Hazel MacKaye (born New York City, New York, August , ; died Westport,
Connecticut, August , ) was an American theater professional and
suffragist. She is best known for helping present a series of pageants
in support of women's suffrage.MacKaye was born into a prominent
theatrical family. Her father Steele MacKaye (-) was a famous actor,
playwright, and producer; Hazel was named after his hit play Hazel
Kirke. Hazel's mother Mary Medbery MacKaye (-) wrote a popular
adaption of Pride and Prejudice for the stage in . Hazel's siblings
included engineer and writer James MacKaye (-), dramatist and poet
Percy MacKaye (-), and conservationist Benton MacKaye (-). The family
settled in Shirley, Massachusetts in .MacKaye first intended to be a
concert pianist, but in she enrolled in Radcliffe College theater
classes taught by George Pierce Baker. She failed to graduate but was
made an honorary member of the class. After leaving Radcliffe MacKaye
worked as an assistant on various pageant productions, including
several with her older brother Percy. She was a charter member of the
American Pageant Association in and wrote a "Who's Who" of the
members.MacKaye also acted, touring with the Castle Square theater
company of Winthrop Ames and appearing in her brother's Sappho and
Phaon and Jeanne D'Arc (both ) and Mater (). She worked as an
instructor at the Children's Educational Theatre in New York City.
Connecticut, August , ) was an American theater professional and
suffragist. She is best known for helping present a series of pageants
in support of women's suffrage.MacKaye was born into a prominent
theatrical family. Her father Steele MacKaye (-) was a famous actor,
playwright, and producer; Hazel was named after his hit play Hazel
Kirke. Hazel's mother Mary Medbery MacKaye (-) wrote a popular
adaption of Pride and Prejudice for the stage in . Hazel's siblings
included engineer and writer James MacKaye (-), dramatist and poet
Percy MacKaye (-), and conservationist Benton MacKaye (-). The family
settled in Shirley, Massachusetts in .MacKaye first intended to be a
concert pianist, but in she enrolled in Radcliffe College theater
classes taught by George Pierce Baker. She failed to graduate but was
made an honorary member of the class. After leaving Radcliffe MacKaye
worked as an assistant on various pageant productions, including
several with her older brother Percy. She was a charter member of the
American Pageant Association in and wrote a "Who's Who" of the
members.MacKaye also acted, touring with the Castle Square theater
company of Winthrop Ames and appearing in her brother's Sappho and
Phaon and Jeanne D'Arc (both ) and Mater (). She worked as an
instructor at the Children's Educational Theatre in New York City.
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