Evening star., 1923-09-19
ALEXANDRIA.

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Especially ).-Gorgeous costumes. riot
of color, splendid lighting effects and
excellent acting all went to make the
presentation of the pageant entitled IA
Dream of Queen Esther" presented
under the auspices of the Alexandria
Association, one Of the most
elaborate ever put on. 1t was given
for the first time last night at the
grounds of the Cardinal Athletic Club
at the head of King street for the bene-
fit of the Alexandria Fairgrounds AS
sociation and win be repeated tonight,
weather conditions permitting.
Several thousand persons witnessed
the initial performance and were loud
in their praise of the splendid cast.
Funds derived from the pageant will:
sociation. Music was furnished by the
band from Washington barracks.
BabylOnian Period. |
The scene. was in the period of the
Babylonian empire, 1000 years ago, in.
the city of Shushan in Babylonia. Tall
pines surrounding the ampitheater made
a splendid background The leading
role in the pageant was taken by Miss
Caroline Wattles. as Esther. the Jew
fish heroine. who made a pronounced
hit. AS Meeha -Zabell, Miss Mae Cav
anaugh had leading role and also won
the praise of the audience. Frank A.
Steele, as Mordecai the Jew. was
splendid and carried away the audience.
with his excellent acting. All of the
other participants also made a pro-
nounced hit.
The cast Of characters as they ap-
peared in the play follow: Herald in
the Tower, Irwin Diener; the Holy
chorus; Mordecai the Jew, Frank A.
Steele; Meeha-zabell, Miss Mae Cav
anaugh; .Hegai, the kings chamber
lain, Albert Parr, and Hannah. a Jew,
tsh child, Miss Catherine Power. y,
Small children. Misses Armistead,'
Wright. Cash, Cowhig, Demaines Man
der. Peake. Brown, Basiste, Pendleton,
Hatzell. Co1e and Root.
Esther, Jewish heroine, Miss Caro-
line Wattles; the Witch of Endof,
w. II. Thomas; Miriam, Mrs. Rena
Fletcher; Deborah, Mrs. Joseph H.
Newell; Adah, Mrs. James d. Leary;
Martha, Mrs. Edward Sweeley; Ruth,
Mrs. Alice Strauss, and Electa, Mrs.
Second &act--Solo dancers. Misses
Katherine Power. Marjorie webster,
Polly Arnold apd Merilyn Slentz;
slave girls, Frances Brightwell, Jen-
ME Grady. Polly Arnold and Dulcie
Horner.
Egyptian Maids.
Mildred Baker, Bernice Davidson,
Madeline ConIon, Florence Brandt,
Helen Sweeley, Alice Harding, Kath-
crime Fairfax, Janet Martin. Mar
garet Armstrong, Cletus Griffith.
Louise Thomas, Eleanor Peake, Helen
Genevieve Shepperson, Dorothy Ma
bors, Mary Nabors, Thelma Red
Louisa Griffith. Eleanor Schwarzmann,
Katherine Power and Florence Long
a Greek woman, J. William May;
a Persian woman, W. H. Callenderj
Kama Shimeel, Miss Elizabeth Thorn
berry; the rose maids, Hazel Kirk.
Freda Cole. Christine West, Ethel
Baker, Ruby Davis Haley, Velver
Woodtield.
King Ahasuerus. ]. Fred Birrell;
Koosh, a slave girl, Miss Virginia
Steele: the Lady Ozoona, Miss Marian
Griffith: Jakosha. Miss Virginia VIII
kins; the Princess Zuecca, Miss Mar
garet Griffith; Haman. the kings
chancellor. DR.. w. P. Cation; guards
of the king. Smith ,Chauncey, c. T.
Goods, Carl Rothmund.
Stnff I'm Charge.
The staff consists of Miss Helen
Norris Cummings. general chairman;
Edwin H. Gentry, treasurer; F. Clin-
ton Knight. tickets; C. NJ. Horgan,
publicity; E. A. Feldkeller and B. A.
Seiple, lighting; Mr.. Wells, usher;
Everett Hellmuth, grounds; Albert
Parr. stage director: Mrs. Alice
Strauss, director of children's group:
Miss Marjorie Webster, director of
ballet; Carl Rothmund, properties:
Capt. p. l.. Lewis. commander of
Dand Messrs Stannard and Yassel,
directors; Miss Mamie Conlon. prompt
er: Frank A. Steele. general director.
Tonight A. J. Rhodes will take the
part of herald in the tower. The
musical program was under 1.-The di-
rection of Miss EsteIie Went worth.
Rocco Verri sang solo during the
performance.
The bronze drinking fountain
erected April /, 1912, in the center
of. Cameron and Royal streets by
Mount Vernon Chapter, Daughters of
which was taken down about three
years ago, has been re-erected at
the southwest corner of Fairfax and
Cameron streets. The fountain is
now in position and after the pipes
are connected water will be turned
on.
Owing to the fact that the foun-
tain had been considerably damaged
and also that 1T leaked, it was taken
down and since then has been stored
in the city hall building.
Several months ago a committee of
ladies of the local chapter OF the
d. A. r. appealed to the city council
and urged that 1t be re-erected at
OTlRlnallY
placed or else at some other corner
nearby. The result was the selec-
tion of the corner where it now
stands,
eHuman fly POstpones Performance.
Owing to the fact that the histori-
cal pageant will be repeated tonight
the performance of Harry Gardner,
the human fly" who was scheduled
to climb the Alexandria Gazette build
ing and the Alexandria National Rank
building at 1880 o'clock tonight, has
been postponed until tomorrow night
at the same hour. This was decided
upon at a meeting OF Alexandria Post,
No. IA, American Legion, and the
wonifn,s auxiliary to the legion at
rooms of the chamber of commerce.
The rnembers of the legion and auxil-
iary will meet tomorrow night at z
o clock in the Gazette building and
arrangements for handling
the crowd expected. A spotlight will
be, played on Gardner as he climbs
both buildings. He will wear a white
duck suit. The street during his per-
fornance will be closed to traffic.
Yom Kippur Services.
Yom ) Kippur, a day. of atonement
and fasting, will be observed with
services in the synagogue at 1880
Quoted by Rabbi Teaxey of Cincinnati
and services also Will be held at 10
o'clock tomorrow morning. The stores
of the Hebrews of this city will close
at o'clock this evening and will not
reopen until Friday morning.
The funeral of Mrs. Marian F. A.
Garner, wife of John w. Garner, who
died Monday night. will take place
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon from
her late residence, 413 South Fairfax