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dog days of July, August and early September . . . and, as he expressed it, “to give a group of young actors a chance to put over a show of their own, undominated by big names and formidable reputations.” The show has always been live (only Montgomery’s introduction and his good-bye are on film) and the scripts have nearly al¬ ways been reasonably lively. This year, of the 12 shows scheduled, one is a stage play, two others are adaptations from novels, one is taken from a magazine short-story and the rest are original TV dramas. All fea¬ ture six “permanent cast” members, plus whatever additional talent is re¬ quired. Of the six regulars, two ac¬ tors (John Newland and Vaughn Tay¬ lor) have been with the show since its inception. Among the newcomers are Jan Miner, who has replaced Margaret Hayes and is a veteran of a ten-year struggle through radio, TV and the New York stage ( including summer stock); Anne Seymour, whose summer stock back¬ ground embraces such communities as Millbrook, Ogunquit, East Moriches, Falmouth and Kennebunk Port; and Cliff Robertson, who has been up and around the barnyard circuit since 1951 and cheerfully admits that he prefers steady work on Summer Theater to unsteady work in summer stock. Elizabeth Montgomery joined the show last season and has been its biggest booster ever since. “I’m for this show,” says Elizabeth, who is five feet, four inches tall, weighs 109 pounds, and has blonde hair, a modest disposition and a frank and engaging air. “I got my start 4 Next week, not 'East Lynn': seated are Anne Seymour, left, Jan Miner and Cliff Robertson as Elizabeth Montgomery, Norman Felton, John Newland and Ruth Taylor stand dis¬ cussing a new Summer Theater play. Father and daughter act: the Mont¬ gomerys, Robert and Elizabeth, in 'Top Secret,' first television show in which they appeared together. on this show and I’ll slug anyone who puts the knock on it.” Elizabeth, whose legitimate theater experience includes a good-sized part in the Broadway production of “Late Love” last season, hopes to crack the movies when this year’s run of Sum¬ mer Theater ends in the fall. She ex¬ pects, however, to return to the show next season. “Frankly,” she says, with refresh¬ ing self-appraisal, “I need more work on Summer Theater.” The youngest performing Montgom¬ ery, who is married to Frederic Cam- mann, an assistant director on her father’s program, and consequently never quite manages to get away from the show, once told a magazine writer that she didn’t want to make a career of appearing only in shows owned by her father. “Sometimes,” she added. “I wish Daddy were a truck driver.” Reminded of this remarkable state¬ ment, Elizabeth admitted somewhat sheepishly that she had indeed made it. “The trouble is,” she appended with commendable candor, “that if Daddy were driving a laundry truck, I’d probably be washing shirts in his laundry—instead of acting on Sum¬ mer Theater” 23