Saint Louis Municipal Opera Collection

The Saint Louis Municipal Opera collection consists of playbills and souvenir books from the 1953-1954 seasons, as well as various ephemera related to the performances. The collection is divided up into playbills, souvenir programs, and miscellaneous items.

The playbill and program listings are taken from the seasonal listings in the playbills, hence those performances for which a booklet is lacking will be listed in the order in which the season progressed.

The visual materials consist of panoramic views of the theater during an evening production, and 12 stills from six productions in the years 1953-1954. A letter from William Zalken, director of public relations for the theater, to Mrs. Henry (Marguerite) McAneny, dated Aug. 7, 1953, is included; the collection was a gift of Mr. Zalken.

Arranged by topic and organized into the following series:

Gift of the publicity director of the Opera to the Library.

This collection was processed by Paula B. Entin in 2003. Finding aid written by Paula B. Entin in 2003.

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Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Saint Louis Municipal Opera Collection, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Publisher

Rare Book Collection

Finding aids author

Paula B. Entin

Date

2003

Creator

Saint Louis Municipal Opera

Subject

Opera -- Missouri -- Saint Louis

Organization

St. Louis Municipal Opera

Language

English

Form

Playbills

Souvenir programs

Theater programs -- Missouri -- Saint Louis -- 20th century