Scrapbook of Old Opera House materials

Archive

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Scrapbook of Old Opera House materials

Entry/Object ID

ARC18

Scope and Content

Scrapbook containing mostly photocopied materials related to the history of the Old Opera House in Charles Town, West Virginia. Prepared by Opera House volunteer Carol Gallant to mark the 100th anniversary of the opening of the New Opera House in 1911. The front cover is a color photocopy of the Old Opera House 1976 reopening pamphlet cover. Scrapbook contents include: 1 enlarged color postcard image of the "New Opera House, Charlestown, W.Va." 24 stapled, photocopied, typed pages (numbered 8-32) listing Spirit of Jefferson microfilm tapes that mention the Opera House from 1909 through 1946. 7 photocopied news clippings dated 1973 - 1980. 2 photocopied, typed interviews with Dixie Kilham and Millard Bushong. 1 photocopied excerpt from the 1976 souvenir program for My Fair Lady. 8 photocopied news clippings about the 1976 production of My Fair Lady at the Old Opera House.e 1 four-page photocopy of the My Fair Lady program. 1 three-page cast biography list titled "Who's Who in the Cast." 23 photocopies of the Old Opera House newsletter, The Callboard, from September 1974 through February 1981. 24 photocopied pages of miscellaneous materials including budgets, meeting minutes, renovation plans, and mailers. 2 DVDs for the 1999 and 2002 Old Opera House Variety Show, each with photocopied program. 1 photocopied article/short story from the Potomac Review, Issue 35, Spring/Summer 2003 by D.C. Gallant.

Acquisition

Accession

434

Source or Donor

Rissler-Sheely, Susan

Acquisition Method

Gift

Archive Details

Creator

Carol Gallant

Date(s) of Creation

2011

Archive Size/Extent

All materials are arranged together in an orange colored three-ring binder. Most materials are in plastic page-protectors divided into sections by content, others are tucked into the binder's cover pockets.

Archive Notes

Date(s): 2011 System of Arrangement: Different types of materials are arranged by tabs marked: News Clips Interviews My Fair Lady 1976 Newsletters Miscellany Additional materials are tucked into binder's cover pockets.