## MISSA

### KYRIE

1. Kyrie eleison

2. Christe eleison

3. Kyrie eleison

### GLORIA

4. Gloria in excelsis Deo

5. Et in terra pax hominibus
bonae voluntatis

6. Laudamus te, benedicimus te,
glorificamus te

7. Gratias agimus tibi propter
magnam gloriam tuam

8. Domine Deus, rex coelestis, pater
omnipotens, domine fili unige-
nite. Jesu Christe altissime,
domine Deus, agnus Dei, filius
patris

9. Qui tollis peccata mundi; mis-
erere nobis suscipe deprec-
tionem nostram

10. Qui sedes ad dextram patris,
miserere nobis

11. Quoniam tu solus sanctus, tu
solus dominus, tu solus altis-
simus, Jesu Christe

12. Cum sancto spiritu in gloria Dei
patris. Amen

### SYMBOLUM NICENUM

1. Credo in unum Deum

2. Patrem omnipotentem

3. Et in unum Deum, Jesum Christum, filium Dei unigenitum; et ex patre natum ante omnia sæcula, Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine, Deum verum de Deo, vero, genitum non factum, consubstantialem patri, per quem omnia facta sunt, qui propter nos homines et proter nos-tram salutem descendit de coe-lis

#### Chorus

Lord, have mercy upon us

#### Soprano Duet

Christ, have mercy upon us

#### Chorus

Lord, have mercy upon us

#### Chorus

Glory be to God on high

#### Chorus

On earth peace to me of good will

#### Soprano

We praise thee, we bless thee,
we glorify thee

#### Chorus

We thank thee for thy great
glory

#### Soprano and Tenor

Lord God, heavenly King, Father Al-
mighty, O Lord, the only begotten
Son, Jesus Christ Highest, Lord
God, Lamb of God, Son of the
Father

#### Chorus

That takest away the sins of the
world, have mercy upon us, re-
ceive our prayer

#### Alto

Thou that sittest at the right hand
of God the Father, have mercy
upon us

#### Bass

For thou only art holy, thou only art
the Lord, thou only, Christ art
most high

#### Chorus

With the Holy Ghost in the glory of
God the Father. Amen

#### Chorus

I believe in one God

#### Chorus

The Father Almighty

#### Soprano and Alto

And in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the
only begotten Son of God, begotten
of his Father before all worlds,
God of God, light of light, very
God of God, begotten, not made,
being of one substance with the
Father by whom all things were
made: who for us men and for our
salvation came down from heaven

#### Chorus

4. Et incanatus est de spirito ex
Maria virgine, et homo factus
est

And was incarnate by the Holy Ghost
of the Virgin Mary, and was made
man

#### Chorus

5. Crucifixus etiam pro nobis sub
Pontio Pilato, passus et sepul-
tus est

And was crucified also under Pontius
Pilate, suffered, and was buried

#### Chorus

6. Et resurrexit tertia die secundum
scripturas, et ascendit in coe-
lum, sedet ad dextram patris,
et iterum venturus est cum glo-
ria judicare vivos et ortuos,
cujus regni non erit finis

And the third day he rose again ac-
cording to the Scriptures, and as-
cended into heaven, and sitteth on
the right hand of the Father: and
he shall come again with glory to
judge both the quick and the dead;
whose kingdom shall have no end

#### Bass

7. Ee in spiritum sanctum, dominum
et vivificantem, qui ex patre
filioque procedit, qui cum pa-
tre et filio simul adoratur et
conglorificatur, qui locutus est
per prophetas. Et unam sanc-
tam catholicam et apostolicam
ecclesiam

And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the
Lord and Giver of Life, who pro-
ceedeth from the Father and the
Son, who the Father and Son to-
gether is worshipped and glorified,
who spake by the Prophets. And I
believe in one holy Catholic and
Apostolic Church

#### Chorus

8. Confiteor unum baptisma in re-
missionem peccatorum

I acknowledge baptism for the remis-
sion of sins

#### Chorus

9. Et expecto resurrectionem mor-
tuorem, et vitam venturi sae-
culi. Amen

And I look for the resurrection of
the dead and the life of the world
to come. Amen

### SANCTUS

#### Chorus

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, dom-
inus Deus Sabaoth, pleni sunt
coeli et terra gloria ejus

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts,
Heaven and earth are full of Thy
glory

### OSANNA, BENEDICTUS AGNUS DEI, ET DONA NOBIS PACEM

1. Osanna in excelsis

2. Benedictus qui venit in nomine
Domini

3. Osanna in excelsis

4. Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata
mundi, miserere nobis

5. Dona nobis pacem

#### Chorus

Glory be to Thee, O Lord most high

#### Tenor

Blessed is he, who cometh in the
name of the Lord

#### Chorus

#### Alto

O Lamb of God, that takest away the
sins of the world, have mercy upon
us

#### Chorus

Grant us peace

## CAST

(In order of appearance)

<table><tr><td>Laura Northcutt</td><td>LOIS MARKLE</td></tr><tr><td>Clay Chandler</td><td>HOWARD SCHELL</td></tr><tr><td>Ollie</td><td>EVELYN DAVIS</td></tr><tr><td>Edward Northcutt</td><td>MICHAEL MCGUIRE</td></tr><tr><td>Cam Northcutt</td><td>JOHN PLESHETTE</td></tr><tr><td>Louise Northcutt</td><td>MARIE MASTERS</td></tr><tr><td>Mark Hendricks</td><td>PETER DEANDA</td></tr><tr><td>Marguerite Chandler</td><td>DEANN MEARS</td></tr></table>

Setting: The present. A small town in Northern Louisiana.

ACT I: Noon.

ACT II: Early Evening.

There will be one intermission.

Understudy for Louise—Bonnie Griffin

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## Who's Who in the Cast

MICHAEL MCGUIRE (Edward Northcutt) made his Broadway début last season in *The Passion of Joseph D*. He has appeared off-Broadway in *The Underpants, Along Came A Spider, The Burning* and in the Equity Library Theatre production of *Mr. Johnson*. Before coming to New York Mr. McGuire spent five years in residence at the Cleveland Playhouse where he played such roles as *Volpone*, *Jerry Ryan in Two For The Seesaw*, *Richard III*, *John Tanner in Man and Superman* and *John Buchanan in Summer and Smoke*.

LOIS MARKLE (Laura Northcutt) was featured on Broadway in *A Calculated Risk*, *Abraham Cookman*, and *The Fifth Season*, with which she also toured in the National Company. Her many off-Broadway appearances include the Jose Quintero production of *Camino Real*, the record-breaking musical, *The Threepenny Opera* and *The Buskers*.

She has made frequent appearances on many of the major TV dramatic programs including *The Doctors*, *U.S. Steel Hour*, *Naked City*, *Route 66*, *Philco Playhouse* and many others.
EVELYN DAVIS (Ollie) has been a frequent performer on the Broadway stage. Among the plays she has been in are *Vicki*, *The Wisteria Trees*, *Flamingo Road*, *The Perfect Marriage*, *Southern Exposure*, *Happy Birthday, Two Blind Mice*, and in the National Company of *The King of Hearts*.

PETER DEANDA (Mark Hendricks) played the lead role of Clay in *LeRoi Jones' Dutchman* at the Cherry Lane Theatre. His other off-Broadway credits include *The Blacks*, *Julius Caesar*, *The Blood Knot* and the Equity Library Theatre production of *Ulysses in Nighttown*. He appeared in *Talent '64* in a scene from a play he wrote, *Sweetbreads*, which was also seen on *NBC-TV's Kaleidoscope*.

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clude roles in *The Cool World*, *The Pawnbroker* and *Poor Little Sam*. Mr. DeAnda has toured in *A Member of the Wedding* and has appeared in stock in *Take A Giant Step*, *Romeo and Juliet* and *A Winter's Tale*.

MARIE MASTERS (Louise Northutt) was acclaimed last year for her performance off-Broadway in *Acid Wine and Frugal Noon* at Theatre East. She has also appeared off-Broadway in showcase presentations of *Rashomon*, *The Skin of Our Teeth* and *Three Little One Acts*. A graduate of Marian College in Indianapolis, Indiana, Miss Masters appeared in major roles in summer stock theatres in Indiana, playing leads in *Taming of the Shrew*, *Born Yesterday*, *Our Town* and *Summer and Smoke*.

DEANN MEARS (Marguerite Chandler) has appeared on Broadway in *Never Live Over A Pretzel Factory* and Shaw's *Too True To Be Good*, in which she understudied Eileen Heckart and Glynis Johns. She made her musical comedy début off-Broadway in *The Decameron* and earlier this season appeared as Gwendolen Fairfax in the ELT production of *Ernest in Love*. Miss Mears toured in *The Dark at the Top of the Stairs*, and has appeared on most of the top TV dramatic programs.

JOHN PLESHETTE (Cam Northcutt) is making his N.Y. début in *A Sound of Silence*. He attended Brown University, where he played over 15 roles, among them the title role in *Hamlet* and *Jimmy Porter* in *Look Back in Anger*. He has acted with the Tufts Arena Theatre, the Champlain Shakespeare Festival and the Sharon Playhouse in Connecticut. Mr. Pleshette has been seen on TV on the Patty Duke Show and Edge of Night.

HOWARD SCHELL (Clay Chandler) last summer toured in the pre-Broadway tryout of *The Wayward Stork* starring Hal March and Marjorie Lord. He was in the National Company of *A Shot in the Dark*, starring Elizabeth Seal, and appeared off-Broadway with the New Repertory Theatre Company in *Don Carlos* and *The Storm*. He has appeared at many of the major summer stock theatres throughout the country.

HAROLD WILLIS (Playwright) is a young man from Louisiana, where he was born, raised and educated. He now makes his home in New York where he is at work on his second play.

JOHN SILLINGS (Director, Co-Producer) is a graduate of the Yale Drama School. He was twice chosen by the U.S. State Department to work as a specialist grantee award recipient as guest lecturer and director on theatre arts, representing the United States in Europe and South America. Mr. Sillings was stage manager for *Purlie Victorious*, *Krapp's Last Tape* and *The Zoo Story*, and has directed many productions at the Barter Theatre, Hedgerow Playhouse and Gateway Playhouse.

RAYMOND A. LEAGUE (Producer) has been active in the production end of the theatre for many years. Before coming to New York he was public relations director for the Edgewater Beach Playhouse in Chicago. Upon his arrival in New York he worked as assistant to Victor Samrock, General Manager of Stevens Productions. He has produced a road company of *Purlie Victorious*, and is presently working as an associate television producer at J. Walter Thompson Advertising Agency.

STAFF FOR "A SOUND OF SILENCE"

<table><tr><td>General Manager</td><td>Raymond A. League</td></tr><tr><td>Press Representatives</td><td>Howard Atlee, Warren Pincus</td></tr><tr><td>Press Assistant</td><td>David Roggensack</td></tr><tr><td>Treasurer</td><td>Jane Cohen</td></tr><tr><td>Production Stage Manager</td><td>Iris Merlis</td></tr><tr><td>Production Assistants</td><td>Bonnie Schwartz, Annette Leiderman</td></tr><tr><td>Production Secretary</td><td>Barbara Goodman</td></tr><tr><td>Attorney</td><td>Alfred Geller</td></tr><tr><td>Accountant</td><td>Conrad Sump</td></tr><tr><td>Company Photographers</td><td>Tim Newman, Jim Desmond</td></tr><tr><td>Promotional Managers</td><td>Raymond McCann, John Chinn</td></tr><tr><td>Casting Consultant</td><td>Dale Pedrick</td></tr><tr><td>Scenery Executed by</td><td>Werner Graber</td></tr><tr><td>Sound Recording</td><td>Lewis Lehman</td></tr><tr><td>Advertising Representative</td><td>Asterisk Associates, Inc.</td></tr><tr><td>Costumes Assisted by</td><td>Micki Koob, Pamela Packard, Susan Forbes Hansen</td></tr></table>

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Dear Margaret:

Please give me a rám check on peanut
soup and duck L'orange until I get back
from overseas in six weeks or so....And
if my show gets good reviews (somebody will
airmail them to me in Paris, I hope) go
see it later. If D'Janne would maybe like
to invite a couple of her friends to the
opening, give her the seats—or to the
Andersons or anyone you know who might like
to come on the 20th. I'll see it when I
get back (I hope).

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PROGRAM

I

ANTICIPATING THE PROMISED LAND

DIG MY GRAVE
DEEP RIVER

ARR. HARRY T. BURLEIGH

ROLL JERD 'N ROLL
I'VE BEEN BUKED
OH LORD, HAVE MERCY ON ME

ARR. HALL JOHNSON

THERE IS A BALM IN GILEAD
AIN'A THAT GOOD NEWS

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LANDMARKS OF LIBERTY

Go Down Moses
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Dear Langston,

I hope you will devote one of your New York Post Col-oums to the HARLEM JAZZ-MOBILE. This project, I'm sure you know, is sponsored by the Harlem Cultural Council under District Planning Board No.10.

To date we have had two highly successful concerts; the first at 137th St. between Lennox and 7th; the second, last night in Randolph Square.

Our next is

Tuesday, July 27th...7p.m....8:30 p.m.
Dedicated to Nora Holt

Location: 147th St. and Bradhurst Ave.

Host: Colonial Community Assn.

Featured Band: The Blue Mitchell Quintet

Among the four honorees presented to me by Fred O'Neal your name was in the group, and I have suggested that the concert in your honor be presented somewhere in or near you own neighborhood. Kenn Freeman and I have now selected the other ten honorees.

Concerts are given each Tuesday and Thursday evening until September 2nd. If you wish any further information please contact Evelyn Cunningham who is now the Festival Coordinator.

I know you must have had a wonderful summer. Best to all yours.

ses

Margaret Bonds
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Indianapolis, Indiana

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Mr. Langston Hughes
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only for Mr. Hughes

GUEST'S RETURN ADDRESS

New York,

August 8,1965

Dearest Langston,

The conductor of whom I spoke to you highly approves my latest
choral work. It is "Dark Water" and "Credo" of W.E.B. DUBOIS. I still
have to remain silent. There is the A and R man to sell. Now I am in the
midst of copying the work...choral parts and piano...and provided we please
the A and R man I'll have a side of an RCA Red Seal to be recorded in De-
cember. I don't need to tell you what this means to me, and to any project
with which I am associated.

Kenneth Resnick called. "The Negro Speaks of Rivers" with Stent's
choir is a part of a film to be shown on Channel 13 sometime during the
winter. Kenneth tells me he had to fight to get me a credit...and I im-
pressed upon him getting YOU a credit. Such a lot of time one has to take
up with minute details, and I'm sure that is the reason I found it impera-
tive to stay very much alone and keep my own counsel.

Last week I visited Satz and Fox. They are to bring out "Troubled
Water"...the pianopiece. Wouldn't it be strange if I would have to "persuade"
them to dedicate it to Ethel Harper? It was the second printing before I
could get Martin Luther King Jr. at the top of "The Ballad...." While
I was in the office I reminded Frederick about "Mary had a Little Baby" and
Nina Simone. Fred called Nina's husband right then and there. He wasn't in.
He promised to keep at it.

I learned from Satz that Fox is buying the catalogue of Miriam
Makeba. (I had delivered a copy of "Mary..." to Makeba perhaps three years
ago.) Why shouldn't she record "Mary..." Perhaps next week I will prevail
upon Maxwell Cohen to work on Makeba and leave Nina Simone to Fox.

In the meantime my little sure-fire pot-boilers go "right on" with-
out much pushing on my part.

Now I'm on my way to Tuckahoe to Mrs. Handy. Uncle Charles told
me a short time ago that a surrogate is to go into the firm to get things
straightened out. If "Rivers...." only made enough to buy us each a loaf
of bread its ours and we should have it.....so there's a party at the Handy
place today and I'm going.

Want to write a show? I KNOW I have the germ idea of a sure-fire
musical now. I want an ON Broadway Show...proportions of "The King and I"...
or "Guys and Dolls"...or one of those. If I'm going to "Knock myself out"
let it be for the WHOLE loaf.

Love on'kisses,

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You are cordially invited to attend and hear the progress of the students of this studio on several different levels of development.

This year the program is especially significant as it marks the first effort by this studio to augment its funds for the Frederick Wilkerson Scholarship Fund to aid worthy students of voice study on scholarships. It also represents this studio's first effort to raise money to be used to establish a conservatoire, much needed in Washington, devoted solely to the arts of vocal development. Therefore, we are soliciting a record number of sponsors for this project. If, however, you feel you cannot be a sponsor, please purchase a general admission ticket.

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