BUFFALO EVENING NEWS—TV TOPICS May 6, 1961
MONA BRUNS , who plays the affable Aunt Emily on The Brighter Day, has had a wealth of theatrical experience that includes Broadway, Hollywood, radio and television. Miss Bruns made her theatrical debut in her home town, Bellville, Ill., at the age of 7, playing the daughter in the classic "Seven Nights in a Barroom." She arrived on Broadway at the age of 14. She made her debut in "Chin Chin' at the Globe Theater in a one-line role. And at the age of 16, she became the leading lady in the national touring company of "Captain Kidd Jr." In 1918, she met her husband, actor Frank Thomas, while they were both playing in "Hobohemia" in Greenwich Village — the first play of a young writer named Sinclair Lewis. In 1921, Frank Jr., was born. He learned about the theater as he traveled with his parents from one touring company to the next. At the age of 8, he made his own theatrical debut as a newsboy in "Carrie Nation"—and the Thomases became a theatrical threesome. She created the role of Aunt Emily on The Brighter Day in 1954, playing the part on both radio and television. The Thomases, who live in New York City, own a 35-foot sloop called 'The Mona." on which they spend many week-ends during the summer.
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