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A pen and pencil blueprint showing where certain set pieces should be placed in the Malkin Bowl outdoor theatre in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Created for an unknown production in 1953 by Theatre Under the Stars. Initialed by Gail McCance.

McCance creates a setpiece in watercolors depicting a beautiful forest scene with intricate details on black trees and canopy set against a blue sky. Production title and date unknown.

Item is an image of the Aeriel from a distance from the portside. In harbour at Renforth New Brunswick by Percy W. Thompson.

A group of women and men seated or standing at a table; the back row consists of four men standing and the bottom row consists of five women and one man sitting

McCance creates a set design in vibrant watercolors on the recto depicting the Deck of the New Moon. On the verso, he creates a sketch of the New Moon's deck form verticle vantage point. Created for the 21st act of Theatre Under The Stars…

Tan card stock with menu typed on it; menu is divided into Beverage Service (includes water & ice, various types of pops, and fruit juices) and Chef's Specials (includes 5 different options)

Item is an image of Aegaeon docked, from the starboard side. "Aegaeon leaving Venice" written on the back.

Black cover for the table card with white text on it; advertises the performances of Phil Ford & Mimi Hines, Tony Martin, Frankie Laine, Pearl Baily, The Mills Bros., Lena Horne, and Louis Armstrong

Yellow cover for a menu which has a sketch of a woman in a nightie with a row of men's heads looking at her and smiling, the words "The Pajama Game" below, and "Souvenir Menu" and "The Cave" near the bottom;…

Cover of commemorative photograph showing illustrated couples dancing and performers playing music.

McCance creates a set design in vibrant watercolors depicting a hallway in Monsieur Beaunoir's beuatiful mansion. Created for the 13th act of Theatre Under The Stars' 1954 production "New Moon."

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 Charles Rudolf Friml's operetta Rose-Marie by Theatre Under the Stars…

McCance creates a setpiece in ornate watercolor depicting three stages, the center being prominant. The production title and date is unknown, however it was created for Acts 2, 3, and 5.

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

Cover of scrip book for the Arctic Club, including the name of the owner written in pencil.

Cover for the table card which includes scenes of people dancing, playing musical instruments, and talking; there is also a singer on the stage

A cover for the table card that shows a wide-range view of the inside of the Cave Supper Club with the logo in the top left and the title in the bottom right; they are also advertising the music of Henry Scammell

Tan coloured paper with "autographs" written in cursive in the top left corner on an angle and three lines below for autographs; at the bottom there is "The Big Names Play The Cave"; all text is blue

Black and white poster announcing a performance by Paul Anka; the left half of the poster includes the date and an introduction to him, as well as introduces Mervyn Roy, and the right half includes a picture of him; at the bottom is information…

Tan coloured card with "To Denise, With Love. Max Mowo" written on it in blue ink

McCance creates a watercolor featuring a side cutout view of a lean-to shanty from Theatre Under the Star's 1954 production of ""Oklahoma"" set against a dark background surounded by a purple edge. Covering this watercolor…

Group of eight people, four men and four women, sitting or standing at a table in the Cave; the men are all standing in the back row and the women are sitting in the front row

McCance draws a shaded region on the back of the rough sketch of the set for Gypsy featuring the two hotel rooms Act 1, Scene 6. Created for the 1963 Theatre Under the Stars' production of Gypsy.

Three people, two women and a man,� standing in the Cave and smiling at the camera; they all have dark hair and the women both have bobs; 1967 has been written in pencil in the bottom right corner

Black and white photograph with slight sepia tone; large group of people (19 people), which is made up of 11 men and 8 women, standing or sitting along one side of the table; they all are enjoying themselves and a few of them look to be laughing