1955

                                                             what summer theatre USTABE (R.I. word)

THE BEGINNING

photos by Joseph R Marsella - 
Atwells Ave - Providence  -  Ben Segal (owned Oakdale Theatre, Wallingford, Conn.)
 and Dad looking at theatre site                                                          

 

BREAKING GROUND - Dad with hair in the middle
  

 

digging out the original tent - Dad on left watching

 

 

the orchestra pit and round stage


 

THE FIRST TENT! GREEN AND YELLOW STRIPES


 

POLES HELD UP THE TENT - WINDY NIGHTS WERE EXCITING
 METAL CHAIRS WITH CANVAS SEAT/BACK

DAD - ON STAGE OPENING NIGHT -1955

 

THE PRODUCERS - BUSTER BONOFF - BEN SEGAL - STANTON SHIFMAN - BOB LAPIN


 

 

Cynthia Rider -   Frank Connelly -     Burton Bonoff
INSIDE ORIGINAL BOX OFFICE Frank Connelly opened the Framingham theatre the following year - 
back then Conn., Rhode Island and Framingham, Mass. were three different markets!!

 


      DAD - MOM - BEN SEGAL


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1955 
       note $'s - includes show ticket

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Annie Get Your Gun
starring Judy Tyler 
 June 24 - July 2

                           
(Judy Tyler - opening show) trivia - Judy was princess winter-spring summer fall on TV's Howdy Doody Show



JUNE 1955

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Show Boat - 
July 4 -9

Music By Jerome Kerns

Books and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

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Gentleman Prefer Blondes - 
July 11 - 16

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Kiss Me Kate - 
July 18 - 23

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 Wish You Were Here 
July 25 - 30 



orchestra pit was filled with water - I had fun swimming in it!



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Song Of Norway 
August 1 - 6 

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 Wonderful Town 
August 8 - 13 



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Finian's Rainbow -
August 15 - 20

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Call Me Madam 
August 22 - 27

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Carousel - August 29 - September 3


see who was on our 1st year back cover! -

 still #1 morning show -