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McCance creates a beautiful Scrim Curtain design in watercolors for the 1959 Revival of Theatre Under the Star's 'Chocolate Soldier.' The Curtain features a house set in a beautiful area with a fence.

A postcard written in black ink (portrait orientation) with pencil numbers in the upper left corner and no postmark.

McCance renders a setpiece in pencil and subsequently applies wonderful watercolors to render a remarkable image. The image depicts a home set above a cliff in the background, a fishing hut on an island in the middle, and a building with a pier and…

Room with Christmas decorations. Room seems to be the same as the one described as the dining room at Elkhorn Residential School, item no. 897 fonds 008 Missionary Society of the Church of England in Canada (MSCC) fonds, from the Anglican Church of…

A pen and pencil blueprint showing where certain set pieces should be placed in the Malkin Bowl outdoor theatre in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. A small detail image of a forest is included in the bottom left corner. Created for an unknown production in…

Four couples pose for the picture together with two couples standing and two sitting at the table

An illustrated postcard depicting tree trunks and the surrounding landscape in Vancouver, B.C.

Drink menu for Marco Polo, featuring a comprehensive selection of special cocktails and spirits.

A pen and pencil blueprint showing where certain set pieces should be placed in the Malkin Bowl outdoor theatre in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Produced for a 1953 production of William Shakespeare's comedy Taming of the Shrew by Theatre Under the…

Gail McCance's 1962 sketchbook, containing set designs for Giuseppe Verdi's "Aida," Giacomo Puccini's "Tosca," and Charles Gounoud's "Faust," as well as notes in McCance's own hand. Also…

McCance draws a rough sketch of the set for Gypsy featuring a 1926 Buick that will be part of the show for 3 minutes in Act 1, Scene 3. Created for the 1963 Theatre Under the Stars' production of Gypsy.

Map of distribution of indigenpus ethnic groups ca. 1850. Map was produced by the Government of British Columbia in 1956. Divisions are based on linguistic groups and include demarcation by language family; language group and dialect groups. GOV-4…

Black and white exterior shot of Marco Polo restaurant with a sandwich board standing in front.

This table photo includes a young man and woman who are presumably a couple. The man's arm is wrapped around the woman's shoulders, and both are smiling and looking at the camera. The man is wearing a military uniform and is identified as…

This table photo includes a young man and woman who are presumably a couple. The man's arm is wrapped around the woman's shoulders, and both are smiling and looking at the camera. The man is wearing a military uniform and is identified as…

A cherub or angel is rendered in gray pastels on a black background of construction paper. Created for an unknown production.

The back of the table card showing space for the autographs and a title; also includes advertisment for the music groups that performed (Earle Hill, Cor. Donald, and Ellice from Winnipeg, Manitoba)

McCance draws two rough sketches of an unknown object for a scene for the set for Gypsy. Created for the 1963 Theatre Under the Stars' production of Gypsy.

This table photo contains six people smiling and sitting around a table at the Palomar Supper Club. There are three men and three women who are presumably couples. Dishware is visible on the table in front of them.

This table photo contains four people sitting around a table at the Palomar Supper Club who appear middle-aged. There are two men and two women, who are presumably couples. They are smiling softly at the camera, and dishware is visible on their…

This table photo includes eight people sitting around a table at the Palomar Supper Club. They are smiling and looking at the camera. The group is composed of four men and four women, who are presumably couples. The inside cover of the table photo…

McCance creates set designs in watercolors for the Vancouver Ballet Society's Playhouse Performances of Coppelia. Set Designs for Acts 1, 2, and 3 show minimalistic, yet beautiful, decorations. Scenes 1 and 3 depict full light while scene 2…

Clipping of an ad for a 10 course Chinese smorgasbord at the Marco Polo, in celebration of the year of the dragon.