Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-12
THE STAR Of ETHIOPIA
PRESEN7EDAT BALL PARK
History Of the Negro Race, Depicted
in Five Symbolic Scenes, Wins
Hearty Applause.
Spectacle, Presented Under Auspices
Of Horizon Guild of New York,
Will Be Repeated.

SPSSeoSAS1 3IcScuteO OuueT Auspices
of Horizon Guild of New York,
Will Be Repeated.
| Beginning with the prehistoric ages
and ending with a prophecy of a future
Of happiness. peace. progress and pros
perity, THE Star of Ethiopia" present.
| ed at the American League Ball Park
last evening. under the auspices of the
Horizon Guild of New York. held the
attention of several thousand persons
until late hour. With symbolic music
and dances, and brilliant display of
costumes, the history of the negro race
was presented in such manner to
bring forth frequent and hearty ap-
plause.
| AS In other f1rst-night productions,
there were places where long waits
pected. will be eliminated in the per-
ing and Friday.
inmate the actors and actresses. The
size of the ballfield enabled them to
move about with freedom which
added greatly to the realism of the
|
1.-The erstwhile stage taken into con-
sideration, the 1000 or more partici-
pants were sufficient to give vivid
impression Of savage hordes swarming
sweeping into the south and liberating
the slaves.
The First Scene.
Five scenes are used to depict the
| history of the negro race. In the first
the discovery of how to weld iron is
| the principal feature. Here the abo-
rhymes take their first progressive
step, through learning the use of the
] wonderful metal.
In the second scene the more primi-
| tive men are seen mixing with the
mulattoes of Egypt. Rushing out of
the wilderness with their spears, ready
| to slay. the warriors are halted, APP
parently through the civilization which
greetings with the Egyptians. and the
| result is an intermarriage of the races.
Here the Star of Ethiopia" is shining
| brightly.
This is followed. in the third scene,
| by the elimination of the African civ
| ilization in the years between 200 AID.
and 1900 A. d. Here the champions
premacy weaken the entire race, the
weaker party Of worshipers being
sold into slavery.
The Liberation Of the Slaves.
! Next is shown slavery in America.
Under the lash of the slave overseer
the men and women are seen at work
until they are liberated through the
civil war.
I In the final scene the colored people
| are seen gathering the fruits of free
dom. They are shown in various ac-
! tivities. largely of a recreative nature.
| Even here the ghosts of slavery con-
stantly wave at them and drive them
back until finally. under the Star of
| Ethiopia, the men and women of the
| race are truly liberated, setting up the
tower Of light. which is built of Knowl-
edge, Labor. Science. Justice. Art and
| Love.
Chorus Of 200 Sing.
The musical numbers at the end OF
the performance are particularly pleas
| ing. Two hundred voices were in the
| chorus which contributed to the mu-
steal program.
One Of the most popular features of
the evening was the dancing of Mrs.
Dora Cole Norman Another spectacle
which brought forth unstinted applause
| was a drill by the LIST Separate Battal-
| ion of the National Guard of the Dis
| trict Of Columbia.
! Dr. W. E. B. Du Bots. magazine ed
| itor and president of the Horizon Guild.
| is in direct charge of the performance.
I The National Pageant and Dramatic
Association. Inc. Of this city, is CO.
! operating with the Horizon Guild in
| the production.
Officers and Committees.
Officers and committees in charge
are: President. L. NJ. Hershaw; vice
president. Mrs. Mary Church Terrell
recording secretary, Ransom c. Ed
| mondson; financial secretary. John r.
Hawkins, and treasurer, Addison N.
Scurlock.
Committee on guarantors-Mrs. Carrie
w. Clifford. chairman: Mrs. J. NJ. Lay
| ton, J. C. Burlls. w. J. Singleton, Mrs.
Jennie Brown. c. z. Lane, George w.
! Cook, Thomas A. Johnson, r. H. Ter
rell, L. NJ. Hershaw. Miss Gregoria
| Erase Rev. Jarvis Church, Rev. F. l..
A. Bennett and Thomas Walker.
Committee on publieity.shelby J.
Davidson, chairman: Robert A Pelham ham
roughs, f. C. Williams. Garnet c. Will
kinson, Dr. Lucy Z. Moten, William
Miner. J. 8. Quander. Archibald Pinkett.
Miss Blanche Wright, ]. L. Williamson,
T. J. Galloway and A. H. Glenn.
Committee on music-Andrew F. Hill
yer, chairman; John H. Cook, Bernadine
Smith, Prof John T. Layton. Miss Lulu
v. Childers. Prof. Charles G. Harris.
Prof R; J: Daniels. Mrs Harriet G.
Marshzll. Prof. Roy w. Tibbs. Mrs.
Gabrielle L. Pelham. J. T. Beason,
Joseph T. Wilson, John N. Adams. N.
w. Green, H. S. Fortune, John e.
Rattley. Miss Mary L. Europe, Miss
Gregoria Fraser, Clarence K. Wormley,
w. A. Adams and Miss Lottie N.
Wallace.
Committee on participants-Laura
Bruce Glenn, chairman; Miss Mary p.
Burrfll, Miss Jessie FauSett, Miss Gre
goria Fraser, Miss Halle Queen. Mrs.
H I'm. McCary, Mrs. Henry Lincoln
Johnson, Mrs. H. Powell. George Hall.
Edwin B. Henderson. Walter Singleton.
George D. Jenifer, William H. j. Beck