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Lowell School Christmas Party

Date: 12 14 1944
Description: Eight girls (on the left side from floor to harp) Ruth Quale, Mary Fess, Patricia Kinney, Elaine Tripalin, (girl in the center) Carlene Stoker, (right side...
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Old Time Fiddlers

Date: 04 05 1948
Description: Posed with their fiddles are Theodore Rygh, Jr., of Woodford, left - third place finisher, and Herman "Tex" Falkenstein, of Madison, right - second place f...
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Old Time Fiddlers

Date: 04 05 1948
Description: Martin Christiansen of Edgerton, the oldest fiddler at the Old-Time Fiddlers contest at the Madison Community Center. He is 77 and has been playing almost ...
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Dr. Sigfrid Prager's Farewell Concert

Date: 05 23 1948
Description: Dr. Sigfrid Prager conducting the Madison Civic Symphony Orchestra, the Madison Civic Chorus, the University of Wisconsin chorus and soloists in his farewe...
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UW Actors Rehearse

Date: 03 11 1949
Description: Shown are some of the players rehearsing for "Le Malade Imaginaire", the Moliere comedy which the U.W. department of French and Italian presented at the Wi...
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University of Wisconsin Latin American Week

Date: 03 23 1949
Description: Cast members of the 19th century Mexican play "A Ninguna de Las Tres" by Frenando Calderon to be presented at the Memorial Union Play Circle as part of the...
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Mrs. Carl (Lola) Waller and Mrs. Everett F. (Elsa) Johnson

Date: 08 11 1949
Description: Mrs. Carl (Lola) Waller, 2138 Chamberlin Avenue, and her neighbor, Mrs. Everett F. (Elsa) Johnson, 2130 Chamberlin Avenue, posing for a portrait while atte...
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Prof. and Mrs. John (Lois) Dietrich

Date: 08 11 1949
Description: Professor and Mrs. John (Lois) Dietrich, 1218 Spring Street, at the Wisconsin Union theater for the opening of the Wisconsin Players' production of "The Ph...
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Lapham School Nativity Play

Date: 12 15 1949
Description: Lapham School Nativity play "Small One" is an yearly student Christmas production. "Mary" was played by Jean Loy, 943 East Dayton Street, rode Small One (d...
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The Nutcracker Ballet

Date: 11 17 1950
Description: Elaine Tripalin, trained at the Kathryn Hubbard School, is shown dancing the role of the 'Sugar Plum Fairy' in 'The Nutcracker' ballet at the Masonic audit...
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The Nutcracker Ballet

Date: 11 17 1950
Description: Four young girls wearing polka-dot dresses and hats are shown on stage at the Masonic auditorium. They are dancing the roles of the dolls in the 'March of ...
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The Nutcracker Ballet

Date: 11 17 1950
Description: Susie Burns and Judy Berger dance the roles of the Russian dancers in 'Trepak' in 'The Nutcracker' on stage at the Masonic auditorium.
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Edgewood High School Play "Youth is A Journey"

Date: 07 29 1953
Description: Three members of the Edgewood High School 1953 graduating class performing "Youth is A Journey" on the steps of the school. Left to right are: Mary Durfee,...
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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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University of Wisconsin Men's Dolphin Club Show

Date: 10 02 1953
Description: During a scene from the UW Men's Dolphin Club show "Robin Hood Comes Clean," six swimmers portray Robin Hood's "Merry Men" as they "march" to the castle. T...
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University of Wisconsin Men's Dolphin Club Show

Date: 11 02 1953
Description: During a scene from the UW Men's Dolphin Club show "Robin Hood Comes Clean," Don Hart of Whitefish Bay holds a sign with the word "Dungeon" written in larg...
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Madison Edgewood High School Play

Date: 03 22 1954
Description: Group portrait of cast members portraying "The Song of Bernadette", a play to be presented by the senior class of Madison's Edgewood High School. Pictured ...
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East High School Play Cast of "The Kangaroos"

Date: 04 29 1954
Description: The actor at center menaces a reclining actor with his fist as four others look on. Shown left to right, on stage, are: Clara Vick, Pat Kelley, George Scha...
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Virginia Terrace Children's Donation to the Roundy's Fun Fund

Date: 08 10 1954
Description: Children who live on Virginia Terrace donated $5.27, the proceeds from a theatrical play, to the Roundy's Fun Fund. Pictured kneeling: Kenny Lemmer. Back r...
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Theater Guild Opens Season

Date: 09 1959
Description: Carol Bryant, Robert Rancourt and Nancy Fowlkes act out a scene from "The Cold Wind and the Warm", the opening play of the Madison Theater Guild season pre...

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