind. He says he joined these summer produc- tions for experience in outdoor theatre and to further his education since his major fields of concentration in school are speech and drama. DARYLLYNNE ECKLUND Singer—The Liberty Tree Mrs. Blacktooth, Sylvia Potter-Porter —Annie Get Your Gun Besides appearing in many plays, Daryllynne has also performed water ballet with the “Dolphins” of Dallas, Arizona. The blue-eyed blonde was born in Flushing, New York, attended high school in Denver, Colorado, and Atlanta, Georgia, and is now a stu- dent at Louisiana State University at New Orleans. She has appared in her University’s productions of Faust, The Ugly Duckling, The Abstract Wife, Great Caesar's Ghost an Original and The Ledge. PALMETTO OUTDOOR HISTORICAL DRAMA ASSOCIATION he State of South Carolina is indebted to a small Officers group of determined ladies for the very existence President—Roy V. Lind of this outdoor amphitheatre and for the outdoor his- torical drama which has been produced here for three consecutive summer seasons. lst Vice-President—Mrs. Carey Burnett 2nd Vice-President—Mrs. Thomas F’. Jones ¢ h ty all b ¢ Secretary—Mrs. John C. Benz even years ago, these women, nearly all members o Txeasurer-——-Mrs. Herbert O. Jones, Jr. the Springdale Women’s Club, set in motion the wheels es and Teo ee ee which eventually brought The Liberty Tree to life in Oma Allen Co Niviensrd the summer of 1968. The problems these people faced and solved to bring a dream into reality make interesting reading but no amount of print can accurately describe the energy and Trustees the emotional commitment these people contributed to L. V. Bruno the project. Henry DeSaussure Bull The Palmetto Outdoor Historical Drama Association Charles J. Craig is the official title for the organization behind the produc- Mrs. Carl Feéagle tion of The Liberty Tree and the construction of the Harry R. E.. Hampton theatre. Its membership over the years has included Stan Huguenin people from every part of South Carolina. This organiza- Dr. Harrison Jenkins tion and its determined founders and officers deserve all Zane Knauss the credit for creating a viable outdoor historical drama Col. John A. May reputation for South Carolina. Jim Moore These people and many others are considered in- Robert Rigby, Jr. valuable allies and consultants by the University of William W. Rogers South Carolina in its effort to continue a young but Mrs. Ov T. Snaith highly important tradition in South Carolina life. John Ry Tiller SENIOR PATRON Sears, Roebuck and Company Study Club—Batesburg Gregg-Graniteville Foundation, Inc. Loryne R. Stucky Sylvan Brothers, Inc. S. C. Electric & Gas Company T. A. Waites, Jr. Walker Plumbing & Heating Company PATRON CLUB OR ORGANIZATION Walker Laboratories Belk Department Store Allen Brothers Milling Company Women’s Club of Johnston The Citizens & Southern National Bank of Laurens Medical Associates INDIVIDUAL De Ce Archibald Rutledge Club OD: Adair Colonial Life & Accident Ins. Co. Associated Distributing Company Dorothy B. Allen Columbia Women’s Club Boyle-Vaughan Agency Mr. and Mrs. Gayle O. Averyt Dunn Electric Company Mrs. RK. -K, Ghattles Augusta M. Bailey Deems Haltiwanger Coker Builders, Inc. Col. and Mrs. George D. Batcheldor Lafaye, Lafaye & Associates Columbia Products Company Lula Mae Bedenbaugh Laurel Hill Incorporated Federated Woman’s Club—Bennettsville Caroline McKissick Belser McCrory-Sumwalt Construction First Carolina Savings & Loan Association Emily H. Bennett Palmetto Electric Cooperative, Inc. Florence Woman’s Club Dr. and Mrs. L. W. 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Robinson Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sample Dr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Saunders Scars Headquarters Mr. and Mrs. Raymond W. Senechal Sharon Woman’s Club Yvonne Sightler Mrs. Lynwood Smith Sorosis Club—Lake City St. Matthews Garden Club T. B. Stackhouse Mrs. W. K. Stringfellow Mrs. Jack Sturgeon Anne Taylor The Book Club—Sumter The Little Garden Club—Aiken The Paul Hayne Circle—Walhalla The Sister Book Club—Lake City Thursday Afternoon Book Club—St. George Mrs. Harvey W. Tiller, Jr. Tuesday Literary Club—Lake City Twentieth Century Club—Bennettsville J. W. Walker J. I. Waring, M.D. Lieutenant Gov. John C. West William Weston, Jr. M.D. Women’s Study Club—Ridge Spring John Wrisley Contribution of the SCFWC Progress Foundation through the Springdale Women’s Club is greatfully acknowledged. THE USC OUTDOOR THEATRE he USC Outdoor Theatre is one of the _ best Initial construction cost of the theatre was in excess equipped, most comfortable and most visually pleas- ing theatres on the outdoor theatre circuit. Ground was broken for the theatre in November, 1967, and the facility was completed in time for the premiere of The Liberty Tree in June, 1968. The theatre is equipped with sophisticated lighting equipment and complete backstage facilities including dressing rooms, workshops and storage areas. In the front of the house are convenient rest room facilities, refreshment stands and a breezeway which can serve as a rain shelter for theatre patrons. Ly. of $200,000. This money was raised from contributions made to the Palmetto Outdoor Historical Drama Asso- ciation and from generous contributions made to the project by State Government. Under arrangements concluded with POHDA and the State Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, the theatre will be operated by the Theatre Department of the University of South Carolina. Through this de- partment other performing groups of the University are expected to use the facility in the spring and fa!l months before and after the summer theatre seasons. os MARY KAY BURNETT Rebecca—The Liberty Tree Singer, Dancer—Annie Get Your Gun Mary Kay is now working on a mas- ters degree in Music from Converse College in Spartanburg. A native Co- lumbian she attended Dreher High School, Columbia College and _ re- ceived a degree in Music from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Flor- ida. At Dreher High School Mary Kay played the lead role of Maria in The Sound of Music and also appeared in Oklahoma. While at Florida State she played Marcellina in The Barber of Seville and a chorus girl in Stop The World. At the Converse College Opera Workshop Mary Kay played Kate in The Taming of the Shrew, Mistress of Novices in Sister Angelica and Frasquita in Carmen. The brown-eyed brunette also played in the Brevard Music Center in Brevard, North Caro- lina, during the summers of 1967 and 1968. DON BORDERS Hayne—The Liberty Tree Yellowfoot—Annie Get Your Gun Don has served as treasurer and vice president of the Anderson Little Theater and acted in Write Me a Murder and 1000 Clowns in Anderson. He graduated from Anderson Boys High and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Clemson University. Dur- ing the summer of 1968 Don attended the Furman University Summer Drama Institute. While teaching at Wade Hampton High School in Greenville from 1967-70 he directed many plays including, Dracula, Look Homeward, Angel, The Miracle Worker, Bus Stop, and The Fantas- ticks, The American Dream, Anas- tasia, The Rainmaker and The Glass Menagerie. Don is now a resident of Barnwell and is working on his mas- ters degree in theatre. 18 KATHRYN RICHARDS Polly—The Liberty Tree Singer, Dancer—Annie Get Your Gun As Miss West Allis, Kathryn became a runner-up to Miss Wisconsin in 1969. At her high School in New Ber- lin, Wisconsin, she appeared in The Crucible and Oklahoma and served as student director for Cheaper by the Dozen and Ten Little Indians. After graduating from high school in 1969, Kathryn entered Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. This spring at Stevens she appeared in Once Upon a Mattress and The Killing of Sister George. Kathryn has also studied at the American Academy of Ballet in Elizabethtown, New Jersey. The blue- eyed blonde was born in Greensboro, North Carolina, but her parents now live in New Berlin, Wisconsin. She says that she joined the productions because she felt it would be a learning experience “to keep a fresh perspec- tive on a part all summer.” EARLY FRONTIER LOG HOUSE his early American log house is believed to have been built around the year 1756, pre-dating the American Revolutionary War by some 20 years. The building originally overlooked Broad River Road in Columbia. The original structure, however, was hid- den by additions and siding that had been added over the years. Several years ago when the building was being razed and the additions torn away, the log cabin was dis- covered. The owner donated the house to the State of South Carolina. i 19) Water damage was so considerable to the original house, it was necessary to dismantle the house piece by piece and it was carefully reconstructed in its present appearance here at Sesquicentennial State Park. The house is a style of log cabin introduced to the southern frontier as German settlers pushed down from northern states. Although of log construction, it is essen- tially a formal style of architecture known as “Georgian.” The two centuries old cabin now serves as an early American gift shop and is open from 1 p. m. until 9 p. m. each day. Visitors are invited to tour the house. Bennett Crosland McGregor Nelson MUSIC CREDITS Choreography of square dance in The Liberty Tree—Dorothy Floyd Old English song in The Liberty Tree—Ron Thompson Wedding song in The Liberty Tree—Jan Merchant, soloist Wedding song in The Liberty Tree—Greg Griner, flutist Music arranger for The Liberty Tree—Bil Peed Music director for both shows—Jeanne H. Everett Song “The Liberty Tree’—Words and music by Tom Blackburg and George Burns. Courtesy of Walt Disney Music Company, Arranged by Bil Peed. 20 MARVIN CROSLAND Technical Crew Marvin says that he joined the pro- ductions to get more experience in lighting. As a student at Carolina he has worked with the lights in nine plays including Orpheus Descending, Our Town, Marat-Sade, Masquerade and The Coloring Book. He has also worked with set construction and special effects and acted. Marvin is from Bennettsville. LUCINDA JANE McGREGOR Technical Crew In her hometown Chattanooga, Ten- nessee, Lucinda has worked with the Chattanooga Opera Association for four years. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Chattanooga and is now working on a masters degree at Carolina. With the University Theatre she has acted, worked with lights, set con- struction, costumes and sound and served as stage manager for Under Milkwood. WILLIAM L. NELSON Technical Crew Since 1968 William has worked as stage manager for productions at Western Kentucky University, Bowl- ing Green, Kentucky, where he is a student. He also directed plays while at Christian County High School. Last summer William was technical direc- tor at the Kentucky Theater Under the Stars. a DEBBIE GIVENS Girl Child—The Liberty Tree Nellie—Annie Get Your Gun Debbie, 13 years old and a student at Airport High in West Columbia, says that she likes to spend her summers working with plays. This is her second season with The Liberty Tree. Debbie is the daughter of Elisabeth Givens, who works at the box office, and Leonard Givens, house manager for the production. DAVID ELLIS Little Boy—The Liberty Tree Little Boy—Annie Get Your Gun Thirteen years old, David is the son of Dan D. Ellis of Columbia. He ap- peared in the Columbia Town Theater production of Marco Polo in 1968 and says that he enjoys theatre work. David is a student at Crayton Junior High School in Columbia. RICHARD BAILEY Dancer—The Liberty Tree Dancer—Annie Get Your Gun A tap teacher for a West Columbia School of Dance, Richard is a student at Brookland-Cayce High School in West Columbia. He has appeared in the Columbia Town Theater 1968 productions of Marco Polo and How to Succeed at Business Without Really Trying, and in the 1969 production of Oliver. i, DONALD WARREN JOHNSON Dancer—The Liberty Tree Dancer—Annie Get Your Gun While attending A. C. Flora High School in Columbia, Don appeared in Bye Bye Birdie, Oklahoma, The Fantasticks and The King and I. An 18-year-old native of Columbia, Don is now a student at Carolina. 21 MARTY WHITE Little Boy—The Liberty Tree Little Jake—Annie Get Your Gun Marty, ten years old, joined the pro- duction because he likes to act and he likes being with people. The son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. White of Co- lumbia, Marty is a student at Crayton Junior High School in Columbia. He is making his first appearance in a major production. f JOY HAMILTON Dancer—The Liberty Tree Dancer—Annie Get Your Gun Red-haired Joy quipped that she loves to dance especially while earning money. She added that she had been looking forward to working with the production and wanted to gain ex- perience. A native of Trenton, South Carolina, Joy graduated from Strom Thurmond High School in Edgefield and is currently enrolled at Carolina. THE LIBERTY TREE PERFORMANCE DATES JULY oo) 6 27° 28 29 IF IT RAINS Completion of the first act is con- sidered a full performance. If it should rain before the first act is completed, and it is necessary to “call” the show, you will be notified over the public address system. You may exchange your ticket stub for a ticket for any future performance by calling the theatre office (777-5208) on the fol- lowing day. If you prefer a cash re- fund, mail your ticket stub to: USC Outdoor Theatre The University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina 29208 not later than two weeks after the date of the performance for which the tickets were issued. 22 CARROLL GODWIN Narrator—The Liberty Tree Carroll has been in the radio-television industry for over 18 years. Since 1957 he has been a broadcasting personal- ity on WCSC-TV, Charleston. He has his own television show “Carroll Godwin On Camera.” Carroll has been associated with Charleston’s Dock Street Theatre most recently with the production of Virginia Wolf. He grad- uated from Lake City High School, Lake City, S. C., and attended the University of South Carolina. THE LIBERTY TREE AS A SYMBOL OF FREEDOM he liberty tree has been a symbol of freedom for centuries. Long before the founding of this country, ex-slaves in the times of the Caesars used a sapling or sprig from a tree in front of their homes to symbolize their release from bondage. In our own history, the liberty tree or “the tree of liberty,” as described by Thomas Jefferson in 1787 has been considered a valid symbol of freedom. South Carolina played an extremely critical role in the American Revolution and the eventual development of this young nation. For that reason, playwright Kermit Hunter very correctly chose “The Liberty Tree” as the title for his outdoor historical drama. THE LIBERTY TREE CAST IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE Narrator CARROLL GODWIN John Rutledge ROBERT STEINMEYER Patriot governor of South Carolina Isaac Hayne DON BORDERS Low-Country businessman Abner Wilkinson TERRY LAIRD Up-Country planter Polly Hamby KATHY RICHARDS An indentured servant James McCall JACK CHANDLER A young farmer Phineas Floyd RICHARD RIVERA Tavern keeper at Friday’s Ferry Secretary to Rutledge RON THOMPSON Elizabeth Hayne ROBIN CADE Wife of Isaac Rebecca Pickens MARY KAY BURNETT Wife of Andrew Pickens Andrew Pickens JAMES MAYER Up-Country patriot Christian Huck ROB BIGALKE a Tory leader Lord Rawdon JOHN REED British commander Lord Cornwallis JIM EARLY British commander Col. Tarleton ARTHUR LUMPKIN British commander Francis Marion ROBERT BULLOCK Low-Country Patriot Dancers: Beatte Bennett, Stevie Cowden, Barbara Fisher, Joy Hamilton, Sandi Lee, Cherri Shirk, Richard Bailey, Greg Griner, John Hornaday, Don Johnson, Ray Sandifer, Dale Sides. Singers: Robin Chandler, Donna Cook, Daryllynne Ecklund, Connie James, Janie Jones, Susan LeGrand, Jim Blanton, Robert DeWeese, Tyrone McIntosh, Ray Morris, Ron Thompson, Franz Thun. Wedding dance singer: Jan Merchant. Indians, Tories, villagers, children, etc.: Jim Blanton, Fay Bright, Robert Bullock, Donna Cook, Robert DeWeese, Betty Dorn, David Ellis, Debbie Givens, Janie Jones, Don Johnson, Tyrone McIntosh, Ray Morris, Richard Sides, Ron Thompson, Franz Thun, Marty White, Bambi Wilson. 23 “THE LIBERTY TREE” SCENES Act One Scene 1 The Liberty Tree outside Charles Town Scene 2 Office of President Rutledge in Charles Town Scene 3 The Village of Camden Scene 4 A woodland clearing Scene 5 An Indian Village at Keowee Scene 6 The Hamby Tavern at Friday’s Ferry Scene 7 Polly’s house at Aetna Furnace Act Two Scene 1 Garden of the Governor’s Mansion at Charles Town Scene 2 Aetna Furnace Scene 3 The Cowpens Scene 4 A field near Eutaw Springs Camden Scene 5 br The R.L”’Bryan Company COLUMBIA * CHARLESTON + FLORENCE “ALL TRE OUR R DROVIDING SFCURITY FOR THECASI? PALMETTO. STATE LIFE OITA Comply Ho Irving Berlin’s ANNIE GET YOUR GUN Music and Lyrics by Irving Berlin Book by Herbert and Dorothy Fields Produced by THE UNIVERSITY THEATRE Directed by Russell Green Scene Designer Choreographer Music Director Costume Designer Technical Director and Lighting Designer Stage Manager Terry Bennett Irena Linn Jeanne Henderson Everett Lucille Baillie Jack Shirk Pat Acheson IRVING BERLIN Composer F” more than half a century, Irving Berlin’s words and music have been as much a part of America as apple pie and motherhood. Perhaps there never has been or ever will be as successful an American composer. Berlin was born in Russia in 1888 and came to New York with his parents. His father died when he was eight years old and to keep from being a burden on his Mother, Berlin ran away from home at the age of fourteen. With no formal music education, Berlin learned his craft by laboriously picking out melodies on a battered upright piano in the Bowry. He was only fourteen when he landed a role in the chorus of a traveling musical show. Later, he became a singing waiter in a fashionable New York cafe and while there wrote his first lyric, the words to a song titled “Marie from Sunny Italy.” His first modest success as a lyricist and composer came with a song called “Dorando.” By 1911, Berlin was a successful music publisher and writer of more than fifty songs. In that year, his immortal “Alexander's Ragtime Band” saw the light of day. Since then his music has become world famous. Berlin scored his first musical in 1914 and from that show came the unforgettable tune, “Play A Simple Melody.” In two world wars, Berlin words and melodies captured the fancy of the public. His “Oh How I Hate to Get Up in the Morming” was a hit in the first world war and “God Bless America” became the country’s unofficial national anthem in World War II. Jerome Kern was to have been the composer for the musical, Annie Get Your Gun. When he died, Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein asked Berlin to accept the assignment. He did so with some reluctance but the music he created for that production has become immortal. So has the composer. RUSSELL GREEN Director Russell Green, director of both productions of the USC Out- door Theatre this summer explains that “We moved into the area of outdoor theatre for several reasons. First, we feel our involvement is an excellent opportunity to make a very positive contribution to South Carolina’s Tricentennial cele- bration. Second, we feel this additional summer program can enhance our theatre department by opening new avenues for training and expression to many more young performers.” Green’s decision to produce two major shows in repertory represents a radical departure from the routine of traditional outdoor historical theatres in the nation. “We decided to produce two musicals this year instead of one,’ Green con- tinues, “because it represents a higher experience level for our performers and because with two shows we can appeal to an even wider audience.” 2 Dear Friends: On behalf of the University of South Carolina community, I want to welcome you to the USC Outdoor Theatre. The outdoor historical drama, The Liberty Tree and Irving Berlin’s ageless musical, Annie Get Your Gun, playing in this theatre this summer represent a new and exciting dimension for our Theatre Department. Even more important, perhaps, these productions really are prod- ucts of the entire State of South Carolina. On other pages of this program book, you can read how a group of dedicated citizens worked for more than five years to raise money, build a theatre, commission a playwright and finally open The Liberty Tree in the summer of 1968. The Governor of South Carolina, Robert E. McNair, and the members of the State Legislature also supported this venture with considerable enthusiasm, and without the full cooperation of the State Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, there would have been no theatre on this site. In recent months, the University has worked closely with PRT and the Palmetto Outdoor Historical Drama Association to evolve a plan which gives to the residents of South Carolina and their guests the very best in summer entertainment. At the same time this unique program provides an exceptional training vehicle for young people and others interested in theatre as a profession or avocation. We hope you enjoy the show. And to those in the audience who are newcomers to South Carolina or are visiting with us for a brief time, we extend a cordial invitation to visit the main campus in of Thomaft¥ Jones Presid Columbia. PHOEBE ANN “ANNIE” OAKLEY hat would you do if someone offered you an “Annie Oakley?” Would you ask how old she is? Or would you ask what caliber it is? Or maybe say you don’t wear that kind of clothes? What you should do with it is take it to the theater and use it for free admission to the show. The term “Annie Oakley” is a tribute to one of the most famous woman sharp shooters of all time. In her act she often used playing cards as targets and a card with a hole punched in the center even now means free admission to the show as did during the days when Phoebe Ann Oakley Mozee Butler was performing her incredible sharpshooting feats. The Star of Broadway, Hollywood and television shows was actually a person of significance in the pages of American history. Born in a log cabin in Patterson Township in Darke County, Ohio, on August 13, 1860, Phoebe Ann was left without a father at the age of four as a result of one of the worst blizzards in the area. By the time she was nine she was supporting her entire family by shooting small game and shipping it by stage to the markets in Cincinnati for sale. In five years she had paid off the entire mortgage of her family’s farm with her sharp- shooting. A year or two later she met and defeated vaudeville sharpshooting rifle shot Frank Butler by one shot in a rousing free-for-all contest. Butler, quite taken by this sharpshooting young lady, continued to correspond with her after he left Cincinnati and within a short time they were married. On the stage, according to writers of the time, her talent and girlish charm made her the hit of the show. Butler stepped down and became Annie’s assistant and personal man- ager. They toured with the Sells Brothers circus for several years and then joined the Buffalo Bill (Cody) Wild West Show in 1885 in Louisville after visiting with them in New Orleans. Nate Salsbury, Cody’s manager, made Annie a star and for nearly 17 years, with only one interruption, she was the featured act of the show. At thirty paces she would hit a playing card with the thin edge held toward her. Another of her famous stunts was to hit dimes tossed into the air. She could also put six shots into a playing card tossed into the air before it hit the ground. The trick shot for which she is most famous was shooting a lit cigarette from the lips of her husband. She became a favorite of royalty during the Queen Victoria Jubilee in 1887 and left the show briefly to tour the capitals of Europe. While in Europe, Crown Prince William of Germany (later William II), much to the consternation of all but the two participants, held the cigarette while Annie shot it from his lips. In 1901 a train wreck partially paralyzed Annie but she gamely fought back and set some of her better records in the decades after the accident. One day she shattered 4772 of 5000 glass balls. She had previously set a record of 943 of a possible 1000. Annie made her home in Nutley, New Jersey, and Pinehurst, North Carolina, most of her adult life. Child- less herself, she helped support and educate some 18 orphaned girls. According to her biographers her favorite reading material was the New Testament. In 1903 records show that she sued more than 50 newspapers for printing a libelous story and won all but a few of the cases. A woman, apparently a drug addict, was ar- rested in Chicago and gave her name as Annie Oakley. The papers printed it without checking. Annie Oakley, born Phoebe Ann Oakley Mozee, died in Greenville, Ohio, Nov. 3, 1926 at the age of 67. She is buried in Brock, Ohio, near her birthplace. Frank Butler, her husband, died three weeks later. Re EE NET TEE ET Te BIL PEED Musical Arranger Bil is presently technical director for the University of Tennessee Depart- ment of Music in which he is in charge of bookings, recordings, live broadcasts, and coordination of musi- cal functions at the University Music Hall. He plays and teaches bass trom- bone and is a member and arranger for the University Trombone Choir. He is involved with various chamber ensembles, opera and orchestral pro- ductions. Bil has played with many traveling productions such as “Holiday on Ice,” Cabaret, Glenn Campbell, Warren Covington, Buddy Morrow, Glenn Miller Orchestra, and the Les Elgart Orchestra. He has studied under Don Hough of the University of Tennessee, Barry McDonald of ABC Television and Edward Kleinhaumer of the Chicago Symphony. LUCILLE BAILLIE Costume Designer Lucille has received special recogni- tion for work in outdoor drama during her career. She has been associated— either in acting or costume design- ing—with Unto These Hills, The Common Glory, The Confederacy, Rip Van Winkle, The Stephen Foster Story, and others. Married to Rai Baillie, professional actor and director, she began her career as a child actress with the touring company of the late Guy B. Kibbee. She has appeared in and designed such productions as A Dolls House, Importance of Being Earnest, The Cherry Orchard, The Boor, and The Streets of New York. During her hus- band’s tenure as managing director of the Battle Creek, Michigan, Civic Theatre she designed Lil Abner, Funny Girl, After the Fall, and many others. Presently both she and her husband are on the staff of Columbia College where she teaches a course in costume design and designs the college’s pro- ductions. TERRY BENNETT Scene Designer Terry, 32, is an accomplished scene designer with a master’s in Fine Arts from the University of Texas in Austin. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Baylor University in Waco and graduated from Longview High in Longview, Texas. He is a native of Longview but is currently making his home in Columbia where he holds the title of assistant director in the Uni- versity Theatre. He is married to Beatte Bennett who is a dancer in both Annie Get Your Gun and The Liberty Tree. Terry laughingly claims that he was hired because the theatre department wanted his wife as a dancer. Some of his more recent work includes scene designing for the Tufts Arena Theater in Medford, Massachu- setts; the Parkway, Burnsville, North Carolina; Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, Minnesota; Louisiana State University in New Orleans where he held the title of assistant professor; and Camille Playhouse in Brownsville, Texas. JANIE LYNN JONES Annie Oakley—Annie Get Your Gun Janie, 25, a native of Rialto, California, follows in the footsteps of such distinguished actresses as Ethel Merman, who played the part in the Broadway and Lincoln Center productions, and Betty Hutton who had the part in the Hollywood version. She has been a student of the theatre through her school years and has recently been head of the drama department at a California high school. A graduate of Eisenhower High School in Rialto, she holds the bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Whittier College in California and expects to complete her work on a doctorate in the theatre at the University of South Carolina in 1971. She has done more than 30 plays at Whittier College and has been in three productions of the San Bernardino Civic Light Opera. She was a member of the Riverside Community Players in 1968 and 1969 and has been in all six of the major productions at the University of South Carolina since coming here in 1969. Her original contact with the University came in 1968 when she took part in the Hilton Head Island Summer School of the Arts. She then returned to California to complete a year of teaching before starting on her doctorate. DAVID E. MARTIN Frank Butler—Annie Get Your Gun David is a graduate of North Greenville Junior College and has attended Stetson University in Deland, Florida. While in Florida he was majoring in voice and would join a friend who was accompanist for the summer production of My Fair Lady there. He sat through all the rehearsals while his friend played the music and when, one day before opening night one of the male players resigned, he stepped in and took over the role. He later did the same production in the drama department for Stetson as a fall production. The part he played was that of a drunk and when the play was over the cast awarded him a special prize as “best drunk of the year.” Director Russell Green had been searching for the male lead for the musical and it tured out that David had played the lead in a high school production of Annie Get Your Gun under the direction of Green’s sister in Greenville. A hurried call to his sister resulted in her contacting David. He has been student director and general manager of the North Greenville Junior College Concert Choir and _ soloist for the choir there and at Stetson University. David is con- tinuing his work as music minister at St. Martin’s Church, Greenville, during the summer and traveling to Columbia on alternate weeks for the play. 6 OUTDOOR DRAMA — A PECULIAR BRAND OF THEATRE by Rob Wood Associated Press ih years past, Beckley, West Virginia, wasn’t a familiar spot for the theatre set. In fact, it wasn’t a familiar spot to most people, in or out of the theatre. The same can be said for Cherokee, North Carolina; Canyon, Texas; Tahlequah, Oklahoma; and Sneedville, Tennessee. Now, all of that has changed. These communities, and several dozen others around the nation, are attracting visitors and theatre-goers by the thousands for the outdoor historical dramas. These outloor dramas are a peculiar brand of theatre which had its beginning on the hillsides of Greece centuries ago and have turned remote regions of the United States into authentic tourist sites. Producers of the outdoor dramas predict that more than one million persons will see the shows this year. Beckley, West Virginia, and Columbia, South Carolina, are two examples of community action which created outdoor dramas. In 1960, Beckley was in the economic doldrums. A small county seat town in Southern West Virginia, Beckley had nothing much going for it except coal. Citizens of the area, with assistance from the state, carved out a theatre on the lip of a picturesque gorge 15 miles from town, commissioned a playwright, raised more than $100,000, hired a director and a production staff and set out to lure the tourists. The outdoor historical drama, Honey In The Rock, opened in 1961 and played every summer since to an average of 25,000 persons. The success of the show has brought the construction of new motels in the area and prompted the city to refurbish and open an abandoned coal mine as an added tourist attraction. This summer, Honey In The Rock will be shelved and a new musical, Hatfields and McCoys will premier in the 1,200-seat theatre. Next year, both shows will play in repertory sequence. Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, is forced to compete for the tourist dollar with the state’s superb coastal beaches and attractive mountain county. After studying the success of outdoor historical drama in neighboring North Carolina, a group of private citizens started working on the project in 1964. By the summer of 1968 The Liberty Tree was ready for production in a state park amphitheatre situated among towering pines and only a dozen miles from the statehouse. This summer The Liberty Tree will be paired with a production of Annie Get Your Gun and the University of South Carolina theatre department will handle the entire project, one of the first times in the history of outdoor historical dramas a University has become so totally involved. Kermit Hunter, Dean of the School of Arts at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, wrote Honey In The Rock and The Liberty Tree. Hunter and pulitzer prize winner Paul Green are the most prolific playwrights in this specialized type of theatre. Each has written several dozen outdoor scripts and each will have five dramas playing this summer. Like big-time stock car racing, the outdoor historical dramas first found popularity in the southeast section of the nation. Green’s The Lost Colony opened at Manteo, North Carolina in 1937 and has been playing ever since, attracting nearly 1,500,000 persons. Hunter's Unto These Hills opened in Cherokee, North Carolina in 1950 and has played to about 2,500,000 persons. In addition to the scheduled productions in South Carolina, North Carolina and West Virginia, outdoor dramas are set this year in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Alaska, California, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York and Oklahoma. For the most part, casts and technical crews are recruited from college and university theatre depart- ments throughout the nation. The institute of outdoor drama at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill annually sponsors mass tryouts for the outdoor dramas. Most of the outdoor historical dramas have to do with a local or regional event in history. West Virginia’s Honey In The Rock told the story of the march to statehood. The Hatfields and McCoys dramatizes the famous feud between the two families. The Liberty Tree details South Carolina’s role in the American Revolution. For every outdoor drama that has been a success, however, dozens have failed for one reason or another. Many of the dramas closed because they were produced in large urban centers or were under-financed at the beginning. Experts in the field say city dwellers will travel miles to see an outdoor drama back in the hills, or at seaside, but seldom ever support a similar production in their own backyard. Aside from its economic value to a particular area, many persons involved claim the outdoor historical drama is an art form which, while not inherently Ameri- can, has been polished and perfected here. The National Endowment For the Arts apparently agrees now, as this year, for the first time, it made a financial grant to an outdoor drama—The Hatfields and McCoys. OTHER OUTDOOR DRAMAS IN THE USA ABE LINCOLN IN ILLINOIS: Little Theatre of Spring- field, Springfield, Ill. 62700 THE ARKANSAW TRAVELLER: Drama played at The Arkansaw Traveller Folk Theatre, Hardy, Ark. 72542. May 30-September 30, Tuesdays and Saturdays. THE BOOK OF JOB: Pineville, Ky. 30977. July and August, nightly except Sundays. THE COMMON GLORY: Jamestown Corporation, P. O. Box 488, Williamsburg, Virginia 23185. June 22-August 29, nightly except Sundays. CROSS AND SWORD: Box 1965, St. Augustine, Fla. 32084. FROM THIS DAY FORWARD: Old Colony Players, P..O. Box: 112,. Valdese, N. C. 28690. August: 6-29, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays. HATFIELDS AND McCOYS: Box 1205, Beckley, W. Va. 25801. June 20-August 30. HORN IN THE WEST: Box 295, Boone, N. C. 28607. June 26-August 22. THE LEGEND OF DANIEL BOONE: Box 365, Har- rodsburg, Ky. 40330. June 26-September 6. THE LOST COLONY: P. O. Box 68, Manteo, N. C. 27954. June 19-August 30, Sunday nights excepted. PROMISED VALLEY: Temple Square Visitors Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101. July and August, nightly except Sundays. THE STEPHEN FOSTER STORY: The Stephen Foster Drama Association, Inc., P. O. Drawer D., Bardstown, Ky. 40004. June 20-September 6, nightly except Mondays, matinee indoors Sunday afternoons. TEXAS: Box 268, Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation, Cayon, Texas 79015. June 26-August 31. TRAIL OF TEARS: Janomamaha, Box 515, Tahlequah, Okla. 74464. June 26-August 29. Nightly except Mondays. TRUMPET IN THE LAND: Ohio Outdoor Historical Drama Association, P. O. Box 275 Dover, Ohio 44622. July 3-September 7, nightly except Mondays. UNTO THESE HILLS: Cherokee Historical Association, P. O. Box 398, Cherokee, N. C. 28719. June 23-September 2, nightly except Mondays. WALK TOWARD THE SUNSET: Sneedville, Tenn. 37869. July 2-August 29, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. TRAIL OF THE LONESOME PINE: Big Stone Gap, Va. 24219. June 25-September 1, nightly except Sundays and Mondays. IRENA LINN Choreographer Irena, 30, a native of Germany, comes to the production with an impressive list of accomplishments. A graduate of the German school system, she speaks three languages — German, French and English—and has traveled throughout Europe and North Amer- ica teaching, performing and attend- ing various specialized schools. She has a teaching degree from the Mary Wigman School, Berlin, and has attended courses at the Free Univer- sity of Berlin; the International Dance Academy in Cologne, Germany; Dan- cers Studio in Knoxville, Tennessee; the Connecticut College School of Dance in New York; Opera School in Munich; Opera School in Berlin and special courses at the University of Tennessee. Her teaching experiences include the Boston Conservatory School of Music Dance Department; the Valerie Bettis Studio in New York as Guest Teacher; Anna Maria College, Paxton, Mas- sachusetts; Colby Junior College, New London, New Hampshire; Dartmouth LISSIE AUSTIN Assistant Choreographer Lissie is already familiar with Annie Get Your Gun working for two sum- mers with the musical in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. She has also been involved with the Broadway hit Oklahoma. Lissie’s home is Knoxville, Tennessee and she graduated from the Univer- sity of Tennessee. She has attended Converse College in Spartanburg and Cumberland College in Williamsburg, Kentucky. For eight years she was a student at the Dancers Studio in Knoxville. 10 College in New Hampshire; and the Dancer’s Studio in Knoxville. Performance experiences include so- loist for the Boston Dance Theater; member of the Festival Dance Com- pany; partner in Soloconcerts; mem- ber of “Dance Advance” Connecticut College; soloist in the Hunter Hills Theater, Gatlinburg, Tennessee; _so- loist in the Carousel Theater at the University of Tennessee; annual per- formances with the Dancer’s Studio in Knoxville; and dancer, singer and actor in performances of West Side Story and a children’s musical The Grey Goblin. As choreographer of Annie Get Your Gun and The Liberty Tree, Irena brings to her job a solid background of choreographical experience. She has been choreographer for the Boston Conservatory of Music and the Boston Dance Theater. In Boston she worked with Ravel’s “Beyond the Horizon,” a fourteen-minute piece, and the “Aztec Legend,” a twenty-minute piece. She has also been choreographer for the Dancer’s Studio in Knoxville and done several other productions. KUCHEN Cast Mascot The official mascot for the productions is the choreographer’s pet, but at this stage it has become a question of whether Kuchen now belongs to Miss Linn or to the entire cast. LOWRY GREEN Singer, Mrs. Adams— Annie Get Your Gun Costumer Besides being the wife of Director Russell Green, Lowry teaches English at A. C. Flora High School and is a graduate student in theatre at Caro- lina. Originally from Charleston, she appeared in Auntie Mame in 1960 at the Dock Street Theater. Her many roles with the University Theatre in- clude Mrs. Barker in The American Dream, Beullah in The Happy Journey and Little Mary in Little Mary Sun- shine. At A. C. Flora she has di- rected The Fantasticks and The Lot- tery. Assistant Stage Managers Assistant Choreographer Master Electrician Master Carpenter Costumes and Makeup Property Masters Gunsmith Poster Artist Electricians Carpenters Tickets and Reservations House Manager RONALD L. THOMPSON Singer, McCleod—The Liberty Tree Singer, Dr. Ferguson— Annie Get Your Gun Seeing a post card about The Liberty Tree attracted Ronald to the produc- tion. A native of South Bend, Indiana, stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, he has a long history of theatre activities. In his hometown he has appeared in Finian’s Rainbow, Our Town, Student Prince and others. Ronald received a Bachelor of Science degree in Music from the University of Indiana and plans to continue his study of music this fall. PRODUCTION STAFF LISSIE AUSTIN BILL NELSON DON HENSCHEL ED BRUBAKER CHARLIE DOBBINS SUSAN LEGRAND Singer—The Liberty Tree Minnie—Annie Get Your Gun A June graduate of A. C. Flora High School in Columbia, Susan plans to attend Hollins College, Roanoke, Vir- ginia, in the fall. She appeared in her high school’s productions of Fantas- ticks and The Curious Savage. She also was in the chorus and danced in the Columbia Town Theater produc- tions of Oliver and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. DON HENSCHEL, JOHN MILLER SYLVIA ADY, LOWRY GREEN, KAREN LUMPKIN LUCY McGREGOR, BONNIE STROUP BOB DEWEESE, MARVIN CROSLAND, LUCY McGREGOR, BONNIE STROUP ED BRUBAKER, MARVIN CROSLAND, BOB DEWEESE, JOHN MILLER, DONALD WEIGARD LEONARD GIVENS Il ELIZABETH D. GIVENS, JANINE HENSCHEL JAN MERCHANT Singer—The Liberty Tree Singer, Mrs. Henderson— Annie Get Your Gun A music major at Carolina, Jan played Kate in the USC production of the Pirates of Penzance this spring and appeared in Marat-Sade. In 1968 she was in the Columbia Lyric Theater production of Stop the World and in 1969 she played in The Mikado at the Brevard opera workshop. The native Columbian is also a member of the USC Concert Choir. BAMBI LYNN WILSON Little Girl—The Liberty Tree The Liberty Tree Jessie—Annie Get Your Gun Twelve-year-old Bambi says that she joined the production for experience and just for fun. This is the blue-eyed brunette’s theater debut. Bambi is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Wilson of Rembert. TYRONE McINTOSH Singer, Sergeant—The Liberty Tree Singer, Mr. Clay— Annie Get Your Gun Tyrone is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania but now makes his home in Sumter. He has been associated with Showboat and Finian’s Rainbow both produced in Charlotte, North Carolina. He appeared in the Sumter Little Theatre production of Lil Abner this spring. He joined the USC theatre for experience. RAY MORRIS Singer, Donovan—The Liberty Tree Singer, Pawnee’s messenger, Mr. Keeler—Annie Get Your Gun Born in Fall River, Massachusetts, Ray is now a Columbia resident and a rising senior at A. C. Flora High School. He has already appeared in three plays this year—A. C. Flora productions of The Lottery, You Can Cry Laughing, and Nobody Sleeps. 12 FRANCIS THUN Cameron, Scotty—The Liberty Tree Singer, Iron Tail— Annie Get Your Gun Taking art classes at Hilton Head last summer led Francis to become in- terested in the USC theatre. A student at the College of Charleston, Francis attended USC Summer School of the Arts at Hilton Head and says that he was very impressed by the work of the drama students also studying at Hilton Head. While in school Francis has also worked with the Charleston Opera Company. MARY WELLS Secretary University Theatre VISIT SOUTH CAROLINA STATE PARKS FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE SEA | Aiken 5 ACromt [5 Lee 22 Poinsett 2 Andrew Jackson 9 Edisto Beach 16 Little Pee Dee 23 Rivers Bridge 3 Baker Creek 10 Givhans Ferry 17 Myrtle Beach 24 Rose Hill 4 Barnwell 11 Greenwood 18 Oconee 25 Sadlers Creek 5 Cheraw 12 Hunting Island 19 Old Dorchester 26 Santee & Chester [3 Huntington Beach 20 Paris Mountain 27 Sesquicentennial 7 Colleton Wayside 14 Kings Mountain 21 Pleasant Ridge 28 Table Rock CHERRI SHIRK Dancer—The Liberty Tree Dancer—Annie Get Your Gun Cherri claims she joined the cast be- cause her husband, Jack Shirk, tech- nical director for the two _ plays, promised to get her a Honda if she did. The 4’ 11” blonde had her own T.V. show when she was 12 years old in Tulsa, Oklahoma, her hometown. She appeared in the Oklahoma City Lyric Theaters productions of The Music Man, and Gypsy and danced in summer stock for six years. Cherri was in the movie Three in the Attic filmed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and has made television commercials. She danced with Yvonne Choteau in Les Sylphides. RICHARD DALE SIDES Dancer, Henry—The Liberty Tree Dancer—Annie Get Your Gun Richard’s first role in a play was in his high school’s production of Annie Get Your Gun in 1967. Since then, while a student at Louisiana State University, he has been in numerous plays including The Fantasticks, Yowre a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and again in Annie Get Your Gun in 1968. At LSU he played the part of J. Pierpont Finch in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and the lead role of Len in The Dwarfs. A history major from Baton Rouge, Richard also works part-time as a stage carpenter and crew mem- ber at LSU. ROBIN SHARPE CHANDLER Singer—The Liberty Tree Singer—Annie Get Your Gun A native of Lexington, Robin ap- peared in several University theatre productions before her graduation in 1969. With her husband Jack, who is also in the two plays, she played in Marat-Sade, Under Milkwood and Rimers of Eldritch. Robin also ap- peared in West Side Story and He- cuba while at the University. During the summer of 1969, she studied at the Hilton Head Summer School of the Arts and played in their productions of Picnic and You Can't Take it With You. CAROLINA FACTS AND FIGURES ENROLLMENT Total resident enrollment (69-70) in- cludes 13,031 students on the main campus and 2,576 at regional campuses; students come from 49 states (all except Montana) and 36 foreign countries; 80.5% of student body are from South Carolina; 63.7% are men; graduate school enrollment is 1,619; 4,400 enrolled in extension and correspondence programs. FACULTY Faculty of 632 including regional campuses; on the main campus 343 hold the doctoral degree. ADMINISTRATION Governed by a Board of Trustees (one member from each of the State’s 16 judicial circuits plus the Governor and other State officials); president; provost; four vice presidents (heading divisions of stu- dent affairs, business affairs, advanced studies and re- search, and development); deans of each of the 11 schools and colleges. RELIGION Seven major religious faiths represented by campus chaplains and six have their own religious centers. Other denominations served by local clergymen and meet regularly on campus. ALUMNI Alumni Association serves more than 21,500 alumni in 49 states and 46 foreign countries. Approxi- mately 75% of alumni live in South Carolina. Financial support from alumni in 1969 amounted to $214,720 from 4,453 persons. PRIVATE SUPPORT Private support from all sources reached a total of $1,400,000 during 1969; 29% from alumni; 36% from business and industry; 20% from foundations; 15% from other individuals. Total Uni- versity endowment is $2,500,000. UNIVERSITY PRESS Over 100 titles published to date; 19 published in 1969; 25 in process in 1970 publication; 22 planned for 1971. ATHLETICS Member of the Atlantic Coast Conference with intercollegiate competition in football, basketball, baseball, track and field, swimming, cross country, tennis and golf. Intramural competition for men and women in a variety of sports. THE ARTS Organized groups include University Players, Concert Choir, Oratorio Choir, Women’s Chorus, Opera, Orchestra, Marching Band, Pep Band, Jazz Ensemble, 15 Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, Chamber Winds, Brass Ensemble. A Summer School of the Arts is held annually at Hilton Head Island and includes study and performance in Art, Drama and Music. Outdoor drama at the theater in Sesquicentennial State Park is presented during the summer by the Theatre Department. SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES Divided into 11 schools and colleges—College of Arts and Science, College of Business Administration, School of Education, College of Engineering, School of Journalism, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, College of General Studies, Grad- uate School, Graduate School of Social Work and School of Law. DEGREES Doctoral degree offered in 16 areas; master’s degree in 32 areas; 49 programs of study leading to the bachelor’s degree; 8 programs leading to the asso- ciate degree; and 3 programs leading to the advanced certificate. PHYSICAL PLANT Main campus composed of 206 acres with 48 residence halls, 31 classroom buildings, 32 office buildings or activity or service facilities for a total value of $79,500,000. Regional campuses located at Aiken, Allendale, Beaufort, Conway, Lancaster, Spartanburg and Union. BUDGET Total operating budget for the current fiscal year is $37 million. Of this amount $16% million was appropriated by the State and the remainder was derived from student fees and other miscellaneous revenue. LIBRARIES University library collection of over 1% million books and microtexts is housed in seven libraries on the main campus—MckKissick Memorial Library (main collection), South Caroliniana Library (material pertain- ing to South Carolina), Science Library, Law Library, Education Library, Music Library, and Undergraduate Library. RESEARCH Permanently established research bureaus and institutes include: Bureau of Governmental Research and Service, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, Bureau of Urban and Regional Affairs, Institute of Re- search for Underprivileged, Trafic and Transportation Center, Institute of International Studies, Belle W. Baruch Coastal Research Institute and Institute of Arche- ology and Anthropology. Total research grants at Caro- lina during the past fiscal year amounted to $4,482,356. BARBARA ELAINE FISHER Dancer—The Liberty Tree Dancer—Annie Get Your Gun Barbara danced with the Atlanta Ballet professional company for a year and a half after graduating from Princess Anne High School, Virginia Beach, Virginia. While with the At- lanta Ballet she performed in the Nutcracker Suite, Sleeping Beauty, Serenade, Abyss, Symphony in C and others. Barbara has also danced with the Norfolk Civic Ballet and in the Summer Sands Playhouse production of Bye Bye Birdie at Virginia Beach in 1967. The red-haired dancer’s hometown is Augusta, Georgia, and she hopes to enter Oglethorpe Uni- versity in Atlanta this fall. JOHN W. HORNADAY Dancer—The Liberty Tree Dancer—Annie Get Your Gun John claims that the theatre is in his blood and that his performing in the two plays this summer will be his first opportunity to work full time in the theatre. A student at North Caro- lina Wesleyan College, John is a mem- ber of the Wesleyan Players and the Wesleyan Chamber Singers. Little Mary Sunshine, Hello Out There and Man of La Mancha are three of the plays he has performed in while in college. 16 CASSANDRA LEE VERSTEEG (SANDI LEE) Dancer—The Liberty Tree Dancer—Annie Get Your Gun Working eight seasons with the Louis- burg Players in Louisburg, North Carolina, Cassandra’s roles have varied from Joan of Saint Joan to South Pacific's Liat. She played sey- eral Shakespeare heroines with the Louisburg Players including Juliet of Romeo and Juliet, Rosalind of As You Like It, and Isabella of Measure for Measure. Cassandra also was assistant director for the Governor’s School of North Carolina production of The Tiger in 1968. She graduated this year from Louisburg High School and will enter Ohio Wesleyan University in the fall. BETTY DORN Villager, Mrs. McCleod— The Liberty Tree Singer, Dancer, Mrs. Ferguson— Annie Get Your Gun Betty graduated from T. L. Hanna High School in Anderson and _ re- ceived a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education from Carolina. In Anderson she appeared in Dear Ruth in 1965 and while at the University she was in West Side Story in the spring of 1968. GREGORY VERNON GRINER Dancer—The Liberty Tree Dancer—Annie Get Your Gun Greg performed in the chorus of the original Liberty Tree performance two summers ago. A native of Columbia, he graduated from Eau Claire High School and is now a music major at Carolina. With the Columbia Town Theater he has appeared in The Miracle Worker in 1962, Oliver in 1969, and Funny Girl this spring. Greg also played in the Lyric Theater 1968 production of Marat-Sade. STEPHANIE ANN COWDEN Dancer—The Liberty Tree Dancer—Annie Get Your Gun Stephanie is engaged to an actor and feels that her acting experience will help her understand his needs. A sophomore at Elon College in North Carolina, she has appeared in several school plays including Oh Dad, Pvor Dad, The Homecoming, Playboy of the Western World and Hamlet. Stephanie was born in _ Steindorf, Germany, and her parents now live in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. SYLVIA ADY Technical Crew Sylvia has worked on costumes for University of South Carolina theatre productions and is a rising senior majoring in art. She has been active in theatre since high school where she was runner-up for best actress in the Winthrop College Spring Festival. Her home is Columbia. 1 CONSTANCE DENISE JAMES Singer, Lonnie—The Liberty Tree Singer—Annie Get Your Gun Constance says that she joined the production for a second summer be- cause she likes the work and needs more experience. She appeared in the chorus and in several different parts in The Liberty Tree last summer. Constance is a native of Columbia and a student at Columbia High School. RUTH EDWARDS Secretary University Theatre sg Sé é BEATE HEIN BENNETT Dancer—The Liberty Tree Dancer—Annie Get Your Gun A native of Lindau, Germany, Beate danced with the Theater Fuer Vorarl- berg in Austria during the winters of 1959-63. She graduated from high school in Germany and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Gus- tavus Adolphus college in St. Peter, Minnesota. Her college performances included No Exit, Royal Gamit, Cin- deralla, Hansel and Gretal and Ham- let. At Carolina she has appeared in West Side Story and Hecuba in spring 1968. She is married to Terry Bennett, scene designer for these productions. WALTER RAYSON SANDIFER Dancer—The Liberty Tree Dancer—Annie Get Your Gun A Greensboro College sophomore, Ray has appeared in plays in Greens- boro and in his hometown Seneca. In Greensboro this year he played the role of David in Claudia and in 1969 he played Jake in Dinny and the Witches. Also in 1969 Ray appeared in Who Killed Aunt Caroline? in Seneca. These productions, along with his dancing this summer, are the be- ginning of what he hopes will be a career on the stage. ROBIN LYNN HOEFER Singer—Annie Get Your Gun Singer—The Liberty Tree Robin, an Eau Claire High School student, hopes to receive a scholarship so that she can continue her study of music. This spring she appeared in the Columbia Lyric Theater pro- ductions of Gypsy Baron and Madama Butterfly. When she was in the seventh grade, she played in Hansel and Gretal, a Columbia Music Festi- val production. Robin has been a member of the Columbia Choral So- ciety for three years. Henschel | DeWeese DON HENSCHEL Technical Crew Militia—The Liberty Tree Don’s master’s degree thesis concerns outdoor historical drama. Born in Princeton, Minnesota, he has worked with many shows at Bismarck Junior College, Bismarck, North Dakota; Dickenson State College, Dickenson, North Dakota, and at Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, Colorado. Don will be an instructor at Midwestern University, Witchita Falls, Texas, this fall. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Miller Brubaker ROBERT LANE DEWEESE, JR. Technical Crew Fritz—The Liberty Tree A former news director for a Johnson City, Tennessee, radio station, Robert has been involved with 26 plays in Johnson City. During the summers of 1967 and 1968 he served as technical director of the Live Show Depart- ment at Six Flags Over Georgia. The past year John worked as stage and company manager for The Seven Year Itch and My Three Angels touring dinner theaters. Aiken’s Antiques Columbia Gun Exchange Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce Moe Levy’s Army Store 20 EDWARD S. BRUBAKER Technical Crew During the past year Edward has worked with seven plays presented by the Milwaukee Repertory Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was in- volved with Prince of Pensantmania, Kitchen, Burgomaster, Missialiance, She Stoops to Conquer, The Lesson and The Chairs. A graduate of A. C. Flora High School in Columbia, Edward is now a junior at Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin. JOHN L. MILLER, III Technical Crew Militia—The Liberty Tree John received the “Most Valuable Member” award for 1969-70 given by the Austin Peay Playhouse at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee. He was involved in sixteen plays at Austin Peay between 1968-70 serving as set designer, director, set crew head, working with light design and also acting. John has worked with beauty pageants and also assisted traveling performers appearing at Austin Peay. Sealtest Foods Sheraton Columbia Inn South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism USC Information Services KAREN T. LUMPKIN Technical Crew An English teacher at Airport High School in West Columbia, Karen is married to Arthur Lumpkin, who plays Tarleton in The Liberty Tree. She was graduated from Eau Claire High School in Columbia and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Win- throp College, Rock Hill. Karen also attended Columbia College and Caro- lina. LEONARD GIVENS House Manager Leonard has been house manager for The Liberty Tree since its opening two summers ago. Originally from Williston, he now lives in West Co- lumbia. Three-fourth’s of his family is working with the two shows—his wife Elisabeth is working in the box office while his daughter Debbie plays Nellie in Annie Get Your Gun and a little girl in The Liberty Tree. sec ie DAVID WEIGARD Technical Crew David is working with The Liberty Tree this summer for work and credit. He is a student at the University of South Carolina from Emmaus, Penn- sylvania. ELISABETH D. GIVENS Tickets and Reservations Born in Limburgerhof, Germany, Elisabeth is now a West Columbia resident. In Germany she attended Ludwigshafen High School and busi- ness college in Griessen. One of her daughters, Debbie, and her husband are both working with the produc- tions. The Givens, have another daughter, Rosemary, 15. 21 BONNIE STROUP Technical Crew Bonnie hopes to gain more theatrical experience by working with the USC Outdoor Theatre this summer. She is majoring in theatre at the University of South Carolina where she has been involved with such productions as Marat-Sade, Ondine and Masquerade. Bonnie was stage manager for Little Mary Sunshine and Pirates of Pen- zance, both USC productions. JANINE HENSCHEL Tickets and reservations Janine played Alice in Alice in Won- derland while she was at Dickenson State College, Dickenson, North Da- kota. She also had the roles of Julia in The Drunkard and Raina in The Arms and Man and appeared in Damn Yankees. Janine is married to Don Henschel who is on the technical staff. ANNIE GET YOUR GUN PERFORMANCE DATES 20 32) 22 323°) 24 25 PT 2AS. WG 202 214122 IF IT RAINS Completion of the first act is con- sidered a full performance. If it should rain before the first act is completed, and it is necessary to “call” the show, you will be notified over the public address system. You may exchange your ticket stub for a ticket for any future performance by calling the theatre office (777-5208) on the fol- lowing day. If you prefer a cash re- fund, mail your ticket stub to: USC Outdoor Theatre The University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina 29208 not later than two weeks after the date of the performance for which the tickets were issued. KO) ANNIE GET YOUR GUN MUSICAL NUMBERS Act One, Scene 1 “Colonel Buffalo Bill’—Charlie, Dolly, and Ensemble “I'm A Bad, Bad Man’—Frank and Dancers “Doin’ What Comes Natur’lly’—Annie, Children and Wilson “The Girl That I Marry”—Frank “You Can't Get A Man With A Gun”—Annie “There’s No Business Like Show Business”’—Annie, Frank, Buffalo Bill, Charlie Act One, Scene 2 “They Say It's Wonderful’—Annie and Frank “Moonshine Lullaby’—Annie, Quartet and Children Act One, Scene 3 “Wild West Pitch Dance”—Charlie and Dancers Reprise: “There’s No Business Like Show Business”— Annie “My Defenses Are Down’—Frank and Boys Act One, Scene 4 “Wild Horse Ceremonial Dance’—Chorus and Dancers “I'm An Indian Too’—Annie and Dancers “Adoption Dance”—Annie and Dancers Reprise: “You Can’t Get A Man With A Gun’—Annie Act Two, Scene 1 “Lost In His Arms’—Annie and Singers Act Two, Scene 2 Reprise: “There's No Business Like Show Business”’— Frank, Dolly, Pawnee Bill, My. and Mrs. Schuyler Adams “I Got The Sun In The Morning”—Annie and Chorus “Old Fashioned Wedding’—Annie and Frank Reprise: “The Girl That I Marry’—Frank Act Two, Scene 4 “Anything You Can Do’—Annie and Frank Reprise: “They Say It’s Wonderful’—Ensemble Finale: “There’s No Business Like Show Business”— Entire Company ANNIE GET YOUR GUN CAST IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE Little Boy Charlie Davenport Dolly Tate Iron Tail Yellow Foot Mac Foster Wilson Frank Butler Annie Oakley Little Jake Annie’s brother Nellie Annie’s sister Jessie Annie’s sister Minnie Annie’s sister Col. William F. Cody Buffalo Bill Mrs. Little Horse Mrs. Black Tooth Mrs. Yellow Foot Indian Boy Conductor Porter Waiter Major Gordon Lillie Pawnee Bill Chief Sitting Bull Pawnee’s Messenger Major Domo Mr. Schuyler Adams Mrs. Schuyler Adams Dr. Ferguson Mrs. Ferguson Mr. T. L. C. Keefer Mr. Emest Henderson Mrs. Ernest Henderson DAVID ELLIS ROBERT BULLOCK DONNA COOK FRANZ THUN DON BORDERS TERRY LAIRD JACK CHANDLER DAVID MARTIN JANIE JONES MARTY WHITE DEBBIE GIVENS BAMBI WILSON SUSAN LEGRAND JIM BLANTON FAY BRIGHT DARYLLYNNE ECKLUND ROBIN CADE DAVID ELLIS JOHN REED ARTHUR LUMPKIN RON THOMPSON JIM EARLY RICHARD RIVERA RAY MORRIS JACK CHANDLER ROBERT STEINMEYER LOWRY GREEN RON THOMPSON BETTY DORN JAMES MAYER ARTHUR LUMPKIN JAN MERCHANT Mrs. Sylvia Potter-Porter DARYLLYNNE ECKLUND Mr. Clay TYRONE McINTOSH Singers—Dancers: Mary Kay Burnett, Robin Chandler, Betty Dorn, Lowry Green, Robin Hoeffer, Connie James, Jan Merchant, Kathy Richards, Rob Bigalke, Arthur Lumpkin, James Mayer, Tyrone McIntosh, Bob Steinmeyer, Ray Morris, John Reed, Ron Thompson. Dancers: Beatte Bennett, Stevie Cowden, Barbara Fisher, Joy Hamilton, Sandi Lee, Cherri Shirk, Richard Bailey, Greg Griner, John Hornaday, Don Johnson, Ray Sandifer, Dale Sides. Standbys: Donna Drake, Steven Baity. 23 The R.L’Bryan Company COLUMBIA. > CHARLESTON + FLORENCE ANNIE GET YOUR GUN SCENES Act One Scene 1 The Wilson House, a summer hotel on the outskirts of Cincinnati, Ohio. July. Scene 2 A Pullman Parlor in an Overland Steam Train. Six weeks later. Scene 3. The Fair Grounds at Minneapolis, Minnesota. A few days later. Scene 4 The Arena of the Big Tent. Later that night. Act Two Scene 1 The deck of a cattle boat. Eight months later. Scene 2 The ballroom of the Hotel Brevoort. The next night. Scene 3. Abroad a ferry, en route to Governor’s Island. Next morning. Scene 4 Governor’s Island, near the Fort. Immediately following. 24