The Dance Center 1936 Recital Program

Name/Title

The Dance Center 1936 Recital Program

Entry/Object ID

2022.587

Tags

Ward-Belmont

Scope and Content

A program for a recital presented by The Dance Center on May 22, 1936. Held at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, Tennessee. Directed by Sarah Jeter and Louise Smith, with the orchestra conducted by Jimmy Gallagher. The recital consisted of two acts: The Doll's Workshop and Divertissements, with the second being separated into two parts. The names of composers, performers, and arrangers are listed in the program alongside their respective music and dance numbers.

Context

The Orpheum Theatre opened in 1928 and is located in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Sarah Clayton Jeter, Ward-Belmont dance instructor, and Louise Showers Smith, assistant and accompanist in dancing, were both graduates of Ward-Belmont.

Collection

Harpeth Hall School Archives

Lexicon

Search Terms

Ward-Belmont, Dance, Recital, 1936