The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-16
PAG INT Pro ESSI0N
ENGLISH PORTRAYAL
Divided INTO Two Main Groups TOR
sake of Historical and Dramatic
Unity.
ECISs WITH EIILNpETH
AN Kinds and Tyres ~ London Lane
Arc shown-Lssi Of Characters
s Played by Richmond People.

The Shakesrea~can uafeH-t process
naon. which vii! appear here. Ike the
4 7pageant itself IS q lst''.a,.. .S't .t .'t'
i,fs OF I'm and tur ue Tie Ss.aAss-
6 pesre period. Fer The sake * sra
& matte and historical unity % has HseN
Il divided into two WR.r Er""pF sine
.srst being h,stor cal .s eSTe@e"la-
sscn OF the rulers OK s.'s.''.. anu
she court officials Ceart gentlemen
and ladies cf me L'-.a ssS+s" "''1
early Stuart periods. il Is also
#rerrNseutatinr az fNe London Nfo *
which shakespea-e was pat eHd
nj the country life iC Ssrats re- }Ad
its neigh bor HI Ci The SO ora Ftt@
6fv.s,on CT the pageant !s araala 30;
companies OF players. SUCH Ns s@s
company froD7 SUSSEX, she 59#5 pa-f -
ahe Ear Of Saaasangt cG. t4a F-4e--
fuond payers, etc
Th4 Historical part ot ihe "a.
weart seflns WITT the entrance of
Crean Elizabeth 5ata London. A1e
appears in a coach as z com-rE from
d distance and Brings with her
/ small Household group. few '@-'eE+
4 IN -waitjns maids q Nouor. le- eHhF-
lain. lauaaress ard TWO seaUeo O:
Il the guard. as the qrssen algrra.
{ London Cast after crossing TIE " ss.-
u hampton Bridge sHe $ met Try an
Imposing group q Aeratds, pseFs.
rentiemeu. who have been EppaHie
I fo intend upon the queen, 1stiea-sn-
waiting maids 81 honor aII gsto
& dsgr.tAries OF London "sa.f TT ESQ
q two groups merge ana advance 90.
wards London They are followed
5 into the city by great crowd Of
London people who have gene 2#t
to meet the queen ana do her honor.
4 Al kinds and types 81 oHtH0 ~
& are In this group-gutld merchants IA
e their gorgeous liver es apprentices
with leather aprons. stald c.o1ens
with their wives and daughters. ped
/ Ara vagahonds. watchmen Of the city
ruard. etc Other kinds or gro9fe
must nnd their place Ia @h's FiN.5
presentation Of London dso LMpI'f~
ers and adventurers md their way
occasionally to London and TO Hamp-
Ton Court Froh!s0er returns from
!. the northwest voyages bringing per
haps his little group ~ terrified rs
Fl uuirnaux two women ana one man IN
their heavy bear skin robes, Drake
comes TO braE OF daring exploits on
Il the Spanish main. Hawkins 700, wa
his African booty. Jenkiusor. par
nans. with his beard so long That
A. could be wound around hls waist.
rsust have amazed that London crowd
with his woudssfal stories o. Musco~t
and the Ear last
4. And then another very interesting
group, the queen s s1itors the amha5-
sadors OF the King Of Spain and Of
the King OF Sweden the French prjn-
scea D'Aiencon and An}oH the Duke
of Holstein and that Austrian duke
who had head bigger THAN the Duke
of Bedfords All Of these pass In
this London group and create At
ting setting for the advent Of Shakas-
psare
Second Big Subdivision.
The second big subdivision % th'
procession is the Strattord group. tA'
mayor ana aldermen OF the town ans
the clerk of the parish with the opcT
register recording Shakespeare
birth Citizens Of Stratsord. countrl
people coming 10 the fair. MORT
dancers groups Of bow and giri'
Bringing in the maypole, the boy
Shakespeare with his comrades
country gentlemen with their wive
and daughters, perhaps group @
Kenilworth people rioinE Ks res
traders tinkers, and pectar9. Shake a
peare himself as n young man cnarg
ed with deer stealing; Sir Thoma
Lucy, and then httie later Shakes
pAare and Annie Hathaway ana h.
bondsmsu
London TIfe In 1858,
The next Dig group IN tN@ paCea1
procession represents London life B
lass. II IA the year Or tie Armad
and the Queen and her councillor
and courtlers and ladies in-walua
are going In state to H. raIls m
lord mayor ana aldermen in sc1l4 s
robes make a vivid mass Of coiol
These are followed by heralds an
soldiers, citizens and their wives an
children and again we see MANY type