Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-23
STAGE IN READINESS FOR
SHAKESPEARE PAGEANT
Coronation OF Mrs. John SHELTON
Williams. as Queen Elizabeth,
Is Opening Feature.
LARGE NUMBER no TAKE PART


Is Opening Feature.
LARGE NUMBER TO TAKE PART
Sports, Games and Dances Of Period
to BE Reproduced With Historical
Accuracy - Scenes From Shakes
pcarc Plays to he Given.
Silrcry Dcals from the trunipets OF
four liveried hcralds will ring out at
30 O'Clock on the afternoon Of May
in front Of westhanDton College
announcing that the coronation pro-
ccssion Of Queen Eiizabeth--Mrs. John
SHELTON Wiliiams--is about to start
aud thus Will begin the two days
celebration III Richmond OF the ter
centenary OF the immortal Shakespeare
Behind the palanquin OF the Queen
carried by' four nobel tourticrs Will fol-
low the ladies in waiting. the maids
~ honor, nohlemcn. gentlemen and
members Of her household. After
crossing Wcsthampton bridge. the pro-
cession of The Queen will be met by
The participants Of the pageant These
groups will fall in behind the Queen.
ana procession OF seven sections will
be unfoldcd to the spectators. All
icostumed participants in the cclebra-
Ifion. from the Queen down to tho
humblest villaGer, will pass in review.
~ is expected that more than 1000 will
ibc in line.
The first section Will be the Queens
household. her ladies' in waiting sand
the maids OF honor. Tho ladies in
waiting arc Mrs St George Bryan.
Mrs. Pelham Blackboard, Miss Helen
christian. Mrs Herbert Mann ami Mrs.
Egbcrt q. Leigh. Jr
The maids Of honor are Miss Sarah
'ppcnhimer. Miss Alice Reed, Miss
Nary Munford. Miss Martha Valentine.
Miss Anne Roy Johnston. Miss Eliza
beth Warwick. Miss Ida Byrd War
wick. Miss Mary Ainslie. Miss Maud
Ainslic. Miss Nell Wise. Miss Alice
Munson. Miss Anne Myers. MISS Martha
Chambers. Miss Nicoti Johnston and
Miss Alice Blair.
PARADE WILL DE DIVIDED
INTO SEVEN SECTIONS
The first section Of the parade will
{ also include group from London,
made UP OF the Lord Chamberlain,
noblcmcn and a group Of musicians
Ihe second section Will represent Of
hcia! London. Tho Lord Mayor Of the
city In scarlet robes. the Aldermen.
citizens, gentlemen. apprentices, suit
ors OF the Queen. commoners and
travellers will appear in this division.
Section three Will represent the STRAIT
ford group, Aldermen. clerks the
friends OF Shakespeare. country people
who are TO take part in the Stratford
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eleven years OF age will march in this
group. Also the contestants in the
sports. country people and tho Norris
dancers.
Section four Will take the spectators
back 10 London once more. 1t is the
near 1883. and the Queen is going to
So. Paurs to offer up thanks for the
defeat of the Spanish Armada. Here
one viii see heralds proceeding the
queen Others in this section are tho
Aldermen, citizens, conmoners and
lawyers and doctors of London. John
y. cutchins has long list OF lawyers
who are to take the part Of their pro-
f"SSional ancestors II is expected
that students from the Medical College
of Virginia will !mpersonate the
docktors OF physick OF that time
London types will march IN this sec
lion. including beGears. explorers
pcddlers. thinkers and gingerbread
sellers. Shakespeare. surrounded by
his fellow -draInatists, will also be In
this division OF the procession. Mem
bcrs OF the Richmond College faculty
will appear at this point. j. T.. Coburn
VIII take the part OF Chris" MARROW:
George ". Kidd will be Thomas Kyd;
John X. Bowling. Robert Green: H. Q.
Wyatt, George Peele; j. Y. Savcdge.
Thomas Lodge: NJ. II. Harris, Thomas
Nashe; President Boatwright, Shake
spcarc: A. w Kimbrough. Earl OF
Southampton: IT. 3. Connolly, Charles
JOY: v 5. Lawrence; l.. o. Snead.
Stephen Belliott. Actors. Burbagc DR.
II. L. Loving; Mr. Kemp. DR.. Powers
Participants in the Bartholomew
Fair will round out this group
WILL REPRESENT
FUNERAL OF QUEEN
Section Ave will be the funeral pro-
ccSsion OF Queen Elizabeth. Hcralds
and trumpatcrs with sorruwful mien
viii 80 before the purple bier. Section
six viii represent tho coronation pro-
ccssion Of James !. Anne Of Denmark.
Prince Henry. Arabclla Stuart will also
he In this section.
Section seven will end the parade
ii VIII represent the return of Shake
spearc full OF wealth and honor to his
home In Stratford. lie is surrounded
by his daughter. Susanna, and the
other members OF his family Mu-
rictans will play at the head of all
the sections
After the procession is over the
Queen and her court will repair to the
Richmond College athletic field. where
The sports OF tho day Will I've started
with grand tournament between six
teen mounted knights from the Rioh-
mond Signal Corps. Sergeant r.
Beverley Campbell is in charge Of this
feature. The men will be in coats of
mail After the grand tournament the
groups Will scatter to their assigned
sections Of the grounds to take part
in various activities. From six to eight
spots on the ground. scattered appro-
priatcly, Will he the scene of tho
sports. The participants will move