View of the stage and backdrop for the play, "Glory of the Morning" performed at North High School at 2960 North Speer Boulevard in the Highland neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. An actor in a military uniform stands over an actress dressed as a Native American. She cowers on the ground as other actors also dressed in Native American costume watch. One actor wears a feathered headdress and warpaint, another a buckskin breechcloth and a headband. Another wears buckskin pants and a blanket and holds an oar. A woman dressed in a buckskin dress, headband, and braids, remonstrates with the military officer.
Description
1 photoprint ; 9 x 14 cm. (4 x 6 in.)
Subject
North High School (Denver, Colo.)--People; Indians of North America--Performances & portrayals--Colorado--Denver; Denver (Colo.); Highland (Denver, Colo.); Interiors--Colorado--Denver; Schools--Colorado--Denver; Stages (Platforms)--Colorado--Denver; Theatrical productions--Colorado--Denver
Geographic Area
Denver (Colo.)
Format-Medium
Photograph
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710028509
Notes
Condition: faded.; Penciled note on back of print reads: "'Glory of the Morning' presented by Black Masque Dramatic Club of North High School, Denver, in State Tournament of the Denver [Com.] Players. Leavitt Tudor, Bernice Amsden, Fred Moore, Carol Jones, Sam Weinstein, Ted Baker. (1927)"; Title supplied.; R7100285091
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