The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-10-12
The World In Baltimore

Unusual preparations are being
made Tor the presentation OF the
Pageant of Darkness and Light
i'll connection with TIE World in
baltimore, the great Missionary
Exposition to be held in the Lyric
Theatre and the Exposition Hall
-ad dining, which has been especial
~ erected for the exposition.
Nearly four thousand persons have
been enrolled from the churches
of Baltimore and vicinity as volun-
teers for the Grand Choir OF the
Pageant and as participants on the
platform, and they are pcnig re-
hearsed nearly every night to take
part in the production OF this great
religious spectacle. The pictures.
que costumes used at the presen-
tation of the Pageant at The
Orient in London in 1908, at
The World in Boston last year,
and at THE World in Cincinnati
last spring, are to be Ii, ed i'll Bal
Timorc.
The Pageant OF Darkness and
Light is a great musical drama, d
spectacular representation OF tri-
umphal events in the history OF
missions. There are five episodes
or scenes, in each IT which about
TWO hundred persons participate.
The first episode, known as the
Episode OF the North. represents
a camp of American Indians in the
':ar Northwest The little daugh-
ter OF the CHIEF has been lost on
the march. The medicine man sug-
@ests that a band OF Eskimos be
killed to appease the spirits, but
lust as the Indians are about to
do this, missionary enters. bring
ing the little daughter OF TIE chief,
whom he has found in the forest.
In the South Episode. winch is
Airica, David Livingstone, the
missionary explorer, ministers to
a wounded slave-raider. Shortly
after, Stanley enters. at last find
ing Livingstone. He begs the
missionary To return to England,
but Livingstone refuses, saving his
work is not done.
India is the scene of the East
Episode. \ child is taken from
1he missionaries in order that she
may be formally married t. a man
selected as her husband in baby
hood. In the scene. the WI c, now
a girl widow, is led - the funeral
pyre OF her husband AS the pyrc
is about to be lighted, with the
living widow upon it, an official
OF the English government rushes
in with a proclamation doing awey
with the suffice. as this rite was
sailed.
in the Episode %. the West,
Napio,ali, the Christian Queen Of
Hawaii, defes Pele, the goddess Of
the Lake OF Fire in the crater OF
HE volcano kilauca. The volcano
Is in eruption. The priest OF Pele
claims victims to appease the
wrath OF the goddess. He chooses
a Young bridegroo n and a child,
and is leading them to the crater
u be thrown into the Like OF Fire.
Queen kapiolani com 5 quickly
and deies the priest. She ascends
80 the crater, and after the fashion
OF Elijah on Mount Carmel, taunts
and defies the goddess and breaks
abe power 1T Pele fore. er.
The final episode is a great pro-
ceSsional. Those who have parti-
cipated in the four previous cpl
SodeS march from the corners OF
1he Pageant Hall to the platform
and arrange themselves in tab
leauN around cross, singing the
cl2sing chorus.
The Pageant is to be gwen in
the auditorium IF the Lyric Thea
ire afternoons and evenings, dur
ing the five weeks o. the eXposi-
ton. The Pageant was presented