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Great festival to be repeated on Saturday, The Coliseum Chorus Festival, with Charles Peaker as cheif conductor, made music history last night in a fo(...)
Great festival to be repeated on Saturday, The Coliseum Chorus Festival, with Charles Peaker as cheif conductor, made music history last night in a fo(...)

Great festival to be repeated on Saturday, The Coliseum Chorus Festival, with Charles Peaker as cheif conductor, made music history last night in a fo(...)

Date10/29/1941
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Original Toronto Star caption: Great festival to be repeated on Saturday; The Coliseum Chorus Festival; with Charles Peaker as cheif conductor; made music history last night in a four-part program marking the ending of the second year of the war. Appearing in a tableau; in the Festival part of the program; were Edythe Taylor; Anne small and Bernice Cousins shown here.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0119341F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
2,000 Performers repeat their first success, to great Acclaim, They did it against Saturday night the Coliseum chorus repeated its magnificent performance of Thursday, and if possible bettered it
2,000 Performers repeat their first success, to great Acclaim, They did it against Saturday night the Coliseum chorus repeated its magnificent performance of Thursday, and if possible bettered it
9/2/1941
Ernest MacMillan, conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and Charles Peaker, conductor of the huge choir, examine the score of a number
Ernest MacMillan, conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and Charles Peaker, conductor of the huge choir, examine the score of a number
10/17/1940
To Conduct Maple leaf gardens concerts, Sir Ernest MacMillan, dynamic leader of the Toronto Symphony orchestra, and Dr, Charles Peaker, conductor of t(...)
To Conduct Maple leaf gardens concerts, Sir Ernest MacMillan, dynamic leader of the Toronto Symphony orchestra, and Dr, Charles Peaker, conductor of t(...)
10/16/1940
Flags Pageant Tells of freedom's splendor, The surging, lifting splendor of the Coliseum Chorus Festival rises here to a peak in tribute to the spirit(...)
Flags Pageant Tells of freedom's splendor, The surging, lifting splendor of the Coliseum Chorus Festival rises here to a peak in tribute to the spirit(...)
10/18/1941
Coliseum Chorus helps Bomb Victims, On behalf of Toronto's great Coliseum Chorus, whose performance delighted thousands of people at this year's Canad(...)
Coliseum Chorus helps Bomb Victims, On behalf of Toronto's great Coliseum Chorus, whose performance delighted thousands of people at this year's Canad(...)
11/13/1941
Needy Children Benefit $2,187.90 worth concerts: Every single penny taken in at the two great Coliseum chorus concerts last week at the Ex went to The Star Fresh Air Fund
Needy Children Benefit $2,187.90 worth concerts: Every single penny taken in at the two great Coliseum chorus concerts last week at the Ex went to The Star Fresh Air Fund
9/7/1940
Yorkshire Charles Peaker Caught in Choral Climax
Yorkshire Charles Peaker Caught in Choral Climax
8/26/1941
Maple Leaf Gardens will again resound to the melodic vibration of the Coliseum Chorus of Toronto and the Toronto Symphony orchestra on October 17th an(...)
Maple Leaf Gardens will again resound to the melodic vibration of the Coliseum Chorus of Toronto and the Toronto Symphony orchestra on October 17th an(...)
10/11/1941
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Toronto Star - Promotions - Coliseum Chorus
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Toronto Star - Promotions - Coliseum Chorus
11/1/1940
One of the Crests of six way services being aided by the Coliseum Chorus' performances on Oct
One of the Crests of six way services being aided by the Coliseum Chorus' performances on Oct
10/11/1941
Dr C. Peaker
Dr C. Peaker
10/1/1940
Norman Ive Kiffin chairman of production centre Herbert Second member of counter Pres of conservatory chorus
Norman Ive Kiffin chairman of production centre Herbert Second member of counter Pres of conservatory chorus
11/1/1941