Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-22
PUPILS GIVE PAGEANT
SHOWING RISE Of man
Double Stage Is Scene Of Shake
spearean Interpretation on Cam
pus Of Howard University.

Upon a great stage erected among
the trees of the campus of Howard Uni
versity an allegorical history of the
rise of man. in the form of Shakes
pearean pageant. was presented last
night. After part one, which was a
prologue to the other two parts. had
been played the double stage was the
scene of two actions, both played at
the same time. While characters upon
the upper stage enacted the selections
| from the works of he master. Shakes
I peare. another group upon the lower
stage interpreted the themes to mod
ern conditions of life
| The program opened with Mendels-
sohns War March of the Priests fol-
lowed by the prologue, Humanity"
delivered by William l.. Washington
| from a platform high above the stage.
| He showed the purpose of the pageant
when he declared that I'VE here unfold
an allegory of your striving souls, and
with it extol our Shakespeare. high ex-
! ponent of the human spirit
Four Episodes in Part /.
Part one was entitled THE Middle
Ages" and the four episodes presented
told of how the soul of man was in
thralled intellectually and in regard to
religion, art. vocational work and poll
itics. Tableaux were given by pupils
of the tenth. eleventh. twelfth and
thirteenth divisions of the graded
schools and by the students of the
Miner Normal School and Cardozo Vo-
cational School.
Part two was entitled The Renais-
sance," and five episodes showed the
Acknowledgement of the soul of man.
The third part of the pageant was
introduced as being the part wherein
Shakespeare interprets the average man
unto himself and inspires him to
achieve higher humanity
| A grand tableau. followed by the
singing of a hymn to Shakespeare. con-
the players on the upper stage and a
| group representing the nations on the
| lower stage paid homage to the mas
ter poet. A great statue of Shape
| speare was shown standing in the por-
tico of a Grecian temple upon plat
| form high above the stage
| Other Schools in Pageant.
| Other schools taking part in the
pageant in addition to those mentioned
| in part one were: NJ Street High
School, Armstrong Manual Training
School, Howard University Phelps
!
| the colored kindergartens Glee clubs
and other musical organizations from
among the schools furnished the vocal
| music.
One of the features of the pageant
| was the dancing. which was under the
| direction of Anita J. Turner. Dances
| representing every episode in the three
| parts were given by groups and in
| dividually. Arthur Hayes Nena Gar.
nett. Marian Cook and Kathleen Hilyer
| were the principals in this work. Music
! was furnished by the Washington Con-
| cert Orchestra. under the direction of
| r. w. Tibbs.
| The pageant was written and direct
ed by George d. Jenifer. who gave the
various sections their cues for entrance
and exit by means of a system of
| electric light signals installed under
the direction of 4. c. Newman The
| scenery was designed and painted by
| w. d. Nixon and S. d. Milton. The
| statue of Shakespeare was made by T.
| w. Hunster. High School cadets, under
| the direction of Col. Arthur Brooks,
acted as ushers. The pageant will be
| repeated this evening.