Name/Title
Mary Elizabeth Delaney & Mary Douthit 1936 Recital Program (Ward-Belmont)Entry/Object ID
2022.588Tags
Ward-BelmontScope and Content
A program for a recital presented by Ward-Belmont School, featuring Mary Elizabeth Delaney (dancer) and Mary Douthit (pianist). Held at the Ward-Belmont auditorium on Thursday, December 10, 1936, at 8:15. The recital consisted of three parts.Context
Mary Elizabeth Delaney, originally from Boston, was the dance director and instructor at Ward-Belmont beginning in 1938. She took a yearlong leave of absence in 1943, and returned to Ward-Belmont in 1944 and 1945. She graduated from the Chalif Normal School of Dancing in New York City, and also attended Emerson College of Oratory in Boston. After leaving Ward-Belmont, she went on to be director of dance at the Mississippi State College for Women.
Mary Douthit graduated from the Ward-Belmont School of Music and was a piano instructor at the Ward-Belmont Conservatory of Music. She was a pupil of Lawrence Goodman, the Director of the School of Piano at Ward-Belmont.Collection
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Search Terms
Ward-Belmont, Dance, Piano, Mary Elizabeth Delaney, Mary Douthit, 1936
