Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press., 1924-04-24
FIRST WARD PAGEANT

children was that of the pageant Civ
en- on the First Ward Campus on
Monday afternoon entitled "Jack and
Betty in Storybook Land" This lit
erary pageant was the more interest
ing from the fact that it was an or
lginal plan of Miss Prentiss, the prin-
cipal with all details worked out bv
the different teachers, mostly from
the school readers for the dialogues
and the oostuming and with many
clever bits of original verse by the
teachers introduced including the pro-
logue.
Mrs. Eudora Hampton displayed
much musical skill in the clever ad-
aptlon of her Accompaniment which
were almost continuous and includ-
ed light rhythmic measures for games
and dances and Chopin's Funerel
March, Mendelsohnn's and the Lob
engrin Wedding Marches and other
classics appropriate to the action. The
new piano purchased by the P. T. A.
proved its value to the school in this
entertainment The ideal weather con-
ditions, the splendid natural stage set
ting, the happy spirit of the children
taking part and the large and respon-
sive audience served to round out to
complete success, the performance
which did so much credit to the ability
of the children and the painstaking
efforts of the teachers.
Two stately elms at each side of the
front stage afforded a dignified fore
ground and on these were placed high
the placards announcing the progress
of the program by Louis Young and
Herman Sheriff. Screens running
fright and left from these trees hid the
actors from view while a solid row
of evergreens formed the side and
back boundaries of the stage. Chang
es of scene and place were announced
in splendid style by Lloyd Cowart.
A group of little property men did
agile work in changing the stage eff
fects, and furnished their own bit in
the entertainment. The program foil
ows:
Prologue-Wade Malcolm.
Enter Jack and Betty Emmett
Haskins, Lucille Tyler
Enter Sandman-Orwin Chester.
The Dreams-Lul1abies and Charac-
ters from Mother Goose.
A Folk Tale-Three Billy Goats
Gruff.
Illustrated Song-The Swing by
r. L. Stephenson.
Fable-The Lion and the Mouse.
Illustrated poem-Rockaby Lady
from Hushaby Land.
Fairy Tale-Snow Drop and the sew
en- dwarfs.
Snowdrop-Ruth Burnhardt.
Queen-Juanita Hutto.
Prince-C1ell Coins.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and fairies.
Morse Myth-Balder the Beauti-
full
Ba1der-Guy Coins.
Hoder-his 3rd step brother-John
Fountain.
Odin-his step father-Emil But
ler
Mother-Lonnie V. Morris.
Loki, the Evil Magician - Hugh
Hutto.
Reading "The Passing of Ba1der"-
Bernice Fitch.
English Legend "How Arthur Be-
came King"
Arthur-Robert iCrandall.
Sir Kay, foster brother - Wade
Malcolm.
Sir Kay's father-Eddie Deyo.
Merlin-Albert Gelders.
Archbishop-Lamar Allen.
King and Knights.
Folk Dance-Old English Game
10 girls in costume.
Illustrated Ballad-We edding of AL
au-a-Dale.
Alan-a-dale-Jack Coleman.
Robin Hood-Billy Morgan.
Bride-Madeline Perry.
Groom-H. c. Jordan.
Bishop-Billy Perry.
Group Of Robin Hoods Merry men.
Arabian Nights haracter-Alladin
Ruby Mercer
Awakening of Jack and Betty.
Recalling the dream characters.
Grand Finale-Chorus.
"The Month of Maying."
The net proceeds lacked but a few
cents of $50 which the teachers sup
plemented. This sum will be applied
on the piano. The teachers who de.
serve much praise for this high clas:
entertainment are Misses Julia Prem.
tiss, Ruth Hawkes., Estelle Waites
Irene Pinkerton, Zula Hamilton, We
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