Evening star., 1922-05-07

scene wherein the mob pursues the
priest until he finds refuge with st.
Alban, and follows the scene closely
in its varying phases. Next comes a
ket in Rome. the score following
closely the general action of this
street scene with gossiping Romans.
street merchants. flower sellers. etc.
with at last the entrance of the fair
haired captive, Angles. Nine. H. Co
Quelet sings an ancient Italian street
song in this scene in the character
of street boy. There comes
marked change in the score as the
monk, Gregory, enters, speaks to the
slaves. and blesses them and the peo-
pie. The next scene. wherein sre"-
ory. now the Pope. receives Angus
tine and gives him his mission to
convert the Anglo-Saxons, affords
great opportunities for the introduc-
tion of sonorous Gregorian music of
impressive and stately type.
In the next scene, at the court Of
King Ethelbert and Queen Bertha. is
music of quaint and early type, with
the Gregorian again appearing as
Augustine and his followers enter and
are received. In this scene Is the
ranged by Miss MacKinley. Follow
ing this is the interlude. presenting
first Sir Galahad and later Queen
Guinevere, each affording unusual op-
pOrtunltleS IN the score.
Group No. is of equal interest.
giving space for further period mu-
sic. the first scene being that of ST.
Hilda. the founder of church schools,
and the next that Of Alfred the Great
and his mother. Osburga. The third
scene, that of King Richard Occur de
Lion and his crusaders. is splendid in
every way, and affords gorgeous pos
sibilities in the score, and is quite
contrast to the next scene, that of
Archbishop Cranmer at Canterbury
Cathedral. In this Massenet's AN
gelus" from the Scenes Pittoresques"
is heard for little. ceasing at once
as the cathedral chimes are heard
pealing in the distance: it should be
most impressive. the working out Of
the remainder of this scene to the
pealing of the bells. The choir sings
after the Cranmer scene renders a
hymn to ancient plain song music.
Group 3 opens with Sir Walter Ra-
leigh's scene. wherein Queen Eliza
beth and her courtierS and others ap-
pear. and for this will be used very
| form. succeeded by music Of very diff
ferent form in the scene of the first
communion at jamestown, Va, this
again being followed by a very lovely
Indian tone picture for the dance of
Pocahontas. The dance is succeeded
Pocahontas takes place. and this
again is followed Dy an abrupt
change in type as the skirl of bag
pipes introduces the city of Aberdeen.
to which Bishop Seabury went for
conservation. From this abrupt
change the music again reverts for
the scene in the parish of Fairfax.
Va, in which George Washington and
other colonial notables appear At the
close of this group is the very re-
markable interlude. the influence of
art upon religious education, in two
scenes. and these have been worked
out in quite remarkable manner and
in marked contrast to each other. In
the first is an angelic triptich of
Fra Angelica whilst in the second
accompanies the wayside shrine
scene. Follows the fourth and last
group, and for the missionaries camp
fire scene a lovely choral work has
been arranged, this being succeeded
by simple but beautiful music for the
war baptism scene. which follows. an
unusually fine quartet of colored peo-
pie sing.
This is followed by the great clos
ing scenes. being opened by the choir
singing THE Son of God Goes Forth
phasized the part played by our lat
ter-day crusaders in the world war,
with music OF that day. and the work
done by and the noble part of our
heroic womenfolk. 1t sweeps on to
the remarkable scenes within a scene
the angels bearing in and placing
the manger. the holy nativity holding
the center OF the stage: then there is
little bit of the front "over there
in France. and tired and very muddy
doughboy, remembering it is Christ
mas eve. sings 80 Holy Night"
IN ho
finale. in which the great mass of
figures in the pageant sweep up to
and surround the great illuminated
cross in scene OF sublime impress
siveness. Slaves. priests. flower girls,
knights and squires, kings and queens
colonial settlers, Anglo-Saxons of the
early days and American doughboys,
prelates and wounded soldiers, nurses.
Hebrews. saints and Sinners-an
throng around the cross in a vast and
wonderful scene.
The music used will cover all periods
from the first century down to the
present day, The selection of the
music and the arranging of the score
for the pageant has been committed
to the hands of Francis Leigh, band
master Of the United States Army
Band. who will direct the perform
ance and will himself take the organ
for the special music in which it is
used. The choral work by the choir
of men and boys from various church
chofrs is being directed by the Cathe-
dral organist, Mr.. Priest. In all, it
is possibly as ambitious a program as
has been attempted here.
The interlude of music is sponsored BY
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock and Mrs A. Penn
broke Thorn, and is under the direc-
tion of Paul Bleyden. who will present
a choral scene with Miss Elizabeth
Walter, Miss D. Knight, Miss Lucy
Hopkins, Miss Agnes Hopkins, Miss
Ann Grogan, Miss Georges. Mrs
Ralph. Mrs. Wetzel, Miss Frances
Sherrier. Miss Grace Washburn. Miss
Valeria Wilson, Miss Parks. Miss Ell
len Waller. Miss Annette Ashford
and Miss Elizabeth Zolnay. Maurice
Jarvis will play the poet in this scene
The Y. w. c. A. Glee Club. under
the direction of Miss Esther Linkins,
with Miss Helen Nash as accompanist,
Is arranging spring concert to be
given May Is, at the First Congrega-
tional Church. Miss Meta Craig, So
prano solosit at the Ingram Memorial
Church,S will assist the club.
Rho Beta Chapter of Mu Phi Epsi-
Ion initiated some members Monday
evening, the initiation being. held in
the chapter rooms at the Washing
ton College of Music, after which a
musical program was given and re-
freshments served. The new mem
bers are Edith B. Athey, Marjorie
Gilbert Davis. Lois I. Stuntz, Clara
NJ. Wolfe and Thelma Goodman, pian-
lists, and Nell Galley Canine. Rose E.
Hyer and Louise SQUIRE Hitchcock,
vocalists.
On May Is the annual banquet in
honor of the new patrons and pat
roneSseS will be given at the Hotel
Raleigh. All Mu Phis are invited. and
reservations can be made with Mabel
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