The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-21
HlaE poeena players presented a
pastoral, "The Pipes O Pan,

pastoral, "The Pipes O Pan,
 = Friday evening of last week to an audience which was estimated at 1900 peo' pie. The performance was given in the Docena ravine, an excellent place foi outdoor plays and pastorals.
 The great success of the pastoral was said to be due largely to the efficient management by Miss Fay M. Rudd, the director. The music was presented by Mir Memoli and his players of Birmingham, assisted by Miss Mabel Lober and Mir E. H. RouveyroI of Docena.
 The dominant characters were Pan and the ten dryads, who represented the trees of the forest. The scenes were laid in Arcadia, the land of hearts desire, where a mortal dared not enter, Miss Dorathy White very gracefully carried the part of Pan; Miss Alma Jackson was Oak; Miss Elinor Ramsey, Maple; Miss Jean Hard of Birmingham, Chestnut; Mrs D. H. Mullen, Willow; Miss Ola Mason, Cypress; Miss Myrtle Mason, Beach; Miss Ethel Fant, Fir; Miss Jessie Fike, Birch; Roy Norwood, Elm, and Mrs. w A. Scott, Pine.
 When the play started the Dryads were kneeling in a semi-circle. facing the back of the stage, where Lady Moon was rising from behind a mound. As she slowly rose the dryads sang Fair White Moon" Miss Julia Miller was beau tiful as Lady Moon. After she blessed the strong and healed the hurt she slow ly waned and died. leaving the dryads sad.
 Suddenly the Pipes of Pan were heard In the distance and instantly the whole stage was alive with vigor and joy, for Pan was returning from journey to the world beyond the border. He told wonderful tales of how mortals live, and taught them a dance that he learned from mortals
 After the dance he had to select one of the dryads for his comrades. He chose Oak--he to represent Eternal Youth and Oak to represent Eternal Beauty. The other dryads danced off, leaving Pan and Oak While they were dancing the dance of the four winds, a tribe of gypsys, led by Ar. A. NJ Miller, wandered through, singing and talking. They left the gypsy lovers, Jean and Arian. behind. MT and Mrs. Charles F. Thomas were excellent as the lovers.
 Pan became so infatuated with the gypsy maid that he promised to take her as his new comrade and teach her the mystery of his pipes. Oak unselfishly crowned her the Queen of Already, with the crown of Daisies which Pan had just crowned her with. All the dryads welcomed her in their midst
 Pan, Oak and Arian watched the morn ing break over the Hill of Dawn Miss Alice Cross was Aurora, the most beau- tful being on earth.
 When Arian learned to blow Pans pipes she was so charmed with them. that she called in the Butterflies, who fitted about in little blue and yellow costumes. The smallest school children were the little Butterflies. Then she called the Brownies, the little boys. They were excellent in brown costumes, and won the highest approval from the audience when they tumbled heels over head off the stage after finishing their stunts. Next came the Daisies, who did some beautiful dances and then twirled off lffe stage Last came the Wild Flowers the oldest school girls. Their dances were made more graceful and charming by the beautiful flowers they carried Miss Bernlee Ray was very pretty a. their leadet in a brown costume.
 At last Arian, overcome with. th' power of the little reeds and yearning tt test their strength further, dared to blow
 
 Mother Nature, who could answer al questions Pan was terror stricken. for ht had warned Arian that if Mother Ma. ture was ever called she would answer the questions that were asked, but thai she would forever banish the one from Already, who had dared to awaken her.
 As Pan had told her, Mother Nature banished Arian from Already after she answered her questions. and Arian went hack tn lean. the C1VDSE lover
 Oak and Pan were then reunited, mak- ing all the little dryads happy again reeds that she had cut he blew on theil who came dancing in. They joined Par and Oak in a playful dance. After tht dance Pan and Oak ran to the top of { mound on the back of the stage; Pan blew on his pipes again, calling one after tht others-the Butterflies, the Daisies, tn, Brownies, the Wild Flowers, and at tn, last, the Gypsies. The grouping wa! beautiful and very artistic, as they al joined in singing with the dryads., "Com Dance and Sing With Me"
 The effect of the pageant, from the be :.inning to the end, was greatly added t by the different colored lights that wer thrown on the dancers and players. SEMINARY COMMENCEMENT
 The haccalaureate sermon of the Loult Compton seminary was preached Sunda, morning at the First Methodist schurei by pr. Robert Simpson of the Firs Christian church. The auditorium wa crowded to it's capacity, the entire mid