Theater

Sign for the 1956 production of The Lark in a room surrounded by furniture, reading ''Central City Opera House Assn. By arrangement with Kermit Bloomgarden present twenty-fifth annual play festival dedicated to the memory of Mrs. Spencer Penrose, August 4 through September 1, 1956. Julie Harris in 'The Lark' a play by Jean Anouilh, adapted by Lillian Hellman with Sam Jaffe, Leo Ciceri, George Macready, Bruce Gordon, James O'Rear, Edwin Binns, directed by Joseph Anthony."

Sign in room surrounded by wooden chairs, reading: ''Central City Opera House Assn. Presents Twenty-Fourth Annual Opera Festival, July 2-July 30, 1955, Direct from London, England, The D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in Sir William Gilbert's and Sir Arthur Sullivan's Immortal Operas The Mikado, The Yeoman of the Guard, Trial by Jury, H.M.S. Pinafore, Iolanthe, Musical Director IsidoreGodfrey, Assistant Musical Director and Chorus Master William Cox-Ife, Director of Productions Robert Gibson.''

Sign on outside wall of a building next to a door, reading ''Central City Opera House Assn. Presents Twenty-Sixth Annual Opera Festival, June 29th through July 27, 1957, The Immortal Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi and The Gypsy Baron, A Viennese Comedy by Johann Strauss, Both Productions Designed and Directed by Dr. Elemer Nagy, Musical Director and Conductor Mr. Emerson Buckley, Associate Conductor Mr. Walter Taussig, Chorus Master Mr. Roger Dexter Fee.''

Billboard for unknown season (possibly 1939) reads, " With an all star New York Cast; Mr. Arthus Anderson, Mis Hilda Burka, Mr. Mark Daniels, Mr. Richard Hale, Miss Natalie Hall, Mr. John Jameson, Miss Anna Kaskas, Mr. Clair Kramer, Mr. Charles Kullman, and a remarkable ensemble staged by Felix Brentano, associate producer Mr. Richarde Aldrich, the music under the direction of Mr. Frank St. Leger."

Billboard for unknown (possibly 1952) season reads," the stars an exceptional New York cast in person; Ann Ayers, Frances Bible, Anne Bollinger, Michael Bondon, Algerd Brazis, Davis Cunningham, Jean Gibbons, Dean Hutchings, Helen Laird, Virginia MacWatters, James McCracken, Brenda Miller, James Pease, David Poleria, Charles Post, Hugh Thompson, Frank Valentino, Luigi Vellucci,Elinor Warren, Chester Watson, with a remarkable chorus and orchestra."

Billboard reads, " The performances will be sung in english by a remarkable cast of singers from New York; Adelaide Bishop, Larry Bolton, Vera Bryner, Gabor Carelli, Laura Castellano, Davis Cunningham, Helen George, Clifford Harvuot, Norman Kelly, Regina Resnik, Kenneth Schon, Johnny Silver, assistant conductor Peter Paul Fuchs, with a remarkable chorus, ballet and orchestra."

Black and white photograph of the billboard from the 1967 festival production 'A Masked Ball.' Billboard reads: 'A Masked Ball - Cast for the performance - Amelia, Eileen Schauler; Gustav III, Gianni Savelli; Count Johan, Benjamin Rayson; Oscar, Nadja Witkowska; Couth Horn, Malcolm Smith; Ulrica, Marija Kova; Count Rubbing, William MacCully; Christian, Michael Devlin, Conductor Norman Johnson. '

Man standing by billboard for the 1957 production of 'Separate Tables,' reading ''Direct from New York, settings by Michael Weight, lighting and supervision by Paul Morrison, produced by Robert Whitehead by arrangement with Stephen Mitchell, The remarkable New York cast includes William Podmore, Catherine Proctor, Michael Lipton, Valerie Cardew, Helena Carroll, Georgia Harvy.'' Another partially obscured billboard listing more names appears to the right.

Black and white photograph of CCOHA co-founder, Edna Chappell wearing dark colored top. Mrs. Chappell, along with four others, formed the CCOHA in 1931 after a walk through of the then falling apart Opera House.