Full Text of HR0255 95th General Assembly
HR0255 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Little Theater on The Square in Sullivan, | 3 |
| Illinois celebrates its 50th Anniversary in 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, The Little Theater on the Square was founded in | 5 |
| 1957 by Guy S. Little Jr., a Central Illinois native who | 6 |
| learned the theater craft in New York and Miami and came home | 7 |
| to Sullivan at the age of twenty-one to open his own theater; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Little fulfilled his life-long dream to own | 10 |
| and operate a professional quality theater when The Little | 11 |
| Theater on the Square first raised its curtains in 1957 for a | 12 |
| performance of the play Brigadoon; and
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| WHEREAS, Over the years Mr. Little brought many stars of | 14 |
| the stage and screen to Sullivan to perform at his theater | 15 |
| including Mickey Rooney, Alan Alda, Ann Miller, Don Ameche, | 16 |
| Betty Grable, John Carradine, Leonard Nimoy, Robert Conrad, Pat | 17 |
| O'Brien, Peggy Cass, and Forrest Tucker; and
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| WHEREAS, For 22 years Mr. Little and his family ran every | 19 |
| aspect of the Little Theater including acting, directing, | 20 |
| producing, costume design, advertising, ticket sales, and | 21 |
| business management before moving on to pursue other ventures; |
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| WHEREAS, In 1981 The Little Theater on the Square began | 3 |
| operating as a not-for-profit corporation governed by a Board | 4 |
| of Trustees made up of Central Illinois residents; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, In 1988 Leonard Anderson was selected from a group | 6 |
| of finalists to be the executive director of the theater; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Anderson built on the Little family's | 8 |
| achievements by continuing to grow the theater, including a new | 9 |
| ticket office, rehearsal studio, housing for the company, and | 10 |
| new amenities for patrons; and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, The Little Theater on the Square provides drama | 12 |
| and music classes to more than 275 students and includes a | 13 |
| youth touring program that brings theater performances to area | 14 |
| schools; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, Since 1981 the Little Theater on the Square has | 16 |
| played to over 600,000 people and brings in an annual $3 | 17 |
| million to the city of Sullivan; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 |
| congratulate Mr. Guy S. Little Jr., The Little Theater on the |
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| Square Inc., and Mr. Leonard Anderson on the 50th Anniversary | 2 |
| of The Little Theater on the Square; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 |
| presented to Mr. Guy S. Little Jr., the Little Theater on the | 5 |
| Square Inc., and Mr. Leonard Anderson as a symbol of our | 6 |
| respect.
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