Hercules Flying Boat under construction at the Hughes Aircraft Company, California. Workmen seen with the flying boat. Hull of the seaplane under construction. The flying boat's stern. Interior of the Hercules hull shows immense size of plane. Dummy control panel with intricate dial system. A woman seen near it. Wing of Hercules under construction with eight engine mounts. Workmen on a wing. Man comes from wing front. Interior of the wing. Stern under construction.
Scenes from Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Aida" on stage at the Metropolitan Opera house in New York City. View of faces of some of the audience members, dressed in formal black tie attire, as they watch the performance underway.
Views of Giulio Gatti-Casazza, manager of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Backstage during a performance. In his office, with large blackboard behind him. Flipping through book and photographs.
Conductor Ettore Panizza begins music of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, to accompany production of Verdi's Aida. View of formally dressed patrons seated in box seats. View of stage and set with a principal singer. Patrons entering box seat area. Woman closes door with label reading: "Giulio Gatti-Casazza", the name of the Metropolitan Opera's general manager.
Taxicabs coming and going in front of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Night-time with marquee illuminated. Doormen open the doors of the cars arriving. Patrons, in formal attire, men in top hats and ladies in long gowns and furs, step from cars and enter the building. Interior views of the staircases and halls of the Opera House. Waist-down views of patrons walking, showing the beautiful gowns and other clothing of the patrons. People climb the stairs. Audience seated in the boxes and loges. Curtains on the stage. The performance of Verdi's Aida begins with two singers on stage.
Lawrence Tibbett, New York Metropolitan Opera baritone seated in front of a mirror in his dressing room. Several articles lie in front of him. He uses cream or lotion in his hand to remove stage makeup from his face following a performance of Aida by Verdi. Mr. Tibbett wears a dressing robe and a wrist watch.
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