1958 - 1959
Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees is about a fanatic, middle-aged, Washington Senators' fan who keeps glued to his T.V. set during the baseball season. The distraught real estate agent rants against the Yankees who are clobbering the league's clubs, including his beloved Senators. In an impulsive oath, he says he would sell his soul if he could just stop those Yankees. A happily cynical Devil appears and the fan is transformed into something the Senators need: a young, phenomenal, long-ball hitter.
Joe Boyd becomes Joe Hardy, the sensation of the leagues, leading his team as they rise in the league standings. This newcomer with his success is the target for speculation by the press. As a safety precaution to keep Joe in line and to cure his unexpected loneliness for his wife, the Devil introduces Joe to Lola, his prize powerful weapon. However, when the Devil is ready for Joe to live up to his end of the bargain, Joe outwits him in the final moments of the big game.
Dramatic Director: Bill Glenn
Musical Director: E.J. Robbins, L.G.S.M
Choreographer: Nesta Toumine
Cast
Abe Lipson
Smokey
Betty Gibson
Gloria Thorpe
Bill Lawlor
Lynch
Bob Edgington
Commissioner
Bob Knapp
Vernon
David Dale
Sohovik
David Hayes
Joe Boyd
David Moroni
Eddie, Ensemble
Des Gibson
Mr. Applegate
Earl Smythe
Welch
Elsa Pickthorne
Sister
George Bloom
Henry, Postmaster
Jean Sholds
Doris
Jim Harker
Van Buren
Joanne Ashe
Lola, Ensemble
Lois Culpan
Miss Weston
Mary Barrette
Witch, Ensemble
Olive Kablak
Meg Boyd
Peter Jennings
Rocky
Pierre Landry
Joe Hardy
Audrey Jordan
Ensemble
Beverley Bourguignon
Ensemble
Brian Gordon
Ensemble
Bruce Patenaude
Ensemble
Derek Clark
Ensemble
Donald
Ensemble
Donald Duff
Ensemble
Dorothy Gough
Ensemble
Dorothy Wheeler
Ensemble
Edward Osborne
Ensemble
Eugene David
Ensemble
Fred Braun
Ensemble
Gay Weir
Ensemble
Gayle Lepine
Ensemble
Harriette Louis
Ensemble
Horst Linder
Ensemble
Ingrid Gluzman
Ensemble
Jean Halley
Ensemble
Jean Wheeler
Ensemble
Joyce Pattie
Ensemble
Judy Hayes
Ensemble
Keith Harris
Ensemble
Madeleine Gratton
Ensemble
Marion Wilcox
Ensemble
Michael Rees
Ensemble
Norma Coll
Ensemble
Orrin Clayton
Ensemble
Paulette St. Amour
Ensemble
Peter Jennings
Ensemble
Ruth Argue
Ensemble
Sharon Hall
Ensemble
Production
Bill Russell
Sound Effects
Christine McCulloch Allan
Benevolent
Des Arthur
Assistant House Manager
Jack Dacey
Stage Manager
Joe Hopkins
Sound Effects
John McGuire
Business Manager
K.L. Meyer
House Manager
Kay Connor
Scenery Director
Malvary J. Cole
Producer
Nancy Turner
Assistant to Mr. Glenn
Percy Scobie
Assistant Accompanist
Peter jennings
Programme
Rose McCallum
Props
Roy Sylvester
Lighting
Ted Fancott
Scenery Director
Winifred Canty
Accompanist