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Candice
on Parade

FIRST NIGHTS at theatre in this holiday
season have about them, again, that in-
describable excitement which has been one
of the most missed missing elements of
metropolitan life during the last two years.
Indisputably, the return to dressiness among
First Nighters is playing its part in the re-
creation of that atmosphere; for there's noth-
ing half-hearted about it—the pendulum has
completed its swing.

Typical opening-night costumes of the
past several weeks in New York Theatres
have been sketched for these pages. In the
first picture, a young girl wears a shirtwaist-
costume in black and white—full skirt of
shining, stiff black slipper satin, a blouse top
in white crêpe with all-over bead embroi-
dery in white. This had the bateau neck and
brief cap sleeves which are favorites among
the season's fashion revivals. The gloves

here were spectacular long ones of white
doeskin, fringed along the arm seam.

In another blouse-and-skirt costume,
black sequins covered the sweater-like
blouse top; the skirt was a narrow one of
heavy black crêpe. The wearer wore jet
jewelry, had jet-headed pins in her hair, and
carried a large white fox muff.

The popular short, flared greatcoat is seen
in two evening-at-theatre versions below on
this page. At left, a beautifully cut, flaring,
collarless coat of thick white woolen was
banded at hem and sleeve-edges with silver
fox. This was sensational over a narrow
black satin dress. In the hair, two identical
blazing pins set with pastel paste stones,
worn over the temple.

Beside this is seen a younger-generation
version of the same loose-hanging coat, done
this time in white lambskin, and without
banding. It was worn over white crêpe;
jewelry was hair clips and a heavy silver
necklace, both set with emerald stones.

—NELL GWYNNE.

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NO doubt about it,
ornamenting the
evening coiffure is
an established winter
sport hereabouts. It
may be by way of a
complete hat, or, as
here, a headdress which
might be a hattrimming
—a glistening spray of
coq feathers mounting
from a velvet ribbon
bow. Elizabeth Arden.

COIFFURE combs also turn the trick. New ones are topped with tall coxcombs of beaded or spangled crochet, as in the example shown alongside. Here, black silk cord in a loopy crochet stitch wears a sprinkling of black sequins. Elizabeth Arden.

NATIVE ingenuity solves the shortage problem in every field of fashion. Small, legal bits of leather became grist, for instance, for the mill of the costume jewelry designer, emerging in such pieces as this necklet of black suede sewn with glittering rhinestones. Henry a la Pensee.

NEWS arrives from Paris of the tiny waist, latest love of French designers. Why not? Everyone admires a little waist. Over here, we cinch the waistline with brilliantly-designed belts. A new one of calfskin has stamps handpainted across its front, between twin buckles. Henry a la Pensee.

THE powder case to carry in the handbag is today's version of the snuff-box of old—an elegant indispensable, elevated to stardom when done in an important metal, an original design. This one of silver is heart-shaped, with a heart monogram plaque. Helena Rubinstein.

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COLUMBUS CIRCLE, NEW YORK

EMERGENCY NOTICE: In the event of an alert, remain in your seats. A competent staff has been trained for this emergency. Keep calm. You will receive information and instructions from the stage.
F. H. La GUARDIA, Mayor

FIRE NOTICE: The exit indicated by a red light and sign nearest to the seat you occupy is the shortest route to the street. In the event of fire please do not run—WALK TO THAT EXIT.

Patrick Walsh, Fire Commissioner
and Chief of Department

THE · PLAYBILL · A · WEEKLY · PUBLICATION · OF · PLAYBILL · INCORPORATED

Week beginning Sunday, December 31, 1944

Matinees Thursday and Saturday

THE THEATRE GUILD

presents

SING OUT, SWEET LAND!

A SALUTE TO AMERICAN FOLK AND POPULAR MUSIC

By Walter Kerr

with

ALFRED DRAKE

Burl Ives

Bibi Osterwald

Alma Kaye

Philip Coolidge

Jack McCauley

Robert Penn

James Westerfield

Peter Hamilton

Irene Hawthorne

Ethel Mann

Production staged by Leon Leonidoff

Music arranged and conducted, and special music written by Elie Siegmeister

Book directed by Walter Kerr

Dances and numbers directed by Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman

Settings by Albert Johnson

Costumes by Lucinda Ballard

Verse chorus directed by Arthur Lessac

Production under the Supervision of
Lawrence Langner and Theresa Helburn

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Scene 3. ILLINOIS WILDERNESS

<table><tr><td>Fiddler</td><td>Burl Ives</td></tr><tr><td>Bear</td><td>Jules Racine</td></tr><tr><td>Bill</td><td>Ted Tiller</td></tr><tr><td>Mary Jane</td><td>Irene Jordan</td></tr><tr><td>Mary Jane's Father</td><td>Philip Coolidge</td></tr><tr><td>Farm Girl</td><td>Adrienne Gray</td></tr><tr><td>Farm Woman</td><td>Bibi Osterwald</td></tr><tr><td>Mohee</td><td>Alma Kaye</td></tr></table>

MOUNTAIN WHIPPOORWILL

(by Stephen Vincent Benet) Recited by Barnaby
COUNTRY DANCE, staged by C. Weidman. Danced by Dancing Ensemble
WHEN I WAS SINGLE (Folk song, author unknown). Sung by Farm Woman
FOGGY, FOGGY DEW (Folk song, author unknown). Sung by Fiddler
HARDLY THINK I WILL

(Folk song, author unknown). Sung by Farm Girl and Bill
THE DEVIL AND THE FARMER'S WIFE

(Folk song, author unknown). Sung by Barnaby and Ensemble
LITTLE MOHEE

(Kentucky Mountain Ballad, author unknown). Sung by Barnaby & Mohee

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## Scene 5. THE SOUTH

<table><tr><td>Watermelon Woman</td><td>Juanita Hall</td></tr><tr><td>HAMMER RING (Work Chant, author unknown)</td><td>Sung by Spiritual Ensemble</td></tr><tr><td>WATERMELON CRY (Author unknown)</td><td>Sung by Watermelon Woman</td></tr><tr><td>YOU BETTER MIND (Spiritual, author unknown)</td><td>Sung by Spiritual Ensemble</td></tr><tr><td>DIDN'T MY LORD DELIVER DANIEL<br>(Spiritual, author unknown)</td><td>Sung by Spiritual Ensemble</td></tr></table>

## Scene 6. MISSISSIPPI BOAT

<table><tr><td>Johnny</td><td>Jack McCauley</td></tr><tr><td>Frankie</td><td>Alma Kaye</td></tr><tr><td>Frankie's Mother</td><td>Ellen Love</td></tr><tr><td>Trasker</td><td>Robert Penn</td></tr><tr><td>Bonaforte</td><td>Burl Ives</td></tr><tr><td>Bartender</td><td>Ted Tiller</td></tr><tr><td>Captain</td><td>Charles Hart</td></tr><tr><td>Sheriff</td><td>Philip Coolidge</td></tr><tr><td>Nellie Bly</td><td>Christine Karner</td></tr><tr><td>Specialty Dancers</td><td>Peter Hamilton<br>Irene Hawthorne</td></tr></table>

### THE ROVING GAMBLER

(Ballad, author unknown) Sung by Johnny, Frankie and Frankie's Mother

LOUISIANA GALS (Minstrel song, by Cool White) Sung by Vocal Ensemble
CAMPTOWN RACES (by Stephen Foster)

Danced by... Peter Hamilton, Irene Hawthorne and Dancing Ensemble

Staged by C. Weidman

FRANKIE AND JOHNNIE (Folk song, author unknown)

Sung by Bonaforte, Frankie, Johnny, Sheriff, Nellie Bly, Bartender

Staged by Walter Kerr

POLLY WOLLY DOODLE (Folk song, author unknown) Sung by Company

Staged by Doris Humphrey

# ACT II

## Scene 1. CIVIL WAR CAMPFIRE

<table><tr><td>Ist Soldier</td><td>Burl Ives</td></tr><tr><td>Lieutenant</td><td>Philip Coolidge</td></tr><tr><td>Corporal</td><td>Ted Tiller</td></tr><tr><td>CAP'T JINKS (Civil War song, author unknown)</td><td>Sung by Male Ensemble</td></tr><tr><td>BLUE TAIL FLY (Civil War song, author unknown)</td><td>Sung by 1st Soldier</td></tr><tr><td>MARCHING DOWN THIS ROAD<br>(Folk song, author unknown)</td><td>Sung by Barnaby and 1st Soldier</td></tr></table>

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## DANCERS

Peggy Campbell, Roberta Cassell, Margaret Cuddy, Ann S. Halprin, Christine Karner, Ethel Mann, Patricia Newman, Miriam Pandor, Frances Rainer, Harriett Roeder, Helen Waggoner, Ann Williams.

Kendrick Coy, Joseph Gifford, Joseph Landis, Robert Mayo, Joseph Precker, Sam Steen, Bill Summer, Bill Weaver.

## VERSE CHORUS

Morty Halpern, Ellen Love, Dorothy Baxter, Carol Hall, Irene Jordan, Christine Karner, Ethel Mann, Patricia Newman, Frances Rainer, George Cassidy, Joseph Gifford, Sam Green, Robert Mayo, Fred Rivetti, Ludlow White.

## SPIRITUAL ENSEMBLE

Coached by JUANITA HALL

Juanita Hall, Rhoda Boggs, Claretta Freeman, Massine Patterson.

Hercules Armstrong, Harry Bolden, Oscar Brooks, James Gordon, Virtes Reese, Wilson Woodbeck, William Sol.

Assistant to Lucinda Ballard, Johnnie Johnson.

Assistant Choral Director to Mr. Siegmeister, Arthur Lessac.

## CREDITS

Costumes for entire production, except the "Five O'Clock Whistle" Ballet, executed by Brooks Costumes Co. Ballet costumes executed by Eaves Costume Co. Scenery built and painted by Studio Alliance, Inc. Fabrics by Dazian's, Inc. and Gladstone Fabrics. Stockings by Jessie Zimmer. Ballet shoes and boots by Capezio. Modern footwear by LaRay. Wigs by Lerch. Draperies by Kaj Velden Studios. Properties by Marty Fontana. Electrical effects by Fred Leturmy.

"Where," "More Than These," lyrics by Eager, music by Mundy; "As I Was Going Along," lyric by Eager, music by Siegmeister.

The Theatre Guild acknowledges courtesies from the following publishers: "Yes, Sir, She's My Baby," Bourne, Inc.; "My Blue Heaven," "At Sundown," Leo Feist, Inc.; "Hot Time in the Old Town," Edward B. Marks Music Corp.; "Basement Blues," Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.; "Funny Bug Hug," Dave Ringle, Inc.; "Heaven Will Protect the Working Girl," Jerry Vogel and Southern Music Publishing Co., Inc.; "By the Sea," "Come Josephine," and "Casey Jones," Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., "Charleston," "I've Got Rhythm," and "Temptation Rag," Harms, Inc.

## THE THEATRE GUILD, INC.

### ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTORS

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>THERESA HELBURN</th><th>LAWRENCE LANGNER</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Administrative Assistant</td><td></td><td>Armina Marshall</td></tr><tr><td>Assistant Business Manager</td><td></td><td>Sarah Greenspan</td></tr><tr><td>General Press Representative</td><td></td><td>Alfred H. Tamarin</td></tr><tr><td>Absent on War Service</td><td></td><td>Joseph Heidt</td></tr><tr><td>Executive Secretary, Play Reading Department</td><td></td><td>Bea Lawrence</td></tr><tr><td>Casting Assistant</td><td></td><td>Bettina Cerf</td></tr><tr><td>Subscription Secretary</td><td></td><td>Addie Williams</td></tr><tr><td>Controller</td><td></td><td>J. C. Koritzer</td></tr><tr><td>Counsellor</td><td></td><td>Charles Riegelman</td></tr></tbody></table>

## STAFF

<table><tr><td>Production and Company Manager</td><td>Harry Essex</td></tr><tr><td>Press Representative</td><td>Lorella Val-Mery</td></tr><tr><td>Production Assistant and Stage Manager</td><td>Peter Lawrence</td></tr><tr><td>Assistant Stage Managers</td><td>Morty Halpern and Jules Racine</td></tr><tr><td>Orchestra Contractor</td><td>Sol Gusikoff</td></tr><tr><td>Carpenter</td><td>Joe Cunningham</td></tr><tr><td>Master Electrician</td><td>Louis Popiel</td></tr><tr><td>Master of Properties</td><td>John Schone</td></tr><tr><td>Wardrobe Mistress</td><td>Ella Herwig</td></tr></table>

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WHO'S WHO IN THE CAST

ALFRED DRAKE and The Theatre Guild came together several seasons ago when he was cast as the juvenal lead in its production of Emlyn Williams' play, "Yesterday's Magic," which starred Paul Muni. The Guild kept an eye on him thereafter and cast him as the male lead in its musical, "Oklahoma!" His acting and singing in the latter won him a citation for "the best male performance in a musical" for that season. Beginning his stage career in Gilbert and Sullivan, during summer vacation from college, Drake next appeared in "White Horse Inn." Then he was signed in quick succession for such musicals as: "Babes in Arms," "The Two Bouquets," "Straw Hat Revue," "One for the Money," and "Two for the Show." A season of playing dramatic leads in summer stock earned him the principal role in the comedy, "Out of the Frying Pan," and after that he essayed the part of Orlando in a Broadway revival of Shakespeare's "As You Like It." Drake wants in the not too distant future to turn his hand to more weighty material on the dramatic side. To this end The Theatre Guild has given him a contract that calls for him to direct and/or act in a Shakespearean production or a George Bernard Shaw revival on the termination of his current assignment in "Sing Out, Sweet Land!" In addition to this, he has a contract with a motion picture studio and recently was signed as an exclusive artist for a phonograph recording firm. His latest records are the "Roberta" album, with Kitty Carlisle; the Infantry song, "We're on Our Way," by Rodgers and Hammerstein; "None but the Lonely Heart," by Tchaikowsky, and "Goin' Home."

BURL IVES, born in Hunt Township, Illinois (population 50), was a boy evangelist, who grew up with a yen to become a professional football coach. But he gave up this ambition at Eastern Illinois State Teachers College when he heard the call of "The Road." Taking along his guitar, he bummed his way through all but two of the states of the Union—Washington and Oregon—and in the process became (according to Carl Sandburg and other authorities) America's No. 1 balladist. His recordings of folk ballads found their way into the archives of the Li-

brary of Congress as authentic examples of American folk lore. Radio audiences know him as "Wayfaring Stranger." Two other musicals before this one engaged his services: "The Boys From Syracuse" and "I Married an Angel." He also had a part in Albert Bein's play about hoboes, "Heavenly Express," which starred John Garfield. Recently he completed a phenomenally successful nightclub engagement at Cafe Society Uptown.

BIBI OSTERWALD has appeared in many productions of the Civic Theatre and Catholic University in Washington, D. C. She sang at Bill Hardy's Gay Nineties Club in New York and other night clubs in the Capital and New Jersey. She has appeared on radio and television.

ALMA KAYE, who studied at the Julius Hart Music Foundation in Hartford, makes her professional stage debut in "Sing Out, Sweet Land!" Her previous experience includes singing in various night clubs, movie shorts, and modelling for Harry Conover.

ELLEN LOVE was in The Theatre Guild's "Oklahoma!" and prior to that appeared in "Cue for Passion," "The Fireman's Flame," at the American Music Hall; "Farewell, Summer," at the Fulton; "London Assurance," "Tell Me, Pretty Maiden," "Within the Gates," and "Three Penny Opera."

PHILIP COOLIDGE played "The Man With the Gray Gloves" in The Theatre Guild's current comedy hit, "Jacobowsky and the Colonel." Before that he appeared in New York in "Our Town," "Merchant of Yonkers," "Family Portrait," "Margin for Error," "In Time to Come," and "Suzannah and the Elders."

JACK McCAULEY, a graduate of Columbia University, is well known to musical-comedy audiences in New York, having appeared in "Ziegfeld Follies," "Count Me In," "Keep Off the Grass," "Streets of Paris," "The Show Is On," "At Home Abroad," "Life Begin at 8:40," "Take a Chance," and countless other shows.

ROBERT PENN was born in Yonkers, New York, and at the age of eight appeared with Henry Hull and Tom Brown in movies that were made there at the old Whitmen Ben-

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WHO'S WHO IN THE CAST
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net Studios. He has appeared with the Philadelphia Opera Company and at the Playhouse, Milburn, N. J. His New York appearances include: the Gilbert and Sullivan Repertoire in the 1941-42 season and "Oklahoma!" the following year.

JAMES WESTERFIELD claims Nashville, Tenn., as his birthplace, but gained his acting experience in various dramatic and musical productions in Detroit, Vancouver, B. C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Santa Barbara, and Pasadena, where he appeared in a total of 54 plays. He was featured in several motion pictures including "Since You Went Away" and "Around the World."

TED TILLER was born in Washington, D. C., where he gained his initial stage experience in old-time melodramas such as "East Lynne," "The Drunkard," etc., which were produced on the roof of the Hotel Willard. He has appeared on various radio network dramatic shows. During school and college he owned his own marionette company and toured New England and the Southern States.

PETER HAMILTON used to teach mathematics and history before he took up dancing professionally. He was a member of the Humphrey-Weidman Concert Company for five years, has danced at the Rainbow Room and Club Versailles, and was the featured dancer in "Jackpot" and the N. Y. City Center revival of "New Moon."

IRENE HAWTHORNE started training for the ballet at six. She appeared with the Summer Symphony Concerts in San Francisco in 1938, and has given concerts in Berkeley, California, and toured the U. S. with the "Folies Bergere" as premiere danseuse. A concert tour of South America and various night club appearances also are included in her experience.

CHARLES HART made his stage debut in 1905 in Chicago in "His Highness, The Bey," with Al Shean. Among the highlights of a long and successful career in New York and London is a concert program with Enrico Caruso and Geraldine Farrar, at Carnegie Hall, to sell Liberty Bonds during the last war. His most recent engagement was in "Catherine Was Great," with Mae West, in Philadelphia and New York.

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## WHAT'S WHAT

Gentlemen: Didn't the Hon. Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce write a play, before she wrote "The Women," about a cruel neurotic who was murdered by his housekeeper? What was this, please? As I recall it, Earle Lари-more played the part of the man. Who was the housekeeper?

—F. P. S., New Hyde Park, L. I.

The play to which you refer is "Abide With Me," by Clare Boothe Brokaw (now Mrs. Luce). The part of Emma, the family servant who killed her master, was played by Maria Ouspenskaya. "Abide With Me" was presented at the Ritz Theatre in the fall season of 1935.

Dear What's What: Be good enough to tell me who played the parts of Judy's uncle and his sweetheart in "Junior Miss"?

—M. K., Neponsit, L. I.

The players about whom you inquire are Alexander Kirkland and Francesca Bruning.

Dear What's What: Can you tell me if Will Mahoney, the vaudevillian, is still playing?

—Mrs. R. J. W., N. Y. C.

According to our records, Will Mahoney was last seen on the stage in "Earl Carroll's Vanties," at the Earl Carroll Theatre, 1931.

Dear Sir: Could you give me some information about Frank Hornaday, who played Prince Karl Franz in "The Student Prince," in September, 1943, at the Broadway Theatre? Where is he now; his home; his age; marital status; is he appearing in any New York show at present?

—S. M., East Orange, N. J.

Frank Hornaday is not at present appearing in New York. Please see footnote for explanation of our failure to answer other questions.

PLAYBILL welcomes requests for professional, not personal, information about plays and players. Enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope if a direct reply is desired. What's What, Playbill Inc., 108 Wooster St., N. Y.