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"Tbe World In Baltimore"

Baltimore, Md, Nov. AL an
ticipations of the success of ''The
World in Baltimore" Missionary
Exposition have been exceeded by
the realities. The Exposition, which
opened the 25th OF last month, has
been greeted with more enthusiasm,
bigger attendance mad greater pop
ularity than it's predecessor at Gin
cinnati last spring. A new standard
of success in mission work has been
set.
In the big Lyric Theatre and a
specially constructed Exposition
Hall. the enterprise is in progress.
The theatre contains the Pageant
Hall and Missionary Play Hall,
wherein are being presented the
stupendous musical drama, the
Pageant of Darkness and Light, !"
and half a dozen plays dealing with
mission work in foreign lands. The
Pageant, of which the words were
written by John Oxenham and the
music by Hamish MacCunn,is prov
ing of great attraction to Balti-
moreans, to the extent that the
standing Room Only" sign is out
every night. The same is true of
the missionary plays. especially of
the Indian play, 1.-TWO Thousand
Miles for a Book" The four Pa
geant episodes, depicting scenes
among the American Indians, in
British India, In Africa, and in
Hawaii, are intensely dramatic, and
the music is exceptionally fine.
With great choir of carefully
trained voices, a score OF the best
principals the vicinity could pro-
duce, a musical director of inter-
national note, a special orchestra
Of thirty pieces, and dramatic di-
rectors of acknowledged superiori-
ty, there is every reason for the
Pageant to be what it is. signal
success.
In the Exposition Hall, or the
Hall of Nations, scenes from
score of foreign lands are shown.
Not little booths, but, in some cases,
as many as five separate structures
to properly represent the life of
one nation. Stewards, men and
women in costume, continually are
In the various exhibitions. Many
of them are missionaries who have
done mission work in the lands
wherein they serve as Stewards.
Thus the customs and costumes and
objects are explained to the visitor.
Demonstrations are carried on al
most continually, illustrating the
modes of worship, family ife,ch.l-
dren's games, ETC., of foreign lands.
And over a score of brief lectures
are given each day in the various
- ctions Of the Exposition Halt by
missionaries who have made a
first-hand study OF their subjects.
Moving pictures and lectures IL
lustrated by stereopticon slides,
serve to inform visitors about mis-
sion work in strange lands, and at
the same time to entertain them.
These pictures, as well as lectures
In costume, are given in the Mis-
sionary Play Hall.
A restaurant in the Lyric Build
ing is found to be great con-
venience to visitors, especially as
there is so much to see that most
people have little time for dining.
The Pageant of Darkness ard
Light" is given each day with
certain scheduled exceptions-at
o'clock in the afternoon and at
o'clock in the evening, save Sun
days. The Exposition is open from
10 a. m. to 10 p. m. week days.
The programs in the Missionary
Play Hall run through the entire
day, the heavier plays, 1.-TWO
Thousand Miles for a Book" and
1.-THE Pilgrimage" being given in
the evenings.