Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-06-16
PITTSFIELD
The Pageant 1'The Progress of
Woman" Preseated Tuesday
by About One Hundred NJ.
c. l. Students, Union hall
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The Pageant The Progress of Wo-
man" was given in Union hall Tues
day evening by about 100 students at
Maine Central Institute and under the
auspices of the class of 1915. All plans
had been made and rehearsals held
for the presentation to be held on M.
c. l. campus, but on account of the
weather it was given under cover The
pageant was most successfully given
and was one of the most brilliant af-
fairs ever given in the school The
costumes were secured from Hooker
Howe Co. of Haverhill, Mass, and
added much to the glowing effects, as
also did the use Of colored lights. Mu-
sic was furnished by Haseltine's Or
chestra and Miss Ethel Haskell. who
played for the Greek dance and the
Colonial mineret. both Of which were
special features Of the pageant The
program was given with six episodes
with incidental music and dances in
the following order;
Prologues by Ada Belle KEENAN,. Is;
prolocutor, Homer L. Ray, Is; over
ture Orchestra: professional. Pages
William McGilvery, Burton Craig
Prologue Woman in the Greek Pc
rod, Glass of Is.
Episode 1.-The Parting of Hector
and Andromache, Glass of 191S-Hec-
tor, a Greek chieftain, Carroll Ames :
Paris, brother Of Hector, Clarence
Emery: Andromache, wife of Hector,
Ervena Goodale; Astyanax, son of
Hector. Arthur Menard; nurse. Mar
garet Staples; attendant, Gerda Weeks.
Scene-Court of Priam's Palace. Dance
of the Forest Spirits-Misses Ruby
Dodge. Amelia Haskell Avis Mad
docks, Ruth McCausland, Azalea Os-
good, Ruby Hubbard, Mildred Emer-
son. Ruth Chapman, Ruby Gray, Rena
Shepard. Myrtle Pushor. Helen Chnds.
Prologue 1.-THE Roman Maiden
THAT far-renowned bride Of ancient
song"
Episode 1.-THE Marriage of Cicero's
Daughter. Class of 1911-Terentra.
Cicero's wife, Dorothy Smith: Cicero.
the orator, Magnus Ridlon, Cice~o's
son, Marcus, Sanger Cook: Tullia, his
daughter, Lydia Bickford Lucius
Piso, wealthy Roman Gerald Gid
den: Gaius Piso, Tullia's sutton Ed
win Richardson; Piso, the Elders wife,
Achsa Bean; Bridesmaid. Jessie Turn
bull; Priest. Benson GOWN: Ponifex
Maximus. Leon Wakefield: Notary.
Harold Slipp: Lictors, Vernon Smiley,
Lionel Southland: Slaves, Helen Han
son. George Hubbard. Sicene-Antrium
of Cicero's Villa.
Prologue uI-The Woman of the
Court. The spacious times of great
Elizabeth, with SOUNDS that echo
still"
Episode III-The Return of Walter
Raleigh to Elizabeth's Court-Class OF
1915 - Elizabeth. Rpsamond Woods
Raleigh. Elmer Goodwin: Sir Nicho-
las Bacon, Amen Bata5ett; Sit Cecil
Burleigh, belmont Dunbar: Court
Ladies, Thelnna Worthen. Ferne Shaw
Vera Emery; Tarleton. the Jester. Ce-
Gil McNally: Manteo, an Indian, Del
more Adame: Wauchusett an lndi-
an, Roy Watson: Two Captains, Earl
Robertson Lee HoIbrook. Indian Boy
Francis Menard. Scene Presence
Chamber Of kenilwor1h Castle. Col
onial Mlnuet - Misses Mary Drake
Rita Pushor, Helen Lawrence. Martha
Tucker. Mcssrs. Neal Briggs. Newton
Thompson, Henry kingsbury. Leslie
Black
Prologue IV-The American Wo-
man OF the Colonies
Man for the field and woman for the
hearth,
.l,S
Man with the head and woman with the
heart
Man to command and woman TO obey"
Episode IV-The Dawn Of the Rev
olution-Class of 1916-Joseph Brad
ford, John Rogers; Resolute, his wife,
Esther Copeland; Mercy, his daugh-
ter, Velzora Newton; Hope his daugh-
ter. Ruby Hackett; Miriam and Cy-
rus Bradford, younger children. Helen
Libby. Leland Goodrich; John, his
son, Linwood Badger; Garrett Win
slow, sutton to Mercy, Van Stevens
Robert Carter, Tory neighbor. Sta
cy Maxfeld; Wachusett, an Indian,
Horace Newhouse: Prudence Alden,
spinster. verna Coffin: Hannah
Otis, housemaid. Coda Sidelinge-
Scene-kitchen of Bradford Home
stead April 49, 1875.
Prologue N-The Modern Woman in
the World-"Not to be ministered un-
to. but to minister"
Episode V-Procession Of Students
Representing Womans Activities in
the World-The Student, the Teacher.
the Lawyer. the Doctor, the Nurse
Alice Jones. Mildred Webb. Kathleen
Phillips, Jennie Leblanc, Edna Tracy,
Donnie Getchell, Philips Estes, Helen
Robinson. Amy Ragon. Edna Rumill.
Prologue NI-The Woman of the
Future-"And so these twain. upon
the skirts of time. sit side by side,
full summed in all their powers. dis
pensing harvest. sowing the to-be.'
Episode NI-An Allegory-Class of
1915-Woman assisted by Courage.
breaks the chains of convention. over
coming Fear and Prejudice and Joins
her brother. Man. on the Road of
Progress. so aiding herself and her
sister, the Slave Woman. to reach the
city of Freedom. Woman. Marion
Estes; Man, Ernest Hackett: Cour-
age, Vernon Libby; Fear. Hazel
Pushor; Prejudice, Eta Gray: Slave
Woman Bertha Wheeler. enilop,,e.