The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-09
Benefit Entertainment One OF
Biggest Successes Of the Hind
Euer Scored in This Cng

other members of this orchestra, Mr.:
Allen and Mr.. ITCHY, played for part OF
the DANCES that featured the pageant
Especially considering that no rehears-
al was held with the assisting must
clans, the music was splendid through
! out, and DIR. Putnam presided at the
| pianola loaned by Stones, at the begin
ming of the pageant dances. A selec-
| ton from That's, when the war minions
had wrought their devastation among
the children Of the pageant, was espe-
cially effective.
Miss Bertha Hagen presided at the
piano throughout the afternoon, doing
excellent accompanying, and Attiliio
Baggiori was another assisting musi-
very pleasing manner between curtains,
| as we'll as the Peace verse OF
America, and leading the audience in
The Star Spangled Banner just as an
above the stage at the close of the
pageant.
Pageant one OF Great Beauty.
Mrs. Juliet deLendrecie and Mrs. Will
liam II. Harris deserve much credit not
only for coaching for the pageant, but
for originating 1t, and 1t was OF a
standard throughout that Is unusual IN
ed the dances in the pageant, which
were all interpretative in character, and
Mrs. Harris was director of the en-
semble action and the very effective
cially appropriate to such an enter
tainment as given yesterday, and called
forth much enthusiasm. When the cur
and music, forming beautiful friexe
in the BACKGROUND. Quickly the mani
mate forms grew lifelike, in a graceful
dance, after which the hours OF the DAY
Joined in. The Spirit of Youth and the
Spirit OF Dance came tripping in to add
to the toyousness and glory of the day.
The Spirit of Plenty appeared with her
horn of plenty, from which overnow-
Home Circle The Father. Mother and
Child came in, and watched the joyous
group. Joy, the personihcation of ex-
treme gladness, entered. foIlowed py
who scattered flowers IN their pathway.
Bursting in upon their gladness, came
threatening War, while imme dtately
rising from the other side came Pa
pie to her cause. Despite the efforts OF
Wars minions, grief, pain, pestilence,
famine and poverty, who dtd their UT
triotism called to her aid the Red Cross,
Medical Science and Consolation, VINO
ministered to the fallen ones. In the
vague distance she saw the Spirit or
stretched hands she FASTENED to greet
her, who alone has the power to unite
the people in the loving clasp OF unity,
after which peace perpetual Will reign.
by Mrs. deLendrecie as Patriotism, and
Miss Evelyn Patterson as Love, while
no more realistic portrayal or war
could have been given than that OF
Ward Cassidy, Of the Orpheum stock
ciaily for this occasion from Minneapo-
lis. Francis O'Reilly, also of the Stock
company, took splendidly the role OF
Father. and other members OF the com
pany and their director, Mr.. Halliday,
showed their interest in the entertain
ment's success by helping enthusiastic
ally In various ways
Every member of the pageant cast did
well, entering into their parts with UNI
Outstanding and earnestnesE the 9TH
ers in the production were: Music, Mar
jorie Cook; Art, Miss Paulsrude! Phi
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Dance, Marvel Nichols; Plenty, Dorothy
Sharpe; Mother, Helen Turner: Child,
Dorothy Reynolds; JOY, Elizabeth El-a
lett 5t; Grisfss Kathleen 1saar Doyle gas
thence, Charlotte Weiser; Famine,
Mildred Allen; Poverty, Vida Mall
chow: Death, Louise Rusch; Red Cross.
Helen Kossick Medical Science, Flor
ence Phillips; Consolation, Gertrude
Cullen; Peace. Gertrude Boise.
The Dance Of the Hours was given by
E1oise Rowan. Ruth Harris. Maxine
Margaret Bigelows Loretta Elliott,
Gertrude Stewart, Elizabeth Elliott and
Joy children were Clara wsibls.
Sarah McRobefts, Charlotte Rowland,
Prudence Geary. Aileen Fowler, Har-
riet Phillips. Margaret Alsop and Alice
By courtesy Of the Mutual Film Co.
the close OF the affair." especially for the
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