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1960s

February 1964
Die Fledermaus

Die Fledermaus

Presented with
The Elmira Symphony and Choral Society
Written by Johann Strauss
Directed by
Peyton Hibbitt and Mrs. James G. Gray

The Metropolitan Opera version of Johann Strauss's operatta in three acts.
English lyrics by Howard Dietz
English text by Garson Kanin
Based on the libretto by
Meilhac abd Halevey, Haffner and Geneee

CAST
INTRODUCTION & ACT I

Robert Tarbaux as Gabriel Von Eisenstein
Adrienne Bernhardt ... Rosalinde
Rebecca Reinsmith ... Adele
Delos Aumock, Jr. ... Alfred
Keith Calkins ... Dr. Blind
Roland Bentley ... Dr. Halke
Harold Treu
Understudy John Bumbalo
... Frank

ACT II

Gloria Kirk
Understudy Audrey Kelly
... Prince Orlofsky
Marion Wladis ... Ida

ACT II

Ernest Friedman ... Frosch
     
CHORUS
Katherine Allen   Martin Andrews
Kristen Banfield   Helen Baynes
Walter Baynes   Bradford Bearce
Gary Bernhardt   Sharon Brewer
David Bright   Prudy Burke
Helen Clark   Frances Crew
Edmund Dana   Lydia Davis
Edna Dobbs   Ellen Finch
Jan Fisher   Judy Fischer
Elnora Hancock   Alfred Hancock
Marcia Hetherton   Jeanne Horton
Vinnie Krebs   Burt Kreske
Linda Kurzenberger   Elizabeth Laurie
Ruth Liatos   Karen Loomis
Paula Mallory   Delores McGowan
Mary Booth Roberts   Donald Smith
Claude Stewart   Mary Jane Swan
Elma Tipton   Patricia Woodward
Marty Viehe   Helen Yohn
     
DANCERS
Debbie Boughton   Barbara Fisher
Delores Leach   Holly Lipson
Carol Ann Mesko   Judy Rhodes
Jane Roemelt   Kitty Sirp
     
ORCHESTRA

Violin
Edward Pittingill, Concertmaster
Lillian Bystrom
Kathryn Asmussen
Constantine Dumas
Christine Stolz
Joan Reuning
Donald Johnsonl
Estella Osborne
Joe Johnson
Jack Bilson

Viola
Douglas Besemer
Elias Frudenheim
Sanford Reuning

Bassoon
Irving Houghtaling

Harp
Catherine Elliott

Horn
John Kihlstron
Marshall Brown

Oboe
Bruce MacDugall

Timpani
Henry Ketterer

 

Cello
Forrest Saunders
Mary Carter
Winifred Deemy
Fern King
Jill O'Brien

Bass
Capitola Raitt
Anthony Monacco

Flute
Sallie Matteson
Carole Bubacz

Clarinet
Louis Coccagnia
Jack Rossie
Donald Hultz

Trumpet
James M. Wilson
Richard C. Shore

Trombone
Philip Layton
Frederick A. Betschen
Martin Donner

Percussion
John Houghtaling

     
CREW
Production Manager ... Mrs. Barger Crusade
Business Managers ... Mrs. Nathan Epstein, Irving Houghtaling
Stage Manager ... Robert McQuaid
Choreography ... Mme. Helena
Rehearsal Accompanist ... Carole Bubacz
Set Design ... John Fell, Joan French
Assisted by Members of the Elmira Art Club
Set Construction ...

Robert McQuaid
Assisted by Jack McQuaid, Tiny Lee, Jim Gilmore, Duryl Freas, Glen Rothermel, John Fell

Ballet ...

Members of the Elmira-Corning Ballet Company, Inc.

Wardrobe Mistress ...

Edna Dobbs
Assisted by Dorothy Bolger, Lucy Van Duzer, Mary Booth Roberts, Molly Baxter, Veronica Sekella

Make-Up ...

Ernest Friedman
Assisted by Betty Blanchard, Earl Canfield, Gloriadeen Foster, Thelma Murdock, Marsha Murphy, Oletta Brown, Della Samuels, Judy Chapman

Lighting ... Richard Melling, Joseph Sacconne
Properties ...

Audrey McQuaid
Assisted by Bella Sherman, Laura Peck

Publicity ...

Eila Crusade

Programs ...

Catherine Craig

Box Office ...

Faye Epstein, Lauretta Marquette

House Manager ...

Edwin Hecht

Tickets ...

Ann Teeter, Charles Kakritz

     
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Tri-Cities Opera of Binghamton, Buell's Flowers, Del's Furs, J.P.&M. Sullivan, Personius-Warne Studios. Chandeliers ourtesy of Mme. Helena's School of Dance Arts

 

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"Notes of a Twenty Year History"
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