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"The Hare and the Hedgehog"

Date: 12 11 1934
Description: Longfellow School children on stage perform a scene from the folk play "The Hare and the Hedgehog." Longfellow School is located in the Greenbush neighborh...
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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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The Opera House

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Description: A view of the Opera House. Caption reads: "Opera House, Traer, Iowa."
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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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Madison Youth Summer Theater Presents Tolstoy's "The First Distiller"

Date: 08 16 1960
Description: Madison Theater Guild's Youth Summer Theater presents the adult show Tolstoy's "The First Distiller" in the Washington School auditorium. The play is direc...
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Peter and the Wolf Cast

Date: 11 29 1954
Description: Group portrait of the principal characters for a presentation of "Peter and the Wolf" by the Madison Civic Symphony orchestra and the Kathryn Hubbard dance...
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Tom Petty

Date: 09 12 2006
Description: Tom Petty playing a Rickenbacker guitar and singing during a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers concert at the Alliant Energy Center Coliseum.
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Tom Petty Performing

Date: 09 12 2006
Description: Tom Petty performing at the Alliant Energy Center with his band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. There are images of the show on a video screen behind him.
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Tom Petty

Date: 09 12 2006
Description: Tom Petty singing into a microphone and playing a Fender guitar during a performance at the Alliant Energy Center with his band Tom Petty and the Heartbrea...
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Tom Petty Playing Shakers

Date: 09 12 2006
Description: Tom Petty playing shakers during a performance at the Alliant Energy Center with his band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
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Tom Petty and Mike Campbell

Date: 09 12 2006
Description: Guitarists Mike Campbell (left) and Tom Petty playing together during a performance at the Alliant Energy Center with their band Tom Petty and the Heartbre...
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Tom Petty Playing Guitar

Date: 09 12 2006
Description: Tom Petty playing guitar during a performance at the Alliant Energy Center with his band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
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Tom Petty

Date: 09 12 2006
Description: Tom Petty smiles as he plays guitar during a performance at the Alliant Energy Center with his band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Guitarist Mike Campbel...
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Date: 09 12 2006
Description: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers taking a final bow after a performance at the Alliant Energy Center. From left to right are guitarist Mike Campbell, keyboa...
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Electric Light Orchestra

Date: 1978
Description: Elevated view of the Electric Light Orchestra's (ELO) stage prop space ship opening up with the band inside. This was at the beginning of a concert at the ...
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Dance Week

Date: 04 27 1958
Description: Members of the Madison Civic Dance Guild are shown rehearsing "En Bateau" from Debussy's "Petite Suite", which is a part of the Young People's matinee conc...
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Edgewood High School Presents Medieval Nativity Play

Date: 12 15 1960
Description: Edgewood High School presents a medieval nativity play in the school auditorium. Members of the cast are (lower, L-R) John Rengstorff, shepherd, son of Mr....

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