Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-05-31
HISTORIC PAGEANT
SPLENDID FEATURE
OF THE DEDICATION
Colorful AlIegorical Portrayal
OF What the Brandywine
Really Means.
OVER 500 PARTICIPATED

For its blending OF colors. yester-
days pageant The Brandywine in
AlleSory." will perhaps longest linser
In the memory of those who saw it in
connection with the dedication OF tho
new Washington Memorial Bridge.
Not that its symbolism and It's song
were less admirable and deserving Of
praise-hut there was something
salient about the tints. purity of
palette that recalled the rainbow
splash" Of fireworks against a mid
nisht sky.
Perhaps the secret lies in that COM
parison. and the green amphitheatre
formed by the trees and turf Of the
Park gave tint Of it's own. or
more vibrant background for the
scintillant CLINT OF the blues. the
pinks. the whites and finally the
purple and old gold that represent the
colors Of Delaware, although these are
strictly Colonial Blue and Buff"
The color tones struck by the dra-
peries OF the dancers were echoed
by scarfs and streamers, OF which the
sunlight glittered as these moved in
the breeze or were swayed by the
steps Of the figure in progress
In the more prcseic text. these
pictures represented Rock Elves.
Woodland Sprites. Foam Fays.
Water Nymphs. Flower Fairies: Leni
Lenape Indians, in tribal dances; the
spirits Of the mill and the shipyard: ::
and the actors in historical events
that took place on the banks Of the
historic stream.
A white-robed choir at one side.
hanked by a band which furnished
rhythm for the dances-and q na-
tional flag which futtered from tall
stan al the extreme left completed
the unforgettable picture.
The beautiful dances reflected credit
not only on the participants. but also
on Miss Kate McClafferty, the director.
who directed and trained all of the
dancers and also upon Mrs. Joseph
Wickersham. chairman OF the com
mittee which had the dances in
charge. The feeling OF those who saw
the pageant was that all concerned
covered themselves with glory.
There were 525 participants listed
In the dances. and 81 principals on
the program; with estimated totals Of
100 for the singing chorus, and 90 for
the musicians. make a grand total OF
nearly 500. actually on stage. with
an army Of dressers and other helpers
figures which give some idea of the
elaborateness OF the undertaking.
The affair did not get into move
ment until AIS. and was over by $40
when the entire cOstumed troupe
marched in over the bridge, bands
playing for the soldiers from Fort du
Pont, the Indians venting their
whoops and the inevitable string OF
small boys trailing after. as at any
procession.
The program. as announced in Every
Evening beforehand. was adhered to
as nearly as was possible.
AZ Is Inevitable IN an extensive pro-
gram published in advance Of the
event, there were some substitutions
IN The pageant. among which the fol-
lowing should be noted: Spirit OF
Milling war personified by Miss Adele
SENT; the Spirit OF Shipbuilding, Miss
Elizabeth Johnson.
! Too much credit can scarcely be
given 70 Miss Pauline Vrooman. di.
rector OF the "Allegory" whose work
was OF great value.
The episode directors were Mrs
Philip Hortz. Miss Helen Brinton
Mrs. T. w. Baochus. Mrs. Clarence
Fraim and Mrs. Louise Dickinson; tn.
entrance captains. Mrs. Walter Reed
Miss Janet Hardee, Miss Mary Miller
Aiss Polly HofYecker and Miss Mar.
gerry Robinson; and tho group leaders
u. Durech, Ethel Many and Mrs. Org