The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-10
REHEARSE DAILY
MAY DAY PAGEANT
Afternoons Program Will Be
Equally Interesting as
That at Night.

While the plans for the afternoons
pageant at Earlham on Friday are De-
Ing perfected. the evenings entertain
ment 10 not being neglected. What
may be called the most attractive ana
pleasing features OF the May Day ex-
ercises are being planned for the ev-
eneing. A large number OF Richmond
business people who are unable TO at.
tend the afternoons gaieties will be
present ut night and II Is expected that
ut least twenty-five hundred people
will be on the big campus to witness
the events.
Al the southwest corner of Lindley
hall there In being erected temper
airy turf stage. From this stage the
ground slopes downward and back.
ward In true amphitheater form, and
Il In here than Ben Jonson's famous
"Masque OF Queens" and Paul liss'
beautiful cantata "A Midsummer's
Night" will be given. The seats and
benches used to accommodate the
large afternoon crowds will all be
placed In this space and temporary
theater of no small dimensions will be
the result.
The BlisA cantata Is charming
composition for three-part chorus of
women's voices. with soprano. mezzo
soprano and alto solos representing
the Spirit of Silence Of the Night, Spir-
Il Of Storm and Spirit Of Danger. res
pectively. These parts are to be sung
by Cora Eggemeyer Bartel Of Rich
mond. Miss Mildred Barrett Of Indian.
apolis. and Miss Louise Millikan Of
New Castle. A chorus of Stars. Fair.
les. Firefiies and Spirits will be con.
stantly in evidence during the perfor-
nance. executing some attractive
Ing for weeks. The complete cast will
be costumed in colors fitting their
parts and the whole cantata will be
sung under a series of spotlights rep
resenting stages from twilight to
dawn. including an impressive storm
scene and attractive moonlight effects.
With these effects II 10 expected that
this will be one Of the musical treats
Of the year for Richmond. Miss Gas
ton, director of the department of
music at Earlham, has been giving
much time of late to the preparation of
this cantata, and IL using in 1t some
Of her most promising pupils. several
Of whom are residents of Richmond.
From the Bliss cantata to Jonson's
"Masque OF Queens" to to 60 from the
beautiful to the wierd. from the lovely
to the fantastic, from the attractive
singing Of the fairies to welcome the
dawn to the cackling of the witches
over their midnight fire over which
all the connections known to ancient
sorcery and witchery are compounded
sails of this unusual entertainment
have caused much interest and amuse-
ment among the college students. and
they say It 10 winner"
in case of rain or unpleasant wealth.
or preparations are being made to
transfer the entire evenings perform.
ance to the auditorium OF Lindley hall.
where Il can be given to good advant.
age. On Tuesday morning In the col.
lege chapel. Prof. r. p. Trueblood an
nounced that the May Day pageant
would rehearse every day this week
directly after lunch in front of Earl.
ham hall. where the dances and drills
will be practiced without costumes.
Announcement was also made that the
last general rehearsal of the complete
program will be held at o'clock on
Thursday afternoon.
The result Of the canvass on Mon.
day by Earlham students and alumni
has not been made known. No system
OF bookkeeping was had by which the
results could be determined quickly.
but II II estimated that more than
three thousand tickets were subscrib.
ed for.