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Second page of the Arctic Club wine menu, showing cocktails, aperitifs, and eggnogs.

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 renders a setpiece in beautiful watercolors to render a remarkable image depicts a team's locker room that features the lockers, a bench, a wooden box on the floor, several boxes above the lockers, and clothes in the lockers. The…

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…

An illustrated postcard showing a mountain range near Vancouver, B.C.

McCance creates a set design in cibrant watercolors depicting the Grand Salon of Monsieur Beaunoir's Mansion. Created for the 11th act of Theatre Under The Stars' 1954 production "New Moon."

Black and white image of a group of people sitting around a long table inside the Cave.

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

14 signatures, mostly in the top half of the otherwise blank page

McCance creates a setpiece in watercolor featuring a lean-to shanty, wood stove, weathervane, and tree, set against a dark background. Covering this watercolor is a thin film that acts as either a protector or as an additional component to the scene…

McCance creates two setpieces in ornate watercolors depicting scenes for an unknown production. The first is an outdoor scene featuring the street, several beautiful homes and a bench under a tree. The second is regal looking room with beautiful…

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

Image of the unfolded menu showing both sides of the menu from the outside. Images show Spike Jones performing.

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

The back of the poster is made to look like a postcard, with lines for addresses and a space for a stamp; it reads "The Cave/Canada's Outstanding Theatre Restaurant/Vancouver, British Columbia" on the side

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

The back of the card with two signatures (of Pauline and Christine) and a date stamped on it as well as the "The Cave Supper Club"; it also promotes the music of Earle Hill

McCance creates a set design in watercolors depicting the burlap legs of the stage's show portal. Created for the 1963 Vancouver Opera Association's production of Norma.

Cover of commemorative photograph showing the inside of the cave.

White card with blue banner across the top which has white text that reads "Canada's Outstanding Theatre Restaurant/The Cave/Vancouver, British Columbia" and below that in blue text "Featuring the top entertainment stars of the…

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

Inside of the menu showing dishes served and pricing, as well as beverages served and performance times.

Item is an image of Africa Maru docked in unidentified harbour. Taken from the port side. "O.S.K. S.S. "Africa Maru"" written on the front.

Black and white photograph showing two women standing outside of the Cave. Header above the doors reads Now! In person: Nelson Eddy.

Black and white image of a group of people sitting around a table inside the Cave.