The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-01

tne boat, gazing on nand rising out OF the
water holding richly ornamented sword.
lilies. The King was represented by Robert
]. Warrick.
Gereth and Lynette.
The story of Gareth and Lynette is told
by Tennyson in the last Of the Idyls OF the
| King As King Arthur sat with his knights
in the hall of his castle at Camelot there
came to him a damsel of high lineage, who
addressed him thus:
Lynette my name; noble; my need knight
| To combat for my sister, Lyonors,
/ lady Of high lineage OF great lands.
/ And cOmely. yea, aud cOmelier than myself
| She lives in Castle Perilous; river
| Runs in three loops about her living place:
| And o'erit are three passngs. and three knights
| Defend the passings, brethren, and fourth,
| And OF that four the mightIest, holds her stay'd
| In her own castle, and 50 besieges her
| To break her will, and make her wed with him:
| And but delays his purpose till thou send
| To do the battle with him thy chief man,
! Sir Lancelot. whom he trusts to overthrow,
/ Then wed, with glory; but she will not wed
Save whom she loveth, or a holy life,
| Now therefore have come for Lancelot.
The king sent Gareth instead of Lancelot,
and at last, having been joined by Lancelot,
who has followed him, in his presence and
that Of the maiden, he encounters Sir
Death in front of Castle Perilous. The
| float represented this encounter.
| THE REPRESENTATION.
At the rear end of the float was a Gothic
tower aud gateway Of yellow-coloreds stone.
On this stone was q pretty sunset effect, the
| light and shade being well menaged. At
| the window Of the tower was seen Lady
Lonors. Coming out of the gateway,
with his black horse at gallop, and lance
in rest, was seen Sir Death, clad in black
armor. on the breastplate of which was
a skull and cross-bones. Sir Gareth, clad
| in bright armor, with lance also in rest, and
| riding a white horse at full gallop, was
seen rushing to meet his antagonist. In
| the front of the float stood Lancelot and the
| maiden. The floor Of the float represented
rocky ground and the sides culverts Of a
| bridge.
| The characters were as follows: Garneth,
| N. Drey; Knight, T. Stockton; Sir Lance
lot, r. Y. Smith; Lady Lyonors, G. L.
Lilienthal; Maid, w. L. Lilienthal.
| Merlin and Vivien.
Merlin, according to Arthurian legend,
was great enchanter. He was the favorite
| counselor of Arthur, but at last disappeared
| from view, and was no more found among
men, through the treachery of his lady-love,
fair Vivien. the Lady of the Lake.
| For Merlin once had told her of charm,
| The which IL any wrought on any one
| With woven PAGES and with waving arms,
The man SO wrought on ever seemed to lie
| Closed In the four walls of a hollow tower,
| From which was no escape for evermore,
| And none could find that man for evermore,
| Nor could he see but him who wrought the
charm
| Coming and going. and he lay as dead,
| And lost to life, and use. aud name aud fame,
| And Vivien ever sought to work the charm
| Upon the great enchanter of the time,
| As fancying that her glory would be great
According to his greatness whom she
quenched
THE REPRESENTATION.
With this purpose in view Vivien follows
Merlin into the wild woods of Broceliande
and takes her seat at his feet before an oak
that was 50 hollow, huge and old that it
| looked like a ruined tower She uses per-
suasion, entreaty, and every art known to
woman to gain the Information she covets,
and at last succeeds. Just before Merlin
| yields, storm sweeps through the forest
and lightning strikes a limb of the ancient
| oak. Merlin and Vivien were seated on a
| slanting rock, Merlin with white beard
| flowing to his waist, Vivien in gracefully
| flowing robe. Behind them in the center Of
the float was hollow oak, covered with
moss, with a rotten branch projecting from
| it. On other rocks back of the oak were
two witches. The floor of the float repre-
sented rocky ground, and roots ran down on
the sides, the whole making very striking
| picture.
| The characters were merlin" H. G..
Ware; "Vivien:" d. E. O'Connell; witches,
Gus. Schafer aud G. A. Morgan.
| Elaine.
| The story Of Elaine is the most beautiful
| of the Arthurian legends. Gentle, pure,
and loving, the lady of Shalott will ever re-
| main one of the most touching creations of
poetic fancy. The story of her love for Sir
Lancelot, and how it was not returned, of
| how she faded away and at last died, with
a letter to Lancelot in her hand and of
| how she fioated on barge toward Camelot
And the dead
Steered by the dumb went upward with the
flood
| is known to ali readers of poetry. and has
served as the inspiration for poet and
| painter.
THE REPRESENTATION.
On the calm and sparkling waters of a
| river f1oated a. purple barge, with silver
| fret on the sides. Over the sides golden
! covering hung, falling into the water. On
| a platform, which was also richly draped
! lay the fair Elaine, and in the front of the
barge stood the dumb boatsman. On the
| bank in the rear stood tho two brothers of
| Elaine.
The characters were: The Dumb Boats
man, w. L. Burn; Brothers, j. G. Stoddard
and G. F. Mahon.
| me Holy Grail.
| The story of the quest of the Holy Grail
is striking instance of how religion be-
came colored by the romanticism Of medi-
eval times. 1t is as follows: The HOLY
Grail, or Sangreal, was the cup from which
Jesus drank at the Last Supper. He was
supposed to have given it 10 Joseph of
| Arimathea, who carried it to Europe. to-
| gether with the spear with which the soldier
pierced the Savior's side. From generation
to generation one of the descendants of Jo-
| seph of Arimathea had been devoted to the
guardianship Of these precious relics. but on
the sole condition of leading life of purity
! in thought, word and deed. For
a long time the Holy Grail was
visible to all pilgrims, and
its presence conferred blessings upon the
land in which it was preserved But at
last one of those holy men to whom its
guardianship had descended permitted one
day unhallowed feelings to gain possession
of him for the moment. The sacred lance
instantly punished him for his frality,
spontaneously falling upon him and inflict-
ing deep wound. The marvellous wound
could by no means be healed, and the
| guardian OF the Sangreal was ever after
called lie Roi Pescheur," the Sinner King
The Sangreal withdrew its visible presence
from the crowds who came to worship, and
an iron age succeeded to the happiness
which its presence had diffused among the