Group of actors and actresses in custom seated and standing on stage for group photo. Location unknown

The collection contains one photocopy of a black and white photograph. Taken in 1930, the image is a formal group portrait of the Melfort United Church's young people's group, "The Alerts," of which Mabel Braaten was a member.

Students rehearsing for "The Elephant Man". L to r: Denise Beamish, Erick Schneider, Glen Cairns (as the Elephant Man, under wrap), and Kim Coates.

Bio/Historical Note: Kim F. Coates was born 21 February 1958 in Saskatoon. He first saw a play while attending the University of Saskatchewan, where he enrolled in a drama course as an elective. This experience inspired him to pursue an acting career. Coates portrayed Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire and was the youngest ever to play the title role of Macbeth at the Stratford Festival. Coates made his screen debut in the film The Boy in Blue (1986). This role opened up opportunities for him, and he has appeared in over 100 titles to date (2024). Coates has worked in both Canadian and American films and television series. He has worked on Broadway portraying Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire and in the lead role of Macbeth performed at the Stratford Festival. He is best known for his role as Alexander "Tig" Trager in the FX series Sons of Anarchy and as Declan Gardiner in the Citytv series Bad Blood, as well as his recurring roles in Prison Break, Cold Case, CSI and CSI: Miami. He has also had film roles in The Last Boy Scout (1991), Bad Boys (1995), King of Sorrow (2006), and Goon (2011). Coates In 2018 he had his first stage role in almost thirty years, playing Johnny "Rooster" Byron in the Outside the March production of Jez Butterworth's play Jerusalem. Coates became a United States citizen in 2010. In 2017 Coates received an honourable Doctor of Laws degree at the U of S. He received the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Saskatchewan) 28 March 2023.

Jerry Etienne and Debra Theaker in a scene from the play "Peer Gynt", which was Greystone Theatre's first major undertaking of 1983.