Fairy Queen's court

May 16, 1925

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Fairy Queen's court
  • Title
  • Fairy Queen's court
  • Date
  • May 16, 1925
  • Identifier
  • PCW000292
  • Description
  • Fairy Queen Mary Shane holds court and is joined by her Maid of Honor Ethel Hook '26 and attendants Katheryn Kelty '25, Marjorie Barnhardt '26, Marybelle Carroll '27, and Henrietta Spelsberg '28. Child participants (noted as "fairy children" in the program) line the stage. The 1925 May Day festival, "A Day in Fairyland," featured scenes from classic fairy tales along with the traditional coronation and maypole dance. Part I, "The Coming of Day," included dances by students portraying fairies, the Day, Rain, Sun, and Rainbow as well as Puck, flowers, and elves. Part II focused on the crowning of the Fairy Queen (May Queen) Mary Shane '25 and a maypole dance by the senior class. Part III consisted of three acts from classic fairy tales: first Snow White, then the Story of the Golden Goose, and finally Cinderella. Part IV, "The Close of Day," featured the dances of Evening, the Sandman, Moonlight, the Stars, and Night followed by the recessional. The pageant was directed by Vanda Kerst and written by Helen Ahlers '25, Marian Frank '25, and Harriet Thomas. Thomas was a member of the class of 1928 but passed away on July 25, 1925.
  • Place of Publication
  • College Campus
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Women college students--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
    Shadyside (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
    Pennsylvania College for Women
    May Day--United States
    Pageants--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
    Costume
    Children--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
    Shane, Mary
    Hook, Ethel
    Kelty, Katheryn
    Barnhardt, Marjorie
    Carroll, Marybelle
    Spelsberg, Henrietta
  • Geographic Subjects
  • College Campus
  • Source
  • Chatham University May Day Collection
  • Contributor
  • Chatham University
  • Collection
  • Chatham University May Day Collection
  • Rights Information
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