The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1919-12-26

fects produced have clearly set forth
the high ideals and purposes Of the
organization. The portable stage and
the complex system of lighting and
wiring were designed by Miss Emma
May Rambo, master carpenter and
electrician, and executed under her
direction. This has been a wonderful
achievement and has opened up new
vistas in stage effects in Marietta.
1t will mean much to the enter
tainment-loving element of our citi-
zenry to know that a suitable stage
for any performance, either indoor or
outdoor, with full complement of
electric lights, will be at all times
available to be carried anywhere in
the county and set up in few min
utes.
This work gives evidence of mark
ed inventive ability and skilled work
manship.
The curtains and draperies have
gone to make decided step for
ward, the beautiful blue back drop,
the filmy gauze OVERLAPPING draperies
and the rich proscenium curtain have
truly opened up a new cult in stage
hangings in Marietta. The proscen-
ium curtain in lustrous black is re-
lleved by most artistic applique in
orange designed by Mrs. Lawson
Fields, director of scenery and prop
critics. The wonderful pea-fowl in
heroic size was also the work of Mrs.
Fields. This creation was a most ar
tistic conception in oil, rich in color,
daring in execution, excellent in tech
mic. AS the light was thrown upon
1T, it sprang into the semblance of
life and seemed a breathing, palpi-
tant thing whose feathers rose and
fell with the pulsations of it's body.
Behind the peafowl's head was a
brilliant sun which threw out in bold
relief the head and gorgeous crest of
the noble bird.
Under the ekillful manipulation Of
Mr.. William McCulloch the ever
changing spot lights made the sun
to glow with supernatural brilliance
and again to pale until it seemed
rather moon than sun.
This notable work Of art, together
with the stage and it's settings. will
be the property of the Drama Coun-
eli, to be used throughout the county
Rich with the brilliant hues of the
Orient, .subtly artistic as the peoples
1t represented, majestic in it's sup
ernal solemnity was the magnificent
pageant, the Nativity Play, produced
by the Drama Council at the First
Methodist Church on last Sunday
evening. There were seventv-fve
people in the cast chosen from the
different churches of the city and Sc
lected with difference to their ability.
The costumes were true to type and
were an epitome of the period, gor-
geous robes and tunics, turbans rich
IN colorful effects of stripes and
cubes, draperies encrusted with lew
els, cloths of gold and silver. the
simpler, ruder garments of the COM
mon folk, the shepherds with their
lanterns and crooks, dignifed robes
OF the Prophets, the somber robe and
cowl of the monk, the angels in i'm
maculate, gauzy draperies, the Vir-
gin, beautiful in her bewildernient
when first she saw the angel of God.
the rude manger in quaint Bethle-
hem town all merged into one great.
glorious panorama of sacredness
brought to each heart and mind a
broader vision of the Christ and His
unselfshness.
1t seems incredible that place so
small as Marietta could produce such
a wonderful play as this. The Pag-
cant was given in six episodes. I'M
mediately following the prologue
there was vision of the three
prophets, Isaiah, Hosea and Ezekial
who long before His advent had fore
told the coming of the Savior.
Then came the wonderful hour of
the Annunciation, when the Angel
Gabriel appeared unto Mary and bore
to her the tidings which honored her
above all womankind. This was a
scene of great emotional acting upon
the part of both the Angel and the
Virgin and left deep impression
upon the audience.
Picturesque and stately was the
long procession of town people who
Wended their ways up the aisles of
the church to pay their taxes in Jeru-