Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-29
HISTORY PAGEANT.
WITH CAST Of IT'S
PROVES HUGE HIT
CHAUTAUoUA ALLEGoRY DE-
picTiNG AMERICA YESTERDAY
AND TO-DAY DELIGHTS CHAu.
TAUoUA AUDIENCE OF 1000.

Ottawa residents who gathered at
Chautauqua park Saturday night. to
witness the pageant given by us OF
tawa uDeple were greatly pleased
with the production, The entertain
ment was one of the most beautiful
ever put on by local people and was
greatly enjoyed by the entire audi
ence.
The cast was composed principally
of children and the little folks did
themselves proud by their efforts
The performance was witnessed by
about 5000 people. who enthusiast
tically applauded tho work OF the
actors. Having been trained for less
than week. and going through their
parts without halt, the children and
their director, Miss Dorothy Rodman,
or Normal, received hundreds OF con
gratulations on their work.
There was none Of the delays or
halts as the characters came to the
stage, which Is usually experienced
in home talent plays. The groups OF
children danced on and off the stage
and went through their attractive
dances with all the poise OF profess
SIGNALS.
The back of the platform was very
prettily decorated with shrubbery
and tree branches. Bouquets OF
flowers in the foreground gave "A
truly out Of door atmosphere to the
production.
The pageant was staged in three
episodes, the first an Indian ceremon-
ial scene, when the last harvest Is
brought as a sacrifice to the Great
Spirit" Miss Vera b. Ham repre-
sented the spirit of Indian days in
this scene, and her speaking voice
was exceedingly pleasing.
The second episode represented the
great wilderness in the days of the
early pioneers. Miss Rodman, the in.
structor, unable to get local girl to
take the principal part Of this scene,
represented the Spirit of Wilderness
herself.
al the beginning of the act she did
aSSdlo dance, which was one of the
uiostS graceful and beautiful ever
seen, 1t aNlocal production. Two i'm
niehse toy Aballoons were used in
this dance. Then she called the dais-
les, roses. peoples. BUTTERFLIES, dryads,
tree nymphs. mist maidens, and grass
hoppers to dance for her, and the lit
tie tots came on in their groups, and
went through very beautiful dances.
The Pioneers then came on, and the
wilderness elves disappeared. leaving
the. pioneer kiddies to romp and play.
In the third episode, THE Spirit
OF Patriotism" who was represented
by Miss Dorothy Dezouche, came on
the stage, calling Illinois who was
represented by Mrs. Morey Rob
erts, and Ottawa who was rep
resented by Miss Isabelle
Brown, to her. These charac-
of the community, Representatives
OF all nations then gathered around
the Esprit of Patriotism" The scene
ended with the pledging of allegiance
to the flag, which was led by eight
members of the Ottawa Boy Scouts
troop.
In the last act Miss Katherine Law
less, representing the spirit of the
day did very beautiful solo dance
As the nations assembled on the plat
form, Miss Katherine Bradford, who
represented the Irish nation, Miss
Jane Palmer, who represented the
Scotch Miss Katherine Nertney. who
represented Spain, Misses Beth Pat
terson and Louise Ruff. who repre-
scented Holland and Miss Rodman,
who represented Russia, all gave
beautiful dances. All these young Ia
dies were CARRIED in beautiful cos
tunes of their nations.
The costumes worn by all the char
acters throughout the play. were ex-
tremely beautiful. All had been
brought from Bloomington by Miss
Rodman.
The list of the characters taking
part In the group dances were as fol-
lows
Interests.
Rural--Viola Pfau.
Town--William Colwell.
Church--Evelyn Bradford,
School-Olive Blackburn.
Religion-Maide Mccullough.
Education-M Marguerite Bush.
Drama-IneZ Corcoran.
Art-Virginia Nickerson.
. Music-Bertha Mccullough
Daisies-Elizabeth Reemsten, Har-
riet Brown, Alice Brown, Winifred
Pike. Audrey Celwell, Alta Stewart
Bluebirds-Evelyn Bradford. Fran
ces Enebo, Lucille Struel, Louise To-
tel, Marian Glenn, Sarah Beck, Ferne
Condo, Grace Watts
Pioneer girls-Gertrude Fowler,
land. Vera Conard, Phora Peppler,
Vivian Anschicks.
Boy pioneers-Ralph Pierce, Tru-
man Claus, Clarence White, Gilbert |
Erb. William Flick, John Kincheloe,
Norman Hulse, Leslie Jonason, Otis |
Bach. John Creighton John Shute.
Pioneer pirls-Gertrude Fowler, |
Hilda Hoglund Louise Gross, Char
lotte Goodman, Esther Berg.
Indians-Leora Kirsch Mary Helen
Kile. Dorothy Dunaway. Mary Mack