Print, Photographic

Title:

"Cast if Midsummer's night Dream"

Date:

1910-1930

Dimensions:

Print Size: 5.25 x 3

Description:

This black and white photograph depicts the cast of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer's Night Dream" on Meeting House Lane. There is one Sister on the left with 17 children in assorted costumes. The Shaker Sister stands with three roses in her hands and wears a cap and headband with a Shaker Dress. Bertha Lindsay is the fourth figure from the left and is dressed as wizard. The other children are dressed as nymphs, bees, an unidentified bird, flowers, and fairies. There are flowers in an urn next to Bertha. Leona Merrill, Alice "Muriel" Hewitt, and other Hewitt girls are in the photograph.

Provenance:

This album has a cover of black leatherette with "Photographs" embossed in gold. The cover also contains a pocket for loose photographs or negatives; it closes with a snap. The binding is a black cord and is in good condition. The album measures 11.5 x 7.25 x 2". Photos are mounted in black triangular corners. This album was given to Canterbury Shaker Village by Charles "Bud" Thompson in 1992 (1992.10)

Subjects:

Children, Girls, Sisters, Plays, Wizards, Bees, Birds, Nymphs, Fairies, Flowers, Urns, Roses, Meeting House Lane, Maples, Fences, Shakespeare

People:

Lindsay, Bertha, Hewitt, Alice "Muriel", Merrill, Leona "Laura"

Place of Origin:

New Hampshire/East Canterbury/Shaker Village/Meeting House Lane

Collection Name:

Canterbury Photograph Collection

Item Number:

67-p249

Accession Number:

A1992.0010

Type of Material:

Photographs

Copyright Statement:

For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Canterbury Shaker Village

Participating Organization:

Canterbury Shaker Village