“Attention! Articles cast upon the stage by members of the audience during the performance will NOT be returned!”

That was the order written at the bottom of the playbill from the first “Gold in the Hills” performance, 75 years ago.

Long before the idea of using peanuts to taunt the villain, audience members apparently used personal items.

On Monday, the peanuts will be back — for a special 75th anniversary show by the Vicksburg Theatre Guild.

The play was first performed in the River City on March 28, 1936.

It has been produced by the VTG and Westside Theatre Foundation, which is no longer offering the show.