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Item is an image of the sternwheeler Alaska's dining room mounted on an index card. Text reads: "Steamer Alaska. Dining saloon. Taken in port of Fairbanks. Note the officers table set for lunch. White Pass & Yukon Co."

A group of 14 people, 8 men and 6 women, sitting or standing around a table at the Cave; the men are all standing in the back row and the women are sitting in the front row

Two couples standing near a table in the Cave; both of the women are wearing white dresses and the men are wearing dark suits

Tan coloured back that has "The Cave/Canada's Outstanding Theatre Restaurant/Vancouver, British Columbia" on the left side and three lines and a space for a stamp on the right side; it is signed by Allan Sherman

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…

Brochure or poster for an upcoming performance of the Rowan & Martin Show; has picture of the two of them at the top which is captioned with "April 24 thru 29", then "The Rowan & Martin Show" in the centre with a…

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…

Postcard in colour which shows six men and four women on stage, with five of the men playing instruments as the band and the other man being the host; the women are all dancers or performers and from left to right are wearing a purple dress, a light…

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.

Cover for a table card which has small picture inserts of musicians with either a blue or pink background and "The Cave" and the address of the Cave at the bottom left corner; the musicians include Milton Berle, Louis Armstrong, Tony…

Item is an image of the starboard side of the vessel Alaska II docked in harbour with mountain views in background.

An older couple seated at a table in the Cave; the woman is looking past the camera while the man looks straight at the camera; the woman is wearing a light-coloured dress while� the man wears a dark-coloured suit and dark-framed glasses

Item is an image of Africa Star 2 in unidentified harbour from the starboard side.

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

Cover of commemorative photograph showing the inside of the cave.

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.

Item is an image of Admiral Wiley a freighter; underway with forested mountains in the background. Taken from the staboard side.

Brochure in landscape view which includes the names and photographs of every person starring in the Rowan & Martin show which include Dan Rowan and Dick Martin, Ruth Buzzi, Henry Gibson, Larry Hovis, and Joanne Worley; near the bottom left it…

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…

A couple seated at a table in the Cave; both the woman and the man are wearing dark clothes; the woman is touching the man's cheek with her hand

Item is an image of the port side of the vessel Alaska II docked in harbour alongside another vessel.

Cover for a table card which has small picture inserts of musicians with either a blue or pink background and "The Cave" and the address of the Cave at the bottom left corner; the musicians include Milton Berle, Louis Armstrong, Tony…

Item is an image of the port side of the vessel Alan Seeger underway.