1967

The sixth production of the season was the Tennessee Williams play, Period of Adjustment. The show ran from July 17 through July 29, 1967 and featured Charles Francisco, Mary Moor and Don Hastings. Hastings is known for his television roles on "Captain Video and the Video Rangers" and for playing the role of Dr. Bob Hughes on the CBS-TV daytime drama, "As The World Turns" for over 40 years.

Don Hastings

Following Period of Adjustment was the musical comedy, She Loves Me. Starring Jeannie Carson and Biff McGuire, the two stars were also married in real life. Ms. Carson had appeared previously on Broadway in Finian's Rainbow and The Sound of Music.

Jeannie Carson

Biff McGuire

Following She Loves Me was a production of The Ninety-Day Mistress by J. J. Coyle. The show starred Martin Milner, Ruth Ford, Walter Abel and Beverly Ballard. Both Ford and Abel had appeared previously at the Bucks County Playhouse in 1948 in The Jailer's Wench. Martin Milner was known for television's "Route 66" series and later for another series, "Adam 12". Rounding out the cast were several other stars who went on to make names for themselves in television and film. Included in the supporting cast were Tony LoBianco, Doris Belack and Nicolas Coster.

Martin Milner

Walter Abel

Following The Ninety-Day Mistress was Neil Simon's The Odd Couple. This production starred Eddie Bracken, recreating his Broadway role of Felix Unger, and Herbert Edelman as Oscar Madison. Edelman was well known to television and film audiences. Years later he would portray Stan Zbornak, Dorothy's ex-husband on television's "The Golden Girls". Two other Neil Simon hits made their debuts at the Bucks County Playhouse: Come Blow Your Horn in 1960 and Barefoot In The Park in 1963. This was Simon's first stage hit that didn't have it's debut here.

Eddie Bracken

The Odd Couple ended producer Walter Perner's third and last season as producer of the Bucks County Playhouse. To date, the 1967 season was the most lavish audiences had seen. Each production was of Broadway quality, visually stunning and equally filled with talent. The problem was that even if there had been sold out houses for every show, it was impossible to break even on productions. Generally, the Playhouse was losing money on each production.

Eddie Bracken and Herbert Edelman in The Odd Couple

 

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