Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-06
PAGEANT TO Be REPEATED
TO-DAY At WEsTHAMPTON
Episodes In Lifo OF Shakespeare
VIII BE Strikingly Por-
trayed.
LARGE CROWDS ARE EXPECTED
Dances, Omitted on Opening Day
Because OF Rain, Will Ise Given
by Local Talent-Cercnonia Pro-
cession Begins at 2:3O O'Clock.


Postponed yesterday afternoon on ac-
count Of the weather conditions OF the
day before, the Shakespeare Pageant
al Westhampton will he repeated this
afternoon. The program Showing
Shakespeare's life and time. habit OF
the day and custom of the people. will
u" reproduced in it's entirety.
The program begins at $3.50 O'clock.
when the procession moves from Hamp-
ton Court and passes to London Bridge.
on the way to the jousting field. AS it
viii be on n half-holiday II Is! expect
ed that the visitors will largely out
number those who journeycd out in
the hot afternoon hours Of Thursday.
Miss o. J.. Hatcher. general director
In charge Of the pageant. said Nester-
day that the best place for seeihg thu
parade is the terrace overlooking the
lake ana tho ground adjoining. All
In attendance would do we'll to locate
there upon arrival. All should Follow
the procession to the stadium and see
first the tournament. broad sword fight
ing and running for the ring. No ether
activities vii! go on at that time. At
tl5 the plays. sports and dances will
begin simultaneously on the grounds a
various points. according To the print
cd program"
SPECIAL PROGRAM
~ EVENT or RAIN
In case OF rain. special programs
Will be followed in these places:
Auditorium C,he large white building
near the lakc)-Piays and dances be-
fore Queen Elizabeth.
Gymnasum-~Sports and Norris
dances
wes;hampton College dining ROOM
Plays. court and country dances before
King James and Queen Anne.
The pageant is expected 10 attract
largo the Virginia Rais-
way and Power Company improving,
perhaps. on IT'S service Of the first day.
VIII arrange TO carry tho visitors on =
close schedule and with more cars. ,'p
and from the grounds. Iitney3 wil also
operate TO the pageant field. and pri
waite autom obleS Will be for hire.
The ceremonial procession begins a.
so o'clock. and the program Is schc-,
duled TO finish a. $50 o'clock. Alter
the ioustinC tho queen AID her follow
ers will repair 80 whitehall. apd plays
viii be staged IN every p ~ of the
expansive grounds. Nothing that calls
to mind the detail OF Sha%cspcarc's
time will he omitted. Tn" history OF
his life. from tho day hc first walked
down to the banks Of tho Avon until
he wandered to London aud thence re-
turned 10 his hoyhoods home. Will be
repeated The pageant Will he instruc-
tive, and none who secs IT can fan To
derive something Of benefit from
Watching and learning what Shakes
reare saw and learned and the crowds
from which he drew his mimics.
WILL. RIDE our
FINALS IA TOURNAMENT
4 squad Of tho Richmond Signal
Corps. under direction of ]. Beverly
Campbell. will ride in TN" finals this
afternoon in the stadium Of Richmond
College. Those who have qualified Tor
the finals are evenly matched. and there
win the trophy offered by the commit
colborn. Gordoe KelIey. s,anley wal
kine. David Gregory. George Shucbc.
Cameron Ralston, William 4 .tskins.
Martin DIevy and Horace Bib
Announcement was made at the pa
Ecant headquarters last night. that. in
view OF tho fact that some of the
dances were omitted on Thursday when
the showers drove tn" people 10 shell
ter. those holding Thursday tickets
would be admitted this afternoon with
out further charge. II the tickets are
rreeented after { o'clock. Attention
waa also called 10 tho fact that tho
general admission - tho ground is tho
only fee. and that no separate admits
sion price is charged for the various
plays in different parts Of the grounds.
The pageant viii close this after
noon with a general massinE of all
participants The sigma! for this fea-
ture will be series of trumpet calls
about o'clock and participants are.
asked to assemble promptly: y group
Will be formed with Shakespeare tpr
T. ". RoatwrighD in the center The
Niolinists will be assembled with the
singers around them, including the
high school chorus and the ballad sing
ers. and the closing feature will he the
rendering by the whole company of
series OF songs typical of Shakespeare's
day and time.