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| Date: | 04 06 1958 |
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| Description: | A full stage view of Madison Theater Guild's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "The King and I", at East High School. |
| Date: | 07 24 1956 |
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| Description: | Arthur Roberts, Professor of Physics at Rochester University, demonstrates his other passion in life while seated at a piano. He is in Madison working on a... |
| Date: | 04 08 1957 |
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| Description: | Don Philipp of 1102 Gilson Street works on the lighting for the Central High School production of operetta "The Waltz Dream." |
| Date: | 04 08 1957 |
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| Description: | Flute players, Penny Brown, 642 State Street and Dennis Beecher, 547 Randall Avenue, rehearse for a scene from "A Waltz Dream," an operetta presented at Ce... |
| Date: | 04 08 1957 |
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| Description: | The Central High orchestra accompanied the singers for the presentation of the operetta, "The Waltz Dream." Rehearsing with their instruments are Mary Val... |
| Date: | 04 08 1957 |
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| Description: | Three Central High School students rehearse their lines for an operetta, "The Waltz Dream." Don Jennerman, 29 East Dayton Street, looks over the shoulder ... |
| Date: | 03 20 1957 |
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| Description: | Three laughing "French dancers" pose and look towards John Miller (Simon O'Hara), right. The dancers are, Barbara Newton, Jackie Plenke, and Joanne Lillywh... |
| Date: | 10 21 1957 |
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| Description: | A long line forming at the Wisconsin Union Theater ticket office with hopes to attend the performance of "Traviata." |
| Date: | 10 29 1953 |
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| Description: | Four costumed operetta actors rehearse at Lake Edge Congregational Community Church (now Lake Edge UCC Church), 4200 Buckeye Road. Left to right, they are:... |
| Date: | 03 20 1957 |
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| Description: | Three students of the backstage and lighting crews pose around a spot light during a production of "Naughty Marietta" at West High School. They are Kent Ki... |
| Date: | 10 21 1957 |
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| Description: | Mr. and Mrs. John J. Stiennon waiting for friends in the Memorial Union lobby prior to attending the opera "Traviata." |
| Date: | 10 21 1957 |
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| Description: | Smiling a greeting to friends at the Memorial Union theater prior to the opera "Traviata" were Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bassett. |
| Date: | 03 20 1957 |
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| Description: | An informal shot of five of "Naughty Marietta" operetta's leading characters. Shown seated are Joan Herreid (Lizette) and Dick Togstad (Lt. Gov. Grandet). ... |
| Date: | 10 21 1957 |
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| Description: | Mrs. (Helen) Walter E. Meanwell and Mrs. Edward J. Young attending the opera "Traviata" at the Memorial Union Theater. They are wearing white gloves for th... |
| Date: | 10 21 1957 |
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| Description: | Chatting in the lobby of the Union Memorial Theater before the opera "Traviata" were Mrs. Homer M. Carter, Dr. Carter, and Mrs. Dewey Edson. |
| Date: | 10 21 1957 |
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| Description: | Anticipating an evening of musical pleasure at the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union Theater's production of "Traviata," were Professor and Mrs. Lelan... |
| Date: | 10 21 1957 |
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| Description: | Photographed as they arrived at the Wisconsin Union Theater to see the opera "Traviata" were Professor and Mrs. Roland K. Meyer. Professor Meyer is a membe... |
| Date: | 10 21 1957 |
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| Description: | Among the many University of Wisconsin faculty couples at the Memorial Union Theater to see the opera "Traviata" were Professor and Mrs. Andrew T. Weaver. ... |
| Date: | 01 17 1952 |
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| Description: | Faculty advisor Ernest Justice posing with members of the cast of the operetta "H.M.S. Pinafore" which students of Wisconsin High school will present at th... |
| Date: | 02 06 1950 |
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| Description: | Finalists in tryouts for leading roles in the first opera ever to be presented by the Wisconsin Players are shown here with Doris Kassel, accompanist, at a... |
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