Watching the maypole dance | Historic Pittsburgh

May 16, 1925

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Title
Watching the maypole dance
Date
May 16, 1925
Identifier
PCW000296
Description
The audience watches the seniors perform the maypole dance on the college lawn. 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
Maypoles
Geographic Subjects
College Campus
Source
Chatham University May Day Collection
Contributor
Chatham University
Collection
Chatham University May Day Collection
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