Imperial Valley press., 1923-08-14

ARMY OF PERFORMERS CAST
In THE FETE OF THE SUN"
TO BE STAGED AT CORONADO
By MERwIN GoULDTHR1rE

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| CORONADO, August l4.-Near-
ly 500 performers, will be in the
cast Of sfThe FeteS of the Sun, to
be presented September 10 'at
Coronado under the auspices of the
Coronado Merchants association,
and many of the participants in
the spectacular pageant viii be To-
cal players. Addressing the Arts
club of Hollywood recently, Garnet
Holme, author of the Coronado pag-
cant, explained the nature of the
big production.
Many have no idea said
Holmc, "of the nature of the per
fCrnlance to be given in Coronado
September 10. It is not a circus.
but Il beautiful play with story,
Aztec i'll character, dealing with the
/ dependence Of man upon the omnip-
otcnce of the Creator; the with
drawal of the light of the sun as
a warning that the desires of God
should not be, trifled with; the re-
turn of the light of the sun. the
resurrection of light and the eter-
nal truth.
Will Seat 1900
The huge ampitheatre now being
erected at the Coronado Polo
Grounds to seat 10000 persons,
soon will be the scene of great ac-
tivity. The 18th Cavalry, U. S. A.,
win begin rehearsing its part in
the great professional and hippo
drome scenes. Capt. J. G. Rogers,
commanding, has II trained men
who will take part in the big
scenes and will move from Camp
Hearn to the pageant grounds a
week in advance so that The horses
and men can get acquainted with
the actual surroundings in which
they will enact their marvellous
maneuvers.
1t is probable that the elephants
and .camels from the San Diego
700 will be used in some of the big
scenes. The Coronado Merchants
association have requested rheir use
and as the entire project is 4 civic
one it is thought that the request
will be granted.
The music of the pageant will
play no small part in. it's success.
Or. j. Humphrey Stewart is on the
music advisory board and will lend
his skill and knowledge to the
selection of appropriate musical set
tings. The actual work of the pro-
duction, however, from q musical
standpoint will be in the hands of
Wallace Moody.
The Community Service players
will be called upon and Mr.. Pendle-
ton; director of this excellent or
ganiation, has given his mquali-
fled support of the pageant and
will place perhaps 40 players in
cast of "The Fete of the Sum-.
To Work In Costumes
Madame Rose Bogdenhoff will
arrive Tuesday to begin active work
On the 5000 or more costumes.
Nine. Bogdenhoff is Il costume
creator of note and will have more
than so cutters, dyers, filters and
seamstresses under her direction.
Senior Redske Within, of the
Goldwyn Studios, Los Angeles, will
be the technical director. He will
erect the mammoth Aztec village
and will personally direct the color
schemes. The stage will he more
than 2C0 feet long and 70 feet in
height. Actual work will begin
August Is. Scores of carpenters,
scenic artists and property men will
then be on the job until the whole
affair is over.
Z have been with Mr.. Holme
for the past two years rs his per-
sonal representative and cannot
recall when he has expressed such
interest as he is putting into "The
Fete of the Sun. He recently I
produced the Mission Play at Car ,
mel, "Temelpa, at Mt. Tamalpias,
"Ramons and "Ersa of The Red
woods but his heart is set on
making "The Fete of the Sum- his
masterpiece. |