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Axis Mime Theatre
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription45309
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1977], published January 29, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elizabeth Murray-Byers and Wendy Gorling performing "My Baby" as part of Vancouver's Axis Mime Theatre. Wendy Gorling was a co-founder of Axis Theatre, and has received six Vancouver Jessie Theatre Awards.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1977], published January 29, 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 19 x 24.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-204
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- Reproduce for fair dealing purposes only
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Elizabeth Murray-Byers and Wendy Gorling performing "My Baby" as part of Vancouver's Axis Mime Theatre. Wendy Gorling was a co-founder of Axis Theatre, and has received six Vancouver Jessie Theatre Awards.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "A vignette program exploring a wide range of mime styles will be presented by the Axis Mime Theatre at Burnaby Art Gallery this Sunday, Jan. 30 starting at 2:30 p.m. Above, Elizabeth Murray Byer [sic] and Wendh [sic] Gorling perform 'My Baby'. The free performance is open to the public."
Images
Bob Prittie with Burnaby North drama students
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription46019
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 1972
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 19.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mayor Bob Prittie being "kidnapped" on the steps of City Hall by cast members of the play "Guys and Dolls", produced by drama students at Burnaby North senior secondary school. Robert Prittie was Mayor of Burnaby from 1969 to 1973.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- March 1972
- Collection/Fonds
- Columbian Newspaper collection
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 19.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 480-907
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2003-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of Mayor Bob Prittie being "kidnapped" on the steps of City Hall by cast members of the play "Guys and Dolls", produced by drama students at Burnaby North senior secondary school. Robert Prittie was Mayor of Burnaby from 1969 to 1973.
- Names
- Prittie, Robert W. "Bob"
- Burnaby North High School
- Burnaby City Hall
- Burnaby Citizens Association
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- King, Basil
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Newspaper clipping attached to verso of photograph reads: "Kidnapping of Mayor Bob Prittie was simulated on the steps of the Burnaby municipal hall Thursday by cast members of the play Guys and Dolls, produced by drama students at Burnaby North senior secondary school. The play will run March 8, 9, 10 and 11 at the school. Curtain time is 8 p.m. Tickets cost $1."
- Geographic Access
- Canada Way
- Street Address
- 4949 Canada Way
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Douglas-Gilpin Area
Images
Canadian Patriotic Fund stage set
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57712
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914
- Collection/Fonds
- J.W. Phillips fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Canadian Patriotic Fund stage set with young players in costume. The Canadian Patriotic Fund was established during World War I to provide adequate support and comfort to wives and other dependents of those men who had volunteered their services to their Country. The Governor Genera…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914
- Collection/Fonds
- J.W. Phillips fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
- Material Details
- Emulsion measures 11 x 15.5 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 12 x 16 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 487-016
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2008-18
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Canadian Patriotic Fund stage set with young players in costume. The Canadian Patriotic Fund was established during World War I to provide adequate support and comfort to wives and other dependents of those men who had volunteered their services to their Country. The Governor General of Canada was President and the Minister of Finance was Treasurer.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Phillips, James William "Jim"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Canadian Patriotic Fund stage set
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription57731
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914
- Collection/Fonds
- J.W. Phillips fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Canadian Patriotic Fund stage set with adult players in costume and a woman at the piano, off stage. The Canadian Patriotic Fund was established during World War I to provide adequate support and comfort to wives and other dependents of those men who had volunteered their services t…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1914
- Collection/Fonds
- J.W. Phillips fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w glass negative ; 11 x 15.5 cm
- Material Details
- Emulsion measures 11 x 15.5 cm on the glass; entire glass plate measures 12 x 16 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 487-033
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2008-18
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a Canadian Patriotic Fund stage set with adult players in costume and a woman at the piano, off stage. The Canadian Patriotic Fund was established during World War I to provide adequate support and comfort to wives and other dependents of those men who had volunteered their services to their Country. The Governor General of Canada was President and the Minister of Finance was Treasurer.
- Subjects
- Recreational Activities - Theatre
- Wars - World War, 1914-1918
- Clothing - Costumes
- Musical Instruments - Pianos
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Phillips, James William "Jim"
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Cast of HMS Pinafore Operetta
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35547
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the cast of the HMS Pinafore operetta. Identified: (back row, far right) Queenie Holdom; (front row, 7th from left) John "Jack" Holdom who played the captain. The operetta was produced and conducted by Bill Pritchard, later Reeve of Burnaby, and played in 18 halls throughout the Low…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1927 (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-405
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the cast of the HMS Pinafore operetta. Identified: (back row, far right) Queenie Holdom; (front row, 7th from left) John "Jack" Holdom who played the captain. The operetta was produced and conducted by Bill Pritchard, later Reeve of Burnaby, and played in 18 halls throughout the Lower Mainland.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Cast of HMS Pinafore Operetta
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35713
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1927] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the cast of the HMS Pinafore operetta. Identified: (back row, far right) Queenie Holdom; (front row, 8th from left) John "Jack" Holdom who played the captain. The operetta was produced and conducted by Bill Pritchard, later Reeve of Burnaby, and played in 18 halls throughout the Low…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1927] (date of original), copied 1986
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Pioneer Tales subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 12.7 x 17.8 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 204-571
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the cast of the HMS Pinafore operetta. Identified: (back row, far right) Queenie Holdom; (front row, 8th from left) John "Jack" Holdom who played the captain. The operetta was produced and conducted by Bill Pritchard, later Reeve of Burnaby, and played in 18 halls throughout the Lower Mainland.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Children performing onstage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2137
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Names
- James Cowan Theatre
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.185
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 21, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Children performing onstage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription2143
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Names
- James Cowan Theatre
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.191
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 21, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Children performing onstage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13200
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Names
- James Cowan Theatre
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.186
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 21, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Children performing onstage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13201
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Performances - Dramatic Performances
- Recreational Activities - Theatre
- Celebrations - Centennials
- Names
- James Cowan Theatre
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.187
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 21, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Children performing onstage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13202
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Performances - Dramatic Performances
- Recreational Activities - Theatre
- Celebrations - Centennials
- Names
- James Cowan Theatre
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.188
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 21, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Children performing onstage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13203
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Performances - Dramatic Performances
- Recreational Activities - Theatre
- Celebrations - Centennials
- Names
- James Cowan Theatre
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.189
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 21, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Children performing onstage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13204
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph ; b&w ; 8.9 x 12.7 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Subjects
- Persons - Children
- Performances - Dramatic Performances
- Recreational Activities - Theatre
- Celebrations - Centennials
- Names
- James Cowan Theatre
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.190
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 21, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Children performing onstage
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription13205
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Donald Copan collection
- Series
- Copan album series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : col. ; 8.9 x 8.9 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of costumed children performing onstage at James Cowan Theatre as part of the Variety show by children's groups during the Burnaby Rhododendron Festival.
- Names
- James Cowan Theatre
- Accession Code
- BV005.54.192
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 11 May 1971
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- July 21, 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Children's theatrical performance at the Oak Theatre
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85469
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1939
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (1 min., 36 sec.) : digital, b&w ; si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized copy of a black and white film segment of an unidentified theatrical production at the Oak Theatre with children as the performers. Children appear in costume with some dressed as mice or rats and cats dancing and performing on the stage while others are dressed as townsfolk. Th…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- 1939
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (1 min., 36 sec.) : digital, b&w ; si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-002-5
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2012-15
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized copy of a black and white film segment of an unidentified theatrical production at the Oak Theatre with children as the performers. Children appear in costume with some dressed as mice or rats and cats dancing and performing on the stage while others are dressed as townsfolk. The play closely resembles the folk tale 'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' (also known as The Pan Piper, the Rat Catcher of Hamelin).
- Names
- Oak Theatre
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
- Film clip originates from digitized version of original 16 mm film footage (item 562-002). This segment was part of digitized portion titled 'Royal Visit'
- Storage location refers to location of DVD containing this clip. See 562-002 notes for more information. Additional copies of video file stored in Permanent drive accession folder.
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Central Park
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
Video
Children's theatrical performance at the Oak Theatre, 1939
Children's theatrical performance at the Oak Theatre, 1939
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-002-5.m4vChurch play
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription82118
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1929 and 1939]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 17.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows five men and two unidentified women on a stage that is set as a room. The man third from the left is dressed in religious clothing. The man second from the left and holding a pipe is Bernard R. Hill.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1929 and 1939]
- Collection/Fonds
- Hill family and Vidal family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia ; 17.5 x 25.5 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 550-001
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- 2013-03
- Scope and Content
- Photograph shows five men and two unidentified women on a stage that is set as a room. The man third from the left is dressed in religious clothing. The man second from the left and holding a pipe is Bernard R. Hill.
- Names
- Hill, Bernard R.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
Images
Gordon Presbyterian Church children
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription35108
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1915] (date of original), copied 1987
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.4 cm print
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of children from Gordon Presbyterian Church in costume for the play "Tom Thumb's Wedding." They are posed outside Morton Hall (possibly located at Edmonds Street and Humphries Avenue). Identified: Leonard Moxham, bottom row, one from left.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [1915] (date of original), copied 1987
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Gordon Presbyterian Church subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : b&w ; 8.9 x 12.4 cm print
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 193-009
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1987-02
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of a group of children from Gordon Presbyterian Church in costume for the play "Tom Thumb's Wedding." They are posed outside Morton Hall (possibly located at Edmonds Street and Humphries Avenue). Identified: Leonard Moxham, bottom row, one from left.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Notes
- Title based on contents of photograph
- Geographic Access
- Edmonds Street
- Humphries Avenue
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Images
The Magic Cup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription36029
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1922
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 7.5 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of students dressed in costumes from their performance of the Operetta "The Magic Cup", performed by the Edmonds School at the Public Hall on the Municipal Hall grounds at 7252 Kingsway.
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1922
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Patterson family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 7.5 x 13 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 213-011
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1988-13
- Scope and Content
- Photographic postcard of students dressed in costumes from their performance of the Operetta "The Magic Cup", performed by the Edmonds School at the Public Hall on the Municipal Hall grounds at 7252 Kingsway.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Russell Photo Studio
- Notes
- Note on verso of photographic postcard reads: "Dug one of 4 little boys in front row. D. Patterson"
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 7252 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
Images
The Magic Cup Opera
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription37172
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1922
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 7.5 x 13 cm
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the cast of The Magic Cup, an operetta performed by Edmonds School students taken in the Public Hall on the Municipal Hall grounds at 7252 Kingsway. The 5 "pages" in the front row centre are; Allan McPhee, Harold Smith, Pat Custance, Ted Fennd, Dugald Patterson. Una Patience is in the…
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- April 1922
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Historical Society fonds
- Subseries
- Patterson family subseries
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph : sepia postcard ; 7.5 x 13 cm
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 326-002
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Accession Number
- BHS1996-11
- Scope and Content
- Photograph of the cast of The Magic Cup, an operetta performed by Edmonds School students taken in the Public Hall on the Municipal Hall grounds at 7252 Kingsway. The 5 "pages" in the front row centre are; Allan McPhee, Harold Smith, Pat Custance, Ted Fennd, Dugald Patterson. Una Patience is in the chorus. The cast practised in the "bungalow building" on school grounds.
- Names
- Carlson, Una Patience
- McPhee, Allan
- Smith, Harold
- Custance, Pat
- Fennell, Ted
- Patterson, Dugald C. Jr.
- Media Type
- Photograph
- Photographer
- Russell Photo Studio
- Notes
- Annotation at bottom of photo reads, "'The Magic Cup.' Opera / Edmonds, Burnaby, April 10-11-12 1922 / (Photo by Russell)"
- Geographic Access
- Kingsway
- Street Address
- 7252 Kingsway
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Stride Avenue Area
Images
Oak Theatre
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription85202
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1937 and 1936]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (9 min., 26 sec.) : digital, col., si.
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized copy of a silent colour film segment with footage of the construction of the Oak Theatre in 1936, the opening of the theatre held on August 4, 1937, the theatre with snow in the winter and the Digney family home and neighborhood . Andy Digney moved with his family from Manitoba …
- Repository
- City of Burnaby Archives
- Date
- [between 1937 and 1936]
- Collection/Fonds
- Digney Family fonds
- Physical Description
- 1 film clip (9 min., 26 sec.) : digital, col., si.
- Description Level
- Item
- Record No.
- 562-002-1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Accession Number
- 2012-15
- Scope and Content
- Item is a digitized copy of a silent colour film segment with footage of the construction of the Oak Theatre in 1936, the opening of the theatre held on August 4, 1937, the theatre with snow in the winter and the Digney family home and neighborhood . Andy Digney moved with his family from Manitoba to Burnaby in 1936 and purchased 2 acres of land where he settled with his family and built the Oak Theatre which was located at 5000 Kingsway (Marlborough & Kingsway). The theatre was located on a 2 acre parcel of land and had a 350 seat capacity and offered valet parking. Construction crews with men and horses can be seen laying the foundation and erecting the walls of the theatre and crowds of people and cars are seen arriving outside the theatre on opening day.
- Subjects
- Events - Openings
- Buildings - Commercial - Theatres
- Recreational Activities - Theatre
- Animals - Horses
- Names
- Oak Theatre
- Digney, Andy
- Media Type
- Moving Images
- Photographer
- Digney, Andy
- Creator
- Digney, Andy
- Notes
- Title based on contents of film
- Film clip originates from digitized version of original 16 mm film footage (item 562-002). This segment was part of digitized portion titled 'Oak Theatre'
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Sussex-Nelson Area
Images
Video
Oak Theatre, [between 1937 and 1936]
Oak Theatre, [between 1937 and 1936]
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_Archives_Moving_Images/_Unrestricted/562-002-1.m4v