Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-07
LINCOLN DEPICTS
GLORIES OF OMAHA
Splendid Tribute by the Second City
to Metropolis When Lincoln
Sings 0maha's Praises.
REFLECTS CREDIT TO LINCOLN

seated yesterday afternoon and even
ing to see THE Cat City" a masque
Of the city of Omaha.
The Omahans had gone down in
special trains, regular trains and in
automobiles. The Board OF Covers
nors OF Ak-Sar-Ben and the executive
committee Of the Omaha CONNER
cial club were in the afternoon audi
ence yesterday. They had come down
on the special and were entertained
by the Lincoln Commercial club
Some Of the Omaha city commissions
ers were there too. And other prom
inent men and women Of the city.
Tribute to Second City
They saw very pretty compliment
paid by the second city Of Nebraska
70 the first city of Nebraska. For
The Gate City not only presents
the beauties Of The ancient tribal
customs Of the Omaha Indians, but
Il sings the glories Of the city Of
Omaha. Near the end Of the presenta-
ton where Coronado in search OF
gold learns that the riches Of the
Kingdom Of Quiycra are but myth,
he VOWS that in that land some day:
The Rainbow City Of the Gate
shall be
The golden town Of Coronado's
dream"
As he finishes speaking curtain
ot steam is interposed for a moment
and when it has stopped the forest
at the rear OF the stage has disap-
peared and there, framed in the rain
bow OF hope is view Of the sky
scrapers Of modern Omaha.
Compliment to Omaha.
Besides being pretty compliment
70 Omaha, this years Pageant Of
Lincoln Is a splendid production that
reflects great credit upon the Lincoln
Commercial club and the University
Of Nebraska under whose auspices il
is given; upon the pageant com
mitttee, the author Of the book, the
composer Of the music, the directors
OF the pageant the music, the dances
and the consuming; and last but by
no means least, upon the scores Of
actors who took their parts in sing
ing, IN speaking, in dancing with such
skill and grace.
The stage OF this pageant lies be-
fore your grandstand seat In the form
OF a great semi-circle about 100 feet
in diameter.
Its circumference is marked by
great trees, made out OF limbs OF real
tres and waving in the wind realisti-
cally From the basky depths Of this
forest shrubbery the &C tors have their
entrances and take their places upon
the greensward stage.
In a pit between the grandstand
and the stage is the orchestra, and
out-of-doors orchestra whose mem
bers wear hats.
Song and Dance.
The first part Of the pageant was
all presented in song and dance 1t
had to do chiefly with the tribal Gus
toms of the Omaha Indians.
There was bewildering array OF
feminine beauty in the guise of
Morning Stars" Earth Spirits"
Women" and so on.
No ownder the Omahas were
peaceable and contented tribe with
such lovely women to comfort them
and make glad their days. They came
dancing upon the stage in lovely cos
tunes and sang their parts in most
engaging manner Dorothy Ellsworth
made a beautiful Morning Star in
her costume of red. Charlotte Whe-
don did some splendid dancing in this
part as the Earth Spirit" and in
the. second part as the Genius OF the
Rainbow"
Women Represent Animals.
There were eagles, buffaloes, bears
and wolves, all represented by femin-
inc players in fantastic costumes,
dane ing IN a manner to befit their
various animal parts, and accom-
panied by music also betting.
This part concluded with the will
low dance" done by a large troupe
Of those lovely Omaha Indian sfuaws,
one of them any less graceful than
the slender willow branches which
they carried.
This first part, "The Sacred
4 Tree OF the Omaha Tribe" is founded
upon an incident in the early history
of the Omaha Indians. During a eoun-
Gil the young son OF one OF the chiefs
was lost in the forest. There he be-
held tree shining in the night
Tracks led 10 it from the four quar-.
tiers OF the world, which showed that
the animal beings who preside over
/ the world.quarters had visited IT, As
he gazed. Thunderhirds (the Indians
war godsl alighted upon H. Lightning
/ flashed from their eyes aud the noise
al their wings Was like thunder But
the tree continued 10 shine
\ The Young man found his way back
/ home and told his father what he had
seen. The Chief ordered the warriors
4 III their war gear 20 hasten "a The tree,
\ cut u down aud bring ID lu This MAS
done. arid thc tree became tbs Iflhal
palladium aud prtaefyef Otiht peaet
and units oi The people.
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le E0f0naduN Vision NJ owes Us to
teepliun ~ the suggestion uf aH Omaha
lmau. Ralph AotihtWp, Whu graduated
Iltom lhe nnNgnitl ID l@i aud died a
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