The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-03-04

lnclusive,) viii represent In dramatic
form nearly loo years OF the towns
history. This Is set forth In verse and
text Of q most direct kind, and Is en-
bellished with choruses, songs, dances.
marches, and every legitimate spec
tacular adjunct. The beautiful lawn
in front of Warwick Castle Conservs-
tory win be the arena, and Shake
speare's Avon viii be utilized for Queen
Elizabeth's state barge IN one OF the
most splendid episodes Of the pageant
For months past the ladies of Warwick
have been engaged In preparing his
torical costumes, etc, designed from
contemporary records, and when July
arrives the citizens OF the town, their
wives, their children, and their friends
will join in a simple and reverent rep
resentation OF the eleven great episodes
which have been chosen for production.
It is expected that nearly 2,O~- perform
ers will take part IN the pageant, which
Will thus form a lofty and dignided
panorama of the towns history. More
over, the pageant Will be an incident
in a great act Of praise and thanksgiv-
ing. The festival will commence with
a Thanksgiving service in the parish
church (Which includes the famous
Beauchamp chapel at which the bishop
Of Bristol will preach; and on the fol-
ever, the bishop Of Worcester will be
the preacher.
The pageant is under the direction Of
Louis n. Parker, who is known in
America as the author of several SUI
cessful plays, and who is the origin
ator Of this unique expression Of local
patriotism. He has written the text
for eleven episodes Of worldwide inter
est in the history of Warwick castle
AND town; AMI James Rhoades has
composed many beautiful narrative
choruses, which VIII be sung by fifty
Druids. The first episode takes US
back to the Roman invasion of Britain
and the heroic resistance offered by
Caractacus CCaradoc) to the conquer
ors, and the story Of the first intrOduc-
ton Of Christianity to the island at this
period will be told in simple but very
impressive fashion. How THE Bear
and Ragged Stair came to be the
badge of the Earls of Warwick will be
shown i'm the second episode; Guy or
Warwick and the tale Of how he slew
the Dun Cow for his lady's sake and
afterwards died in her arms are to be
dealt with in very quaint style; AMI
another scene will illustrate Queen
Ethelf1eda (Alfred the Greats daugh-
teri founding Warwick Castle just u
thousand years ago. Bishops, priests.
and knights templar galore appear I'm
the next episode (temp 1923 A. d., in
which Roger de Newburgh returns
from the Holy Land and raises the par
ish church Of Warwick to collegiate
rank.
A most striking scene will be the
trial. and execution Of Piers Caves
ton, Edward us favOrite, by nine an
CRY earls; and vying with this episode
in interest will be the story Of the
quarrel between the King Maker
and Edward ", as told by Shake
speFe. A little-known but very re-
markable fact will next be illustrated,
viz, the proclamation Of Lady Jane
Grey as Queen at Warwick in 1853
Then, following on a very amusing
civic spectacle, Queen Elizabeth will
arrive in her Stage Coach, with ,ut-
riders in crimson, and be received with
great ceremony by her favorite. Rob
eTt Dudley. Earl of LEICESTER. Nearly
I, 200 performers Will be on the arena
at this point. and the episode will
reach its climax when the figure Of
Shakespeare himself, I'm a quite unique
situation, is introduced. The last epi-
sode. I'm which William III restores
Warwick after the great fire of 1894,
will prepare the way for a magnificent
final tableau, in which the whole OF
the performers will take part, as well
as figures representing the fourteen
Young Warwicks Tin America and
Queensland. Australia,) grouped round
stately figure impersonating the
Mother Town.
The idea of the pageant must appeal
to all who love ancient ceremoniais for
/ their sDlendOr as we'll as for the sug-
gestiveness Of their meaning. IL is to
be hoped that many other cities OF
England will be inspired to initiate the
example. and that the shire pasearts
will become as much a part of the ma
/ tiOnai life as the country fairs. The
germ of the idea may be expressed In
! Mr.. PaTkeT's own words. IF every
| city had its own pageant, a spb
/ better citizenship and a larger interest
/ I'm a great past would grow up"