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"Traviata" scene during performance of "One Night at the Opera," Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1950

Description:
Dancers perform “the gypsy dance,” in "La Traviata," Act 2, Scene 2. The dancers take center stage in Romani (Gypsy) attire. Female cast members portraying party attendees are dressed in gowns, the men in dress suits and cravats. They stand on the sidelines watching the dance. The stage set is comprised of gated stone walls surrounded by trees, replicating the courtyard of a country home outside of Paris. Musicians are viewed in the orchestra pit at foreground.
Date:
January 28, 1950
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Traviata" scene during performance of "One Night at the Opera," Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1950

"Traviata" production with Kay Marshall and Ray Gagan, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949-1951

Description:
View of Kay Marshall and Ray Gagan toasting in a scene in "La Traviata" in front of a banquet table beneath a chandelier. Twelve cast members are behind the table. Florence Timmerhoff is to the left of Gagan and Giovanni Zavatti is in the background, just behind the chair on the right.
Date:
[between 1949-1951]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Traviata" production with Kay Marshall and Ray Gagan, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949-1951

"Traviata" production with Kay Marshall and Ray Gagan, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949-1951

Description:
Kay Marshall and Ray Gagan, performing in "La Traviata." Marshall is seated to the left of a banquet table, set with 2 candelabras and with a chandelier suspended above, as Gagan stands singing beside her. An illuminated music score and the shadow of the conductor are visible in the orchestra pit in the foreground.
Date:
[between 1949-1951]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Traviata" production with Kay Marshall and Ray Gagan, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949-1951

"Traviata" production with Barbara Gholson, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949-1952

Description:
Barbara Gholson as Violetta and a male cast member stand in front of a banquet table set with a candelabra and beneath a chandelier at a performance of "La Traviata." Roger Hansen, holding a wine glass, and another male cast member stand behind the table and sing. Three other case members are seated at another table in the background and Florence Timmerhoff is visible in the on the right side of the background group. An orchestra member in the orchestra pit is visible in the lower right corner of the image.
Date:
[between 1949-1952]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Traviata" production with Barbara Gholson, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949-1952

"Traviata" production with Barbara Gholson at John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949-1952

Description:
View of 9 cast members onstage during a performance of "La Traviata." They are gathered at 2 banquet tables beneath a chandelier with Barbara Ghloson in front in the role of Violetta. Roger Hansen is singing, standing behind the main table on the left. And Florence Timmerhoff is in the background, 4th from left. A member of the orchestra, in the orchestra pit, is visible on the lower right corner.
Date:
[between 1949-1952]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Traviata" production with Barbara Gholson at John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949-1952

"Traviata" production act 2, scene 2 gypsy dance scene, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

Description:
Santa Monica Civic Opera production of "La Traviata" with about 4 women in skirts and peasant blouses, center stage, dancing, with about 14 other cast members, in formal dress, seated and standing at stage edges, with a few orchestra members visible below straight edge of stage.
Date:
1949
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Traviata" production act 2, scene 2 gypsy dance scene, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

“Traviata” cast members Enrico Porta, Marjorie Taylor and one other, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1950

Description:
Photograph of Opera singer, Enrico Porta, flanked by Marjorie Taylor (R) and an unidentified female cast member, with the Santa Monica Civic Opera. All three performed in an excerpt of “La Traviata” (Act 2, Scene 2). Porta wears a three-piece suit, the ladies wear satin gowns. They stand on stage in front of a “La Traviata” stage set.
Date:
January 28, 1950
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Traviata” cast members Enrico Porta, Marjorie Taylor and one other, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1950

"Student Prince" curtain call, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1952

Description:
Photograph of the curtain call after a performance of "The Student Prince" in costume on stage at Barnum Hall with the orchestra in the orchestra pit in the foreground. Cast members in the front row include: Irma Caron (Grand Duchess Anastasia, 5th from left), Donna Phillips (Princess Margaret, 7th from left), George Tule (Prince Karl Franz, 8th from left), Shirley O. Mills (Kathy, 9th from left), Paul Keast (Dr. Engel, 9th from left), Bobbie King (Countess Leyden, 10th frm left), and Thomas Glynn (Herr Ruder, 11th from left).
Date:
January 18, 1952 or January 19, 1952
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Student Prince" curtain call, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1952

"Student Prince" cast members in costume on stage, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1952

Description:
Group portrait of the cast of "The Student Prince" in costume on stage at Barnum Hall with the orchestra pit in the foreground. Among the case are, in the front row: Donna Phillips (Princess Margaret, 5th from left), George Tule (Prince Karl Franz, 7th from left), Shirley O. Mills (Kathy, 8th from left), Irma Caron (Grand Duchess Anastasia, 10th from left), Bobbie King (Countess Leyden, 11th from left), Paul Keast (Dr. Engel, 12 from left) and Thomas Glynn (Herr Ruder, 3rd from right).
Date:
January 18, 1952 or January 19, 1952
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Student Prince" cast members in costume on stage, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1952

Shirley O. Mills, as Kathy, standing on a table in the center of students in a scene at the Three Gold Apples inn "the Student Prince," Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1952

Description:
Photograph of a scene in the operetta "The Student Prince." Shirley O. Mills, as Kathy, stands on a table holding a pitcher in the center of students in a scene at the Three Gold Apples inn. To the left of the table a student sings; he is probably George Tule as Prince Karl Franz.
Date:
January 18, 1952 or January 19, 1952
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Shirley O. Mills, as Kathy, standing on a table in the center of students in a scene at the Three Gold Apples inn "the Student Prince," Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1952

“Rigoletto” with Natalie Garrotto, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

Description:
The Santa Monica Civic Opera performed “Rigoletto” at the John Adams Auditorium November 26-27, and December 3-4. This is either the November 26th or December 4th performance, with Natalie Garrotto in the role of Gilda. The role alternated between Natalie Garrotto, Kay Marshall and Diana Guadagno.
Date:
November 26, 1949-December 4, 1949
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Rigoletto” with Natalie Garrotto, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

"Rigoletto" production with Ray Gagan and Enrico Porta, Ocean Park Municipal Auditorium, Ocean Park, 1949-1951

Description:
Santa Monica Civic Opera production of "Rigolleto." Ray Gagan performs at foreground with about 20 additional cast members in costume, including Enrico Porta (seen at left under the parapet). Roughly 12 orchestra members and conductor Mario Lanza, in tailcoat, are viewed at ground level. Photographed from balcony with a view of the first row of the audience in left foreground. The stage has a curved edge with attached footlights.
Date:
[circa 1949-1951]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Rigoletto" production with Ray Gagan and Enrico Porta, Ocean Park Municipal Auditorium, Ocean Park, 1949-1951

"Rigoletto" production with Ray Gagan and 2 others, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

Description:
Ray Gagan as the Duke of Mantua with the characters of Sparafucile and his sister in a Santa Monica Civic Opera production of "Rigoletto" Gagan wears stockings and a doublet-inspired tunic with a small ruff at the neck and cuffs. Sparafucile and his sister wear Romani (Gypsy) costumes. He wears a white shirt and vest, a scarf covering his head. She wears a peasant blouse, beads, and a scarf around her hips over her long skirt, with a flower in her hair. The stage set is the interior of a dwelling with stucco walls, a curtained window and doors. A cloth-covered table and chairs complete the scenery.
Date:
November 26, 1949-December 4, 1949
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Rigoletto" production with Ray Gagan and 2 others, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

“Rigoletto” production with Natalie Garrotto and Ray Gagan, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

Description:
The Santa Monica Civic Opera performed “Rigoletto” at the John Adams Auditorium November 26-27, and December 3-4. This is either the November 26th or December 4th performance, with Natalie Garrotto in the role of Gilda. The role alternated between Natalie Garrotto, Kay Marshall and Diana Guadagno.
Date:
November 26, 1949-December 4, 1949
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Rigoletto” production with Natalie Garrotto and Ray Gagan, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

“Rigoletto” production with Kay Marshall, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

Description:
Kay Marshall performing as Gilda in a Santa Monica Civic Opera production of “Rigoletto.” Marshall wears a dress with a lace neckline and gold embroidery at the collar, cuffs, and waist. She also wears an embroidered velvet headpiece. She sits on a bench in the middle of a walled garden and mimes knitting with needles and an embroidery hoop. Background flats are painted to mimic stone walls- one with an open door, another with an open archway. Two performers can be seen from behind the scenery at left.
Date:
November 26, 1949-December 4, 1949
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Rigoletto” production with Kay Marshall, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

"Rigoletto" production with Enrico Porta, Ray Gagan and others performing, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

Description:
Enrico Porta, as Rigoletto, and Ray Gagan, as the Duke of Mantua, performing with other cast members in “Rigoletto" The singers wear costumes evoking 16th century attire - the female singers wear long gowns with full skirts and full, round sleeves. The men wear stockings, doublet-inspired tunics, ruff collars, and baldrics (for holding a sword) around the waist. Porta (L) and Gagan stand at center stage and sing with cast members standing behind them. The stage set represents a room in the Duke’s palace complete with a throne (an ornate wooden chair covered with a canopy, placed on an elevated platform). The walls are built with faux columns and crests mounted on them. Musicians are viewed in the orchestra pit at foreground.
Date:
November 26, 1949-December 4, 1949
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Rigoletto" production with Enrico Porta, Ray Gagan and others performing, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

"Rigoletto" production with Enrico Porta, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, circa 1950

Description:
Scene in a Santa Monica Civic Opera production of "Rigoletto" with Enrico Porta as Rigoletto kneeling in the center. Other identifiable singers are Ray Gagan, standing behind the table, June Moss (to the left of Porta), and Jean Kortlander (3rd from the right). The orchestra is visible in the foreground.
Date:
[circa 1950]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Rigoletto" production with Enrico Porta, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, circa 1950

“Rigoletto” production with Enrico Porta, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

Description:
Opera singer Enrico Porta, in the role of Rigoletto, sings while a crowd of nobles and courtiers look on. The singers wear costumes evoking 16th century attire - the female singers wear long gowns with full skirts and puffed sleeves. The men wear stockings, doublet-inspired tunics, ruff collars, and baldrics (for holding a sword) around the waist. Rigoletto wears an embroidered cape and braided belt with tassels. The stage set represents a room in the Duke’s palace complete with a throne (an ornate wooden chair covered with a canopy, placed on an elevated platform). The walls are built with faux columns and crests mounted on them. Musicians can be seen from the orchestra pit at foreground. Additionally, Natalie Garrotto (second from left) performs as a noblewoman and Jean Kortlander is visible as well (3rd from R).
Date:
November 26, 1949-December 4, 1949
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Rigoletto” production with Enrico Porta, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

"Rigoletto" production with Enrico Porta and others Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1956

Description:
Opera singers of the Santa Monica Civic Opera on stage. One actor and actress stand to the left of the stage, before a backdrop reminiscent of a house. The actor is dressed in Renaissance style garb, and the actress is dressed as a Romani (Gypsy). To the right on stage, are Enrico Porta and a female character in cloaks and Renaissance style clothing, standing before a backdrop painted to look like an exterior view. Part of a piano is also visible in the foreground offstage.
Date:
1956
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Rigoletto" production with Enrico Porta and others Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1956

"Rigoletto" production with Enrico Porta and others, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1956

Description:
A group of actors stand on stage in Renaissance style costumes. One actor and actress stand to the far left, while the majority of the company stands to the right. A stage set depicting the interior of a room is also seen. In the foreground are members of the orchestra, and their instruments. The location is Barnum Hall Theatre.
Date:
1956
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Rigoletto" production with Enrico Porta and others, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1956

"Rigoletto" production with Enrico Porta and Diana Guadagno (possibly), John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

Description:
The Santa Monica Civic Opera performed “Rigoletto” at the John Adams Auditorium November 26-27, and December 3-4. This is probably the November 27th performance, with Diana Guadagno in the role of Gilda. The role alternated between Natalie Garrotto, Kay Marshall and Diana Guadagno. Enrico Porta played Rigoletto for all four shows.
Date:
November 26, 1949-December 4, 1949
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Rigoletto" production with Enrico Porta and Diana Guadagno (possibly), John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1949

“Rigoletto” production, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951

Description:
Santa Monica Civic Opera performance of “Rigoletto.” The singers, portraying nobles and courtiers, wear costumes evoking 16th century attire - the female singers wear long gowns with full skirts and puffed sleeves. The men wear stockings, doublets with paneled sleeves, ruff collars, and baldrics (for holding a sword) across their chests. The stage set represents a room in the Duke’s palace, replete with paneled walls set with Corinthian inspired columns and a frieze over a curtained passageway. A painting hangs on a wall behind a throne - here represented by an ornate wooden chair; a chandelier hangs overhead. Musicians viewed from orchestra pit at foreground. Additionally, June Moss (far left) performs as a noble in attendance.
Date:
circa September 22, 1951
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Rigoletto” production, John Adams Auditorium, Santa Monica, 1951