A woman fixes a potato in a machine to peel off its skin. She moves the handle clockwise which shows potato skin peeling off from potato.
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.
Opera singer, Giovanni Martinelli, preparing for a role in Giuseppe Verdi's Aida. He puts on makeup in front of a mirror. Articles lay on a table. He partially covers his head and puts on make-up. Conductor Ettore Panizza prepares for his debut performance. Pages of musical score lay in front of him. He selects baton from amongst several. Musicians, including three violinists and a trumpeter, enter the orchestra pit. Stage director seen in foot of stage, providing direction to actor/singers.
Conductor, Ettore Panizza, preparing for his debut with the Metropolitan Opera orchestra, stands in front of a mirror. He adjusts his tie and selects a baton. Violinist prepares to enter orchestra pit and is joined by other musicians.Ettore Panizza conducts the orchestra. Footlights and curtain on the Metropolitan Opera House stage. Shadow of Ettore Panizza falls upon open opera score, as he conducts and turns pages.
Opera star, Lawrence Tibbett, gets ready for his performance, as Amonasro, in the Opera, Aida. He puts on make-up in the dressing room. An announcement for a performance of 'Aida' composed by Giuseppe Verdi. Stage director seen following score and directing performers from stage pit. Another production coordinator talks on in-house phone. Lawrence Tibbett in his dressing room. Cars arrive and patrons enter the Metropolitan Opera House. Another View of Playbill for Aida. Taxis deposit some patrons at stage door entrance of the Opera House.
Baseball immortals gather at Yankee Stadium, on July 30, 1955, for the annual Old Timers day. Players welcomed onto field. Ty Cobb shakes hands with fan in stands. Shots of participating players including Yankees' Joe DiMaggio, Cubs' Gabby Hartnett, Dodgers' Burleigh Grimes and White Sox' Ted Lyons. Players in dugout include A's Jimmy Foxx (with bat), and at far right, NY Giants' Bill Terry talking with Boston Braves' Tommy Holmes. 89-year old Cy Young sits and smokes a pipe. Shots of Yankees' great 1940s outfield of Charlie Keller, Joe DiMaggio and Tommy Heinrich. Shots of fans in stands. Yankees' current manager Casey Stengel accepts birthday cake from newspaper writers. Old Timers game in progress, players come around to score.
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