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"Hansel and Gretel" production, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1957

Description:
Choreography by Julia Stuart. 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 referring to this production. (see "Relation" note).
Date:
November 22, 1957-November 23, 1957
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Hansel and Gretel" production, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1957

"Hansel and Gretel" production, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1957

Description:
Santa Monica Civic Opera production of “Hansel and Gretel.” Hansel (portrayed by Charlie Marie Gordon in lederhosen) and Gretel (Barbara Ludwig, wearing a dirndl) stand with the witch (Teresa Kirbe) in front of her gingerbread cottage in the woods. Set complete with trees, a stone oven and cut-out gingerbread children. Performed at Barnum Hall, Santa Monica.
Date:
November 22, 1957-November 23, 1957
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Hansel and Gretel" production, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1957

“Merry Widow” production, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, possibly 1960

Description:
Santa Monica Civic Opera singers performing in “The Merry Widow,” Act 1. A female singer in the role of the widow Sonia Sadoya (Hanna Glawari) performs at center stage while male cast members wearing tuxedos and military dress uniforms parade past her. The scene is a ball being held at the fictional Marsovian (Pontevedrian) embassy in Paris, and the “ladies choice dance” is about to start. An additional cast member dressed as an attendant stands to the far right. He wears a powdered wig, full sleeve shirt, waistcoat, breaches and stockings. He stands next to an entryway designed with intricate floral patterns. A second entryway stands across the stage; both flank a faux marble staircase. Visible stage props include chairs and a settee. Above the stage, microphones can be seen hanging from behind a border curtain. Beyond the stage, musicians are viewed in silhouette in the orchestra pit at foreground.
Date:
[possibly 1960]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Merry Widow” production, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, possibly 1960

"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, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1956

Description:
A group of opera singers stand on stage in Renaissance style costumes. One actor in the middle has his mouth open, as if singing. A stage set depicting the interior of a room with a suspended chandelier is also seen. In the foreground are members of the orchestra, and their instruments. The location is Barnum Hall.
Date:
1956
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Rigoletto" production, 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, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1956

Description:
A group of actors stand on stage in Renaissance style costumes. One actor kneels while another raises his arm towards him. Next to the actors is a canopy and throne like chair. A stage set depicting the interior of a room is also seen. In the foreground are members of the orchestra, their instruments, and members of the audience. The location is Barnum Hall.
Date:
1956
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Rigoletto" production, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1956

“Marriage of Figaro” production with Lou Ann Wyckoff, June Moss and Caterina Micieli, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1958

Description:
Opera singers performing in Act 2 of a Santa Monica Civic Opera production of “The Marriage of Figaro.” Cherubino (portrayed by female singer Lou Ann Wyckoff) sings at center stage while Countess Almaviva (June Moss) and Susanna (Caterina Micieli with guitar) look on. Cherubino and Countess Almaviva wear 18th century attire – he in a long coat, vest (waistcoat) and breeches, she in a lace gown and lace-trimmed dressing robe. The countess also wears a bouffant wig. Susanna, her servant, wears a full skirt and peasant blouse topped with a bodice. The setting is one of the Countess’ rooms in Count Almaviva’s palace, with ornately painted walls and a curtain balcony that becomes the room’s focal point. Set props are end tables and chairs. Musicians can be viewed in the orchestra pit at foreground. Performed at Barnum Hall, Santa Monica.
Date:
March 8, 1958-March 9, 1958
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Marriage of Figaro” production with Lou Ann Wyckoff, June Moss and Caterina Micieli, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1958

“Carmen” production with June Moss and Catherine Mazet, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1956

Description:
Santa Monica Civic Opera singers performing in Act 1 of “Carmen.” Catherine Mazet and June Moss (standing third and fourth from left, first row) and fellow cast members wear Andalusian attire (men dressed in the vaquero style wearing short jackets or vests and breeches with wide sashes and wide-brimmed hats; women wearing head scarves, peasant blouses and full skirts with fabric tied at the waist) watch as a singer portraying the character Carmen sings to the men surrounding her. Don José, a soldier, sits to the left of stage with sword at side. He appears disinterested in the crowd’s activity. At left stands a scenery flat representing a tobacco factory. A second flat representing a guard house stands across the stage. The setting is a town square in Seville, Spain. A backdrop painted with additional buildings and an open plaza creates the appearance of a town square. Photographed from the audience, the conductor and musicians in the orchestra pit and audience members in view. Performed at Barnum Hall, Santa Monica.
Date:
October 13, 1956
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Carmen” production with June Moss and Catherine Mazet, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1956

"Rigoletto" production, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1956

Description:
Two opera singers, a man and woman, stand on stage in Renaissance style costumes. The man has his arms around the woman. Behind them a covered table, chair, and stage set depicting the interior of a room is seen. In the foreground lies a piece of cloth with polka dots. The location is possibly Barnum Hall.
Date:
1956
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
"Rigoletto" production, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1956

“Pagliacci” production with Natalie Garrotto, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1952

Description:
Opera singers performing in a Santa Monica Civic Opera production of “Pagliacci.” Cast members sit stage right, making up the audience for a play-within-a-play. They watch as Natalie Garrotto, singing as Nedda/ Columbina, is being serenaded by Columbina’s lover, Harlequin. She stands on a secondary stage resembling a Greek temple. The stage’s curtains are pulled back to reveal an interior space with table and chairs. A banner painted with “I Pagliacci” is attached to the pediment. . Opera performed at Barnum Hall, Santa Monica.
Date:
1952
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Pagliacci” production with Natalie Garrotto, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1952

“Pagliacci” production, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1952

Description:
Santa Monica Civic Opera performance of “Pagliacci.” The stage is filled with cast members in peasant costumes, as performers portraying Canio/ Pagliacci (in clown costume) and Canio’s wife Nedda ride onstage on a horse drawn wagon. The setting is a 19th century Calabrian village. With rolling hills and trees painted on a backdrop. To the fore stands a secondary stage resembling a Greek temple. Drawn curtains shield the interior from view. A banner painted with “I Pagliacci” is attached to the pediment. Beyond the stage, two musicians can be viewed in the orchestra pit. Opera performed at Barnum Hall, Santa Monica.
Date:
1952
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Pagliacci” production, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1952

“Merry Widow” production with Natalie Garrotto, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, possibly 1960

Description:
Santa Monica Civic Opera singers performing in “The Merry Widow,” Act 2. Singer in the role of the widow Sonia Sadoya (Hannah Glawari) stands under the spotlight at center stage. She and the other female performers (including Natalie Garrotto as Natalie (Valencienne) seated second from left near the floor) wear the traditional clothing of a fictional Slavic country, including kokoshnik-inspired headdresses, peasant blouses, full skirts with aprons and waist cinchers. The men wear tuxedos and military dress uniforms. Cast members stand and behind her as she sings. The setting is a garden at Hannah’s home. Scenery flats representing trees, a faux brick wall and a lattice-work structure all contribute to the outdoor setting. Additional props include a rattan table, chairs and settee. Above the set, three microphones hang visibly from behind a border curtain. Beyond the stage, musicians can be viewed in the orchestra pit at foreground.
Date:
[possibly 1960]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Merry Widow” production with Natalie Garrotto, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, possibly 1960

“New Moon” production, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1949

Description:
Santa Monica Civic Opera performers in a production of “The New Moon.” Male and female cast members gather near a male performer standing on a stepped platform situated upstage center. Several look towards him as he performs, but one figure is viewed walking away from him, past men wearing sailor uniforms (white pants, stripped shirts and short jackets) towards the front of the stage. Image photographed from the balcony, providing a view of the entire stage – including microphones set at the foot of the stage, along with musician in the orchestra pit at foreground.
Date:
1949
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“New Moon” production, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1949

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

"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

“Lucia di Lammermoor” scene with Natalie Garrotto, Ray Gagan and Enrico Porta performed during "One Night at the Opera," Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1950

Description:
Excerpt from “Lucia di Lammermoor” was performed as part of the Santa Monica Civic Opera's “One Night at the Opera,” an event showcasing scenes from the association’s most popular operas. The performance took place January 28, 1950 at Barnum Hall, Santa Monica.
Date:
January 28, 1950
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Lucia di Lammermoor” scene with Natalie Garrotto, Ray Gagan and Enrico Porta performed during "One Night at the Opera," Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1950