New-York tribune., 1910-04-24
HAGON SLAIN IN STREET
= eeOrue Appears in armor at
- the Crucial Moment.
,un DREN'S OPEN AIR FETE
,,.siblity Of Entertainments in
s.-eets Illustrated by st.
Georges Church

.,, e~st outdoor fete ever given by
- children In this City, ~ George s
.s1'' ..--..--r yesterday morning nlus-
-, - r,-esir.,i-ies of entertainment for
Il -tv streets. Sixteenth street
,,...,.,.-s--a place. looked Ike biz of
,,osdsv t-arsrlanted To the hear;
-o-k As t was -. Georges Day.
,,,--s ea1king the open air theatre
s.,.--7tr5 with flags and beneath .
,...-e- OF 50. George. strung across
- --s Iecrl III tTe saint and the
- mas a-.gl .1 pa1tonime- The fest
..-. 7a exc. u1re picturesque by the
,- -~o~, than one hundred children
-a-.sr. CARRIED ir the mar ional colors
r-r,-~f. scotland. Ireland. Germany.
- ralv and spain. who sang ami
..s fr gre April sunshine.
- ,.---.~-e 90 the fate were taken.
-.,.-,v-r -a .re ,i--le actors. in TIE hope
-. -,,..-.-re tl---ugh1ut the United States
- 4, s.,re-ffnC similar En- the interest q
- recreation. PaE-arts have become
7 ,~r.,a- be- European cities that tie pee
..,f s. George s.. probably -he largest in
.......i--7r .hg-cf .r 30 country. expect -
=, fashion BIZ raEeants here.
s,--a-s -vo thousand persons occupied
.., u-s-7ov- ~ houses overlooking the
- crowded --a st6ewa ks and filed thar
- -f rf.r street which had been -ope6
- rv .ha ro.~e. .r addition 20 a number
= -s.-s-.o-at.- G.Vue6 women m a tempo
49, r-a-5sta~5. when Harry BUrleiCh. the
..,u--A baritone arfirpd as a. rnedisval
- read --e legend of 81 George. and
,sss5 H--Ie moral n the rector's for the
,-se7-s TIE herald then headed a pro
-sssan of -re Foatrfli actors and singing
.-rs-e- -o the rar0ere6 street. where the
As-4- deed rf S. George in vanquishinE
.rs dragon was acted in pa-tor1iue. child
sr screams NJ terror greeted -ho -eaIisti-
-sr~ greer and f7~hidCinc dragon that
s-e-t-s from a cavern. The monster was
g-e ~ --e most fer0cious properties Of the
afe----rsau Opera House. Twelve Httle
l-.r--s .- shining helmets and other &C
-rs---nents. were driven back by imagi-
rs-r au5x.ors rf0-s" ~ TIRE beast. and the
-sssrsu- larca Hf -re sixteen rnaideus of
t-r princess vr- interrupted
whr the re-al- called for a human
ssc--ce -o aHDrase -he monster. th>ze
saec,ar--s who were carried away by TIE
s.sre mounted chairs 70 see the excited
r-s i-av --.e r1- -he privilege of being
ssrs--a6. Fata touched the Princess lE1!iz-
s5s.1 Eros. and. 1rareIy swallowing her
-idisr r.--.--r-. She started toward the
5-aFor. V-- .s- fe-cely v-~iEElirE i1 the
ua-- ar. ..--r street The king tIack
GtrsI and --e Queen Charlotte I.ow~evs
sC-ei property as if the maiden were gong
t0 r.- doom E-t it was not 20 be. sud
ee-.r t-e -aIar- Saint Eric Ero9. in
SHINING a--rr. srd with svor5 almost
fo1 t.C .r- him. s9ranE our Cf space. and
Do Ha.kel right uD 70 rne dragon.
dragon with "a Metropolitan Opera House
reputation makes IL hard for q vouugster
to sc- .r -1 b.. bur 8. George did it. he
omitted al. crude sIasElnE win THE blade
s1d rt-Es. the ht in the dragon face
so '1at t-e guard made rhe sign Of the
cross. The dragon slbsided in approved
fashion ana everybody brearhed easier.
Then came the care-f-ee dancing Of the
..,.e ones. to t.-e music Cf q string orches-
tl. Wearing white slips showing the green
ls-r rf Ireland. "a score Of girls danced az
lrsr a. and Lleu all the children ioiueC
1 singing The Wearing of the Greer"
Severe. boys gave an English Morris dance.
srd then came the italian taran-eIla- a
sc..r.. Swedish and a German dance
-le Dash dance was "a Spanish one. the girls
Clicking aas-auets while their red r0zettes
-1ss ana feb 20 The measure q The music.
ne r-.--H Ur1e closed with the singing OF
Ams-.a. Then the aappv faces clus-
ere- around the lriEl. banners % the ma
tons .rer had hono-ed. and they tr00ped
1-- -.e parish house
The day before the festival tle Rev.
Eng. E.-ekreal rector of - Georges. re-
.e.r-- .- a-la.f rf -re church several Nor
rar maple --ees which were planted by
60 sa-a-a. c~ga-.zsti0ns of tie church O.
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