1980

1989

This is our 35th anniversary. Many employees this was their first job. it was a special time and we celebrated at Mama Chello's. A RI style Italian restaurant. For those who worked there or knew people enjoy these memories of begining of summer party! some ate - some danced - the summer is here! now off to the summer season!!!!!!!!!!!! showtime -------------------------------------------- An Evening With Dianne Carol And Vic Damone June 30 Backstage photo - star trailer --------------------
An Evening With Randy Travis with the Burch Sisters July 1 nice to see old friends ---------------------
An Evening With Laura Branigan July 6 -----------------
An Evening With George Carlin - Dennis Blair July 7 --------------------
An Evening With Kool & The Gang July 8 -------------------------
Sugar Babies starring Phil Ford & Mimi Hines July 9 -----------------------
An Evening With Howie Mandel July 11 --------------------
An Evening With Michael Damian "Rock on Tour" July 12 --------------------
An Evening With Neil Sedaka with Charlie Quintal July 13 --------------------
An Evening With Willie Nelson & family July 14 --------------------
An Evening With Air Supply July 15 --------------------- Snow White July 18 11 a.m.
An Evening With the Preservation Hall Jazz Band July 19 -------------------------------
An Evening With The Everly Brothers July 20 --------------------------
An Evening With Expose July 21 Missy Menders backstage in star trailer --------------
An Evening With Sammy Davis Jr July 22 best shot of Dad with Sammy - real friendship + had fun! ----------------
An Evening With Don Williams July 23 --------------------------------------------- Mother Goose July 25 11 a.m. ----------------------------
An Evening With The Temptations And The O'Jays July 26 -----------------
California Dream'in - Mamas and Papas + Maria Muldaur + Canned Heat + Brewer & Shipley + New Riders July 27 --------------------
An Evening With Engelbert July 28 -------------------
An Evening With Sergio Franchi July 29 Sergio (a close friend of Mom & Dad) - Cheryl Schadone & Ava Franchi ------------------
An Evening With The Judds with Carl Perkins July 30 hanging out on the "Tour Bus" -------------------
World Wrestling Federation July 31 Bam Bam Bigelo and Savio Vega ----------------------------------------- Little Red Riding Hood August 1 11 a.m. ------------------------------------ An Evening With Fats Domino with Back Issue August 3 ----------------------- An Evening With Kenny Rogers with Holly Dunn August 4 -----------------------
An Evening With Paul Anka August 5 the biggest ass hole I ever met (Close is Jerry Lewis) -Story behind letter below - Dad, as well as other summer theatres booked Paul Anka many times. At that time most stars were playing week long engagements. Paul always put on a great Show for the public but backstage and all week he was a nightmare to live with. The final straw came the year Paul stated no hotel in Rhode Island was good enough for him so he would stay in a New York Hotel. Every night he would sit on the runway in New York in his private plane and when the opening act took the stage at the tent he would allow the pilot to depart. Upon arrival at T F Green (aka Hillsgrove) we would have a police escort to take him to the tent to do his show. With the opening act approx 25-30 minutes and the tent was 10 minutes from the airport he had 40 minutes. He would arrive, go into the star trailer, then walk down star aisle do the show and leave. He did not want to spend one extra minute in Rhode Island than necessary. We all put up with things like that until one night Paul's plane was fogged in an our audience had to wait 50 minutes for him to arrive. At the end of the week Dad said good-bye and the summer continued. The next year the head of the agency called Dad to say he said something to Paul and Paul was not happy! All the summer theatre's decided not to have Paul Anka play their venue that year (this took place in the future), even though business was good, not great. The head of the agency knew all that had happened and said to Paul, "Look they don't want you, Even Buster said NO!" Dad stated money is one thing but............... hence this letter - I promised Dad Paul Anka would never work for this family again. Even after Dad died my feeling never changed. So I decided to post this! ------------------------------
An Evening With The Smothers Brothers with Jim Stafford August 6 ------------------------------------- The Three Little Pigs August 8 11 a.m. ----------------------------
Evening At La Cage August 9 ------------------------------------------
An Evening With Reba McEntire with Skip Ewing August 11 hanging out during the day - a special Lady -----------------------------
An Evening With Tom Jones August 12 -------------- Sleeping Beauty August 15 11 a.m. --------------------------
An Evening With Tiffany & New Kids On The Block August 16 ----------------
An Evening With Crystal Gayle August 17 --------------------------------
An Evening With Buddy Hackett & Sandy Hackett August 18 ----------------------------------
An Evening With Frankie Valli & the 4 Seasons & the Four Tops August 19 behind me is Frankie Valli You’ve heard of The Temptations and hit songs like, “I Can’t Help Myself,” or The Four Tops and, “Reach Out I’ll Be There.” Between them, these artists have sold millions of albums. They are names that represent some of the biggest talent that ever came out of Detroit in the heyday of Motown Records. Today, they’re still performing concerts across the globe. No doubt, on those warm summer nights when you have the top down on the car, you’re listening to a tape or CD that brings back that Motown sound we all grew up to love and cherish from the 60s, 70s and 80s. When the “Temps” and the “Tops” played the Warwick Musical Theatre, you could always see the audience singing along with the tunes that had become so familiar to generations young and old. Their concerts were long – often at least two hours – but fans never grew tired of that Motown beat and the performers recognized that – returning to the ‘Tent’ often. Many of the songs these performers sang were about happiness and good times and the up side of life. There was so much energy in their concerts that the audience would sometimes rise to their feet and cheer at the end of a favorite selection, or just clap along in unison with the rhythm. Since we were a seasonal venue, only open from the spring through to the summer, these acts were perfect. Southern New Englanders wanted to enjoy the good weather while it lasted, knowing full well our rough winters were just around the corner. The Temptations and The Four Tops knew how to deliver fabulously exciting shows, filled with timeless hits that wowed concertgoers. The Bonoff Family is grateful they brought their Motown magic to Rhode Island . We hope that you agree. ------------------
An Evening With The Jets August 20 --------------- Cinderella August 22 11 a.m. --------------------
An Evening With Sha Na Na August 23 --------------- The Fixx August 24 ---------------------------
An Evening With Connie Francis August 25 Front cover Back cover ------------
An Evening With Barbara Mandrell August 26 ---------------- An Evening With Jay Leno August 27 -----------------------
An Evening With Wayne Newton August 30 --------------------------------
An Evening With America & Three Dog Night August 31 --------------------------
An Evening With Bill Cosby September 1 -----------------------------
An Evening With Roy Clark September 2

SUMMARY OF SUMMER OF 1989 - BY MABEL FULLER - DAD'S Secretary

The end of the 80's - the business appeared to becoming more business than fun - maybe my age is...............