07 - 10.2.23 Mountain Home College Fine Arts Recital Program
Entry/Object ID
RE-LE-COLLHE-0054
Secondary Title
Music performance; recital program; education; cultural events; performing arts
Description
Printed program for a Fine Arts Department recital at Mountain Home College, listing musical and dramatic performances and participants, including individuals referenced in the accompanying correspondence.
Publication Details
Publication Type
Pamphlet
Date Published
Oct 2, 1923
Time Period
20th Century
Transcription
Transcription
Front Page
Mountain Home College
presents
Fine Art Department
in
RECITAL
Friday, October 2
7:45 p.m.
Miss Jewel L. Herrod — Piano
Mr. C. E. Hughes — Violin
Mrs. Dora B. Thompson — Expression
Miss Gladys Sullivan — Voice
Program (Interior)
Scherzo B Minor — Chopin
Miss Herrod
Romance of Eden — Maywood
Keepsake’s of Old — Maywood
Mr. Hughes
Lady Caroline Tries Navy Blue — Ruby M. Ayers
“Is flapperism merely a by-product of youth?”
Mrs. Thompson
Caro Mio Ben — Giordani
O Don Fatale (Don Carlo) — Verdi
Miss Sullivan
Erotican — Sjogren
Music Box — Poldini
Hungarian Dance No. 6 — Brahms
Miss Herrod
Right Panel
“Phoco” — Dawson Scott
“This may be a little house, but it’s home, her home, too.”
Characters:
The Fisherman
Phoco — His Wife
Pearl — His Little Daughter
Morgan — His Son
Mrs. Thompson
The Spirit Flower — Campbell Tipton
Homing — Teresa del Riego
Trees — Rasbach
God Keep You, Dear — Ellis
Miss Sullivan
Violin Selections — Maywood
Mr. Hughes
Ushers
Lena Pruett
Grace Lovelace
Jerald Smith
Wilson Clift
Language
English
Notes
Printed paper program (folded); serif typography; likely letterpress; visible fold creases consistent with distribution/keeping
General Notes
Note Type
Historical Note
Note
1. The Play Mentioned in Letters
Your writer repeatedly references:
“Mrs. and Mr. Polly Tickk” (likely Polly Tickle or similar)
This program includes:
A dramatic piece (“Phoco”)
Expression performances by Mrs. Thompson
👉 This strongly supports that your letter writer was involved in:
School-based theatrical productions
Recital-style mixed programs (music + drama)
2. Cultural Life of Small-Town America (1920s)
This program is a perfect example of:
Hybrid events (music + drama + recitation)
Community education institutions doubling as cultural centers
Classical + contemporary + popular material mixed together
3. The “Flapperism” Line (Important Cultural Detail)
“Is flapperism merely a by-product of youth?”
This is a direct reference to 1920s social change, especially:
Changing roles of young women
Jazz Age identity
Generational tension
👉 This aligns perfectly with the personality in your letters:
Independent
Socially active
Slightly playful but self-aware
