Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-19
VIRGINIA HISTORICAL PAGEANT rs NOW NINE WEEKS or
PLANS FOR SPECTACLE.
co RAPIDLY AHEAD
Will Trace Development of Old Dominion From Land
ing al Jamestown, Through Stirring Periods to Pres
ent Time-Stage to Accommodate 5000.

Nine weeks from tomorrow the his
tory OF Virginia. from tho landing
OF Captain John Smith at James
town down to the present day. In :
clpS'ng CHIEF incidents of Colonial
lays. thr Revolution and the war
~ 1872. the days OF the War Between
Tho states. the Spanish American
and tho world wars. Will he depicted
through tho medium OF tho virginia
Historical Pageant. which VIII be
tagged near Bryan Park throughout
Tho week OF May %.
The pageant hook Will not DO OF
ono persons idea or knowledge o'
history. but II viii! be composite
story, tho data and details Tor wnich
hnvo been gathered b. hundreds OF
V!rginians. who have delved into the
,,,,sty rorords OF their old court
ho,seY. and from printed pages tha'
rave turned brown with age theg
baye gathered the Information "hlch
win make the Virginia ti'sto''ch'
aegean, true TO records and AKIN 70
,ha traditions OF tho early set'ier7
of tho Mother OF states
Uenhuunrtrrs Busy Place.
JJeahnuartcrs of the Virginia ms
,orical Pageant Association, IN rom
~ the Mutual building, Is no" al
lcone Of great activity. There II 's
;ha. business Manager w. ON"
saunders. Secretary w. Is Sr,ul''i,
Pageant Director Thomas Moou
.s,eycns and his assistant. ho"hl
German smith. with large cie,'1
.orcc. are doing the Work w"'n
,,,,,np the pageant proposition mo
business shape. ,voa
nn"a,n, director Thomas WOOD
,a.,sns ia tho head Of the depart
nent OF drama. Carnegie ihst'tu'I,
-, Technology. He ~ an author anu
I,,ao.cr of uution-widc reputation
ma IL now completing the pians
,b. dramatic presentation OF -,
..inIa's history on q stage ma -
accommodate 5000 participn, ,, 70
.ruhIthcnter Will be cohsu uo'''
arc for ao.Oo0 spectators; .,o
nircc,or stevens has directed lh'
Having successful paEehnts: 'he
p,ec.n, OF the Italian Rehhissa',,e
, .,,c,vo Art Institute. 1903; the
amt OF Illinois, northwestern ~
7orsitv 1905: the Pageant Of the oio
-nr,hwc.t Milwaukee, 1911; the IN
! ,enendenco Day Pageant. WIN
iEoodman. Chicago, 1911: inc Ea,
.,ynrdsville Pageant, Illinois, ~
; no Wisconsin pageant, Maoisoi,'
MIS-. 1919: the 81. LOUIS fascan'
i.iven IN conjunction with 'he .Musue
h, saint Louis by Percy Machaye
Y.,.. tho Pageant and Masne oil
;rwark \. J., 1916; the Florida Pa
.nr, 1917: tho National Red cross
r.nn,. New York, 1917; the IA
Ian, or Victory and Peace. Fits.
l.rrvh iaie; Missouri One Hundrcd
Years Ago. Missouri Centennial
.raoi and n dozen OF more other pa
,E.,n,s OF equal Importance.
,t,rry Nc Hack to Old virginia.
Tho slogan OF the Virginia His
sr,,al Pageant has been Garry No
Jack 10 OLD Virginia" Badges car
ling that slogan were worn by tft
,frgInia Travellers Protective Asso-
.atIon delegates to tho Louisville
invention last summer. and the
virginia delegates TO the United
numerical Travellers national con-
y.ntIon wore similar badges and
I,ms advertised the pageant to theiI
members who were gathered from all
states OF the Union.
Every issue OF the Travellers Pro-
;f,ctiv. Association Magazine has
.arried an article on tho pageant
and the delegates who will attend
mo national convention at Atlantic
Ivy on juno have been impor-
-uncd to come via Richmond and
mend the week OF the pageant IN
his city. There have bnen mary
,cceptances. and the members OF the
'. p. a. of Virginia, who have spon-
t-ored tho pageant movement: since
~ was started, arc making arrange
: tents to entertain their visitors
cost royalty.
u The tentative program for Pngean,
a REX follows:
q, Monday. May 22-Coronation pa.
n ide and homecoming day. First