Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-14
PAGEANT H0N0RED
BY GOVERNOR MEAD
Additional Performance Given
Monday Afternoon
Balance for Playground Equipment Fund
Bouquets of Flowers Presented Amid
Applause Saturday.


Brattleboro's historical pageant came
to an end Monday, and, like the events
which it reproduced 1t is now matter
of history 1t was different from any
thing ever before undertaken in town,
and it will remain a vivid and pleasant
memory in the minds of all who saw
it. Financially 1t was also success.
Just how much money will be netted for
the playground equipment fund is not
known, on account of the difhculty in
getting all the bills in. The surplus will
not be large, but there will be some
thing left after paying all the expenses.
While the patronage was good the rain
and continued cold weather operated
against really large audiences. On this
account it was decided to give a per-
Torrance of the pageant Monday after
noon and a presentation of THE Con-
trast Monday evening, although the
final date scheduled was Saturday. 1t
was a wise decision as the weather was
favorable and good-sZed audiences at
tended while the additional expense in
volved was small
Miss Margaret MacLaren Eager of
Deerfield, under whose direction the pag-
cant was produced, was given an
ovation Saturday afternoon. After the
last episode had begun there was a cry
for Miss Eager. The cry spread through
the audience, and Col. j. Gray Estey as
Col. William Brattle rode behind the
background of evergreen trees and led
Miss Eager in front of the grandstand.
Then Miss Marjorie Balestier on horse
back and in the garb of an Indian girl
came forward and presented Miss Eager
in behalf of her friends, a large bouquet
of American Beauty roses, while the
audience loudly applauded. Earlier in
the afternoon Mrs. Mary Howe Burton
was presented a large bouquet of purple
iris at the close of her solo.
That evening THE Contrast" was CIV
en-. A large audience was present and
everybody was greatly pleased with the
work of each character 1t would be
difficult to assemble a company of local
amateur actors who could improve upon
the production. Miss Elsa Eager, niece
of the director of the pageant, was pre-
scented a large and beautiful bouquet.
She worked with unfagging energy both
in the play and in the outdoor scenes
and acquitted herself we'll whenever she
appeared. 1t is due Miss Ethel l.. Os
good, who took the difficult part of
Charlotte in 1.-The Contrast" to say
that her acting has not been excelled
by any local amateur actress in Brat
tleboro in recent years. In the Monday
night presentation of the play F. c..
Adams sang in place of Mrs. Mary Howe
Burton and took L. d. Taylor's place
in the minuet, doing both with great
acceptance
On Monday afternoon the pageant
was honored by the presence of Gov.
John. A. Mead of Rutland. He occupied
a seat on the grandstand and toward the
close of the performance made a brief
address to the Civil war veterans who
took part in one of the episodes.
From the first the allegorical dances
We're recognized as a beautiful and ar
tistic feature of the outdoor perform
well as the others in the pageant,
We're under the direction of Miss Elsa
Eager, although the impression given by
the official programs was to the contrary.
Miss Eagers own work as dancer was
exceptionally well done, and she is en-
titled to much credit also for the excel
lence of the dances in which she did not
participate.
The flowers which were used in the
presentations of THE Contrast" were
donated by Florist C. f. Allen and were
much amired On account of a defand
for copies of the pageant program for
souvenirs an extra edition has been
printed They have been placed on sale
today in .Houghton & Simonds's store.
Miss Magaret Eager, Miss Elsa Eager
and Samuel w. Eager returned to their
homes in Deerfied Wednesday. The for
mer will go soon to Saratoga Springs
where she will bring out a pageant in
August, and later her nece and nephew
will go there to assist her.
The Phoenix has been asked to pub
fish the following: "The citizens of
Bra ttleboro, approaching the generosity
of both time and labor that the members
of tho pageant company have expended
in producing the beautiful drama with
all its various allegorical scenes, as wei
as the theatrical presentation of The
Contrast desire to extend to the indi.
.vidual members of the company theil
f tSp nRs a7Eratulations and SINGER I'm I
who have Witnessed your efforts.
I'VE te9i>ar recognize with pride thu
dramat krf snt displayed and trust tina
you MY lat a future time renew thu
pleasure which that dramatic effort ha
giveI us"