Evening journal., 1919-02-01
SCHOOL Children
PEEsENT PAGEANT.
Portray Historical Events
In Entertainment at
High School
DANCES WERE
AMONG FEATURES

evening by more than $50 children OF
School No. 2S, delighted q large audi
ence. The entertainment was given In
the Wilmington High School.
The pageant consisted OF a number
OF local h .storical events from the year
1851 to 1918 The entertainment was
prepared by Miss Anna T. Lincoln.
teacher Of history. The music OF the
program was in charge Of Miss Mary
X. Thielman.
The program consisted OF ten scenes
all portrayed by dances Of different
periods, songs and other musical Sc
lections.
The returns from the performance
will be turned over 10 the Red Cross
and the Teachers Retiring Fund
Attractive programs were distributed
at the performance. They included q
brief sketch OF each scene. Unique IL
Illustrations were also noted in the pro-
gram which was In the form OF 4
booklet.
The program was as follows:
no. IS School.
Selection. orchestra. pianist. E. Ireno
Russell.
Scene I-Niidsummer's Eve Festival
Sweden 1857.
The celebration OF Midsummer's Eve
is held at the country home OF the
widow Of one OF Gustavus Adolphus'
generals. The old lady. striving to keep
alive .he Morse traditions and customs,
has gathered her friends and servants
for dance, frolic end feast. To this
festival comes young Carl Springett just
home from the London court with
news OF the renewal Of the Swedish
fha afr1o nf
a party under Peter Minuit, the deposed
governor OF New Netherland.
cters-Generalskan, Grace ELI
son; Elsa, Elsie Brown; Countess
Tranberg, Katharine c. Lang; Iduna,
Sarah Harris: Mons Larson. H. Mere
dith MacGuinness; Erick Biorck, Ernest
]. D.scoll: Carl Sprngett. Edwin R.
Zeuner, Jr 4; Lars Gireluis, William B.
Brown; Olaf, S. Donald Huxley; Karma,
Marion F. Johns; Helga. K Isabella
Krause.
Swedish Folk Dancers-E. Ruth Hol-
land. 2. Elizabeth Townsend, Nellie E.
Nlaroney. Mildred r. Harrison. Marion
E. Murphy, Catharine r. Frazier Edna
B. Plerson, virginia X. Bacon. Hazel c.
Walker. Katherine B. Stradley.
E. Devona Keithley, Gladys F.
Rutter. Mamie P Beck, katherine D.
Grant Minerva r. Joseph, Elizabeth
r. Betlnsky, Beatrice Frederick, Edith
Stem. Eleanor NJ. Hart and Gladys
Mummers-Ida Greenblatt, Mark n.
Donohue. Charles C. Bye. Jr.. John II.
Auten, David L. Oft, Ralph Sayers. John
VI. Kurz, Anna z. Carbon. Marjorie l.
Lamphere, John Cole, Marion H. Cohen,
Anna H. Rommel. Mabel z. Cobb,
M'trlel H. Carpenter. Wentworth H.
De, erell and Amerigo NJ. Saynelli.
Scene II-"Treaty OF the Rocks
site Of Christinahsm,. 1888.
Peter Minuit. with the Dutch sailors
who were hired for the expedition. has
commanded Lieutenant Sven Shute and
his soldiers to witness the treaty with
the Indian chiefs.
Characters-Peter Minuit ]. Elliott
Clesver. and Lieutenant Sven Schultz
Martin L. Keller.
Soldiers-Paul c Richards. Hollis R.
Cooke, Leonard F. Backmeyer. z. Le-
high Johnson. Leonard T. Shaw. L.
Harvey Wood, Brandt H. Alexander,
Walter z. McKaiG. Norman c. Allcorn,
Alfred Wardle. Thomas ]. Mckinnon,
and II Meredith MacGuinness.
Dutch Sailors-Anth<ny T. Simeone,
RAYMOND II. Grubb, Melvin Bedford, II.
Lincoln Guthrie and Donald c. Carver
Indian ehiefs-George ]. BONES, Irving
Yeaser and William Rothrock.
Scene III-Nutting Party-Christina-
ham. 1869.
q ing nuts along the Brandywlne per-
suade Olaf, an old Swedish serving
man, to relate the story OF the capture
az Fort Christina by the Dutch. He
haA Ahn EnuIfEn
Governor. Sir Francis LOvelace, re-
mIIres All the old settlers 10 secure at
once in New York new deeds 10 thelr
lands.
Cbaracters-Olaf. c. Harvey Wood;
Thelma. Nellie E. Maroney; Helga. Edna
Abbott: Borga, Helen r. Kurtz; Iymen
Stidham Hollis r. Cooke. Jr.; Carl, Carl
NJ. English, and Otto Cock, Mark n.
Oonohue.
Dancers-E. Leigh Johnson. Fred L.
Stiesler, Ralph Savers, Catherine X.
Frazier. Iva E. Worrell and Margaret
A Malcolm.
Scene IV-Penn's Arrival in 1852.
parts and 1.-TWO Swedish girls
and youth leave their home nesr Crane
hook TO gather grapes at New Castle
Grapevine Point on the day Of Penn's
arrival. There they with. other Swedes,
Dutch and Indians, witness his landing.
Part 3-October %, 1852. the Duke Of
York's attorneys transfer the three
lower counties TO Penn. At this time
Penn promises the people a share in
the government Of the province.
Characters-Part i-Brlta, Dorothy
Miller; Borga. Helen r. Kurtz; Otto
Cock, Reginald 6. Jackson.
Parts 2 and 3-Wm. Penn, John 3.
Dale; William Markham, H. Clayton
White; Friend Pearson, Elwood N.
Stavton: Friend Wynne, Thomas Card
well.
Attorneys-John Mol. Joseph E.
Hageman; Ephraim Herman. Charles
w. Brown: Mr.. Cock, Louis S. Black I;
Dutch Farmer. Anthony T. Simeone /;
Dutch mstron, Lavinia NJ. Mcdaniel /;
Dutch girls. Bernice Bradfeld and
Edith Stern.
Swedish farmers-Francis Way, S.
Donald Huxley: Tymen Stidham, H..
Meredith MacGuinness: Andrew Justi-
son. Thomas McKinnon and John Stall
cup. Paul c. Richards.
Indians-George J. BONES, William
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