Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-18
COLORFUL PAGEANT
PRESENTED AT P0LPS
Cast of 600 Gives "The Dreamer
Awakes" Afternoon and
Evening.
DANCES NOTABLE FEATURE
Costuming and Music Are on an
Elaborate Scale.

Two large audiences attended 70
lis yesterday afternoon and evening
when the crusader pageant, ne
Dreamer Awakes." was presented
with a cast of coo members OF the
Catholic Students Mission Crusade,
as a benefit for the missions of Mary
land and for the churches OF the Jap
anese earthquake area.
The show was presented on spe-
cially constructed double stage, with
ninetJ-foot cyclorama drop as
BACKGROUND. on which ID maze OF
lights played throughout. flfteen
Catholic higher schools OF the DIS
trict and vicinity furnished the par
Elephants, under the direction OF Ma
rie Moore Forrest. The costumes
prepared for permanent use in stag
ing the pageant in the larger cities
of the United States, were rich in
color. A fifteen-piece orchestra, Sol
Minister directing, rendered a score
of thirty numbers. and at the close
OF each episode the Catholic Cniver-
sity Glee Club sang. The orchestra
had specially constructed chimes lot
the play.
Theme OF Pageant.
The theme of the pageant story is
the conquest of twentieth century
Americas evil genius, Indifference
University. by the Crusader, cham
pion of religion. Jack America and
Jane Observation-Disclosures Philip Kane
of GonzaEa and Madeleine Frances
O'Brien of Trinity College--on col
lege graduation day are met by Pill
grim. p. ]. OConnor of the Catholic
University, who calls them sleep
walkers and offers to show them the
land of their dreams. This brings
the first episode. a fantasy based on
portraying the palace of King Co.'S
mos. King Cosmos is James L. Nc
Larnie of Georgetown University.
The other members Of the episode are
from Holy Trinity High, St. Cecelia's
Academy. and st. Mary's Academy,
Alexandria.
Episodes two and three portray the
life of American manhood and wom-
anhood. first in wholehearted, though
needless. vigor: then conquered oy
Indifference. but finally rallied to the
standard of the Crusader. Gonzaga
College gave a picture of campus
life. The folk dance of ST. Dominic's
School and st. Johns College aud
Sacred Heart are features. North
east Catholic High and Immaculate
Conception Academy each give two
dances. The crusader, Charles f..
OF SIeOTBelo"H IHlNeTSllN, Is
the outstanding actor Of the produc-
ton. His knights are also George
town men.
Beauty OF Costumes.
The pageant classic, both for
beauty of costume and perfection of
execution. is the Fra Angelica Angel
group of Immaculate Seminary,
which appears in the fourth episode
under the leadership Of Miss Anna
Mullen. A torch dance of Holy Cross
Academy is hit. At the finale a
cross blaZes forth and the body of
the cast troops from the rear of the
theater down the aisles at the call
of the knight of the new crusade.
The pageant producing staff is as
follows: Master and general director
Marie Moore Forrest; choral master.
Leo Behrendt; dance director. Es-
relle Murray: associate dance direc-
for, Miss Mellon; associate directors.
Sister Mary Aileen, Airing Alcine:
director of makeup. Dennis Connell;
lights and stage. Harold Snyder:
costumes, Edith Atchison; music. Sol
Minister; marshals, National Service
School and Charles and William APP
pick; St. Stephens College cadets in
uniform did the ushering.
National officers of the Catholic
Students Mission Crusade attended
the production. Many prominent
among the clergy or in society oc
cupied the boxes. Next Sundays
matinee will be ambassadors after
noon and Baltimore day. Special
prera ra tons for the clergy are being
made for Sunday evening, the oath.