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Date of Work
1923
Identification #
UAP 11724
Description
Two peacock dancers from the 1923 May Fete. The Peacocks are played by Lila Warnkin Renner and Agnes Colockner. Merrifield Hall stands behind the dancers. 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.
Subject
May Fete; Students; Costumes; Merrifield Hall; Peacocks; College students; Dancers; Trees; College buildings; Performing arts; Plays
Places Depicted
North Dakota--Grand Forks; North Dakota
Organizations Depicted
University of North Dakota; Merrifield Hall (Grand Forks, N.D.); May Fete (University of North Dakota)
People Depicted
Renner, Warnkin Lila; Colockner, Agnes
Rights
Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota