Summary
Game type: poetry
Extracts from a program for a musical performance on Thursday,14 May 1936 at Steinway Concert Hall in New York City presented by The Lantern's editor C. B. McAllister together with composer-pianist Elmo Russ. Program lists the contributing poets from New Jersey's 'Poets of Today', whose works were performed to music. The poem 'Entreaty' written by Dr Dorothy Howard (nee Mills) was one of a number of poems performed by contralto Louise Caselotti. A transcription of the poem is included in this document. Other contributing poets included Polly Eddy, Madeleine Moschenross, A. M. Sullivan, Jeannette Slocum Edwards, Gerald Raftery, William De Lisle, Lefa Morse Eddy, Robert Hillyer, Nellie Collett Goodbody, Eleanor Aletta Chaffee, William Carlos Williams, Carl K. Bomberger and Lydia Sharpe. In addition to Elmo Russ and Louise Caselotti, other participating musicians included lyric soprano Rhea Sparag, dramatic soprano Josephine Levandoski, tenor John Patterson, baritone Alfred Chigi and basso Alexander Lorber.
One of a collection of poems and other creative writings by children's folklorist Dr Dorothy Howard. Dr Howard came to Australia in 1954-55 as an American Fulbright scholar to study Australian children's folklore. She travelled across Australia for 10 months collecting children's playground rhymes, games, play artefacts, etc. The original fieldwork she collected during this period is held in the Australian Children's Folklore Collection (ACFC) at Museum Victoria and includes index cards, letters and photographs.
Physical Description
Photocopied, typed extracts from program; black text on paper. Two pages printed on one side only contained in a folded sheet of A4 paper, which forms the covers. Includes front and back covers, the contents of the program and a transcription of the poem 'Entreaty'. Back cover features a printed illustration of the Steinway Hall in black ink.
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Collection Names
Australian Children's Folklore Collection, Dorothy Howard Collection
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Acquisition Information
Cultural Gifts Donation from Dr June Factor, 18 May 1999
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Acknowledgement
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program.
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Author
Dr Dorothy Howard, United States of America, circa 1936
This compilation of poetry was published under Dr. Howard's maiden name 'Mills'. -
Place & Date of Event
Steinway Concert Hall, 109-113 West 57th Street, New York, New York, United States of America, 14 May 1936
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Overall Dimensions
168 mm (Width), 280 mm (Height)
Orientation: portrait
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