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TABOR OPERA HOUSE COSTUME SALE

The good folks at the Tabor Opera House in Leadville want us to know about a plan they’ve developed involving the wonderful costumes from their Highlights of The Ballad of Baby Doe production. For the last seven years Labor Day weekend performances have brought Horace Tabor’s own story brilliantly back to his own stage through Douglas Moore’s engaging music and John Latouche’s poetic words. Now our correspondent Debra Ayers writes us that they are reaching out to the Tabor’s supporters to see if anyone might sponsor purchasing the costumes for the Opera House. They are in excellent condition, having been used in only two-to-four performances each season. 

The entire costume collection is available for full sponsorship as a gift to the Tabor Opera House Museum. The same can be done with individual pieces. Or the entire collection, or individual pieces, can be purchased with the understanding that they be rentable for other worthy productions. Individual items or the entire collection may rather be purchased for other use.
A complete price list is attached here. 

Ms Ayers says that she would like to complete the sale by the end of 2009. 

Should you have any interest in this generous and historic offer, you can contact Ms Ayers directly as follows:
1731 Via Genoa
Winter Park, FL 32789
617-864-9660
DebraLAyers@earthlink.net

FOR SALE:
Costumes from “Highlights of the Ballad of Baby Doe”©
Made by Gwendolyn Shepherd
Owned and for sale by Debra Ayers


Costume inventory and prices follow (this does not include cost of shipping):

BABY DOE  
Long brown cape 100
Brown shawl 25
Blue jacket 85
Long blue skirt 100
Short blue cape with removeable pink ruffle 75
Wedding dress with fur 200
Pink ball dress 150
New hat 25
Hat with pink trim 25
White gloves 10
   
AUGUSTA  
White gloves 10
Black ball dress in 2 sizes 2@150
Grey dress with top in 2 sizes 250
Ball hat 25
Shawl with fringe 30
   
2 corsets 2@95
2 petticoats 2@50
2 bustles 2@10
   
HORACE  
Jacket (Shepler's) 200
Work jacket 15
2 vests 2@60
2 bowties 2@10
   
NARRATOR  
Vest 15
Tie & nech tie 10
   
TOTAL 2100