Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23
GREAT VIRGINIA PAGEANT
WILL REuN|TE FAMILIES
Thousands Located in Other
States Will Return to
Old Dominion.
REDUCED RATES ny RAILROADS
Two Phnken of Battle Of Chnncellors-
ftilc and One of Appomnttox to no
+, Depicted ms Spectacular Features
of Military Drama.

Arrangements IRE rapidly being
completed for Virginin's greatest
homecoming event. the Virginia His
torleal Pageant, May 1928. which
Will attract to tho Commonwealth
the hundreds and thousands of ma
Gated In other States throughout tho
nation. THE old folk at home" are
preparing for the reception of son,
and daughters and Of grandchildren
and during pageant week there will
be many happy family reunlons-th.
first reunion In many years OF entire
families.
Carry Me Back to Old Virginia.
the slogan OF the Virginia Historical
Pageant. has been hcralded far and
wide-even across the seas-and in
quiries by letter and By telegram In
dictate that there Will be great
movement toward Virginia early in
May for the festivities and the great
spectacle which will be staged OH
tho Westbrook property. near the
gate TO Bryan Park. the week be-
ginning Monday. May %
Reduced Rates by Railroads.
Reduced rates will DO given by the
railroads, and these rates will te
widely advertised by the railroads
rs well by the pageant association.
This means that the number OF visi-
tors Will be greatly augmented. es-
pecially by those who have no pur-
pose in visiting Richmond other thur,
to see the spectacle which viii de-
pict the history OF Virginia from the
day In 1907 that Captain John Smith
was unshackled at Jamestown no
prepare for his trip OF exploration
up the James River. on through the
Colonial. Revolutionary and Conted-
crate periods, to the present date.
The. spectacular military features
OF the pageant drama Will be two
phases or the Battle OF ChancellorB-
Vile. the members OF the book com
mittee being or the opinion that this
battle was one OF the most decisive
OF the many battles. There will also
10 a phase OF the Battle of Appomat-
tox depittcd and the audience will
be privileged to view probably the
most correct reproduction OF these
great conflicts that has ever been
shown.
Naval HIND to Tic Here.
The United States Naval Band OF
sixty pieces has been secured for
Pageant Week. This was assured
when Senator Claude y. Swanson
wired Business Manager w. Conway
Saunders on Thursday, as follows:
Navy assures spi
can rely Oh the Navy Yard Band for
Historical Pageant Week OF May %
Glad TO have procured this band for
you"
Senator Swanson has taken deep
interest In the Virginia Historical
Pageant. and ho will use his influence
to have the Atlantic Fleet rcndez-
vous in the Chesapeake Bay. or on
Yorktown, during tho week of May
20, so that the sailors may partici-
pate In the parades and attend the
pageant drama.
G. Custer Robinson. chairman OF
tho grounds committee. and Director
Z .oInas Wood Stevens have worked
out n very ingenious plan for sunkcn
railway tracks, whereby the stage
scenes can he changed within u pc
riod OF fifteen seconds. In fact with
the wonderful lighting arrangement
being perfected for the open-nir
stage. the scenes will be changed
while the spectators are viewing the
play. and not until the light switches
from one end OF the stage to the
other will the spectators realize that
new scenes and new actors have ap-
peared.
For the lighting of the stage and
the amphitheater will be required
power <of more than 100 horsepower.
committee OF the most KILLED
electricians in the city Is working
on the lighting system. which prom
iscs TO he n marvel, and the electri-
cal effects viii nc created which
have never been dreamed OF hy de-
ICnDt;nncd On Soy,nfb pace