D'Oyly Carte Opera Company

Photograph of Peter Pratt as Sir Joseph Porter in the 1955 D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's production of 'H.M.S. Pinafore' at the Central City Opera House.

Photograph of Peter Pratt as Jack Point in the 1955 D'Oyly Carte Opera Company's production of 'The Yeoman of the Guard' at the Central City Opera House.

Portrait of Phillip Potter, a performer from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company who worked with the Central City Opera during the 1968 season as Nanki-Poo in 'The Mikado,' Colonet Fairfax in 'The Yeoman of the Guard,' and as Frederic in 'The Pirates of Penzance.'

Portrait of Phillip Potter, a performer from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company who worked with the Central City Opera during the 1968 season as Nanki-Poo in 'The Mikado,' Colonet Fairfax in 'The Yeoman of the Guard,' and as Frederic in 'The Pirates of Penzance,' appears in an unidentified production.

Portrait of Phillip Potter, a performer from the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company who worked with the Central City Opera during the 1968 season as Nanki-Poo in 'The Mikado,' Colonet Fairfax in 'The Yeoman of the Guard,' and as Frederic in 'The Pirates of Penzance,' appears in an unidentified production.

Portrait of Ralph Mason, a performer withe D'Oyly Carte Opera Company who worked with the Central City Opera during the 1968 season. Mason performed as Ralph Rackstraw in 'H.M.S. Pinafore,' as leonard Meryll in 'Yeoman of the Guard,' and as Earl Tolloller in ' Iolanthe.'

Portrait of Ralph Mason, a performer withe D'Oyly Carte Opera Company who worked with the Central City Opera during the 1968 season. Mason performed as Ralph Rackstraw in 'H.M.S. Pinafore,' as leonard Meryll in 'Yeoman of the Guard,' and as Earl Tolloller in ' Iolanthe', appears in an unidentified production.

Portrait of Ralph Mason, a performer withe D'Oyly Carte Opera Company who worked with the Central City Opera during the 1968 season. Mason performed as Ralph Rackstraw in 'H.M.S. Pinafore,' as leonard Meryll in 'Yeoman of the Guard,' and as Earl Tolloller in ' Iolanthe', appears as Lord Tolloller in the opera ''Iolanthe.''

Portrait of Ralph Mason, a performer withe D'Oyly Carte Opera Company who worked with the Central City Opera during the 1968 season. Mason performed as Ralph Rackstraw in 'H.M.S. Pinafore,' as leonard Meryll in 'Yeoman of the Guard,' and as Earl Tolloller in ' Iolanthe', appears as Lord Tolloller in the opera ''Iolanthe.''

Photograph of Muriel Harding (left) as Josephine, Peter Pratt as Sir Joesph Porter and and unidentified male performer in the 1955 production of 'H.M.S. Pinafore' by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company at the Central City Opera House.