This is a rare single page invitation to the Covenant Club of Illinois Luncheon on Thursday, April 27th, 1961 featuring guest speaker EILEEN BRENNAN. She was starring in the ten-week, National Tour engagement of the WILLIAM GIBSON play "THE MIRACLE WORKER" at the Erlanger Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. (The production opened October 19th, 1959 at the Playhouse Theatre in New York City and ran for 719 performances while simultaneously playing on the road.) ..... The Tony Award winning "Best Play" starred EILEEN BRENNAN as "Annie Sullivan" and twelve year-old DONNA ZIMMERMANN as "Helen Keller" and featured C. M. GAMPEL, KAY CHEVALIER, THOMAS CONNOLLY, PAUL HANEY, SHARANE McCURRY, PERRY GREENE, JAVOTTE SUTTON GREENE, ALICE YOURMAN, FRANK SHAW STEVENS, LORRAINE ABATE, LAURIE MILLAR, GILLIAN SPENCER and STANLEY GREENE ..... CREDITS: Book by WILLIAM GIBSON; Sets designed by GEORGE JENKINS; Costumes designed by RUTH MORLEY; Directed by ARTHUR PENN (Tony Award winner); Produced by MARTIN TAHSE by arrangement with FRED COE ..... DETAILS: This single page, one-side invitation measures 7 7/8" X 11 3/8" inches and includes details on the luncheon, the guest speaker and instructions for making reservations. The backside is blank ..... CONDITION: With the exception of minor creasing from having been folded, this rare invitation is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.