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This season introduced popular New York actor Joel Thomas to Hampton audiences … he shone as the lead in Noel Coward’s PRIVATE LIVES. Popular cast members this year were Dennis Drew, Ailsa Dawson, John Vari (who died beautifully in WITNESS) and introduced a fine character actress named Madge West who was with the company for several seasons in some wonderfully diverse roles. Madge was a familiar face on many TV commercials.
Bob Jeffords remembers … “The greatest mystery I knew of at Hampton Playhouse was the disappearance of Don Waggoner the 1957 prop man. In July he had an out of town friend come see the show on a Saturday night. The friend waited while he struck the set and about 2 A.M. they went out to get a bite to eat while the rest of us continued striking. We never saw Don Waggoner again and, as far as I know, no one has ever found out what happened to him.”
The top ticket price for a Saturday evening performance this year was $2.40.
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