The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-04-19

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Vast Display For Two Months,
Striking Scenes From Before Time
Of Romans on to Modern Times VIII
Be Presented.
Though London Is possibly the last
Of Gil the big cities Ia the world TO
) brag about its history, that city Is as
full of history-and very interesting
will be shown IN pageant which
Il Frank Lascelles Is arranging called
!, ''the festival of empire and the pag.
cant of London" Ii will be produced
May "a and will last during June and
July. Whatever profits accrue from II
are to be given to the kings hospital
i fund
/ This festival of empire, which viii
be produced at the Crystal palace, lie
intended to give instruction In the his
tory of London and to show its grad.
ual growth and Importance as the heart
of a worldwide empire. The Crystal
palace was chosen as the most suit
able center for such festival
A tremendous stand 10 being erected.
from which not only this open air play
can be seen, but also view of the
rolling hills of Kent and Surrey. This
look alone Is well worth while going to
the Crystal palace TO enjoy
Naturally the imagination thrills at
the thought of series of Tendon pag-
reproductions OF scenes which
bring home to the citizens of London
the historic greatness Of their city.
Fifteen Thousand Persons Engaged.
The principle of the pageant viii be
the representation of certain episodes
In the history of London from the
times of the early Britons to the nine
teenth century. All this will be too
much to give In one performance, so
the story viii be divided into three
parts, each part having seven scenes,
and these different parts win be given
alternately ON afternoons and even
ings.
Fifteen thousand persons are to be
employed in the pageant. In some of
the scenes nearly 1900 people viii ap-
pear.
In part the first scene Is called
THE Dawn Of History Ii Shows
prehistoric London, where the Britons
lived on the river which they called |
The Fleet Then come the Romans,
who rebuilt the city of London, and |
after that the third shows the spread |
of Christianity Scene is the Dan.
ish invasion. showing those fine old |
freebooters, the vikings, who push
ed their queer looking boats up the
Thames. Then the Norman conquest
with King Harold's death and his sub. |
jects kissing the feet of the conqueror.
And SO II goes on through the age OF /
chfvalry. when In the reign Of Edward
Ill there were tournaments Ia Cheap T
side.
Fart . begins with the Canterbury
pilgrims aud the tragedy of Thomas
q Beckett Following that Is the wat
Tyler affair and Dick Wilmington.
probably with his cat. riding out with
the king. Then we are given the war
Of the Roses and another triumph Of
conquest when Henry V. returns after
bis defeat OF the French.
Modern Period shown.
From this time on the pageant be
comes practically modern history.
There Is the discovery of the new
world. there Is ''merrie EnKlaud. !"
here is the reign Of Queen Bess, and
o on down 10 part 3. which has to do
With Shakespeare and his barnlike the
tier, with the coming OF Pocahontas
o England. with Wolfe ana Montcalfr
q Canada. with Captain Cook. who
had found another new world, and
anally with the collapse OF Napoleon
md the end of the great continental
Itruggle for mastery.
The anal scene win be the gathering
4 the English colonies In London and
treat Britain. typitied az the mother
with her children.
The representatives of English colo
lies are quite rs enthusiastic about
his empire festival as are the people
vho live In the heart Of the empire.
,anada. Australia. New Zealand, In
ia. South Africa and every ether Brit.
Oh possession has representatives in
london who promise most enthusias-
10 support
Lord Plymouth. the Duke OF Mari.
oroush. Lord neskorough and many
thar wealthy and prominent English.
aen are not only contributing large
ums Of money to this pageant, but
lso their personal time and attention.
VIII be the biggest show that Lon.
on has ever had.