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Boy seated at a piano, [Santa Monica?], 1950s

Description:
Photograph of a young male seated at a piano. He looks toward the camera while playing the keys. Sheet music rest on the rack in front of him. Written on cover at left: "Granada. Agustín Lara. For Piano." Written on cover at right: "Intermezzo...the David O. Selznic Production Intermezzo...Ingrid Bergman, Leslie Howard. Music by Heinz Provost...Edward Schuberth & Co. Inc., New York, N.Y." The book partially obscures an open book of sheet music. Photographed in a residence, probably in Santa Monica.
Date:
[1950s]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Boy seated at a piano, [Santa Monica?], 1950s

Boy seated at a piano, [Santa Monica?], 1950s

Description:
Photograph of a young male seated at a piano. He reads the sheet music placed on the rack in front of him while playing the keys. Written on the cover of sheet music at left: "Granada. Agustín Lara. For Piano." The open book is turned to “To Love Again,” music from “The Eddy Duchin Story.” Photographed in a residence, probably in Santa Monica.
Date:
[1950s]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Boy seated at a piano, [Santa Monica?], 1950s

"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

House, likely 807 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica

Description:
P. H. Philbin, of Chicago, a former owner of the Sorrento Beach Club building on the Pacific Coast Highway at the base of the palisades cliffs, had planned a 12-story apartment building on the site in 1953. The project included utilizing the massive concrete Sorrento Beach Club structure which had been abandoned in an unfinished state. The project was controversial, as some property owners felt that it would mar the beauty of the Santa Monica Palisades Park.
Date:
[1950s]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
House, likely 807 Ocean Ave., Santa Monica

"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 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" 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

Performers in a children's concert, Roosevelt Elementary, Santa Monica, 1950s

Description:
Photograph of children in a school performance. The students range in age and are all girls with the exception of one boy at right. The girls wear a variety of costumes and uniforms. At ground level, nine young ladies wear Intermediate Girl Scout uniforms with neckerchiefs and button-down fronts. On stage, groups of dancers represent different cultures and styles of dance. From left to right: a teacher stands next to three girls wearing peasant blouses with full skirts and embellished hats; two wear graphic print pants with loose button-down shirts; one girl wears a modern ballerina ensemble. They are followed by Polynesian Hula girls in "grass" skirts and satin bikini tops, and four ballroom dancers - the boy wearing a tuxedo with a short jacket. Photographed from the audience, with several seated audience members in view. Photographed at Roosevelt Elementary School, Santa Monica.
Date:
[1950s]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Performers in a children's concert, Roosevelt Elementary, Santa Monica, 1950s

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

Description:
Santa Monica Civic Opera production of "Hansel and Gretel." A chorus dressed in Grecian robes performs across a backlit stage. The chorus is split into two groups, most of the players sitting or kneeling on the floor while one stands. 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, 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

Rapp Saloon, Santa Monica, 1950s

Description:
Photograph of the Rapp Saloon, a one-story brick structure with Italianate details and a wooden barn house door. Ornate signage marks every function the building has served: “Town Hall,” “Vitagraph Movie Studio,” “Rapp Saloon,” “Gas Light Café,” “Salvation Army”… “Holland Dutch…Repair Shop” and “City Jail.” At foreground, 1950s era cars are viewed parked along the street and in a parking lot next door. In the background, a high-rise under construction towers over the historic structure; to the right stands another Santa Monica landmark – the Georgian Hotel (1415 Ocean Avenue).
Date:
[1950s]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Rapp Saloon, Santa Monica, 1950s

“Carmen” production, Santa Monica

Description:
Opera singers performing in Act 1 of “Carmen.” Female cast members portraying tobacco factory workers populate the stage. They wear Spanish-inspired attire (peasant blouses and full skirts), hold cigarettes and sing while male cast members dressed as soldiers stand to the left and watch. The soldiers stand next to a scenery flat representing a guard house. Across the stage, a second flat represents the tobacco factory. A sign reading “Fabrica de Tobaco” hangs overhead. Photographed from the audience with view of the conductor and musicians in the orchestra pit, as well as audience members in the first few rows. This may possibly be a Santa Monica Civic Opera production. Stage is likely at a Santa Monica school auditorium. Date of production unknown.
Date:
[between 1949-1965]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
“Carmen” production, Santa Monica

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

Description:
Chorus members from a Santa Monica Civic Opera production of "Hansel and Gretel." Five young women face left and pose hand to arm. Four wear Grecian chorus robes. A fifth woman, wearing black pants and a turtleneck sweater, stands at center. Behind them, a small portion of a tile mosaic called, “The Vikings” can be seen. Photographed in the foyer of 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" chorus members, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1957-1959

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

Description:
Santa Monica Civic Opera production of "Hansel and Gretel." Opera singers portraying Hansel (in mock-lederhosen) and Gretel (wearing a dirndl) are on their knees, Gretel with hands in prayer pose. A basket rests near her, while a cottage can be seen in the background behind Hansel. 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, Barnum Hall, Santa Monica, 1957-1959

Open-air ballet performance, Memorial Greek Amphitheatre, Santa Monica, 1939-1965

Description:
View from audience seats of a ballet performance at the Open-Air Memorial Theater on the Santa Monica High School campus. The production is probably part of Symphonies by the Sea, an annual series of symphonic, operatic and dance performances held at Santa Monica High School (later moved to Santa Monica College).
Date:
[between 1939 and 1965]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Open-air ballet performance, Memorial Greek Amphitheatre, Santa Monica, 1939-1965

Santa Monica Beach seen from Palisades Park north of Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, 1955-1965

Description:
Santa Monica Beach and Pacific Coast Highway seen from Palisades Park between Montana Avenue and Palisades Avenue. The address of the house on the right is 704 Pacific Coast Highway. The sign on the business on the left reads "Neeny's Sorrento, Neeny's Bath House."
Date:
[between 1955-1965]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Santa Monica Beach seen from Palisades Park north of Montana Avenue, Santa Monica, 1955-1965