Casco Bay breeze. [volume] (South Harpswell, Me.) 1901-1917, 1915-07-15

participants who are to do the nc st
important dancing in connection with
the play and the entire scene was an
inspiration because of its enthusiastic
and animated nature.
OF course it goes without saying
that Virginia Tanner, the greatest
producer of Pageants in America, was
in full charge and was ably assisted by
score or more of group directors and
committees, among these being Mrs.
Arthur II. Bailey, Mr. Harry S. Boyd,
Mrs Charles w. LeGrow. Chairman o.
the Committee on Participants, Mrs.
Frederick V. Berry, Mrs. William Fl.
Dow, Mrs. Willis B. Hall and others.
President Willis B. Hall and G.. Wal
don Smith, Chairman of the Pageant
Committee, directed and ticketed the
crowd.
In the selection of Rose Cove, Great
Chebeague Island, for the production
OF this artistic and unique Pageant no
mistake was certainly made With
Casco Bay and adjacent Islands for its
setting the audience will view the
stage, or Grecian Court Scene, with
the blue of the Ocean and the gray of
the rocks and the deep green foliage in
the distance, stretch of Silvery,
sanded beach in the immediate back
ground OF the stage with the hundreds
of Portland'S fairest young maids and
gallant young men dancing and singing
on the green out in the great open.
surely scene Incompatible will be
had by those who are privileged to
witness the performance.
Nothing like it has ever been at
tempted and the very daring and en-
terprise of the Congress Square AS
sociates deserves the plaudits of all
who are to attend. Educationally ard
artistically, for Miss Tanner declares
that the costumes prepared for the
participants of this Pageant are supe-
riOr to any similar occasion, the pro-
duction will be most notable.
The Casco Bay steamers are to
leave every hour beginning at I
o'clock. A special steamer will con-
yey the participants at II o'clock, an
other will leave at 1915 stopping at
all the islands en- route to Central
Landing, Great Chebeague.
Many notable DersOnageS will be
present, and, unless the new and grave
conditions that have arisen from the
latest note to Germany prevent, the
President is looked for to grace the
occasion with his presence.
The Clergymen of every denOmina-
tion in and about Portland will be the
guests of the Congress Square Asso-
ciates for the performance, and most
distinguished gathering is looked for
Two scenes in the Play, absolutely
opposite in their generalization will
prove OF most intense interest to the
big audience. One is the occurrence
in the second scene when Ulysses, en-
acted by Robert Dempster, the famous
New York actor, together with his
crew are wrecked on a reef as they
enter the Cove, the crew disappearing
and presumably lost. Ulysses swims
to the shore and reaching the beach
In an exhausted condition. Is found by
Circe and her maids.
The other scene where hundreds of
little tots and smaller children sing
their greetings to the returned hero
will present most beautiful picture of
childish beauty and youthful limo.
cence.
The Coast Artillery Band. under the
leadership of Mr.. Frank n. Gillis will
furnish the instrumental music Of the
occasion. They have been rehearsing
for some weeks the weird and inspir-
ing music demanded by the Play and
Leader Gillls promises at the close Of
the Pageant to furnish a real thrill as
the audience are about to disperse.
The lands on which the Pageant
takes place are those of the Littlefield
homestead, a fine old lawn sloping
gradually from high elevation down
to the sandy beach. The owners ten.
dered the Associates q free use OF the
field for the purpose and the people
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