Evening star., 1923-12-23
MANY SEE PAGEANT
At CENTRAL. HIGH
"The Word and the Way
Presented for Third Christ
mas Here.

large audience attended the opening
performance of the production at
Central High School The play is the
result of the combined efforts of
nearly twenty churches of all de-
nominations and various clubs in the
District
The production lis an exceptionally
beautiful one. both in the subject
matter and the artistic manner in
which it is carried out The COSTUME es
were typical of the period depicted
in the play. The production deals
with the creation. which is portrayed
with lighting. musical and dance ef-
feet. ani continues through the
parts cf the Old Testament dealing
with events leading to the prophecy
or christs coming by Isaiah. and con-
tinuing with the aTnUnciatio and
the various episodes prior TO the
birth of Christ and the coming of the
three wise men. The play is con-
Guided in :he prologue ith The
fulfllment of Time" representing
the adoring angels surrounding the
throne of God.
Special lighting and musical effects
are carried out, beginning with
lighter music and ending with the
Gloria in the final scene The pro-
l"gues were read by Rev. George NJ.
ptffenderfer and tn. 'Nr:c." was nlayed
by Rev. Earle Whitley
Next Thursday the pc ceant will be
School.
The Word and the Way" was ar
ranged for production by Bess Davis
Schreiner and directed BY Marie Moore
orreSi; pageant master assisted by
the following directors: Caroline Nc
In
ana Fred +. ShoCmake-. lighting: Denis
Il. InnneH. makeup; .'rSSe T. Veitch
assisted by \. NJ. Neitc',. John Keister
and Richard Chndblooi,. properties !:
MrS' I. -. Goodpasturc. costumes, and
airing Alcine. stage manager Mrs
Goodpasture was assisted by the fol-
lowing committee on costumes: Miss
Jennie White. Mrs. Raymond F. Crist,
SIrs. Anderson. Miss Katherine Gault
MISS Ada Stiremetz, Miss Ruth Camp
nell. Miss Dorothy Gable, Miss Jessie
shepherd. Miss Ruth Shoemaker and
Miss Judy Lyeth.
Some of the outstanding features oo
Inc production We're the music the yari-
Gus scenes, lighting effects and the svm-
nohc scenes of the beginning and pass
ing of time.
the instrumental music was played
ny Paul Whitney Fishbaugh. organist ::
Helen Gerrer. vioiinist, and Katherine
RiESs; harpiSt. In the nativity scene
choral music was given by a choir from
ST Andrews Church directed by Mar
Suerite Allen Ross. with special solos
and o2 Una hI a. T.; :,, Norman as the Madonna
ana George ;. Parker as the three wise
men. AS an interlude. after the coro-
nation scene of David as king over
Israel He Shall Feed His Flock from
The Messiah" was sung by Marion
Greene.
=. One of the most beautiful scenes in
ule pageant was the prelude scene Of
the beginning of time" called Let
There Be Light" which was the story
OF the creation of the world, done with
music lights and robed shadowy figures
against background of sky and clouds
rms scene. as well as the other SYM
ooiic scene of the passing of time"
ness. was under the supervision of
Caroline Mckinley as director of
rhythm for the pageant. including the
reapers and cleaners in the Ruth story
and the ceremonial celebrants in the
coronation scene.
Interlude Impressive.
The interlude scene, inserted into
me Vision of Isaiah" was also i'm
pressive, with Denis z. Connell as
Isaiah, surrounded by the prophets.
their feet in contrition. while. be-
tween them moved. in the darkness.
groping figures seeking the light,
which fell upon them at the end, when
sRng part n ths hs pT9pbkc aeS Gh9s
Bruce, Alice Callan, Dorothy Gable,
Ruth Campbell. Marian Chace. Evelyn
, berg, Ellen Knox, Judy Lyeth. Eliza
beth Moss, Adeline Noel, Evelyn
Preble. Ruth Perkins. Jessie Perkins,
Elizabeth Quigley. Caroline Schreiner,
Viola Snyder. Florence Thompson.
ST. Patrick's Players of st. Patrick s
Church sponsor this scene.
The first episode. Gods Promise to
Young Peoples Society of st. steph-
ems Episcopal Church, with Miss Jen-
ME White as sponsor and Arthur
White as Abraham, and included Rev
ton Scrivener, Floyd Gessford, Dom
aid Geraw, Mrs. Tubman, Louise ia
! quette. Virginia Blackstone, Rose Wild
man, Hazel Davis. Ralph Cecil. Law
renee Hart, Edward Eberly, Mclean
Lusby.
Episode II. The Reconciliation of
Jacob and E,sau," was given by the
Presbyterian churches in the city, in
nant. Eckington.' Fourth and New
York avenue. with Mrs. c. o. Good
pasture as sponsor and with Victor
RUSSELL J. Martin Scranage. Mrs. Will
pasture, Esther Goodpasture. Jesse Z.
Feitch, w V. MacDougall and others.
The story Of Ruth.
Episode III. The Story of Ruth by
the First Congregational Church and
the Methodist School of Religious
Education. sponsored by Mrs. Ray
mond +. Crist, being given in three
scenes. including that of the barley
in love with Ruth sThe same cast of
Guiding Caroline Mckinley as Ruth,
Estelle Wentworth as Naomi, Kath-
arine Gault as Graph, Denis E. Con-
nell as Boaz, Albert Parr as the Kins-
man and Paul Starkweather as the
Episode ". "The Shepherd King
was given also in three scenes by
Vermont Avenue Christian Church
and Luther Place Memorial Church.
including Gods Choice of a King"
The Soul of s Shepherd Boy" and
The Coronation of David as King
over Israel, The cast for these three
scenes included Judy Lyeth as the
Boy David, II. w. Davisson as Sam
uel. Claude A. Cook as Jesse. Dorothy
Cable as the Messenger, Albert Parr
as King Saul, katherine Gault as
Michal. Maurice Jarvis as King Da-
Via, Maud Howell Smith as the Queen,
Arthur B. White as Nathan. The Palm
Girls were Alice Callan, Elizabeth
Evelyn Preble. Caroline Schreiner. and
the cymbal girls were Marian Chace,
Evelyn Davis, Judy Lyeth and Flor
ence Thompson.
Five Scenes Given.
The nativity story was played by
st. Andrews Episcopal Church and
the Church ofthe Epiphany, with
Mrs. H. I. Bolton as sponsor, and with
Marguerite Allen Ross as choral di-
rector. Five scenes were given, the
Annunciation, the Way to Bethlehem
the Shepherds in the Field. the Com
ing of the Wise Men and the Manger,
concluding the drama with a scene
of the Fulf1llment of Time, at the
throne of God in heaven, with seven