Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-06
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berg. Art Club; Charles *. stephens, Sketch
Club; j, Frank Copeland School of Industrial
Art, and Il. Lewis Daes, T-Square Club.
John Frederick Lewis is honorary chairman,
and the Honorary Committee includes Mrs.
Cornelius Stevenson. Miss Violet Oakley, Miss
Emily sartain. Miss Cecilia Beaux Miss Har-
riot Sartan, Leslie w Miller Charles Graney,
Hugh II. Breckenridge, Dr. Thomas H. Fenton,
Herbert Welsh. DR.. A. c. Abbott, Henry Me-
Carter, Charles l.. Borie, Jr.. and Abbott Me-
Clure.
In selecting Persia the theme for its portion
of the Masque of Primitive Peoples the School
OF Design for Women opened UP large possi-
bilIties, and has carried them out wonderfully
well. "The Doom of Jemshid," as the episode
Is called, has been adapted by Mrs. w Yorke
stevenson from the Shad Namch by Firdausl,
the most famous poet of Persia who wrote in
the latter part of the 10th century. Mrs c.
Shillard-Smith, director OF the School of De-
sign, has had charge OF the production as
sisted by Miss Lucille Howard the artist Special
music has been written by Hedda van der
Beemt and Stanley Muschamp is musical dlrec-
tor OF the entire Masque.
Among the Plays and Players Club members
in the cast Miss Sarah Uytendale Baird
who takes the part of Princess zabulistan
'"9eph a. beeIlnB, Jr., as Jemshid, the eNiled
King, and Henry B. Schaner. Jr. as the High
Priest Miss Eleanor Dougherty will give her
mystic Lotus Dance" which was criticised so
faVorably at Mrs. w. Yorke stevenson's Plastic
Club affair recently
A combination OF the stars of the PLAYS and
Players in the speaking parts and the artistic
designing and making of costume and scenery
by the students OF the School OF Design, with a
chorus of 40 OF the girls. should be expected to
produce striklngly effective result And the
dress rehearsal yesterday proved such an
erect The we-dehned and gorgeous color
scheme or costume and scenes. all strictly cop
led from the ancient Persian add much to the
beauty and music of the lines taken from the
lyric of the poet, Flrdaus the Homer OF the
East.
For the past week the Art Gallery and class
rooms OF the School of Design have resembIed
dressmakng establishments and scene painting
workshops. Every detail of scenes and costumes
has been worked out faithfully by the students.
IN accordance with recognized authorities on
ancient Assyria and Persia. Although Firdausi
was more or less recent, this poem was about
the reign and fall of Jemshd. a mythical King
of early Persia. One scene will contain a beau
tifu reproduction of a curtain depIctinq The
Hypostyle OF Nerxes, in Persepolis. once a chief
city OF Persia, drawn by Chpiez In the
first act the colors are rich and gorgeous. red.
green black gold and purple but the second
scene VIII be In strong contrast delicate COM
oination Of pale blue and gold
The story itself is one of intense interest. re-
lating the msfortunes of Jemshd the grant
mythical ruler OF Persia, who, after a success
tul reign OF 700 years, became vainglorious and
lmpious' and proclaimed himself the nlgbtiest
power In the universe. Priests and people turn
from him. and he is dethroned and esoapes IN
wander alone and miserable The second scenA
finds him in the Kingdom of Zabulistan. vVbar.
he meets the beautiful Princess who is destined
TO marry him. His happiness Is short-Ilvsd
however as the King Of zabulistan returns hin,
bound to Zohak, who then reigns in Jemsbid,s
former kingdom, and he is doomed 10 die
Warriors cup bearers demons and dancers ada
picturesque background and action. specisI
dances are executed by Miss Elizabeth ROM
tree and Miss Helen Kimmig
The Fellowship Of the Academy Of the Fine
Arts will represent Egypt
The Plastic Club will impersonate the neonls
OF Cathay and the Mandarins.
Bysantium will be shown by the School of
Industrial Art.
The Indians OF the West will be represented
by members Of the Sketch Club, and the
T-square Club members will represent Mexico
and the Aztecs.
The ABt Club feature. which was originally
announced as Imperial Rome" has been
changed to The Homeric Age In Greece The
gods and heroes Of ancient times, mythical and
actual Ajax. Paris. Helen OF Troy ana even, Il
Is said, the Horse Of Troy, viii be part Of this
pageant.
Dancing for ths whole sssemblage actors ana