Red Mask Players, Inc., founded in 1936, is one of the oldest community theaters in Illinois. It is housed in the Kathryn Randolph Theater in Danville, Illinois.[1]

Kathryn Randolph, the company's founder and first director, had previously served as a dramatic coach to William Jennings Bryan.[2]

Dick Van Dyke made his theatrical debut with the company in 1946 in "Rebecca."[3]

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  1. ^ Commercial News, May 10, 2009
  2. ^ Kathryn Randolph
  3. ^ Theater History

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