Showbiz Capers

The gardens were theatrically created. The gardens were known as "a dramatized garden". These exciting years brought many professional and world-renowned groups to the gardens. Enjoy these next showbiz capers of the Hollywood Ballet as you view the hand painted slides below.

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"Howdeeee!", Minnie Pearl began her career at Dunaway Gardens

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The Hollywood Ballet

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Beloved niece of Hetty Jane


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One of Hetty Jane's many Playbills


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Famous New York choreographer Edward Strawbridge
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This is the tree from which Chief Sawtee carved his totem pole

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In the depression years, laborers worked for 50 cents a day to build the rock gardens and theaters
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Amphitheatre completed

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Crinoline d'ballerinas from the Hollywood ballet strike a colorful pose on the seating tiers

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Dunaway Gardens
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Newnan, Georgia 30263
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