On June 1, 1928, the Springfield Opera Club, formed by Charles Dobson with his voice students, gave their first public performance at the Y.W.C.A. auditorium, performing the best- known acts from two operas, Faust and Rigoletto.
Between the acts, the audience was entertained by six-year-old dancer, Martha Maxine Ruff of London.
Anna Marie Tennant provided the audience with a dramatic overview of the two operas at the start of the show.