Title
"Operafilm" production of "The Bohemian Girl" at the Imperial [advertisement]
Date
1926
Description
An advertisement for Basil Horsfall’s “Operafilm,” a combination of live costumed opera singers alongside an on-screen dramatisation, which later appeared in Winnipeg, Calgary, and Salem after its initial presentation in Ottawa.
Black and white advertisement, almost a sqaure. Border made up of black squares. Illustration of a woman and a man dressed in patterned clothing looking in the distance at the bottom right corner above the prices box. Top "Imperial" logo has "Picture" on the left and "Opera" at the right. In the centre, a large black oval with "OPERAFILM" in white text. The rest of the text is as follows: One Whole Week | Basil Horsfall Presents | Commencing Saturday, April 17th | Two Shows Daily Mats. 2.30. Eves. 8.15 | The Latest Unique Sensation | Combining Picture Presentation With the Personal Appearance of Several Well Known Opera Stars in "The Bohemian Girl" | Gwladys Jones-Morgan . Soprano | Joseph Sheehan ....Tenor | Martha Richardson .... Contralto | Edward Evans .... Barytone | George O. Miner .... Basso | Hear the Old Favorite Melodies - "The Heart Bowed Down" - "Then You'll Remember Me" - "I dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls" | Prices | Matinees Daily .... 30c | Including Tax. | Evening - Orchestra ....50c | Family Circle, 50c | Balcony, 35c
Source
Imperial advertisement. Ottawa Journal. April 16, 1926: 9.
Microfilm from Ottawa Public Library