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First at bat

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First at bat

Date10/31/1984

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Bull, Ron (photographer)

Gorrissen, Jacques (subject)

National Ballet of Canada (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: First at bat: When the curtain rises on the National Ballet Company's O'Keefe Centre fall season Wednesday, Jacques Gorrissen will take the stage as the first of a trio of notable character dancers who are scheduled to play the aged Dr. Coppelius in Coppelia.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0050988F

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