Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-27
CHILDREN STAGE
FAIRY PAGEANT
Beautiful Spectacle Put
On BY Grammar
School Pupils

Three hundred or more children
participated in the May Festival pre-
sented Friday morning at 10 O'Clock
in the Rylander theater, under the
direction of Miss Ella Polk, director
of music in the city schools.
The large auditorium was filled to
it's utmost capacity with parents and
friends of the children, while the
balcony was reserved for the use of
the students of the High school and
the pupils of the grammar school
who were not in the play.
The stage scenery was arranged to
represent woodland scene in the
Flower Kingdom, and green throne
stood out conspicuously from the
background, formed of ferns and
palms and flowers. AS the curtain
rose, a soft light fell on little KING
Violet, who lay sleeping on the car
pet of green at the foot of his throne
He was clad in regal robes OF pur-
pie and gold, and on his head rest.
ed a crown of gold surrounded with
royal purple petals, the insignia OF
the flower represented. Sprihging
up suddenly at the sound of sweet
music, King Violet sang cherry
greeting to the audience, after which
he ascended his throne and awaited
his queen, who came dancing m,
singing a happy response to his greet
ing. King Violet met Queen Butter
Gun at the foot of the throne, and
together they seated themselves
among the ferns and flowers, and
awaited the arrival cf their other
subjects, the pretty woodland flow
erS.
Tots Come Trooping.
Girls and boys came troopng III
and grouping themselves about the
throne, they sang sprightly welcome
to the king and queen.
Four little flower girls came IN
from the bowers near the throne, and
sang and danced Before their maJeS~
ties. They were followed by Apple
Blossom, whose costume was com
posed of pink petals and green leaves,
wearing on her head dainty, cap
formed of lapplc leaves and bios
SONS. She sang a merry little lay,
and took her place on the throne be-
side the king and queen.
Next appeared the little dandehon,
his costume being made of frlnges OF
yellow which represented the fluffy
blossom of the flower impersonated,
and on his head was hat made en-
tirely of yellow fringe, AS he sang,
he also went to the throne and stood
at the left.
The brown-eyed daisy came next,
his costume being the most unique
Of all those displayed. With black
ened face, which was surrounded with
large yellow petals representing the
real daisy, and with close fitting
trousers of brown and green, he was
the hit of the morning and brougbt1
forth thunderOus applause as he sang
his little song of welcome and took
his place at the foot of the throne.
He sang that everybody picked him
because he was born with black
face.
The Cat Tails Arrive.
Six little girls and boys, represent
ing cat tails, came out and sang and
danced and waved wands of yellow
fluff as they beat time to the rythm
of the music. lowering over the
king and queen, they waved their cat
tails about and directed the orches-
ira of fairYland.
Twelve Dutch girls and boys COM
menced the second part of the festi-
val who came out and sang the folk
songs of their country, while dancing
the native steps. The girls wore
white caps and snowy skirts with blue
kits. while the little boys wore the
blue trousers and white skirts of their
quaint country.
Twelve little Indians presented
themselves, arrayed in war paint and
the garb Of native tribes, and aimed
their bows and arrows at the birds
in the trees as they sang their In
dian legends.
Italian girls and boys, arrayed in
red and black of their country, ap-