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Pictures of costume designs for the opening ballet The Nutcracker decorated a wall of the lower lounge at O'Keefe Centre for the opening night party. (...)
Pictures of costume designs for the opening ballet The Nutcracker decorated a wall of the lower lounge at O'Keefe Centre for the opening night party. (...)

Pictures of costume designs for the opening ballet The Nutcracker decorated a wall of the lower lounge at O'Keefe Centre for the opening night party. (...)

Date12/28/1964
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Original Toronto Star caption: Pictures of costume designs for the opening ballet The Nutcracker decorated a wall of the lower lounge at O'Keefe Centre for the opening night party. Chatting near them are Celia-Franca; artistic director of the National Ballet and R. A. Laidlaw. Bothe are winners of gold medals of Toronto.
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0048221F
Looking over the menu at party last night sponsored by National Ballet Guild at Seaway Towers hotel are Mrs
Looking over the menu at party last night sponsored by National Ballet Guild at Seaway Towers hotel are Mrs
11/24/1962
National Ballet welcomed home. National ballet founder and director Celia Franca leads her dancers from the jet that brought them back from a successf(...)
National Ballet welcomed home. National ballet founder and director Celia Franca leads her dancers from the jet that brought them back from a successf(...)
7/4/1972
Above, Celia Franca, founder fo the National Ballet, wearing an an outfit by Ottawa designer Nicola Lang, is escorted by Arnold Spohr,retired artistic director of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Above, Celia Franca, founder fo the National Ballet, wearing an an outfit by Ottawa designer Nicola Lang, is escorted by Arnold Spohr,retired artistic director of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet
11/24/1989
ia Franca says that she got knots in her ach from constant financial struggles of the National Ballet
ia Franca says that she got knots in her ach from constant financial struggles of the National Ballet
6/26/1974
The national ballets Celia Franca
The national ballets Celia Franca
5/19/1973
Celia Franca, founder of the National Ballet, lives in retirement in Ottawa - but she still has the ankle of a star
Celia Franca, founder of the National Ballet, lives in retirement in Ottawa - but she still has the ankle of a star
10/10/1978
Cella Franca: National Ballet founder was shocked when told Grant had been forced out
Cella Franca: National Ballet founder was shocked when told Grant had been forced out
2/1/1981
Honored: Named to Order of Canada are, from left, former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, former Supreme Court justice Roland Ritchie, businessman Robert Blair and National Ballet founder Celia Franca
Honored: Named to Order of Canada are, from left, former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, former Supreme Court justice Roland Ritchie, businessman Robert Blair and National Ballet founder Celia Franca
2/1/1981
Celia Franca in retirement. Carrying 25-year-old memories of the National Ballet
Celia Franca in retirement. Carrying 25-year-old memories of the National Ballet
10/13/1976
Above left, National Ballet of Canada founder Celia Franca, who directed the company's 35th anniversary celebration, chats with Governor-General Jeanne Sauve
Above left, National Ballet of Canada founder Celia Franca, who directed the company's 35th anniversary celebration, chats with Governor-General Jeanne Sauve
3/2/1987
Celia Franca: At 59, the founder of the National Ballet of Canada can still do a mean Irish step dance
Celia Franca: At 59, the founder of the National Ballet of Canada can still do a mean Irish step dance
2/11/1981
Appleause! Applause! National Ballet founder Celia Franca (left) acknowledges the applause of the company's principal dancers, Frank Augustyn, Tomas S(...)
Appleause! Applause! National Ballet founder Celia Franca (left) acknowledges the applause of the company's principal dancers, Frank Augustyn, Tomas S(...)
2/25/1987