Opera

Black and white photograph of (fighting , front row) Paul Frank (right) and Clifford Harvuot (left) while (back row, from l to r) Andrew Gainey, unidentified male affiliate, Laurel Hurley, unidentified male and unidentified affiliate watch in a rehearsal for the 1951 Central City Festival production of the opera 'Romeo and Juleit' at the Central City Opera House.

Black and white photograph of (fighting , front row) Paul Frank (right) and Clifford Harvuot (left) while (back row, from l to r) Andrew Gainey, unidentified male affiliate, Laurel Hurley, unidentified male and unidentified affiliate watch in a rehearsal for the 1951 Central City Festival production of the opera 'Romeo and Juleit' at the Central City Opera House.

Andrew Gainey (left) holds back Kayton Nesbitt (center) from Virginia Haskin (right) during rehearsal for the 1951 production of 'The beautiful Galatea.' Gainey performed as Ganymede, Nesbitt as Pygmalion and Haskins in the title role as Galatea.

Andrew Gainey (left) holds back Kayton Nesbitt (center) from Virginia Haskin (right) during rehearsal for the 1951 production of 'The beautiful Galatea.' Gainey performed as Ganymede, Nesbitt as Pygmalion and Haskins in the title role as Galatea.

Black and white photograph of (from l to r) Paul Franke, unidentified male affiliate, unidentified female affiliate, Virginia Haskins, Frank Valentino, Laurel Hurley, Andrew Gainey, an unidentified male affiliate and Dr. Elemer Nagy participate in a rehearsal for the 1951 Central City Festival production of the opera 'Romeo and Juleit' at the Central City Opera House.