The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-12-28
WATERBURY
'swhsn the Star SAsne" Presented Al
Consregaticnal Church Sunday.

N0@A&SS4S
Fifty took part in the pageant
nWherl the Star Shone,. given at tn,
congregational church last Sunday
evening, the program being as follows
Organ prelude, ASilent Night" fash
fordl; Invocation, the minister; offer
tory, organ; s'The Voice Of Prophecy
Prophecy, aYearnings for Deliverer,'
organ; Bethlehem Song Bethlehem
people Song Of the Wise Men" wise
men; "Song on the Field BY Night, !
shepherds; Counterpart Chorus
Prophecy. History, wise men, shep
herds and Bethlehem. people; Song Of
the Open Heart judith; "Homeward
Song,s Bethlehem people and shep-
herds; prince Of Peace Chorus" wise
men, shepherds and Bethlehem people !;
Holy Night" tAdolph Adam, Judith
and double quartet; "Recessional,' full
chorus. The cast of characters. Proph-
ecy, Mrs. H. III, Metcalf; History, Mrs.
r. w. Demeritt; Rabbi Nathan Of
Bethlehem, H. III Mctcalf; Judith, the
rabbits wife, Mrs. b. c. Luce; Sarah,
their daughter, Beta Atkins; Benja-
min, their son, Carroll Claire: Joel,
their servant. Wesley Prince; Marcus,
a Roman soldier, M. g. Ayers; Tuliius,
Roman soldier. II. b. Perry; water
carriers, Mrs Ollie 0Clair and Miss
Alexina Hamcl; three wise men, Earl
Graves, r. w. Demesitt and Myron
Graves; wise mems followers, Elbridge
Miller, w. N. Gilbert and Aveneri
Fracassi; shepherds, John 0. Miller.
Wiltsie Brisbin, Wallace Green, Carl
Claire, Austin Wright, Sidney Living
stone; Bethlehem women, Mrs B. X.
Demeritt, Mrs. r. ). Knowles, Mrs NJ.
@. Ayers, Miss Gertrude Miller, Miss
Annie Palmer Mrs. G. b. Adams, Mrs
j. r. Claire, Mrs, Della LeBaron; Beth
lehem men. H. w. Bingham, II. G. Mill
err, G. G. Abbott, B. r. Demeritt; Beth
lehem children, Wis johnson, Mary
Perry, Francis Perry, Hilda MardeB.
Stanley Mansfield, Leon Tracy, Ray
mond Tracy, Robert Stanley, Ralph
Prince; musicians, Mrs. X. r. Palmer
orgsnist; Miss Mary Il. Lease, pianist
Earle w. Twombly, violinist. Stage di-
rector, Mrs X. B. Perry. The offering
of the evening was for the education
of Hindu student and the expenses
incident to the presentation Of the
pageant.
This cast of characters was given un-
changed except in the Bethlehem men,
where H. w. Bingham, one Of the ten
ors, was quarantined at home, and c. +!
G. Holmes kindly took his place. This |
offer Of assistance was greatly appre- |
ciated. There were also MANY who
helped with the arrangements, building |
OF stage, stage fittings and the max |
ing of costumes and one who furnished |
automobile conveyance, who should |
share with those in the cast in the |
general expression Of thanks and
praise, of which the greater part |
should go to Miss Lena Nette Wal.
lace, who directed the pageant, and Z.
q. Miller. who had charge of the mu-
steal work.
when the Star shone" is the
Christmas story and begins with @The
Voice Of Prophecy" and after Proph-
ecy and History have met and CON
versed, they decide TO wait in Bethle-
hem for a season. While "Yearnings
for Deliverer' is being played by the
organist, two women with water lars
come out of the Bethlehem gateway,
going 10 the well. As soon as they /
passed, two Roman soldiers enter.
They salute and also refer to the
crowd at Bethlehem. Judith and her
children enter, watching for the rabbi.
who, with Joel, his servant. is seen
later, coming down the Jerusalem road
They enter and the rabbi tells Of his
visit TO Simeon, and Of the excitement
over the visit Of the wise men. He
sends joel for his scroll that he NAV
study the prophets. Then a group Of
children come in and he tells them
stories. During this time other children
and older persons are entering and as
he rabbi refers 70 the Ruler coming
'ut of Bethlehem, all sing THE Beth.
chem Song"
Shepherds arrive al this time and
hey tell the story of abiding In the
icids." The story becomes more active.
he different women tell why they did
lot take In Joseph and Mary. More
'hophecy Is given by the rabbi and az
ie reads Of the visit of the wise men
he star appears and the wise men arc
card outside singing ~Song Of the
Wise Mems Quest" The wise men and I
hepherds cell the story, the wise men
ing again and the shepherds ENG
Glory 10 God" while all sing The
'ountcrpoint Chorus
After the wiss men and shepherds !
ave told more of the birth OF Christ {
D the Manager. judith sings The Song .
& the Open Heart" and after more :
cnyersation The chorus sings The 4
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