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Persephone on the stage

May 18, 1929

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Persephone on the stage
  • Title
  • Persephone on the stage
  • Date
  • May 18, 1929
  • Identifier
  • PCW000368
  • Description
  • May Queen Martha Ackleson (top row, second from right as Persephone) graces the stage with three of her five attendants (Clare Fassinger, Clara Boyd, Dorothy Russell, Margaret Horrocks, and Helen Matz) and child participants. By the mid-1920s, Pennsylvania College for Women held a May Day pageant every other year. The 1927 pageant had an ancient Greek theme and was titled, “Persephone, A Greek Festival.” The first three parts told the story of Persephone, the goddess of spring. Part IV depicted other Greek myths, including the story of Atalanta, Hippomenes, and the golden apples. The play was written by Marjorie Stevenson '29 and once again directed by Vanda Kerst.
  • 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
    Ackleson, Martha
    Fassinger, Clare
    Boyd, Clara
    Russell, Dorothy
    Horrocks, Margaret
    Matz, Helen
  • 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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