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Reel-To-Reel recordings - ROW

File contains reel to reel audio recordings related to the Ryerson Opera Workshop:

  1. "The Wizard Of Oz", performed Nov. 23-25. (A black and white photograph of Ron Taber, conducting the orchestra, has been pasted on the front of the tape case.)
  2. The Boys From Syracuse Record
  3. The Boys From Syracuse Part 1
  4. The Sound of Storowski and Wagner - Side 2 (complete) Tannhauser: Overture + Venusberg Music - Symphony of the Air
    and Chorus
  5. Once Upon A Mattress

"Peter Pan" ROW production

The file consists of the original 16 mm film re. the 1969 ROW production of 'Peter Pan'. The film rolls were screened on equipment available in the School of Image Arts technical department.

FILMS :
For identification purposes the film cans were labelled A and B. Based on the technician’s evaluation and expertise, only the A film was transferred onto two videocassettes. The B film requires more specialized equipment not available in the School of Image Arts.

VIDEOCASSETTES :
Two videocassettes, copies of the 16 mm film, can A.

1 of 2 : A 15 minute video made by the faculty and students of RPI Photographic Arts and RTA departments recording segments of the 1969 ROW production, "Peter Pan".
The scenes include :

  • Rehearsal
  • Behind the scenes/preparations
  • Production performance scenes
  • Audience.

2 of 2 : A 15 minute video similar to #1 above with a different introduction.
Scenes include :

  • Rehearsal
  • Behind the scenes/preparations
  • Jack McAllister
  • Production performance scenes.

Both cassettes have the occasional black (blank) segments.