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Item is an image of the starboard side of the vessel Akabo underway. Written on the image frame is "R.M.S. "Akabo"."

McCance creates a set design in watercolors depicting the gloomy, yet beautiful, conditions of castle life that plagued Prince Karl Franz. Created for a Theatre Under the Star's production of "the Student Prince.," likely in 1957.

Item is an image of the river dredge Ajax dredging on the Powell River. Written on the back of the image is: "Powell River Dredging / P.W.D. Dredge "Ajax"."

Item is an aerial image of the port side of the vessel Alaska Maru in harbour with a cargo and dockyard view.

Item is an image of Adviser underway from the portside. Back of photograph states: "here shown inward bound in the Thames of Erith, Kent on 17th Sept. 1949"

A pen and pencil blueprint showing where to install new permanent maskings along five different planes within the Malkin Bowl outdoor theatre in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Includes a scale, and is dated to March 18th, 1963.

Item is an image of the port side of the vessel Alaska II underway.

Third page of the Arctic Club wine menu, showing assorted sours, high balls, fizzes, collins, wines, sparkling wines, beer, ales, and stouts.

Black and white poster for a performance by Billy Daniels which has a picture of him in the centre, "The Cave Theatre Restaurant Proudly Presents" above the picture, and "That ol' black magic man/Billy Daniels/In Person - June…

Item is an image of the starboard side of the vessel Alaska Maru docked in harbour with cargo.

A comic promotional photo for the Cave Supper Club depicting a scantily clad woman sitting in a cocktail glass which is being held by a man in a suit who is also smoking a cigar

White poster with a female dancer in red repeated along the background and a blue eight-sided text box in the middle with blue text (except for Vive Les Girls in red); the text in blue reads "Opens Sept 30/Frederic Apcar's/Vive Les Girls/…

McCance creates a setpiece in vivid watercolor depicting a royal bed chamber. This production is unknown, but it is for Act II and III.

McCance draws a 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.

Gail McCance was born on December 18, 1924 in North Vancouver. A set designer on Broadway, a production designer for the movies, a veteran of 90 Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) productions, and an original founder of the Vancouver Opera Association (…

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

Item is an image of Adriatic underway, taken from the starboard side.

Item is the front image of postcard with Adriatic underway from the starboard side. "Twin-Screw R.M.S. 'Adriatic,' 24,541 Tons." printed on the upper right hand of the card.

A sticker on the back of the photograph reads: Mitzi Gaynor/Signed Picture/& Cave Program.

Card for autographs which has the word autographs in the top centre in between two stylized flowers, two blank lines below for autographs, and "Cave/Dinners From Seven/Canada's Outstanding Theatre Restaurant" at the bottom; has a few…

One side of the Spike Jones Cave Super Club commemorative menu. Images show Spike Jones performing.

Item is an image of a deck-level view of the train ferry Alaska's bow damage. Written on the back of the image is "S.S. 'Alaska' after striking a mountain in Alaska".

Black and white image of a group of people sitting and looking at the camera. A space for autographs is above.

A tan coloured cover for a table card which has blue text on it and blue stars; the text reads "The Big Names Play the Cave Theatre Restaurant/Vancouver's Star Showcase" and includes the names of some big performers (Jimmie Rodgers,…

McCance draws a set design in pencil featuring various styles of canopy beds. Created for an unknown production, possibly the Vancouver Opera Association's 1962 production of Amneris in Aida.