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Cast of the "Mikado"

Date: 03 28 1936
Description: Elevated view of the entire cast of the "Mikado" operetta on stage at West High School.
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East High School Operetta Cast

Date: 03 05 1936
Description: Group portrait of the East High School operetta "Prince of Peddlers" cast on stage.
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East High School Operetta Cast

Date: 03 05 1936
Description: Ten principal characters on stage in costume for operetta "Prince of Peddlers" at East High School.
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East High School Operetta Chorus

Date: 04 11 1935
Description: Group portrait of singers in costumes standing on risers on stage for the operetta "Tune In" presented by the East High A Capella Choir and Treble Clef Clu...
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East High School Operetta Scenes

Date: 04 11 1935
Description: Two scenes from the East High School operetta "Tune In," a modern musical comedy, presented by the East High A Capella Choir and Treble Clef Club.
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East High School Operetta Cast

Date: 04 11 1935
Description: Group portrait of the entire costumed cast of the operetta "Tune In" on stage at East High School. The operetta was presented by the East High A Capella Ch...
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East High School Operetta

Date: 03 07 1931
Description: East high school cast and orchestra for the operetta "The Mikado."
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East High School Operetta Cast

Date: 03 02 1928
Description: East High School operetta cast sitting and standing on a stage.
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Fuller Opera House

Date: 1895
Description: Exterior view across Mifflin Street towards the Fuller Opera House, which later became the Parkway Theater and was razed in 1954. The City Hall is next doo...
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East High School Play Cast

Date: 03 20 1947
Description: A scene from "The Forest Princ,e, an operetta set in 16th century Russia, which was presented by the East High School a cappella choir and the concert orch...
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Central High School Operetta

Date: 01 13 1949
Description: Some of the Central High School Operetta cast members rehearsing. Left to right, Ruth Doris, Jo Raimond, Tom Coynes, Dick Peterson and Betty Figler. The op...
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Frank Hanson and Beverly Sime

Date: 02 02 1949
Description: East High School students Beverly Sime, playing the piano, and Frank Hanson, rehearsing for the "Pirates of Penzance" operetta.
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Opera Singer Kirsten Flagstad and Her Daughter

Date: 09 12 1949
Description: One of the greatest names in opera, soprano Kirsten Flagstad, seated, is pictured with her daughter, Mrs. Arthur W. (Else) Dusenberry, 4327 Regent Street. ...
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Singer Rise Stevens Arriving in Madison

Date: 10 15 1949
Description: Rise Stevens arrives in Madison for a concert at the Wisconsin Union Theater. Greeting her at the train station are George Holcomb, Kankakee, Illinois, stu...
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Chinese Opera

Date: 11 29 1949
Description: The Chinese Student Association of the University of Wisconsin presents an historical opera called "The Song of Ch'u." The costumed leading actors, from l...
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University of Wisconsin Players Opera Finalists

Date: 02 06 1950
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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Cast for Operetta "H.M.S.Pinafore" at Wisconsin High School

Date: 01 17 1952
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...
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Lake Edge Congregational Community Church Group

Date: 10 29 1953
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:...
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Olivia Monona

Date: 06 1904
Description: Olivia Goldenberger, who was born in Madison, but went on to perform under the stage name Olivia Monona with the Chicago Opera and the Metropolitan Opera, ...
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Professor Arthur Roberts

Date: 07 24 1956
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...

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