Wakefield, a folk-masque / by Percy MacKaye.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacKaye, Percy, 1875-1956.

Contributor:

Howard, John Tasker, 1890-1964.

Ege, Arvia MacKaye, 1902-1989.

United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission.

District of Columbia George Washington Bicentennial Commission.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

American Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Hebrew

Subjects (All):

Washington, George, 1732-1799--Drama.

Washington, George.

Washington, George, 1732-1799.

Masques with music--Librettos.

Masques with music.

Genre:

Librettos.

Drama.

Penn Provenance:

Steele, Frank (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Steele, Helen (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy)

MacKaye, Percy, 1875-1956 (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

xxviii pages, 2 unnumbered pages, 173 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 17 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, music ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Wakefield

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission, [1932]

Notes:

With half-title.

"Wakefield, a folk-masque of America; being a midwinter night's dream of the birth of Washington, by Percy MacKaye; with illustration designs by Arvia MacKaye; together with three monographs on the masque written by the author, the illustration-designer, and John Tasker Howard, adapter and composer of the music; designed and written for the United States Commission for the Celebration of the Two-hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington."

"The first performance of this folk-masque, under the auspices of the United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission was arranged for February 21, the eve of Washington's two hundredth birthday, February 22, 1932, at Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C."

"Two other volumes, 'The Music for Wakefield,' and 'The Choruses for Wakefield' are also published by the United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission, Washington, D.C."

Hebrew songs on p. 79 and p. 159. Songs also appear in Welsh, German, Norwegian, French, Dutch, Italian, Greek, "Bohemian," Polish, and Russian.

White paper cover illustrated by Arvia MacKaye and lettered in black.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy inscribed "To dear Frank and Helen Steele in grateful remembrance of their beautiful hospitality to the MacKaye Clan during the production of this folk-masque, from their affectionate cousin Percy MacKaye. 24 February 1932, Washington, D. C.".

Culture Class Collection copy has newspaper articles and photographs concerning the production laid in.

OCLC:

171486