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[[Left page]] [[Image: photograph of Duke Ellington in tuxedo and top hat]] I live a life of primitivity with the mind of a child and an unquenchable thirst for sharps and flats....Living in a cave, I am almost a hermit, but there is a difference, for I have a mistress. Lovers have come and gone, but only my mistress stays. She is beautiful and gentle. She waits on me hand and foot. She is a swinger. She has grace. To her her speak, you can't believe your ears. She is ten thousand years old. She is as modern as tomorrow, a brand-new woman every day, and as endless as time mathematics. Living with her is a labyrinth of ramifications. I look forward to her every gesture. Music is my mistress, and she plays second fiddle to no one. - Duke Ellington [[Advertisement]] Set the stage for great evening at Raga. Before or after the show, show the American Express® Card. 57 W. 48th St, 757-3450. Free theatre parking. Live Indian music. After-theatre supper. Open every day. © American Express Company, 1977 [[Lower Right, Image of American Express Card held by thumb and finger]] [[End Page]] [[Start Page]] LUNT-FONTANNE [[Line] -------------------------[/End Line]] CAST (in order of appearance) HINTON BATTLE GREGG BURGE GREGORY HINES JUDITH JAMISON MERCEDES ELLINGTON TERRI KLAUSNER P. J. BENJAMIN PHYLLIS HYMAN PRISCILLA BASKERVILLE Sophisticated Ladies.... Claudia Asbury, Mercedes Ellington, Paula Lynn, Wynonna Smith .... and Gentlemen Adrian Bailey, Michael Lichtefeld, Michael Scott Gregory, T. A. Stephens Understudies Understudies never substitute for listed players unless a specific announcement for the appearance is made at the time of performance. Standby for Miss Hyman--Anita Moore and Naomi Moody; for Miss Baskerville--Naomi Moody. Mr. Hines --Hinton Battle and Gregg Burge; Miss Jamison--Wynonna Smith and Valerie Pettiford; Mr. Burge--Michael Scott Gregory and Faruma S. Williams; Miss Klausner--Paula Lynn; Mr. Benjamin--Michael Lichtefeld; Mr. Battle--T. A. Stephens and Faruma S. Williams; Sophisticated Lady -- Valerie Pettiford; Sophisticated Gentleman -- Faruma S. Williams. Band Soloists Piano--Lloyd Mayers; Drums--Richard Pratt; Trumpets--Barry Lee Hall, Jon Longo. SYNOPSIS OF SCENES and MUSICAL NUMBERS ACT I Overture..................................... Mercer Ellington & the Band "I've Got To Be a Rug Cutter" (1937)......... Hinton Battle, Gregg Burge, Michael Scott Gregory, Michael Lichtefeld Music and lyrics by Duke Ellington.