Name/Title
Journal of Expression June 1928 - Modern Use of a ParthenonEntry/Object ID
2023.106Tags
Ward-BelmontScope and Content
A June 1928 article from the Journal of Expression discussing Miss Pauline Sherwood Townsend and her direction of Ward-Belmont students in Sophocles' Greek tragedy "Electra" at the Nashville Parthenon.Context
Pauline Sherwood Townsend was the Director of the Ward-Belmont School of Expression. She graduated from the New England Conservatory and pursued postgraduate studies at the Boston School of Expression. Per the 1928 Milestones yearbook, "the students in one of the largest departments of the school [i.e. Expression] receive much real pleasure as well as immeasurable help and inspiration in Dramatics, Pageantry, and Public Speaking" from Townsend and her assistant, Miss Catharine A. Winnia. Townsend directed annual religious pageants at Christmas and Easter, and many Shakespearean plays.Collection
Harpeth Hall School ArchivesLexicon
Search Terms
Ward-Belmont, Pauline Sherwood Townsend, Journal of Expression, School of Expression, Department of Expression, 1928, Shakespeare, Parthenon, Drama, Theater
