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Cast members from a production of Robin Hood (?), probably Santa Monica, circa 1948

Description:
Cast members, probably from the Santa Monica Light Opera Company, from a staged production (possibly the comic opera "Robin Hood"). One figure stands at far left with a bow over one shoulder; he wears the hat and tunic typically attributed to Robin Hood. Similarly, two of the females wear "Maid Marion" style gowns with braided hairstyles. The singers are photographed on stage with props seen in the background.
Date:
[circa 1948]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Cast members from a production of Robin Hood (?), probably Santa Monica, circa 1948

“Cavalleria Rusticana” cast members Florence Timmerhoff, Enrico Porta and two others, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1952

Description:
Four opera singers from a Santa Monica civic Opera production of “Cavalleria Rusticana,” in costume, posed in front of a stage set. Second from left: Florence Timmerhoff as Lola; far right, Enrico Porta as Alfio. Unidentified players portray Mamma Lucia and Turrido. Photographed at Barnum Hall, Santa Monica.
Date:
May 11, 1952
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Cavalleria Rusticana” cast members Florence Timmerhoff, Enrico Porta and two others, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1952

"Cavalleria Rusticana" production, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1955

Description:
Opera singers performing in Pietro Mascagni’s, Cavalleria Rusticana. Cast members are gathered center stage in Italian peasant costumes while a singer, portraying Alfio, stands to the fore of the group holding a whip. Behind the players, an Italian village is depicted using a painted backdrop and set replete with a wine shop and church. Musicians are visible in the orchestra pit at foreground. Performed by the Santa Monica Civic Opera at Barnum Hall, Santa Monica.
Date:
1955
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Cavalleria Rusticana" production, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1955

"Die Fledermaus" cast members Ann Christensen and Louetta Farrar, Symphonies-By-The-Sea, Santa Monica, 1965

Description:
Text from newspaper caption: Opera 'Sisters' -- Louetta Farrar, left, and Ann Christensen will play a pair of Viennese sisters in "Die Fledermaus," to be presented Friday, Aug. 17, in the open-air theater at Santa Monica High. The play will begin at 8:30 p.m.
Date:
August 1965
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Die Fledermaus" cast members Ann Christensen and Louetta Farrar, Symphonies-By-The-Sea, Santa Monica, 1965

"Hansel and Gretel" cast member Barbara Ludwig and fellow performer signing autographs, Santa Monica, 1959

Description:
Cast members from the Santa Monica Civic Opera production of "Hansel and Gretel" greet their audience. Two performers, male and female, wearing German-style clothing greet children in front of a production poster. The male, who portrayed Hansel and Gretel's father, is autographing playbills. Barbara Ludwig, as Gretel, stands to his right. She wears a dirndl, her hair styled in pigtails. A production poster is propped behind them. it reads, in part: "Hansel and Gretel. Irving Beckman conducting. Fri. Ja[nuary...], Sat. [January...]." Barnum Hall, Santa Monica.
Date:
[circa January 23, 1959]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Hansel and Gretel" cast member Barbara Ludwig and fellow performer signing autographs, Santa Monica, 1959

"Hansel and Gretel" cast member Barbara Ludwig with gingerbread children, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1957

Description:
The gingerbread children were portrayed by members of University High School’s a capella choir, as noted in a newspaper write-up with title, “To Sing in Light Opera”. Article is one of several assembled by Adelbert Bartlett (see "Relation" note).
Date:
1957
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Hansel and Gretel" cast member Barbara Ludwig with gingerbread children, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1957

"Hansel and Gretel" cast members, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1957-1959

Description:
Cast members from the Santa Monica Civic Opera production of Hansel and Gretel. Three female performers in German-style clothing. One dressed as Hansel (left) wears lederhosen and holds a broom. Another, depicting Gretel, wears a dirndl and poses with knitting needles and fabric. Barnum Hall, Santa Monica.
Date:
[between 1957-1959]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Hansel and Gretel" cast members, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1957-1959

"Hansel and Gretel" cast members, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1957-1959

Description:
Cast members from the Santa Monica Civic Opera production of "Hansel and Gretel." Four female performers wear German-style clothing; two are dressed as males. Kneeling cast members play Hansel (in lederhosen) and Gretel (in a dirndl). Singers portraying Hansel and Gretel's mother and the Sandman stand behind them. Photographed backstage at Barnum Hall, Santa Monica.
Date:
[between 1957-1959]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Hansel and Gretel" cast members, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1957-1959

"Hansel and Gretel" cast member Teresa Kirbe and fellow performer, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1957-1959

Description:
Cast members from a Santa Monica Civic Opera production of "Hansel and Gretel." One performer, portraying Hansel and Gretel’s father, wears German peasant attire. Another performer wears a witch’s hat and an overcoat. The location is most likely backstage at Barnum Hall, Santa Monica.
Date:
[between 1957-1959]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Hansel and Gretel" cast member Teresa Kirbe and fellow performer, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1957-1959

"Hansel and Gretel" production with June Moss and one other performer, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1957-1959

Description:
Santa Monica Civic Opera production of "Hansel and Gretel." June Moss (as Hansel and Gretel's mother), and an unidentified singer as their father, perform at stage left. They are dressed as German peasants and stand within a cottage interior set. Two and three-dimensional trees depict a woodland exterior. View of stage and orchestra pit from balcony. Performed at Barnum Hall, Santa Monica.
Date:
[between 1957-1959]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Hansel and Gretel" production with June Moss and one other performer, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1957-1959

James Low, conductor, with Marilyn Mayne, coloratura soprano, Santa Monica, 1964 or 1965

Description:
James Low is mentioned in Los Angeles Times notices as conductor and artistic director for several American Opera Company productions. The company performed at the Assistance League Playhouse, Los Angeles. He is also noted in articles as a pianist, conductor, and director for numerous Symphony by the Sea productions, dates ranging 1965-1985.
Date:
[1964 or 1965]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
James Low, conductor, with Marilyn Mayne, coloratura soprano, Santa Monica, 1964 or 1965

James Low, conductor, with Marilyn Mayne, coloratura soprano, Santa Monica, 1964 or 1965

Description:
James Low is mentioned in Los Angeles Times notices as conductor and artistic director for several American Opera Company productions. The company performed at the Assistance League Playhouse, Los Angeles. He is also noted in articles as a pianist, conductor, and director for numerous Symphony by the Sea productions, dates ranging 1965-1985.
Date:
[1964 or 1965]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
James Low, conductor, with Marilyn Mayne, coloratura soprano, Santa Monica, 1964 or 1965

James Low, Marilyn Mayne and Rocco Silvestri after a performance, Santa Monica, 1964 or 1965

Description:
Marilyn Mayne and Rocco Silvestri are reported to be performing together at the Miles Playhouse in a performance sponsored by the Santa Monica based organization Patrons Society for New Musicians. See: "Showcase Concert to Be Presented Sunday," Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 1965" WS11.
Date:
[1964 or 1965]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
James Low, Marilyn Mayne and Rocco Silvestri after a performance, Santa Monica, 1964 or 1965

June Moss standing next to layouts of photographs showing her performing in operas, Santa Monica, 1955

Description:
Photograph of soprano June Moss standing next to layouts of photographs positioned on a piano and piano bench showing her performing in operas. Two of the layouts are titled "La Boheme, Santa Monica Civic Opera, 1955." Moss wears a wide-necked, cap sleeved silk blouse with a full, calf-length quilted stain skirt.
Date:
1955
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
June Moss standing next to layouts of photographs showing her performing in operas, Santa Monica, 1955

“Lucia di Lammermoor” curtain call with Betty Herrick, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

Description:
Betty Herrick in the title role of Lucia, from the Santa Monica Civic Opera production, “Lucia di Lammermoor.” Herrick, wearing a 17th century inspired satin robe and smock and holding a bouquet of roses, is photographed presumably during her curtain call. A man with a camera stands offstage to her left. Likely photographed at John Adams Junior High School, Santa Monica.
Date:
1951
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Lucia di Lammermoor” curtain call with Betty Herrick, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951