Composer Douglas Moore Librettist William North Jayme Company Spring Opera Location San Francisco, CA Venue War Memorial Opera House Season 1966 Language English Creative/Crew Conductor Herbert Grossman Stage Director(s) Frank Corsaro Designer Eldon Elder Chorus Director Vincenzo Giannini Costumes Goldstein & Co. Cast First Man (prologue) Winther Andersen Second Man (prologue) James Eitze Man at the piano Philip Eisenberg Carry Nation Beverly Wolff Marshal Colin Harvey Carry's Father Kenneth Smith Carry's Mother Ellen Faull Ben, a livery man Robert Glover Charles, Carry's suitor, later her husband Richard Fredricks Preacher Brian Turner Edna Maud Carol Kirkpatrick Boy at the hoe-down John Gomez Participant in the hoe-down Dolores San Miguel George Bland Winther Andersen Eugene Lawrence First Woman Donna Petersen Second Woman Walda Bradley Third Woman Ann Graber Boy in the saloon Kevin Massay Man in the saloon James Eitze Hugo Mayer Richard Styles Eugene Lawrence Caretaker Brian Turner Show Dates Tue, Jun 14 1966, 8pm Fri, Jun 17 1966, 8pm Time and Place United States, around the turn of the century Scenes Prologue -- A plush "joint" in Topeka, Kansas, around the turn of the century Act I, Scene 1 --1865; Carry's parents' home in Belton, Missouri Act I, Scene 2 -- A Sunday morning the following spring; the churchyard in Belton Act I, Scene 3 -- An evening that autumn; a barn in Belton Act II, Scene 1 -- 1867; Charles and Carry's home in Holden, Missouri Act II, Scene 2 -- That autumn; the Mother's bedroom Act II, Scene 3 -- The next day; a saloon in Holden Act II, Scene 4 -- Easter Monday the following spring; the churchyard in Belton Acknowledgements Production made possible through the generosity of SAN FRANCISCO SPONSORS Notes Spring Opera of San Francisco West Coast Premiere