List_of_Veiled_Prophet_Parade_themes
The following is a list of Veiled Prophet Parade and Ball themes. The events were formerly held each year in St. Louis, Missouri. Where there is no listing, the theme has not been recorded.
- 1878: Festival of Ceres, an illustrated pageant of the visit of Demeter, Grecian goddess of agriculture, to the Veiled Prophets[1][2]
- 1879: Progress of the mechanical arts[3]
- 1880: The four seasons[4]
- 1881: A day-dream in the woodland[5] or Insect life[4]
- 1882: A panorama of the nations[6]
- 1883: Fairy Land[7]
- 1884: Shakespeare's poesy[8]
- 1885: An Arabian night[9]
- 1886: American history[10]
- 1887: Old Testament stories[11][12][13]
- 1888: Child lore[4]
- 1889: Comic opera[4]
- 1890: The alphabet[14]
- 1891: The ten most popular authors[15]
- 1892: The history of the Upper Louisiana Territory, Missouri and St. Louis[16]
- 1893: Storied holidays[17]
- 1894: History of mystic societies in America[18]
- 1895: The flight of time (the zodiac, days of the week and months of the year[19][20]
- 1896: Masterpieces of art[21]
- 1897: Old-time songs[22]
- 1899: Visions of childhood[23]
- 1900: Pageant of the nations[24]
1901–1950
- 1901: Louisiana Purchase[25]
- 1902: From the Discovery of the Mississippi to the World's Fair[26]
- 1903: Lyric Opera[27]
- 1904: Art and Architecture[28]
- 1905: Humor[29]
- 1907: History and Drama[30]
- 1908: The Seven Ages and the Five Senses[31]
- 1909: Transportation[32]
- 1910: Sport[33]
- 1911: Epochs in the history of the Eighteenth Century[34]
- 1912: Songs, Poems, and Plays[35]
- 1913: The Seven Ages and the Five Senses[36]
- 1914: While We Live, Let Us Live (the European war)[37]
- 1915: Legends and Myths of All Nations[38]
- 1916: Shakespeare[39]
- 1917: Parade canceled.
- 1918: Parade canceled.
- 1919: Victory-Peace[40]
- 1920: Flowers and Plants[41]
- 1921: Missouri statehood centenary[42]
- 1922: Dollyana (dolls of the nations)[43]
- 1923: Romance and Adventure[44]
- 1924: Jewels and Talismans[45]
- 1925: Decorations of Honor[46]
- 1926: Cartoons and Comics[47]
- 1927: Our Daily Life[48]
- 1929: Traditions of St. Louis[49]
- 1930: The Making of a Great Nation[50]
- 1931: The Romance of Trade and Industry[51]
- 1932: The Life of George Washington[52]
- 1933: A Journey Through Bookland[53]
- 1934: Great Adventurers[54]
- 1934: Toyland[55]
- 1936: The Prophet Visits Many Lands[56]
- 1937: Childhood Memories[57]
- 1938: Songs We Sing[58]
- 1939: Gay Nineties[59]
- 1940: The Arabian Nights[60]
- 1941: The Circus[61]
- 1946: Modes of Travel[62]
- 1947: Days of the Year[63]
- 1948: Mother Goose[64]
- 1949: Once Upon a Time[65]
- 1950: Old Songs[66]
1951–2000
- 1951: Good Neighbors[67]
- 1952: The Story of St. Louis[68]
- 1953: Years of the Veiled Prophet[69]
- 1954: The Veiled Prophet Salutes the Municipal Opera[70]
- 1955: What Shall I Be?[71]
- 1956: Around the Calendar[72]
- 1957: Parade of the Animals[73]
- 1958: Great Discoveries and Inventions[74]
- 1959: Delights of Childhood[75]
- 1960: Folklore and Legends[76]
- 1961: Joys of Toys[77]
- 1962: Great Adventures[78]
- 1963: Songs We Sing[79]
- 1964: St. Louis History[80]
- 1965: Stories and Scenes From the Past[81]
- 1966: Sports[82]
- 1967: A Salute to the Wonderful Worlds of Walt Disney[83]
- 1968: Music for Everyone[84]
- 1969: The New Spirit of St. Louis (and) From the Lone Eagle to the lunar eagle[85]
- 1970: St. Louis Is a Great Place to Live[86]
- 1972: Happiness Is . . .[87]
- 1973: You Are There[88]
- 1974: If Aladdin's Magic Lamp Were Mine[89]
- 1975: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things[90]
- 1976: A Salute to America[91]
- 1977: The Veiled Prophet — 100 Years in St. Louis[92]
- 1978 The Wonderful World of Children[93]
- 1979: That's Entertainment[94]
- 1980: Holidays[95]
- 1981: Nostalgia in General and the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904 in Particular[96]
- 1982: Heritage of St. Louis[97]
- 1983: St. Louis — Great Moments in Fantasy[98]
- 1984: When You Wish Upon a Star[99]
- 1985: A History of Fun[100]
- 1986: America the Beautiful[101]
- 1987: We the People Sing[102]
- 1988: These Are a Few of My Favorite Things,[103] a repetition from 1975
- 1989: School Days[104]
- 1990: Celebrations[105]
- 1991: Through the Eyes of a Child[106]
- 1992: A Child's Library[107]
- 1993: Great Adventures[108]
- 1994: A Festival of Fun and Games[109]
- 1995: Beauty of Nature[110]
- 1996: Once Upon a Time[111]
- 1997: I Want to Be a . . .[112]
- 1998: Let the Good Times Roll[113]
- 1999: Parade Through Time[114]
- 2000: Getting There Is Half the Fun[115]
- 2001: 2001: A Sports Odyssey[116]
- 2002: 125 Years of Paradise[117]
- 2003: The World Is Our Playground[118]
- 2005: A Salute to Volunteers[119]
- 2011: A Night Out[120]
- 2016: Hats Off to Heroes[121]
- 2017: Great Things Are Happening[122]
- 2019: We the People[123]