The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-01
CAST SELECTED FOR
ROBIN HOOD PAGEANT
Production to Be in Charge of Miss
Proctor, Supervisor of Music, for
Oak Grove Playground

The cast has been selected for the pag-
cant to be given May y under the aus
pices of the combined Parent-Teacher as
sociations of Brattleboro, the proceeds of
which will be devoted to the fund for the
support OF a paid supervisor OF the Oak
Grove playground. The pageant will be
based on the story of Robin Hood and the
Interpretation chosen for it lends itself
well to the work OF children.
The following is the cast: Queen, Ethel
Sexton; Robin Hood, Edgar Lawton;
Queens Attendant, Elizabeth Crane; Her
aid. Philip Estabrook; Sheriff, Fred Rob
bins; Maid Marion, Julia Smonds: Friar
Tuck, Edison Tefft Robin Hoods men,
court ladies and sheliff's men, impersonat-
ed by the girls and boys from the grades of
all the schools
/ Following is synopsis OF Robin Hood
it will be presented in the pageant:
! Robin Hood outlaw of Sherwood forest.
and the Sheriff of Nottingham had tong
been enemies. Because of the tricks Rob
in and his men had played on the sheriff
and because Of the price on Robins head.
the sheriff was very anxious to capture
Robin.
One day the Queen Of England came up
to visit Nottingham. and in honor of her
visit the sheriff decided To hold a MAY dav
tete on Sherwood green He sends his her
aid TO call the village people together to
dance for the queen. The play opens as the
herald reaches the green. At the sound OF
his horn the townspeople come tlOclling
from all directions To hear the procIama-
ton Of the May festival While waiting
for the queen and the sheriff the villagers
entertain themselves with songs and
dances. In Il little while a horn is heard
, in the distance. and the queen ard heI
court ladies and the sheriff and his guard
arrive. The queen Is crowned as queen ot
the May by her attendant, and her court
1dies dance a stately dance. Now the WI
, layers dance and the sheriti's guard drill
! and play games to entertain the queer
, She Is delighted and wishes it all might
last longer.
As she rises To go Robin Hood. VIII,
has been watching the sports farther bacl
IN the forest. steps before the queen ant
e asks If she would care to see more sports
No one imagineS that Robin, the outlaw
would dare come out of Sherwood forest
, with the sheriff SO near ut hand and TIM
. stranger Is hailed as an unexpected add
I ton to the pleasures OF the day ROBIN
) sounds his bugle. and at once out step IN
bowmen with Friar Tuck in the rear lead
l ing Maid Marion ON her horse. Marion
dances for the quen and the bowmcn pen
L form marvellous feats and the queen j
d greatly pleased. She says to Robin, Tel
e me your name. that ! may speak of you L
q the king. After Robin secures her prom
+ Use to let him and his men and Maid Man
ion return to the forest, he says, Il stan
o here. Robin Hood, outlaw of SherHoo'
y forest OF course the sheriff tries to caI
q tme Robin but the queen commands tina
z Robin and his band shall return to the fol
d est unframed
e The festivities are ended, and all z
d home except a few villagers, who remai
e to dance last dance on the green.
% The pageant viii be produced under tn
C direction of Miss Lucy 4. Proctor. super
II visor of music in the public schools, Mis-
II Helen Mari of the junior Chautauqua. am
l. Miss Constance Adams and Diedric
d Stolte, Supervisors of physical trajnin
in the public schools.