The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-12
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PAGEANT

Grand Forks, N D., Jan. 12.-Defin-
ite plans are now being made for the
historical pageant, which is to be CIV
en-, here the latter part of May by the
Sock and Buskin society of the Uni
rersity of North Dakota. It will be
given the last week of next May dur
ing the meeting of the Missouri River
Historical association, which will be
held in Grand Forks at that time. The
exact dates have not been set for the
meeting. The last meeting OF the as
ISOLATION was held at Omaha, Neb.
This is a very important convention
and many men Of national prominence
will be in attendance.
Student Writers.
The pageant will be presented eth
er on the university campus or in Lin
coin park. The exhibition will be a
most elaborate one. 1t will be intro
duced by a lyric chorus. The various
episodes will rbe linked together by
lyrics, also. All of the dialogues and
lyrics to be used are to be written by
the student members of the Sock and
Buskin society. This fact in itself will
arouse a great deal Of interest. The
idea is to make the authorship COM
munal instead of individual. In true
pageant the hero is the community,
and not the individual.
Fifteen members of the society will
write for the pageant. These people
are Inga Leine, Mabel Chase. Margar-
ct Kolars, Eva Murphy, Mabel Hanson,
Vera Kelsey, Johanna Londergan.
Catherine HiXon, Margaret Plank, An
ma Bowman. Cecil Mckay, Harry
South. Morrell Cook and William
Whitford All of these students have
had considerable experience and will
no doubt be very successful in this
new undertaking.
koch's Plan.
Prof. Frederick H. Koch was the
first to start the plan. He has had the
proposition in mind for several years
and now believes that it can be carried
through successfully. Prof. Koch will
direct the writing and the staging of
the pageant. DIR. o. G. Libby, head of
the department at the university, has
consented to see that the historical
mater is entirely correct. With his
aid the work will be made great deal
easier.
Pageant Popular.
That the pageant is becoming more
popular is the declaration Of many
critics who are in a position to know.
Prof. George B. Baker of Harvard is
one of the charter members Of the
American Pageant association.
First PART,
The pageant which is to be present.
ed in this city will be divided into four
parts. The first will deal entirely
with the French explorer Radisson.
The time will be in the year 1870 and
the scene will be laid at the royal pal
ace in the city Of London. Radisson
was the man who was chiefly instru-
mental in the establishment and build
ing up Of the -Hudson's Bay Co.
Explorer LaSeIIe. ., %.
The second part will treat with the
great explorer LaSalle, the time being
from 1679-16S5. The scenes will be
laid at Starved Rock on the Illinois
river. LaSalle was g. French nobleman
and explorer VINO discovered the Ohio
iver and was the first to explore
the Mississippi river to the mouth. He
also established the famous French
colony of Louisiana. Several incidents
in the life among the Indians. will be
presented also.
Scene in Dakota.
The scene on the third part of the
pageant will be laid in North Dakota
ana portage ll1d EIdlIlO, Sdudud. hc
main character in this scene will be
Verendrye, French nobleman and
explorer The time will be from 1871
1749. Verendrye was the first man to
conceive the idea of extending the area
Of French occupation westward from
Lake Superior to the Pacific ocean,
with view to establishing trade with
the east and to monopolize the fur
trade Of the intervening country. This
was plan to counteract the powerful
influence of the Hudsons bay COM
pany. m
Lewis and Clark.
The last part of the pageant will be
given over to the expeditions Of Lewis