The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-14

mountains, the valleys and the rlV- CTS. The prelude will be set to music, the words of which will be especially adapted to the setting. Donald Robertson, who will have charge of the pageant, with the title of Pageant Master will give the prologues of which there will be five or six. as planned thus far. MT Robertson will take the part of Tuscaloosa in the opening scene, de- picting the meeting of Tuscaloosa and DeSoto in Jones valley, in which DeSoto brought the first steel from Spain to this valley. The, prologues between each scene will give the history of events in succession oc- curing between the time of the pre- ceding scene and tsssuccessor.
 Early History
 The second scene depicts an event in the history of Birmingham after q lapse of many years. It will DOT tray the securing of Athe courthouse for Birmingham by ballot from Ely ton. In this scene will be represented the coming@of law. Lighting effects amalgamating the costumes of girls In red for ore, white for limestone, and black to represent coal, will symbolize the turning of the three minerals to steel. In this third scene music will be adapted to sug- gest the manufacture of the iron and steel products of Birmingham. An vils will ring out from the mountain side, bars of. steel especially tuned will be incorporated in the orches- tra. The girls will interpret the scene by dances under the lighting effects that will gradually change = or ha mi n steel grey.
 1878 Period
 The period about the time of 1873 will be portrayed in the fourth scene which will be called the calico ball scene. The costumins of the time will be represented in the Lancers dance and the Virginia reel. ( Tho victory dance of 1918 will con stltute the fifth scene, in which the allied nations will be represented. The sixth will be the representa- tion of all the nations with flags, costumes and music paying tribute and assisting in the celebration or the semi centennial of Birmingham. The last scene as thus far planned will be most novel in it's construc- tion Replicas of the old model blast furnaces will be shown, out of which
 
 the new ships which are being built in Mobile of Birmingham steel, de- picting the results in this present day of the steel industry of the city.
 The pageant will end with the Star, Spangled Banner, rendered by the orchestra. aN. o
 Birmingham only
 Mir. Rice stated that unlike many of the pageants presented in other cities, the pageant to be presented here could not possibly be used or duplicated elsewhere as is done In many instances. This pageant will be written for Birmingham. There will be beautiful music of ancient origin with nNy wording appropriate to the settings.
 In conclusion, MT. Rice gave brief resume of the methods used in writ ing a pageant, in which he pointed out the great amount of preparation necessary In becoming cognizant with the little details of local history As an example of this he referred to the Indian scene, the meeting be- tween Tuscaloosa and DeSoto It would be essential to study the char acteristics and dress of the Indians in this part of the country at that particular time.
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 In writing and presenting suc- cessful historical pageant it is nec-