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Ivy Scott's CareerIvy began her singing and acting career at the tender age of five appearing in "Hans, the Boatman". By fourteen she was playing the leading soubrette parts for the J. C. Williamson’s Royal Comic Opera Co. After coming to America in 1910, she appeared at the Century Opera House with the Henry Savage Co. Eventually she shifted to musicals finishing her career with the acclaimed "Song of Norway".

Early Opera

This album covers her early operatic career ca. 1905-1920. It includes publicity photographs of Ivy as 'Madam Butterfly" an opera presented by the Aborn English Opera Co., New York City.

20 files, last one added on Apr 26, 2006

Robin Hood

Publicity photographs for deKoven's operetta "Robin Hood". These photos may represent two different companies: the deKoven Opera Co. and for the Walker-Stevens Co. but we haven't yet identified which are which. We know that Ivy Scott played "Maid Marion" in the touring company. "Robin Hood" toured the USA and Canada from September 1915 to June 1916. This album includes digital scans of an original program, publicity photos and a panoramic cast photo taken in front of the Broadway Theatre, Denver, Colorado.

29 files, last one added on Apr 25, 2006

Higher and Higher

In 1943 Ivy Scott appeared in the movie "Higher and Higher" released by RKO Pictures. She played the role of the cook "Mrs. Whiffin". Other notable cast members were Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, Jack Haley, Barbara Hale and Victor Borge. This album is an collection of publicity photographs taken to promote the movie.

12 files, last one added on Apr 22, 2006

Theatre and Benefits

Ivy Scott appearing in various broadway plays including "Song of Norway" which ran from August 1944 to September 1946. She also performed at a show put on for the servicemen during WWII.

11 files, last one added on Apr 22, 2006

4 albums on 1 page(s)

Historic Events

The 1906 San Franciso Earthquake

Photographs taken by Anna Melvina Bartlett in the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake, 1906. Family tradition says tha Anna, who was living in Seattle at the time, arrived in San Francisco on the first train able to get through. These photos were most likely taken with her Brownie box camera. All prints were made from the original negatives.

9 files, last one added on Apr 19, 2006

1 albums on 1 page(s)

Halloween 2007After 30 years of saying "I should decorate this Halloween - it's my favorite holiday." I finally did it. The props were begged, borrowed, scavanged (Goodwill has great stuff!), homemade, and purchased. The result was a big hit and everyone seemed to have a great time. We got about 50 kids which is about 43 more than usual - Yipee! The crew and I can't wait to do it all again next year.

Halloween in Daylight

All the props and sets in the daylight. It's about 4pm and the kiddies are about to show up. You can see the details best with these pictures but the night shots really show the whole effect.

74 files, last one added on Nov 13, 2007

Halloween at Night

The scene on All Hallows Eve. Yes folks, lighting does make all the difference. I had three green spotlights in the yard: one on the spooky tree greeter, one on the skeleton archeologist and one spotlighting the mummy. Inside the porch there were two orange lights and a variety of orange glowsticks and LED flicker lights both in the open and concealed. The cauldron and the hanging skull had internal lights that changed colors. There was a blue glowstick behind the ghost images in the front window which gave them an eerie glow.

10 files, last one added on Nov 13, 2007

Halloween with a Flash

All the same stuff as the night album only illuminated by the camera flash

7 files, last one added on Nov 13, 2007

3 albums on 1 page(s)

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