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Oversize. Folder: Opera House -- Interior. Newscopy: "A pair of long white gloves on the balustrade of the Diamond Horseshoe! The pageant of San Francisco's opera season unfolded Saturday night against a background of white ties and tails. Society and the opera made synonymous bows at the War Memorial Opera House in the most elaborate and colorful opening in years. This photograph of the Diamond Horseshoe was made during the first act of 'Marriage of Figaro'."