The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-04-12
Spring Festival To Be
Giuen At Muscoda
Community


coda Community Center, to take
place Saturday, April IA at .2:15,
under the direction Of the Depart
ment of Social Science of the Ten
.see Coal, Iron and Railroad COM
pany.
The festival will begin with a re-
creation exhibition by the pupils of
all the T. C. l., schools. 1t will be
divided in four parts, as follows:
1. Flag Salute, all schools.
2. Mass drill, grades 8. 4, 5, 6. Z,
of all schools.
8. (a) Three Crows, (b) Hickory,
Dickory, Dock, grades l and 2, all
schools.
A. Pyramids, boys from grades 5,
s, Z all schools.
Following the recreation exhibit
ton, The Conflict" play in three
acts will be given. This play is
based on the old NEUROLOGICAL story
of Pandora's Box. The setting of the
first act is in the Grove of Innocence.
Pandora, or Humanity. as she is
called in the play, and her maidens
are playing contentedly together.
mysterious stranger comes to them,
bearing a huge box, which he con-
fides to the care of Humanity. She
is delighted with the gift and starts
to open the box. The messenger
tMercury) stops her and solemnly
warns her that 1t must not be opened
under serious penalty. Impressed by
his warnings, the maidens resume
their play. Humanty's curiosity,
however. draws her to the box in
spite Of the repeated warnings of her
companions. Finally she lifts the
lid. A swarm of buzzing things
darkens the air. The maidens flee,
leaving Humanity alone, frightened
by what she has done. Hope comes
then to tell her that, though the
evils have been loosed upon the
world, they may be overcome.
Cheered by his assurance, Humanity
runs ahead of Hope. seeking her
companions.
Dark Glade of Ignorance. Ignorance
sits brooding. Around him grope his
horrible creatures, evils and disease,
blind, formless and purposeless.
Humanity enters, seeking her maid
ems. These strange creatures arouse
her curiosity, and she tries to play
with them, but they sting her in
blind purposeless way. she becomes
frightened and tries to ESCAPE. The
evils surround and overcome her,
while Ignorance laughs to see HUI
manity PROSTATE. Hope enters then
and rescues Humanity. Ignorance is
filled with rage at her escape. He
sec; that his creatures lack force
and realizes that by giving them
form and purpose. they may be made
more powerful. BY his will he drives
them until they respond to his COM
mands and then with this weapon
Of his own creation he MARCHES forth
in pursuit of Humanity.
The third act is set in tho Court of
| Wisdom. Wisdom Is seated on her
throne attended by enlightenment,
Mercury, and her handmaidens. the
Three Graces.
Hope, who rescued Humanity from
Ignorance and Disease. brings her to
Wisdom. She entreats Wisdom to
restore the strength of Humanity.
At Wisdoms bidding Enlightment
| calls the spirits of Fresh Aair, Water
and Sunshine. Through their influ-
ence, humanity begins to revive.
An ominous sound is heard and
Ignorance enters, followed by his
evil horde. He claims Humanity as
their prey. Wisdom calls upon
Fresh Air, Water and Sunshine to
| defend her. The well organized fol-
lowers Of Ignorance are gaining. In
lightment seizes spear and rallying
| his forces Of Air, Water and Sun,
| leads them to victory over Ignorance
and Disease, who are routed.
Humanity is saved, but her
strength does not return. Mercury,
the spirit of Exercise. calls his fol-
lowers, who through dance, games
and athletics, restore her to per-
feet health.
Perfect Humanity is presented
with the Crown of Wisdom, the Pur-
pie Cloak of knowledge and the
Golden shield of Protection. and all
hail her. crowned and armed.
The cast of characters in The Con-
flict is:
Act I.-Music1ans, Muscoda Girls;
Humanity, Mary Charles Cole Greek
Maidens. Muscoda Girls; Mercury,
Eileen saunders; Hope. Lois Fault.
Act lI-Ignorance. Auta Lyman;
Evils and Disease. Edgewater Girls.
Act ili'-Wisdom. Rene Burton;
Two Children, Wenonah Children;
Enlightenment, Lois Shannon; Dance
OF Three Graces and Their Attend
ants. Wenonah Girls; Dance by Mer-
curry and His Attendants. Muscoda
Girls; Dance by Spirits of Fresh Air,
Muscoda Girls Lied by Edwina Dex-
teri; Dance by Spirits of Water, We
err; Drill by Warriors of the Sun,
Edgewater Boys; Spirits Of Exercise,
Swedish Reap the Flax. Greeley Girls
lied by Nell Burdick); Sailors Horn
pipe, Ensley Boys ued by Agnes
Caughlin); Norwegian Csheborgar,
DiOSboi I'll 10 NlCu ny MdTiOH bTOWn).
Scotch Highland Fling. Ensley Girls
lled by Jimmy Lee Graddy) Hoop
Dance, Bayview Girls lied by Esther
Cummings); English Sword Dance,
Boys of All Schools; Garland Dance,
Docena Girls lied by Mabel Winter.
Recessional
The musical numbers, which are
included in The Conflict. will be
played by the L. c. l. band. The fol-
lowing selections will be given:
Act Peer Gynt Suite No. l."
Part |. Morning" Edward Griegj.
Pipes of Pan" (Anonymous). "Pi-
, M"sins' (H sesmsar Finek. Moment
Overture" part 2. The Storm" (Ros-
sinD. Souvenir" tFranz prdla).
Act I.-"Peer Gynt Suite No. /, part
2, The Death Of Ase" (Griegj. Sym
phonie Pathetique." march. scherzo
opus - lTschaikowsky). Soldier
.. Act iIl.-"Happy Days" tstrelczkp.
(Delibesj. sNaiia Intermezz p,1.'G Pas
de Fleurs. ballet suite tDeIibes).
'Amaryllis-Air Louis XIII" (Henri
Ghys). March Lorraine" Gannc).
"Walkure. Ride of the valkyries"
ish Folk Dance. Sailors Hornpipe,'
English Folk Dance. "Cshebogar,"
Norwegian Folk Dance. "Highland
Fling" Scotch Folk Dance. Dream
Visions" intermezzo Traumbeister
wa Waller; OPUS G,. us 5Cari stix2. Sword
Herd Girls Dream" (Traum der
Sennerim U4abitsky). "Our Director
March" (Bigelow).
The band is composed of the fol-
lowing members: Professor Costa, di-
rector; Sam Lorino, NJ. +. Casteel, l..
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