Backstage on opening night of the opera at Shrine Auditorium. Cast (from the San Francisco Opera Association) is dressed for the performance of Tristan and Isolde (Tristan und Isolde). Star of the show was Kirsten Flagstad, the Norwegian soprano, along with the San Francisco Opera Orchestra
"The Drunkard" is scheduled to beat the world's longest play record at 283 consecutive weeks plus one day. "Abie's Irish Rose" ran 283 weeks for the past 11 years.
"The Drunkard" is scheduled to beat the world's longest play record at 283 consecutive weeks plus one day. "Abie's Irish Rose" ran 283 weeks for the past 11 years.
Dancer Marianne "Marianita" Gatton smiling, standing on a stage, and showing her legs. Gatton is wearing a dress with a fringed bodice and ruffled skirt as well as stockings and dance heels. This photograph was possibly taken when Gatton was performing a Spanish or Mexican dance.
Thousands of people including patients and their families were present as civic leaders spoke at the dedication ceremony of the County General Hospital.