Isotopia: An exposition on Atomic Structure, Written in the Form of a Mime

Muriel Howorth (right) and Beverly Nichols, from Wikipedia

To quote from AtomicGardening.com which quotes from Time's October 30, 1950 issue...

Before a select audience of 250 rapt ladies and a dozen faintly bored gentlemen, some 13 bosomy A.E. Associates in flowing evening gowns gyrated gracefully about a stage in earnest imitation of atomic forces at work. An ample electron in black lace wound her way around two matrons labeled "proton" and "neutron" while an elderly ginger-haired Geiger counter clicked out their radioactive effect on a pretty girl named Agriculture. At a climactic moment, a Mrs. Monica Davial raced across the stage in spirited representation of a rat eating radioactive cheese. Mrs. Davial, it was noted in the program, had "recently returned from a trip to Tibet" and hence presumably had a nice understanding of these things. A small boy named Bunny May was on hand to guide recalcitrant atoms into their proper places.

Holy poop, this description is of "Isotopia: An Exposition on Atomic Structure, Written in the Form of a Mime" by Muriel Howorth (more on her in a bit). It seems that the 'ballet' was only performed once, but thankfully the hand-typed 'script' was donated to the British Library and preserved there. You can check out most of the text (some of the scans seem to have been cut off) on the Atomic Gardening website.

I love that atomic energy was such a fad in the mid 20th century, absolutely love it.

I wonder if I could convince Mr Fielder to have his theater students perform this someday...