Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-06-22
Pageant Notes
There is no truth in the rumor that
members of the cast will be CHARGED

There is no truth in the rumor that
members of the cast will be charged
admission or that the expensive COS
tunes will be paid for by the wear
ers. 1t was plainly stated the night
of the first meeting that all costumes
which could not be made cheaply at
home, at an expense not to exceed
81, would be paid for by the commit
tee in charge. 1t is desirable that
each member do whatever is possible
toward his own costuming but many
of the costumes cost to exceed $5 to
rent and no one expects or asks in
dividuals to pay for them.
Remember the first rehearsal at
Pageant grounds Friday night.
It is a liberal act for C. F. Cutler
and Newell Burnham to allow the use
of their property for the Pageant,
and one especially appreciated.
A specially constructed grand stand
to seat 1900 people is being built by
Geo. Houghton on the Pageant
grounds. This is being made of
plank kindly furnished without
charge for their use by VESSEL, Nick
lie & Gross, through their local man
ager, G. H. Davenport.
Frank May is getting the pageant
grounds and stage in shape, and is
doing a splendid piece of work.
The hour of the Monday afternoon
presentation has been changed from
o'clock to 3 o'clock in order to bet
ter accommodate those who may de-
sire to get home for work after the
show, and also to give more time be-
tween presentations for the partici-
pants.
Free children's tickets for Friday
nights pageant may be obtained from
any of the ticket agencies mention
ed in an advertisement in another
part of this paper. Let the children
go. The historical features are de-
cidedly worth while and very beauti-
full.
The unanimity with which every
one is helping to make the Pageant a
success is one of the outstanding fea-
lures of the event. Miss Hogle, di-
rector, and Miss Randall, who is in
charge of the dancing, have repeat
edly mentioned the fine spirit dis
played. Such unity of purpose al
ways brings success.
Don't confuse a Pageant with an
ordinary celebration. A Pageant is
a great outdoor play, staged on huge
proportions, and telling a story. In
the case of this Barton Pageant the
story is the history of Barton with
touches of Vermont history brought
in. Barton is concentratin on this
Pageant. More than 800 of her cit
iZens are working and rehearsing and
giving Of their strength to make the
Pageant an event to be remembered
and talked about for a generation.
Nothing of it's kind has ever been
given nearer than st. Johnsbury A
Pageant is not a celebration merely,
it is more. 1t is an attempt to put
history into thrilling and beautiful
scenes which entertain and instruct.
There is still more than week of
hard work ahead of US. Rehearsals,
rehearsals, rehearsals, work, work,
work, but the result will be the sat
isfaction of having helped to put Bar
ton on the map. "Do it for Barton"
Circulars telling about the Pageant
and containing the program may be
had for the asking at Pierce's store
or at the Monitor Office. Send them
to your friends.
The Pageant site has been changed
from the location first selected. The
change is only a few rods, from the
banks of May brook near the lake
shore to the site where Newell Burn
hams cottage burned last winter. 1t
is just as accessible and better adapt
ed for the stage and its approach.