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Is it a stage or a movie set?, The CNE's Grandstand looked more like the skeleton of a D
Is it a stage or a movie set?, The CNE's Grandstand looked more like the skeleton of a D

Is it a stage or a movie set?, The CNE's Grandstand looked more like the skeleton of a D

Date10/4/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Is it a stage or a movie set?, The CNE's Grandstand looked more like the skeleton of a D. W. Griffith epic movie set yesterday as the Jacksons's Victory Tour stage took shape for tonight's opening concert in a weekend of Michaelmania in Toronto. Huge banks of speakers were being mounted on either side of the stage, which is a trapezoid, 10 feet high, set at the goal line.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0057117F
      Still standing: Elton John is triumphant at the CNE's opening night grandstand show last night, drawing cheers from the sell-out crowd of 55,000
      Still standing: Elton John is triumphant at the CNE's opening night grandstand show last night, drawing cheers from the sell-out crowd of 55,000
      John, Elton
      8/19/1992
      Throwing off her shoes in show at CNE's Grandstand last night, Nova Scotia singer Anne Murray exuded the quiet confidence of a star who's used to bein(...)
      Throwing off her shoes in show at CNE's Grandstand last night, Nova Scotia singer Anne Murray exuded the quiet confidence of a star who's used to bein(...)
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      8/24/1972
      The jet set. These Snowbirds-Canadian Armed Forces Tudor jets - are seven of the stars of the CNE's International Air Show. The show, which runs until(...)
      The jet set. These Snowbirds-Canadian Armed Forces Tudor jets - are seven of the stars of the CNE's International Air Show. The show, which runs until(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      9/3/1971
      Don't worry baby: Mike Love and the boys from the beach parked themselves and 16 cars from the '60s on the chilly stage of the CNE Grandstand last night
      Don't worry baby: Mike Love and the boys from the beach parked themselves and 16 cars from the '60s on the chilly stage of the CNE Grandstand last night
      Beach Boys (Musical group)
      8/19/1990
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      Rock Force: Lead singer Michael Hutchence is a strong force on stage, heading the rock band INXS at the CNE Grandstand last night in front of 24,500 fans
      INXS (Musical group)
      8/6/1988
      The sceams started 30 minutes before the Bay City Rollers even stepped on the CNE Grandstand stage last night, says Star rock critic Peter Goddard in (...)
      The sceams started 30 minutes before the Bay City Rollers even stepped on the CNE Grandstand stage last night, says Star rock critic Peter Goddard in (...)
      Bay City Rollers (Musical group)
      8/22/1977
      Grania Mortimer, executive stage director of the CNE grandstand show, is confident that this year's performance will fill every one of the thousands o(...)
      Grania Mortimer, executive stage director of the CNE grandstand show, is confident that this year's performance will fill every one of the thousands o(...)
      Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
      7/4/1968
      Fit for big swim. Seeking his third straight victory, Herman Willemse of Holland is examined by Dr. Hugh Smythe and declared fit for the CNE's 15 mile swim at the waterfront Friday
      Fit for big swim. Seeking his third straight victory, Herman Willemse of Holland is examined by Dr. Hugh Smythe and declared fit for the CNE's 15 mile swim at the waterfront Friday
      Lennon, Frank
      8/13/1963
      CNE's future? The Exhibition Place board of governors says the grand old fairgrounds on the shore of Lake Ontario (above) still has a future. It could(...)
      CNE's future? The Exhibition Place board of governors says the grand old fairgrounds on the shore of Lake Ontario (above) still has a future. It could(...)
      Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
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      Dinsmore, Ted
      1/19/1967
      Discordant note: The fate of the CNE's 1908 Music Building is to be decided tomorrow at Metro Council
      Discordant note: The fate of the CNE's 1908 Music Building is to be decided tomorrow at Metro Council
      Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.)
      8/7/1986
      Let the games begin: Metro area politicians watch as two knights show off their prowess at a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday for a Spanish castle at the CNE's Arts Crafts Hobbies Building
      Let the games begin: Metro area politicians watch as two knights show off their prowess at a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday for a Spanish castle at the CNE's Arts Crafts Hobbies Building
      Loek, Dick
      4/14/1993