Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-06-09
BOATCARNIVAL
CITY BIRTHDAY
FETE TONIGHT
Scores of Decorated Craft to
Join in Spectacle at
Riverside.
PAGEANT BIG SUCCESS

A water pageant at Riverside park to-
night and repetition of the centennial
pageant at the state fair grounds tomor-
row night will mark the closing of the
celebration of the one-hundredth birthday
of the city of indianapolis.
Scores of deliberately decorated and
lighted water craft will appear In the
water pageant competing for prizes.
The boats participating In the
pageant will take their formation at Z 80
o'clock and the pageant will start as soon
as 1t Is dark.
The United States navy recruiting band
of Chicago will take part in the pageant
under the direction of A. Novarac, band
master
PAGEANT PROVES
BRILLIANT EVENT.
The history of Indianapolis from the
founding, presented In a prelude and
eight episodes was given In the pageant
at the Coliseum last night and proved
to be one of the big successes of the CEN
tennial celebration.
The stage settings, the lighting and
scenic effects were all beautifully worked
out and the performance novel smoothly
and dramatically to the climax.
Mrs Demarchus Brown as Indiana, and
Mrs. Myra Richards as indianapolis, oc-
cupied thrones at each end of the pit.
giving the explanations of much of the
pantomime enacted on the stage.
The first entry and dance OF the In
dians was egective and interesting.
Then the coming OF the two white
families, the Pogues and the McCor-
nicks, in old-time wagons and on horse
back were well done The part Of John
, Mccormick was taken by Clayton Martz.
II RnPhannn
PogIe.
Mrs. Elizabeth Frye was Mrs McCor-
mick and Mrs. Jennie Thompson was
Mrs. Pogue.
James Caskey and Elmer Kruse were
the other Pogue brothers and Huston
Carey and John Mccormick were the Nc
Cormick brothers.
There was much that was interesting.
humorous and dramatic in this f3rst cpl
sode and the prelude.
DISAPPEARANCE OF
POGUE PORTRAYED.
The second episode represented Select
ing the Site
Here the governor and his nine com
missioners made their decision for the
future Of Indianapolis as the capital of
the state,
In this episode came the tragedy OF
the disappea rance Of George Pogue, who
was supposed to have been killed by the
Indians.
Plating the Town." the third episode.
was one of the most interesting Of all.
The Master Builders" were an effective
bit of the historical part.
The selling Of the lots. the highest price
paid being 500 furnished bit OF humor
in view OF the present day scale Of
prices for the ground sold.
and fantastic dance ah0Wfn q
all the hardships the pioneers were to
undergo. was splendidly achieved.
The fourth episode. The Primitive
Life" furnished most Of the comedy
The old ia ashioned school was one Of
the cIeverest parts 81 the pageant
ION Muster Day" the fifth episode. be-
gan rumors OF the coming conflict with
Mexico. bringing in Col. Alexander Rus
sci and Capt. Lew Wallace.
IAN Outlet at Last bringing the Madi-
son and Indianapolis railroad was an
episode Of much rejoicing.
WAR FEATURES
NOT LACKING.
The Inevitable Conflict brought In
the FIRST protests that led up 10 the Civil
war and Call to Arms"
"The Ballet of the Gifts showing all
the wonderful civic developments that
have come To the city and state concluded
the performance which was one OF the
best planned and executed that Indian
apolis has ever given.
The performance was rather long and
it was necessary to eliminate a part Of
the last episode In order to shorten the
pageant.
Those in charge promise that the per-
formance will be shortened before it is
presented again.
w. o. Bates is the author OF the book
Of the pageant and the direction was In
the charge OF George Somnes. director of
the Little theater