The Very Little Theatre, Eugene, Oregon
VLT 81st Season

Shakespeare in Hollywood
October 14, 2011

Lenny Bruce is Back
December 3, 2012

Lenny Bruce is Back
January 13, 2012

An Enemy of the People
March 9, 2012

Follies
April 20, 2012

Follies
May 25, 2012

Three Days of Rain
July 27, 2012

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Directed by Gene & Phyllis Herlocker
November 15 - 25, 1967

In this popular American mystery play, incident is piled on incident with skill and plausibility, and it is impossible to know who the real criminal is until the final curtain.

This thriller revolves around Cornelia Van Gorder, a maiden lady of sixty, who rents the summer home of a banker reported killed in Colorado. She is warned that mysterious things are happening but she refuses to move. Then it is discovered that a large sum is missing from the dead man's bank and it is suspected that, far from being dead, he stole the money, hid it in a secret chamber in his house and is only waiting for a chance to sneak back to get it. Four others are after the money: the bank cashier who is wrongfully accused of taking it, a detective engaged by Miss Van Gorder to clear up the mystery, a doctor friend and supposed confederate of the missing banker and The Bat, a notorious thief who has long eluded the police. This genuine thriller is guaranteed to divert any audience.

Cast List

 

Production Staff

Lizzie

Georgia Cortright

Miss Cornelia Van Gorder

Gerda Brown

Billy

Bryce Butler

Brooks

Craig Beairsto

Miss Dale Ogden

Carolyn Rudy

Doctor Wells

Hudson White

Detective Anderson

Tom Mann

Richard Fleming

W. "Buck" Bailey

Reginald Beresford

Ethan Newman

An Unknown Man

DeWitt McGehey

 

Directors

Gene & Phyllis Herlocker

Stage Manager

Ladelle Houglum

Assistant Stage Manager

Errol McPhee

Set Design

Ken Poull

Set Construction

Ken Poull
Byron Smith
Will Schaeffer
Errol McPhee
J Thibeau
Quintin Barton
C. John Anderson
René Pons
Everett Taylor
Cast & Crew members

Set Painting

Ken Poull
Helen Witzel
Sharon Northby
Marv Hansen
Evelyn Smith
Lois Newman
Karen Houglum

Furnishings

Lois Newman
Sylvia Cuthbert
Amy Lovett

Special Effects

Quintin Barton

Lighting Crew

Byron Smith
J Thibeau
Wayne Miller

Sound Crew

Dorothy Scott
Helen Witzel
Sally Smith

Costumers

Jane Bailey
Shirley Desler
Ladelle Houglum

Makeup

Helen Jones

Script Girl

Mary Ann Wish

Properties

Karen Houglum
Christy Herlocker
Mary Keating
Sharon Northby
Everett Taylor

Production Manager

Everett Taylor

Publicity and Programs

Phyllis Herlocker
Tom Mann
Quintin Barton

House Manager

J Thibeau

Box Office Manager

Elva Cuthbert

Hospitality

Delores Free
Donna Taylor

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