Name/Title
The Belles of Ward-Belmont 1951 ProgramEntry/Object ID
2023.104Tags
Ward-BelmontScope and Content
A program for "The Belles of Ward-Belmont," a student production sponsored by the Curtain Callers (within the Department of Expression) that took place on April 16, 1951 at 7:30 PM in the Ward-Belmont auditorium. The program includes a cast list, scenes list, names of production staff, and a list of officers and members of the Curtain Callers club. Credit for the costumes and provider of lawn furniture for the play are handwritten on the last page of the program.Context
The Curtain Callers was a student organization at Ward-Belmont "open to all students in the Speech Department or any girls interested in speech and dramatic arts." (1950 Milestones) Per the 1951 Milestones yearbook, "it was to the Curtain Callers that W-B owed a successful year of entertaining performances." Other examples of club productions include a Christmas play, an Easter pageant, and a Shakespearean production (1950 Milestones).Collection
Harpeth Hall School ArchivesLexicon
Search Terms
Ward-Belmont, 1951, Belles of Ward-Belmont, Curtain Callers, Theater, Drama
