Plays, university extravaganza, and Gilbert and Sullivan operas

Included are - Production of play "While the sun Shines," by Terrance Rattigan, UK, 1943. Scenes from an unidentified play (photos for Dr Mitchell). Portraits of a man in academic robes (photos for Dr Mitchell). Production of play "The Rising Generation" by Laura Leycester, UK, written some time in the 1920s. Graff-Sherlock wedding photographs. Photographs for play "Mountain Air." Female impersonators, 1930s-1940s. Scenes from a university extravaganza, 1930s-1940s. Choirboys. Two photographs for the Boy Scout Association. Three photographs of a model of St Paul's Anglican Cathedrel, Wellington. Production of "The Mikado" by Gilbert and Sullivan, and includes photos of Mervyn King as the Mikado. Unity Theatre production of "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder, USA, written in 1937. Unity Theatre production of "King Lear." Mrs Arcus modeling an evening dress. Woman modeling a bathing costume. Play "A Rose without a Thorn." Studio set up modeling wedding and bridesmaid dresses. Production of "The Gondoliers" by Gilbert and Sullivan.

Dates of plays in this record refer to when they were written or first performed, not to the dates of the productions depicted in this collection.

Source of title - Title supplied by Library

Quantity: 132 b&w original photographic print(s).

Provenance: Donated by New Zealand Centre for Photography, Wellington, 2011