Dear Ruth
Performances
October 9 & 10, 1947
Venue
Scottish Rite Temple
Synopsis
Using the name of her elder sister, a young girl carries on a romantic correspondence with an overseas soldier. When the soldier returns, he finds that his distant love is already engaged, but through a series of hilarious complications and plot twists, the elder sister becomes entirely convinced that her original engagement was a mistake and decides, at the very end, to marry the soldier.
Author: Norman Krasna
Historian’s Corner
Two weeks after their original performances, the cast of “Dear Ruth” was invited to the Chanute Air Field in Rantoul to present their show for two performances. The matinee was for the soldiers and staff in the hospital.
Cast
Crew
