The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-06

~ entertainment. The dresses of tho
ladies' and girls as well as the attire Of
( me men are in many coIors For q
genuine good time one cannot nnd a
better place to spend Saturday az
ternoon than at Westhampton TODAY
hundreds Of pretty girls will he ~
hand to serve all kinds Of refresh
ments. This hazaar feature of the en-
tertainment added much to the amuse.
ment or those who attended Thu saay
Good Music Promised.
For those who love good music me
pa seant will afford delightful after
I noon, There are many groups Of sing.
ers and musicians, all well trained
| These may he seen at any one Of
eleven different sites on the grounds.
The beautiful court scene Is daz-
cling Il is produced by hunireIs Of
men, women and children In hand
some costumes. The two queens and
the king are dressed after tho royal
fashion OF the days of Shapespeare a,
of the times of which he wrote.
Every effort has been made TO make
the costumes as well as the buildings
erected al Northampton COR the
pageant true TO life
The effect on the college grounds
especially with the crowds ninK!ins
here and there in the dress Of Shake
speare's day ia unusually attract
One almost ina gines he is actually
living In day Of three hundred years
gone.
One Of the features Of the parade
is funeral in which the funeral of
Shakespeare day is carried out In
most realistic manner. The coffin IL
! mounted on wagon, draped in black,
with the grave tools on top Of the
coffin, In front Of the bier walk a
choir Of boys singing a funeral dirgc
/ Hardly has this scene passed when
comes hevy Of merry maidcns with
! their yokel lovers The parade IN
ciudes couruers ladies in waiting
mounted knights. and every class of
citizen. One feature that attracted
much mirth was an oxen drawing A
| log OF wood. after the fashion 4 the
day. fashion by the way whlnh is
still In use in many Virginia noun
tain sections
Shakespeare L. seen
DR.. r w. Boatwright, president of
Richmond College as Shakespeare, is
to be seen walking here and there as
though he We're The real Shakespeare,
visiting the haunts so often freaucnted
by the poet where he drew his char
acters and color for the lines that
have made him famous through out
the world
King James is played by letter
Jones, Queen Anne hy Mrs George
l.. Street. Jr.. while Mrs John shelton
Williams will again play tho role or
Queen Elizabeth Two. court scenes
are shown in the pa geant. One Ia that
Of King james and Queen Anne the
other that OF Queen Elijah These
scenes. as we'll as the various iaverns.
inns and shops of the Shakespear can
day, are ali OF great interest
Everyone In Richmond should at
tend the t<seant today If ut all inter
ested In English history There is
promised such a variety Of amusement
as is seldom offered here Admission
tickets are in the form of a tag which
is good for the day There are no
charges except admission. and such
things 10 eat or drink. as the visitor
may desire to purchase
Miss Orie l.. Hatcher director OF
the pageant has issued the following
suggestions 10 the public desiring to
attend the pageant today:
Miss Hatcher's Suggestions.
The best place for watching the
parade In the terrace overlooking the
lake and the ground adjoining All
In attendance would do well 10 locate
there on arrival. All should follow
the procession 10 the stadium and see
the tournament. broad sword ffghting
and running for the. ring No other
activities will go on AZ that time. At
4.is the plays sports. dances. etc,
will begin simultaneously on the