Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Singers Owen Evans as Toh-kah-la (kneeling, wearing a loin cloth and moccasins with a quiver over one shoulder) and Bonnie Emerie as Princess Centinela, (wearing a fringed, buckskin dress and moccasins), photographed during a rehearsal for the Centinela Springs pageant at Inglewood Bowl, Centinela Park (Edward Vincent Jr. Park). Text from newspaper caption: Fifth annual presentation of the pageant depicting the romance of Centinela Springs will be given Friday and Saturday at the Inglewood Bowl, Centinela Park, as the climax of Inglewood's annual "Centinela Days" celebration which will open today. Shown above are Owen Evans, baritone, as Toh-kah-la and Bonnie Emerie, soprano, as Princess Centinela. [Photo standalone: "Pageant Characters Rehearse," Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 1935: 6.] Text from negative sleeve: 1736. Roy Cronkhite age 11 with Spotty at the mutt show in Hollywood. 4636 Vineland Ave. [Handwritten:] Owen Evans - baritone as Toh-kah-la. Bonnie Emene (sp?) - soprano, as Princess Centinela. 7-31-35. See 8/12/35 article. 5th annual Centinela Springs pageant @ Inglewood Bowl, Centinela Park (Centinela Days!).
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uclamss_1429_10101 ark:/21198/zz002ddvrw
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Edward Vincent Jr. Park (Inglewood, Calif.) Singers Open-air theatrical productions--California--Inglewood Pageants--California--Inglewood Emerie, Bonnie Evans, Owen
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