Evening star., 1918-07-04
TODAY'S PAGEANT
HAS DEEP MEANING
GREAT CROWDS PRESENT
Its Surprising Bri|Iiance Is
OvershadoWed by Portrayal
e: of Allied Unity.
GROUPS NATIONS IN WAR

with the beautiful lawns Of the
Mall and the Monument Grounds as
The stage, hundreds of stately trees
Tor the background and several thou
sand costumed men and women as
he performers, Washington today
will stage its allied pageant, De-
nocracy Triumphant
Although the pageant has been
planned on a scale that will eclipse
any similar demonstration through
out the country, it is not INTENDED
TO be merely series of pretty dances
and brilliant gowns.
the brilliant colors, the graceful
dancing and the music. for the several
thousand actors in the pageant are
aot all Americans, but native-born
men and women of every race today
tllied against Germany. The under
wing purpose of the pageant is to
show in concrete way the united
spirit of the allies.
Pageant Has Three Parts.
The pageant may be divided into
three principal parts. First, the pres
entation of the separate tableaux OF
the various nations at different points
between the New National Museum, at
10th street, and the Red Cross build
ing, at 18th street; second. the parade
of all the performers from the FL
lipse to the Capitol, and, third. the
climax, Democracy Triumphant, on
the east steps of the Capitol.
The tableaux will begin at o'clock
and continue until Z o'clock. Each
nation will present its episode three
times. in accordance with a program
printed herewith. to enable the crowd
to get from one location to another.
The parade will leave the Ellipse at
1:30, passing through the propagating
gardens of, the Agricultural Depart
ment and proceeding up 18th street
into Pennsylvania avenue, and thence
east to the Capitol.
stand has been erected on the
plaza at the east front of the Capitol,
from which President Wilson will re-
view the parade after returning from
Mount Vernon. When the parade mas
passed, the President will leave the
stand and, with the diplomatic corps,
view the climax of the pageant from
seats which will be roped off in the
center of the plaza.
the climax begins. strong lights will
be thrown upon the Capitol steps for
the final episode. This episode. ar
ranged by Mrs Marie Moore Forrest,
pageant director, will depict in SYM
bolic dances the United States coming
to the aid of the war-stricken peoples
of Europe.
There are four principal characters
i lntS ClOSlUS SCcHc.
Florence L. Newbold: Justice, Maud
Howell Smith; Columbia. Anna Brett
Sunny, and Democracy. Flora Magill
Keefer. Music at the Capitol will be
by the Meyer Davis Orchestra and
the Marine Band.
Scene at the Capitol.
Tho scene at the Capitol will open
with Humanity and her happy chill
dren dancing merrily down the steps.
They are met by sorrowful group,
climbing slowly up, symbolic of the
suffering women and children of Eu-
rope
4 chorus Of several hundred voices.
under the leadership of Gilbert Will
son. will sing 20 God. Our Help in
Ages Past" Humanity then summons
Justice to her aid. who. in turn. calls
upon Columbia. the United States.
Columbia Is followed upon the scene
By dancers representing all Of her
:esources-men, money. food and arm
ament- Then, from the base Of each
toll trumpters representing the allied
nations will appear and herald the APP
pearance of Democracy on the scene.
AS arc lights are thrown upon her the
singers break into the strains of The
Hallelujah Cohrus," bringing the
pageant to a close.
Nine. Botchkarova. organizer of the
Woman's Battalion of Death, Is in
Washington. and will ride on horse
back at the head of the Russian Sec
tion of the parade. representing those
factions of her country who are op-
posed to Germany's war aims. Zach
of the other nations will he headed
in the parade by character or horse
back. representing some hero o. hero
Inc from the history of the respective
countries.
In addition to the costumed per-
formers. the parade will be featured
by the steady tramp of 1000 soldiers,
sailors and marines of the United
States.
The French section will be headed
by a detachment of 100 French ma
rines from the battleship Gloire and
the French military band, now tour
ing the United States. Joan dare
vii! be typified by woman on horse
back. The marines were provided for
last night by the war camp COM
muntty service OF the District at it's
clubhouse In Massachusetts avenue.
Joan Of Arc In French Tableaux.
The French band will be stationed
on the left side of the raised grounds
in front of the agricultural building.
the sailors facing them on the right
side. during the French tableau.
Joan of Arc enters on horseback,
followed by groups of old provinces
She faces the public while the girls
move around her 10 the tune OF old
French music.
From each side Of the building start
modern France and America: they join
halfway. holding between them
streamer marked with the two dates
February s. 177s-April 2, 1917; the
band plays "The Star Spangled Ban
ner;" both stop before the public and
pass their arms around each others
neck.
As Alsace and Lorraine, all in black,
approach. Modern France and Amer
lea meet the mourners and bring them
tSrward to the other girls. who take
Boys and girls como rushing and
circle around France and America.
Old French song. Sur le Pont
d'Avignon." Is sung.
The Marseillaise' is then sung by
French tenor, while the nurses and
sailors take up the refrain after the
pageant Is over. The French marines
the band and the performers will fall
In se paqaas ana marfh w to to the Gapto
Gen. J. Mel. Carter, U. S. A, as grand
marshal. accompanied by Capt. r. r.
Glen. Of the British embassy, as chief
marshal. The other marsha1s will be
Maj. Kutter of the British war mis-
sion. Capt. A Kingman, assistant
military attache of the BritiA en-
bassy; Maj. Mclean. u. S. A; Capt
Cunningham, U. S: A.; Lieut.. Froment.
French high commission: Lieut.. Phil
lipe Barber. military attache Belgian
legation: Capt. Domino Donini. Italian
embassy; Clifford Lanham and John
Harrington.
There win be approximately twenty
bands OF music playing at the vari-
Gus episodes and in the line of march.
The pageant was prepared jointly by
the community centers of Washington
and the Drama League of America
assisted by the various embassies and
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