The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-17

PAGEANTRY AND OUTDOOR DRAMA.
By Frederic j. Haskin.

azoouas1ossoss eee1eceteteos:e
Refween ave and six hundred WI
1.ees and towns in this country ceie-
4 f,rated a safe and sane Fourtn tnls
wear. thereby reducing the Toll OF NJ
turtles and deaths from explosives !, :. a,,a =
fraction of what might otherwise nave
Il 1taan sernected. In each OF these ceie-
hrafions some form of pageantry was
infroduced to give interest and en-
(: fI,nsiasIn to the program. Whlie ma
& 43ona1 Datriotism was the sentiment
& "a AZ of these productions. most OF
+i,am presented some bit OF local. MS
st,rv stimulating to the community
pride. 4.rouqh
Il some leading industry, pageant
showing the development of that m
5ustrv creates enthusiasm. Thus, tne
y sEonrfla Of July pageant OF superior
wis showed the evolution OF the lum-
: ,ia, INDUSTRY A lumber jacks lob
cabin was the central feature. lot
az standing pine trees on one sioe
contrasted with the huge tim pers ina.
were handled by genuine red-sniree 90
lumber jacks, using cantnoohs "
nrimffiye design. The processes OF
x :, s,,,, 20 cturfng lumber were also dem
0nstrated. 4,ts
The Fourth of July celebration this
B YEAR introduced many features pear.
ing upon the unsettled conditions oi
y fbe. world. The peace sentiment was
everywhere dominant. The wn1te.
CARRIED youth bearing the doVe VI
neace shared honors with Uncle sam
and the eagle In many paseants'
while the activity. of the American
Red Cross both In Europe and Mex
leo was enacted in many FORMS
49Fl Differs In Europe
The American Pageant differs from
that of Europe. There 1t is cherry
spectacular, consisting OF parades OF
nrocessfons. Here 1t has become
medium for conveying sentiment oy
4 utilizing the natural dramatic ~
instincts of all classes of people. me
American pageant, as developed With
In the last Ave years, IS a nus a,.t o
3 of-door drama in which every c1tlzen
\ may share. It is free 20 all. anc
those who are not acting in its pro-
auction have usually contributed 70
4 It's success by suggestions or oy leno,
inr costumes or other articles neeoeo
To produce the desired scenes. me
local pageant representing h1stor ls ~
events is the one most in favor. rms
has recently be encharacterized as "a
.-sSv form Of drama in which place is
fha hero and history the plot me
tendency of these pageants Is 70
srtran gthen community interests. Inc
tendency OF these pageants Is 70
\ Wfrengthen community interests ~
sererts a mighty influence in overcom-
Ing race prejudtces.
Fields and wooded hills are gen
nrally the background OF a pageant
hut the Pageant of the Tenements,
{ given by the peoples 1nstltute u
Public School No. So In New YORK
suas as successful In the spirit and
4. nartiotism 1t developed as the most
+ Elaborate rural production on record.
The participants included Italians,
fsarmans. Russians, Poles, Huns and
Jews. They united in a great OUT
door play, given upon a vacant lot
With the side of building as
{ background.
8 surrounding tenements served as the
Grand stand They were crowded
with enthusiastic spectators. The
pageant presented the folk dances of
all the nations. represented. The
players wore national costumes.
Some of them had been brought from
the old country and others ingenious
" copied in American materials. In
the grand finale. America and us
ideals were represented in tableaux
form, and the voices which had given
NEuropean national airs in the dill
Z ferent scenes blended together in the
great chorus of America"
Historical Affairs.
A Fourth of July pageant given In
& Springfield. Mass, had thirteen diff
ferent nationalities represented in It.
Z In striking contrast to the pageant of
the tenement city school was that re-
Gently produced upon the Academy
Campue of Meridian, n. H.. village
OF less than three hundred inhabi-
tants. The coming OF the pioneers to
the country, their settlement, the
Founding of the academy. the circun-
stances which opened its privileges
TO girls, some incidents connected
Il with the Civil war. the vublic life of
some OF its graduates. were among
the features included. They were of
sumcient interest to bring back hun
dreds of former residents for visit
fo their old town and they gave the
young people q new pride in their
academy.
The difference between the pag-
SAINT as given in this country and the
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