Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-19
RECORD CROWD
VIEWS PAGEANT
AT BROOKSIDE
Annual Civic Event Applauded
by 39,O00-Prizes Are
Awarded.

crowd estimated at about $4,000
persons gathered at Brookside Park yes
terday evening TO witness the annual
pageant. this being gain Of about
1900 over the number who saw II last
year.
The program started with the en-
trance of about 100 girls dressed IN white,
who formed the chorus, and after this
an American Beauty rose was presented
TO Mayor Charles ". Jewett by tiny
little toe dancer. The mayor made an
address congratulating the city on the
pageant itself and the general develop
ment along recreatiOnal lines, saying
that Indianapolis now stands second
among the big cities in this work- ne
also praised the efforts Of the parks aud
recreation department In the production
OF the pageant and gave the history OF
this annual event
The different dances were judged with
respect to execution and effectiveness,
the Judges being James Fl. Lowry Miss
Ada Crozier. Mrs. Frank Chance. Frank
Jordon and Robert Tracey. The prizes
were awarded IN three groups, ballet,
folk dancing and interpretive work
ELLENBERGER PARK
GIRLS WIN FIRST PRIZE
park girls. who presented charming
affair called. THE Dance of the Hour.
There were twenty girls. dressed IN pink
blue. yellow and lavender tulle ballet
costumes in this group. The Fall Creek
girls received second place in the ballet
for their production Of The Lake OF
Swans" in which many girls in SHIN
merlng white tulIe frocks took part The
audience was especially delighted with
the performance of the little tots OF :
and ) years. Third prize in tie ballet
group went to the South Side Turner
Girls who gave a Grecian ballet. About
tweuty-four girls costumed In pink with
flower streamers and roses for decora-
ton took part in this event.
In the ChaIff group Spades Park girls
drew first place with a skirt dance by
fourteen girls in effective costumes or
yellow and lavender with wide flaring
skirts. Second place in this division
went to the Fleur De Lis dance pre-
sented by the girls of Ringgold Park
who were charmingIy costumed to repre-
sent the flower in Lavender, purple and
blue petal frocks. Third place was given
to the pagan dance which was very popu-
lar with the audience. Ii was given by
the Garfield Park girls who danced in
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used their cymbOls effectively TO secure
rythm.
SCHOOL NUMBER IS
WINS IN FOLK DANCES.
First place in the folk dance group was
given to the girls school Number Is who
represented the Irish in clever costumes
of green and black, there being about
nine girls in this dance School Mum Der
- was awarded second place IN this
group. colOred girls presenting the dance
of Japan in costumes OF black and vel
low trousers and jackets. Third place
went TO the boys Of school Number is
who gave the Highland Fling in kits
The lighting effects for the whole per
forms nee were effective, a spotlight catch
ing the figure of the dancers from the
time they stepped from behind the lat
tice Of flowers aud greenery and fol-
lowing them TO the front Of the stage.
Colored lights were used in many Of the
dances and caught the CLEAN of the dew
in the grass where the children, in many
events, danced baref0oted. The little
tots. trained by Nine. Theo Hughes, took
the audience by storm and her dance
called the Death Of the Swan" was ap-
plauded for a long time.
The program ended with q selection by
the chorus called, The Naughty Mari
eta
Miss Alice Mescan. assistant director
of recreation. wrote the pageant after a