The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-15
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BY SUPERB PAGEANT A { 4 !. \ / |
Thousands of8 Players Take Part u
III The ,rablea,ix at Wat Is1s
Ss83ss5 wick Castle. $5ssE
rIIE p AIS Y r | 4: CALLED ]. !. >,
Scenes Front Days Of Bri'toi , and
N Danes to Time 81 ~
Elizabeth. 5 ls.It

Special correspo Hence q q J, !, q Z. a. i
The pageant illustrating the history OF
* Castle and OF the village itnelt
,sg now being enacted 5dal ly. and IS "a most
4 ma iagnificent spectacle n thousands attend
\ Ii, antl among the vas royvds IRE "a large
number Of A,nerican who 10y the ys,l-
sperb episodes Immensely. III 53 u ~ #
Egj5 The scene at the pag eant Is the broad
level mead BY the banks Of the winding.
$rlacid Avon, with It's Ii floating lilies md
stately swans. The lawn Is part OF the
4 grounds OF Warwick Castle. and most nd
,&mirably suited to the presentation OF so
s$anbi tiolis n t,l ". * IT. KS
sss Ni orc than 1000 Warwick folk took part
lin the pa Eeant, and It spoke volumes for
the training They had had that each per-
formed his or her part SO we'll that ems
isthusihstic applause a gain and ngain re-
wa rded THERE forts. 81 sB| Ss H ,'3f55
e BEGINNING with a fanfare of trumpets,
the first great Il scene was a march OF
Z pruids. followed BY the episode 4of King
Il Cymbeline and the browning Of Caradoc,
q his son III In very animated fashion the
"a stormy elements OF early British history
3 were showi1Sain snnguinary combats be-i
tween ritons and Romans, I3rtons md
& rtcts and Scots. and la ter with English
!. and Danes, thessngllts being very reals-5
sticallyi done; the&players who fell remain
ling quite dead sSuntil removed by the
Iushers. S 5$ lSfS h. ls ~ ii $
\ ss,sS EleY Episodes.
!! 1.-The pag cant IS arranged In eleven epi-i
sodcs. and makes q splendid spectacle. vi e
4 gives q two and n half hours 1,icture-hs-
tory OF gland from I he time Of the
%rN. 1t,ra
-5NFarWickshira loresas the Staying by Guy
I 81 Warwick Eof the !. 'lnonstrols Dun Cow.
[ of Dunsmore Heat1i,' whose gigantic head
a IS dragged in on wheels by the ejoicing1
SMercians, after8 Guy, has ov ercome n tho
sfravening benstin single com bat S 5 |.
lth such a wealth OF history as War
a wick possesses and wit such "a ptctur- "
$esque setting as the castle grounds afford &
AT would be difficult for al " company of
n pa geant players to- fail. With Louis Par
ssKerS to inspire and uide them, tho people
E6f y Warwielt2 lia We rea ched a Very high
Standard iof excellence. # 5|s!;g 81
:-SThc necessary touch OF melodrama9 came
when Thomas Fisher, a n old gentleman In.
green elvet doutlet and doye-colored
hose, with he bravest of plumed hats,
stood to receive n wolfe from the guard
n forsrefusing totell where he had hidden
the treasure Of he King. ~ the critical
srnomen t.when all the laGlc were stopping
TO keep out the sound Q the
deadly $musquet oons, X Dame rlsherSg In q
\ gorgeous ma gen,a velvet gown rushed
forward ana threw herself on her hus-.
bands breast 70 + whch3Bthcs gallant Of
sflcer2of the guard ordered the ;musketeers
Ito hold their hand Then Fisher IS mag
unanimously pardoned and u sent unshot,t
away The touch was genuinely trans
sSpontine, and brought down the house, y
# Queen Elizabeth's interview with the lit
Stle fair-haircdl boy5named William Shak es:-3
.8peare, son OF the bailffS of STAFFORD, was,
exceedingly happy. The Queen kissed the
little lad on his rosy al lee X. and when he
#piped uf, "lf you please may NilliamS
Shakespeare kiss theT Queen? '@ she burst
@out5 laughing and cried heartily, Aye.
truly whereupons the boy threw his tiny
arms around the neck Of the maiden
Queen and most heartily salutcd her
5$iI h a Fairy Scene,
Y II Everything helps the illusion that the
I pa geant is "real.'8To gain the pageant
field theSvisitors have first to pass through,
the ancient gatehouse of the castle and.
then through a lane o e tural rock
4abpve which The wal ~ and Eturrets II the
castle outworlss keep guard Then comes
Ia peep through5a pott cul lis a the snlen-
n did castle itHelf%hnd after a stroll through
"a far-spreading laWil, several acres in,
extent, sloplng down to the silyery Avon
which winds away through the trees,
$witha vista OF undulating woodland and
pasture beyond, lis'si.. .Sl{ II,
9 The spectators are housed In an im-
mense covered stand, so ingeniously mr.
ranged that every one can see and hear
! everything that takes place, although the
actors are spread out over q large spa C. !.
Every advantage has been I ken Of the
spacious grounds to arrange Imposing
& professions Of priests, soldiers. knights In
arfnor Of various periods, and numerous
Il generations OF Warwick Stownsfolk in
many colpred costumes OF the periods,
5& Cavalcades of meneand women In the
magnificent dresses Of the Ellznbethan
i period are one Of the finest features Of
II the show, and the entrance OF Queen
Y Elizabeth in her state coach is. slavery
reflective incident. * 8g5siS n