Scene from "The Mother of Us All"

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Creator

Hertel, James, Photographer

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Photographs

Description

Black and white photograph of a scene from the opera, "The Mother of Us All" by Virgil Thomson. The production took place at Wilfrid Laurier University during Festival Laurier '84. The actress in the foreground is wearing a dress. The three men behind her are in costume holding top hats. The backdrop is the American flag.

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Wilfrid Laurier University is located in Waterloo, Ontario. It began in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada. In 1924 Waterloo College was established, providing courses in post-secondary education. In 1960 Waterloo College became Waterloo Lutheran University, and in 1973 changed its name to Wilfrid Laurier University.

Inscriptions

Reverse, in pencil: Mother of us / All / 1 of 3- / L. Vol- #13 - March 13/84 p97

Reverse, in ink: Music-archives

Date of Original

March 1984

Image Dimensions

Image Width: 19.5cm
Image Height: 20cm

Subject(s)

Actors
Theatrical productions
Wilfrid Laurier University - Special events

Local identifier

U57_3099

Collection

Wilfrid Laurier University photograph collection

Geographic Coverage

Waterloo

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.4668 Longitude: -80.51639

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