Shadow on the Prairie (A Canadian Ballet)

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Carlu Carter
Carlu Carter

Gordon Wales
Gordon Wales

Members of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Members of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet

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    A ballet about the settlement of the Canadian West and the fate of a young wife who comes to the prairies with her husband.

  • Release Date

    1953-04-09

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    10

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    Seriously.

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