Evening star., 1922-05-11

Four Special Interludes.
Interspersed throughout the pa
geant were four interludes. The first
showed the influence OF poetry upon
the religious thought of the world. of
Sir Galahad (Rev. Meade B. Mac
Bryde) on horseback, Queen Guine-
we're (Mrs. Keyes), Novice (Miss Dero-
thea Dennett) and Abbess (Mrs. Carl
son).
The second interlude was of the in
fuence of church music on the mind
of man, showing a demented poet
| Maurice Jarvis) being Gained by the
singing of choir (students from the
Bleyden School of Music) led by a
priest paul Bleyden).
The influence of art upon religious
education showed Fra Angelica (Mr.
| Jarvis) at work at his easel, when
there appear seven angels. who by a
series of striking poses before cloth
Of gold materially affect the brush
Of the monk.
The last interlude depicted the in
fuence of the drama on the develop
ment of religious thought. 1t was the
Christmas story of no mans land that
the sleeping soldiers in the trenches
had dreamed of. Included in this pic
| ture were the Madonna (Mrs. E. Cor
! ing Bliss. Joseph (Col William r.
| Sine dberg). the Wise Man (MaJ. Julia n
! r. Yates. Lieut.. d. a. Taylor and Mr..
Hallencreutz). Peace tArs. Royden f.
, Beebe) and angels Imembers of the
Junior league).
March to Cross Impressive.
The final scene and climax that will
, leave a lasting impression was the
| march to the cross of those twenty
centuries of people who have upheld
the faith. Led by little child (Bruce
Branson in the afternoon and Billy
a nj he fNl0 two
! marched to the cross, located on the
. crest of a hill to the right of the
platform. and surrounded at the base
by the angels: The madonna. Simon
OF Cyrene, bearing the cross: bishops.
little children. the poor and the sor-
rowful tfrom st. Paurs Church. Alex
! andria. Ea.). the unknown martyrs
tfrom st. Matthews r1rish, HyattS-
willie, and the Pinkney Memorial
ChapeD. the kings and dignitaries of
/ the earth, an oriental queen tMrs. X.
NJ kauffmann) and attendants. an
! emperor Mark Alexander Smith). a
king paul Harding). a queen Miss
| Mary Williams). ladies of the middle
ages tMrs. William Charming John
| son and the students of the Holton
ginia Minnigerode and Eleanor
Lauck). Arabs (Mr and Mrs. T. Will
liam BarretD, prisoners, Greek and
| other slaves and cosmopolitan
group under the American flag. typi-
| flying that all who come under its
protection come under the influence
! of the church in America. In addf-
! tion to these the cast of the entire
! production marched to the cross The
searchlights were thrown down the
| colors, while from the foot of the
cross I'm the Cross of Christ l
| Glory" was sung. The entire audi
ence then arose and sang the "DoN-
ology" with the participants of the
| pageant, and the gigantic spectacle
was brought to close.
Sponsors for - Scenes.
The following We're sponsors for
the twenty-five scenes and four in
terludes: Lady Geddes. Miss Gouver-
| neur Mrs. Rose Gouverneur Hoes,
Mrs. Goldsborough Adams. Mrs Beres-
! ford. Nine. GrOuitch. Mrs. George Oak
ley Totten, Mrs. Calvin Coolidge, Mrs.
Henry Wilder keyes. Mrs. Thomas
! II. c. Reed. Mrs Burton l.. French.
Mrs. LarZ Anderson, Miss Gertrude
AIyer. Mrs. Gilmer Brenizer and the
| Colonial Danes of North Carolina.
| Mrs. John A. Lejeune. Mrs. ]. II. Day.
| ton. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. Mrs.
George c. Niinnigerode, Mrs. j. C.
Boyd, Mrs. James E. Freeman, Miss
Helen Cummings. the Arts Club. Mrs.
Woolsey Aspinwall, Miss Ethel Bag
! Il. y
F, tion. Mrs. Thomas Chatard, Mrs. J.
Mayhem Wainwright, Mrs. James
Perrine Barney. Mrs. William r.
Smedberg and Mrs. j. H. Dayton.
Included among the boXho1ders for
both performances were Mrs. Robert
Woods Bliss. Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins.
| Mrs. Arthur Lee, Mrs. Larz Anderson.
| Mrs. James Carroll Frazer, Mrs. Henry
1 F. Dimock, Mrs. Joseph Letter. Mrs.
Charles C. Glover. Mrs: Charles J.
Bell, Mrs. James w. Wadsworth, Mrs.
| Charles Boughton Wood. Mrs. William
| Thomas NJ. Chatard. Mrs. Fairfax
| Harrison, Mrs. William j. Boardman.
Mrs. Charles Patterson. Mrs. George
| Mesta, Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson, Mrs.
Joseph Thropp. Mrs. Wilfred Du Puy,
Mrs Guy D. Golf. Mrs. Minnegerode
| Andrews, Mrs George D. Hope. Miss
Freeman, Mrs. William c. Rives. Mrs.
] A. Pembroke Thorn, Mrs. William
Eric Fowler, Mrs. George F.. Huff,
Mrs. ]. C. Boyd and Mrs. Ernest May.
| Costumes Exnct In Detail.
Charlotte Gailor, who was in charge
! of costumes, was responsible for a
| feature of the pageant that brought
| admiration from the audience through
| out the evening. Historically accurate,
| the costumes were of the finest ma
terial. of brilliant hue and skillful
! design.
| Besides the director and her assist
! ants, others of the administrative end
were Mrs Carey H. Brown: secretary
| treasurer of the Pageant Association;
! Edgar Priest, A. r. M. c. M, choral
director, assisted br H. Nolan Taylor.
| Samuel Wood and H. H. Tallmadge
| and the Cathedral Choir. the 5choirs
of St. Adams. st. Stephens and st.
Marks; Caroline B. Mckinley, di-
rector of rhythm. Harold P. Snyder,
properties, and Bess Davis Schreiner,
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