The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-07-05
Beautiful Pageant
Given at LyndOnyille
Continued from Page l

performance was staged by the
Mayo Amusement Co., of West
field, Mass, assisted by Miss
Murphy and Miss Carpenter, Lyn.
donville's playground directors.
The pageant was put on under the
auspices of the Village Improve
! ment Society and the nearly one
hundred performers handled then
difficult roles with q naturalness
in keeping with the charming out
of door setting and with the aban-
don of Natures children.
Mrs. Charles Stuart as the new
goddess of Conservation, was re-
gal in her denunciation Of the
hand that spared not the trees
She was supported by Miss Anita
Daigle, the goddess of the forest
and the Freeman. William Green
Other leading parts in the masque
were taken by Miss Pauline Davis
as Lyssa; Miss Eunice Silsby, Ar
mida; Miss Velma Darling. Cha
ris; Donald Edmunds, Zephyr;
Miss Doris Hovey, Dyrad in Back; ;
Miss Margaret Scanlon, Dryad in
Gray; Husk, Ray Wells.
The little rain drops were i'm
personated by a bevy of tiny girls
in gray, who had all the charm of
rain in desert places, Frances
Bailey, Lois Leonard, Margery
Sherrer, Germaine Ladue, Ruth
Hackett, Dorothy Stuart, Irma
Grapes, Marguerite Perkins, Car
men Rheaume, Alkaline Paris, Lu-
ellie Mcdonald, Evelyn Paris, AL
bina Lizotte, Ruth Annis, Madeline
Burns, Evelyn Spencer, Helen Lib
hey, Bernadette Rheaume, Corrine
Rheaume, Corrine Daigle and Ber-
that Hebert.
The river gods added a grace
full touch to the presentation with
their singing and dancing. They
were Mildred Vancour, Arlene
Harris, Evelyn Andross, Leona
Burby, Vera Elliott, Clair Frap-
pied, Beulah Keough, Margaret
Randall, Mildred Knight, Anita
Lachance, Mabel Grapes, Dorothy
Nash, Alice Nash, Katherine Kel-
liner, Anna Lapointe, Marion
Matthewson, Lillian Hubbard,
Opal Kenerson, Evelyn Daigle,
Doris Johnson, Madeline Hender-
son, Avis Mills, Harriet Bradley,
Ruth sherwood, Helen Human,
and Glenna Martin. Miss Kelliher
was the leader.
The stately dryads were imper-
sonated by Waltena Andross,
Avis Aldrich, Judith Meyette,
Andrea Beauchesne, Beatrice Bur
bee and Lulu Forbes with Miss
Scanlon, Miss Hovey and Miss
Silsby, the leaders.
The pretty little tree spirits in
their flowing gowns of green with
hemlock and pine interviewer in
their gowns and hair were Natalie
Bemis, Charlotte Lamoureux. Bees
sic Harris, Clarice Libbey, Evelyn
Stevens, Evelyn Stevens, Evelyn
Donahue, Dorothy Dexter, Helen
Dexter, Bertha Chayer, Alice
Harris, Josephine Laponte and
Lucille Hartwell, with Anna Dali
beck the leader of the spirits.
The charming story of "[rhe
Forest Princess" with all the
thrills of fairy book days was de-
lineated by the large caste that
staged the masque with many ad-
ditions. Miss Sibyl Barber was
the pretty princess, Mrs. Elgena
Andross, the stately queen, E. T.
Cutting, the king, Arthur Clary,
as Prince Uric and Prescott
Moore as Prince Aladore. Nor
man Ouilette took the part of
Little Noel, Eustice Beattie ap-
peared as the Herald and the
Traveller was Ray Wells. Mrs.
Florence sherwood played the
role of Dame Mora and reals
tic picture of the wicked witch was
given by Mrs. William Green on
whose part hung much of the
story. The princess ladies in
waiting were Mrs. Ruth Beattie
and Miss Doris Colby.
Perhaps the prettiest scene in
the Forest Princess is the arrival
of the king and queen in their re-
gal robes the queens long train
carried by a quartet of small girls
who looked like fairies as they ad-
vanced slowly across the green.
The tiny train bearers were Mar
gerry Sherrer, Dorothy Stuart,
Louis Leonard and Marguerite
Perkins.
Another feature of especial
beauty was the butterfly dance
given by Miss Doris Colby as the
big yellow and black butterfly
with a group of little girls as
butterflies lowering near their
leader, and the pretty costume
dance given by Miss Carpenter
and Miss Murphy.
In the finale, the caste was join
ed by Uncle Sam, played by Frank
Mayo of Westfeld, Mass, Miss
Mary Menut as the Goddess of
Liberty and James Brown in Boy
Scout attire. They entered on
horse back, the scout carrying the
colors and led the army of per-
formers as they filed across the
field, presenting an enchanting pic
ture. Fireworks followed the pag
cant, the big crowd remaining to
witness the fine illumination.
Much of the success of the
pageant was due to the orchestra,
large one made up of players
from st. Johnsbury and Lyndon
vile. The performance will be
repeated tonight.