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| Date: | 01 14 1950 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin School of Music orchestra on stage at the Masonic Temple, 301 Wisconsin Avenue. The conductor is Marie Endres. Violist is Martha Porter Kilgour. |
| Date: | 12 14 1950 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of Philharmonic Chorus on stage at West High School. |
| Date: | 05 04 1952 |
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| Description: | St. Bernard's Roman Catholic Church, 2460 Atwood Avenue. Group portrait of a large First Communion class in front of the stage. Includes business advertisi... |
| Date: | 08 16 1950 |
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| Description: | Jim Bidgood, Lester Levine, and Charle Schaefer act in the play "Illusions," one of three one-act plays presented by the Madison Youth Summer Theater which... |
| Date: | 11 17 1950 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 11 17 1950 |
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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 11 17 1950 |
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| Description: | Susie Burns and Judy Berger dance the roles of the Russian dancers in 'Trepak' in 'The Nutcracker' on stage at the Masonic auditorium. |
| Date: | 12 12 1950 |
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| Description: | Two costumed actors standing and sitting on stage during the Christmas pageant presented by Edgewood High School seniors. Marie Anthony and John McCormick... |
| Date: | 05 23 1951 |
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| Description: | Republican Assemblyman Ray Bice of LaCrosse performs a magic trick on Democratic Assemblywoman Ruth Doyle of Madison at a cheese party for lawmakers, legis... |
| Date: | 10 26 1951 |
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| Description: | The "Old South" came to life as the Shorewood Hills Community League presented its minstrel show to Shorewood Hills residents and guests. The cast of a hum... |
| Date: | 10 24 1951 |
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| Description: | Mass is celebrated on the stage of the high school auditorium for Edgewood's 70th anniversary. |
| Date: | 10 26 1951 |
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| Description: | The "Old South" came to life as the Shorewood Hills Community League presented its minstrel show to Shorewood Hills residents and guests. "End men" in blac... |
| Date: | 11 06 1951 |
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| Description: | Rehearsing for East High School's fall play, "Pride and Prejudice", are (from left): Alice Ghering, Terry Howe, Shirley Jacobson, and Gilbert Splett. |
| 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 20 1952 |
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| Description: | Three ballet dancers from Madison West High School perform at a benefit show sponsored by the school's Parent Teacher Association. The dancers are, left to... |
| Date: | 02 18 1952 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of four University of Wisconsin women in formal dress, finalists in a contest for prom queen. Left to right: Phyllis Berg, Nancy Wetzel, Nan... |
| Date: | 03 12 1952 |
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| Description: | Playing leading roles in "The Concert" play reading by the Pi Eta alumnae chapter of Phi Beta are, left to right: Mrs. W.G. (Mary) Ogden, Jr., Ray J. Stanl... |
| Date: | 03 24 1952 |
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| Description: | Mrs. John Dowling, a participant at the University of Wisconsin International Club Costume Ball, wearing a Spanish costume and doing a Spanish dance |
| Date: | 03 24 1952 |
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| Description: | William Chipman, a participant at the University of Wisconsin International Club Costume Ball, wearing an authentic Scottish Royal Stuart costume and playi... |
| Date: | 05 08 1952 |
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| Description: | Five women in costume, acting in a scene from "Gay Nineties," a skit written by Lorraine Rucker for the Drama and History departments of the Madison Woman'... |
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