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Date of Work
1924
Identification #
UAP 11726
Description
The performance of the 1924 May Fete at the Bankside Theatre. A large audience watches from the other side of the English Coulee. The background includes a staired stage and a makeshift cottage. Musicians play at the right. Across the road are some private residences and cars. The May Fete was a modest production from 1909-1916 until Nell Martindale took over as head and expanded the small show into a spectacular dance-drama. From 1917 to 1927, May Fete saw elaborate sets and as many as 500 performers. The last May Fete was in 1927 when Martindale resigned to be married.
Keywords
Students -- North Dakota -- Grand Forks, Universities & colleges -- North Dakota -- Grand Forks
Subject
May Fete; Audience; Students; English Coulee; Bankside Theatre; Houses; Band; Cottage; Stage; Wooden Bleacher Seats; Audiences; Coulees; Theaters; Bands (Music); Cottages; Seating (Furniture); Performing arts
Places Depicted
North Dakota--Grand Forks; North Dakota; North Dakota--English Coulee (N.D.)
Organizations Depicted
University of North Dakota; May Fete (University of North Dakota)
Rights
Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota