Sunday, March 25, 2018

Giglio Photo Gallery


 The Giglio Theatre Dance Players Photo Gallery

Even in the early years of the Seattle Theatre School of Dance, Giovanni and Henriette Giglio put on very high quality recitals, fully staged with painted scenery, lighting and costuming.  And the dancers performed choreography for which they were well-trained and rehearsed.  For a number of years the recitals were held in June at the Women’s Century Club Theatre just off Broadway on Roy Street.  
                                        
1.  Giovanni and Henriette Giglio, school and company directors, teachers, choreographers


2.  Stage full of elves, dress rehearsal for 1951 recital
3.  Publicity photo for a Christmas show, 1956


4.  Jolly Instruments, Music: George Kleinsinger 1956/57
5. Rhapsody in Blue ballet presented live on KCTS TV, 1957
6. Ladies of the Press, number from a stage show at the Catholic church in Wallingford, 1957 
                 























7 & 8 The school recitals were popular and often played to ‘sold out’ audiences
Jun 23, 1955 North Central Outlook, p.6 “Dance Production is ‘All Sold Out’ "
Jun 20, 1957 North Central Outlook, p.6 Take Three Guys featuring Theatre Dance Players, photo from the Rhapsody in Blue Ballet, "Sold Out"
                                    






9. Theatre Dance Players gave many performances through the Green Lake C. of C. including Open houses, Christmans shows and the Miss Green Lake pageants, (North Central Outlook, July 5, 1956, p.1)












10 & 11  "Classic Ballet" and "Musical Comedy" photos from a school brochure, late 50s 














12. Giovanni Giglio to perform at Olympic Hotel, 1957
13 Flamenco dress that female members of the company wore in Spanish dances (though not all in the same color).  The costume contained 26 yards of fabric, including petticoat.

                                                                                                    



















14. Jose Greco Invites the Giglio Dancers to perform as encore to his show, Seattle Opera House 1968











15. Dress rehearsal for the June recital held at the Roosevelt High School auditorium,
      Giovann Giglio is on the left, 1966













16. Publicity photo of four lovely, graceful dancers for the 1969 school recital



















17. Members from the boys class photo around mid-60s



















18.  Giglios to travel Spain, 1972



Photo upper right: A Sunday Special from Bill Speidel’s Seattle Guide, Dec 1-9, 1967





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Here are names of the Giglio Theatre Dance Players as taken from programs and newspaper clippings.  Please contact me for additions or corrections to this list  (See "comments" section  below)

Sandy Arntzen
Patty Bailey
Susan Barmuta
Virginia Billington
Judy Birney
Edna Bixler
Flora Blume
Mark Blume
Linda Bonnington
Peggy Bovee
Glen Breed
Jane Brotnov
Carma Joy Brumble
Cecelia Campbell
Debbie Claypoole
Camilla Cruver
Ed Cruver
Janet Dadosio
Cindy Daly
Jack Davis
Kathleen Feeley
Galen Graf
Stan Harbin
Ralph Harris
Betsy Haug
Peggy Haug
Carla Holden
Dorothy Holland
Marilyn Hoyt
Jamie Houston
Linda Hyllingren
Judy Inglis
Maurice Inglis
Debbie Irving
Lael Jacobson,
Greg King
La Von King
Louis Krmpotich
Steve Lindsey
Kevin Long 
Francine Lusk
Nancy Makela
Debbie O’Neil
Renee Petrut
Judy Reeve
Marjorie Rhodes
Anne Ridgway
Dale Rowe
Gary Schultz
Jean Semon
Darrel Shelton
Jack Smith
Janne Takizawa
Mel Thomas 
Sharon Westerholm
Patty Wilson

A few school ads

Seattle Times Sep 16, 56, p.23 



North Central Outlook, appears Aug 21, 1969 through Sept 25, 1969


North Central Outlook, Aug 27, 1959, p.6 with photo of the Giglio building.
















North Central Outlook ads
Dec 20, 1967 p.13 Dancers trimming the Giglios' Christmas tree
Aug 26, 1965 p.4, photo of 4 dancers; ad repeats Sep 2, p.4
May 27, 1959 p.4 School ad with 4 little swans repeats in later issues
Jul 11, 1967 p.15, From Columbine ballet
Aug 14, 1966 p.5, Photo from Les Patineurs (the skaters) ad repeats in later issues
Pre 1960 School ad, Giovani Giglio and Henriette Hansen prior to their marriage

















1 comment:

  1. That stage at Roosevelt High looks bigger than I remember it... Those were some fun times... Thank you for this page. I still think about some of the dancers and friends I made from there.

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