Evening star., 1921-05-25

s,"'!'' ny 'Ne Oldest lnhapltal''
| chair in the. soft glow of the fire
| Liz ht,
soon trumpet sounds. announc-
,ns the coming of the great Muse OF
history She enters and with stately
courtesy addresses Gen. WASHINGTON
i an" Mag. / FAINT. and summons them
| na' K 70 the past of their day. so that
| the Oldest Inhabitant may look upon
'htm III his dream. History then
! speaks to the Oldest Inhahitant. bid
! u'hS MN behold. as she reads from
her great scroll. the scenes that fol-
| low depicting the history of the city
| of his birth.
behoids Dramatic History.
And thus, in his dream. the oldest
ihuH hltant. guided by History. be-
,oidS characters and incidents which.
neelnn!ns with the time of the In
, Il"hs. 1l form in part something of the
! dramatic history of Washington and
! the District of Columbia.
IF me- ne pageant is called The Dream
OF 'he Oldest inhabitant." and the
! east and scenes as originally pre-
sentod. are as follows:
=. Bnrbour: Gen. George Washing
ton. W llliam B. Crowell: Maj. Pierre
Enfant. Leslie Waudby: Muse of His
tory. Emma Ware Anderson
, FlrSt cpisode-"Onc Of Our First
| Families. s."-Ths scene shows a group
/ '
| Fleet. the first white man t" sail
! NJ the Potomac river. Henry Fleet,
! Edward J. ward; Naros1ine Indians.
m"2ib"rs of til" Park View Com
munity Center
Second episodc-"Rcception of the
Marquis de Lafayette. 17S4."-Gen.
George Washington. William B. Crom-
well: Marquis de Lafayette. Walter
Beck: Maj. Pierre rE.nfant. Leslie
Naudby: Martha Washington. Mrs.
Morsell. The minuet group in this
scene includes Viola Fletcher. Melva
/ Corcoran. Louise Cogan. Mildred An
! holt: Edna T.. Miller. Eva Hanse,
Marie Graffam. Ellen Lanham. Thelma
l.ubold. Evelyn Davis. Nellie y. Ncf.
! Ruby Schurer, Ruth Hansen, Frances
! Haldeman.
Professional Touch to Scene.
Their" will be a strong touch of the
, professional given to this scene by
III" appearance of Leila May. former
leading woman with Douglas Fair
banks; also Miss May played in
Washington in The Gentleman from
Mississippi.' Miss May is also known
for her work as leading woman in the
film production entitled "Civilzation."
Estelle Murray. who is prima donna
of "Sweethcarts" and "Chimes of Nor
mandy in the community produc-
tionS of the Peoples National Opera
Society of Washington. Rollin Bond
director. will also appear in this scene
and dance the minuct. Miss Murray
! will max" her debut in New York
early in the season under prominent
mana cement
Third episode: "Francs Scott Key"
Francis Scott Key. Charles 3. Han
ford; sleeping sailor. James Doug
las.
Public Schools of Washington" Sweet
Miss Pinkey, the little teacher. Lulu
q. Adams; Johnny Jones. the bad
boy Clarence E. Ruebsam: school
children, children from the Johnson
Powell Community Center
Sixth episode: "Abraham Lincoln"
President Lincoln, Denis f. Connell;
a drummer boy. Joseph Eaton; the
judge. Edward c. Townsend, and mes
senger. John l.. Rateman.
herd" Alexander Shepherd, c. c. CAL
houn.
Close. With TabIenu.
The closing scene of the pageant
includes the last four episodes and
final tableau. as follows:
Eighth episode-"Columhia. Co
lumbia. Mabel Owens Wilcox.
Ninth episode-"The Coming of
the Sons of the District Who Fought
in the Wars"
March Of the Forty Eight States"
Eleventh episode-"The District Of
Columbia Speaks for Her Citizens"
Spirit of the District of Columbia.
Maud Howell Smith.
Final tableau-"A Vision Of the
Future" The Star of Enfranchise-
ment for the District of Columbia.
Song of the states-"W Washington,"
sung during the tableau.
The words of the above song were
written by Mrs. Jessie l. Pierson,
a resident Of this city. and the music
is by William r. Pierson, the well
known Washington composer. Both
words and music are dedicated to
Washington. the Capital city Of the
United States Of America.
Directed by Miss de Grange.
The pageant will be directed by
MISS Lenora Marie de Grange.
An organ recital by Edith B. Athey
from 7:3O to pm. will precede the
pageant.
The executive committee, which is
in charge of the business arrange
ments and general management. is
composed Of the following: Victor l..
Garrigus of Indiana, president. All
States Society: Herbert l.. Rutledge