Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-17
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FEATURE OF FAIR

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FEATURE OF FAIR
The crowning feature of the fair
was the Pageant of Progress. pro-
duced by John Rogers Producing
Co.. being directed by Josef w. Sea-
bold. The amphitheatre was situat-
ed back of the third base bleachers,
with an attractive background, in
Guiding a throne. The pageant opens
with a prologue in which Miss Phyl-
lis Whiting as Miss Skowhegan ex-
tends cordial greeting and briefly
explains the episodes. which are as
follows: LIST, Discovery of America"
Columbus at the court of Queen 1sa-
bella and King Ferdinand and la
rival Of the Royal family at the
throne. Columbus is given audience
with the king and presents cause
and is refused, after which Marcion
De Moys pleads to Isabella in Co.
lumbus' behalf, which results in his
being recalled and given means to
finance expedition and presented
with jewels and he goes westward
in search of riches; End, 1.-THE Ear
ly Church" (162O), which includes
an outdoor church scene; 3rd, THE
Ballet Of Beauty and Fertility" in
which rain enters, the corn and
wheat swaying in the fields, followed
by sunshine, which lifts the grains;
4th. The Spirit Of '76." in which
people of that period gather about
the village and includes Virginia
Reel. The coming of the Red Coats
announced by Paul Revere (Bertie
!. Rice), organization of men for
defense. The vision, Spirit of TO-"
and off to battle: 9th, Making the
first American flag d777(. tableau
Of Betsy Ross (Mrs. Harold C.
visit from Colonial men and wom-
en-. who dance the minuet: 9th, Bal
let of the Civil War. 1S61-1S65, dance
Of the blues and the grays; struggle
OF the two forces, dance of the Love
Spirit. Lincoln, the Great Emancipa-
tor emery T. Dyer); 7th, American
Red Cross (191O, drill of the Red
Cross and Boy Scouts, who display
Liberty Loan banners; Sth. Skowhe-
gan 1926" with grand finale of the
entire cast.
The following is the cast and will
be of special interest to Kennebec
Journal readers, as it includes Show
hegan'S best talent and some who
have not appeared before: Miss
Skowhegan, Phyllis Whiting; Spirit
of Progress, Charles Turner; attend
ants to Miss Skowhegan, Adeline
Goodwin. That's Gates. Mary Barney,
Madeline Grenier. Lillian Dionne.
Lillian Thibeault, Olive Dunton, Jo-
sephine Forth. Helen Cyr, Dorothy
Marcou, Eva Barrieault, Dorothy
Pelletier, Simonne Gagnon, Altina
Whittemore, Hazel Perkins, Joan
Lagasse.
Living Flag, Marie Stevens, Mar
garet Baker, Rita GAIA, Adrienne
Cayouette, Marcella Lagasse, Fran
ces Lagasse, Athletic Rondeau, Alice
Rondeau, Aldea Rondeau, Marie La
gasse, Phyllis Easier, Evelyn Mar
cou. Wanita Easier, Betty Stanwood.
FERN Rice, Lavanda Cyr, Prudence
Cote. Simmon Peters, Evelyn Cou-
ture. Dorothy Durgin. Elizabeth Les
sard. Shirley Crocker, Dorothea
Crocker, Anges Quinn, Lillian Gal
liant. Margaret Pratt. Lillian Cow
cite. Catherine Lessard. Athena Ed
wards. Doris Tozier. Althea Corson.
mildred Corson, Dorothy Gallant,
Agatha Pelletier, Beatrice Leonard
ana Della Couture, Doris Corvette.
kuth and Peggie Lockwood. Pris-
ella Weston, Stanley Fernald
FRANCIS and Anthony Belliveau, I.u-
clen Wlllette, Donald Lagasse. Annie
Gallant, Louis and Willard Frank
Leonel Thibeault, William Peters
lehman Karnes. Raonel Willette,
julie Barrieault, Robert Vigue. Annie
Cyr. Adrien Frank. Francis Peters,
william Lessard, Raymond Bellf
veau, Henry Gallant, Joseph Pat
TICK, Jean Baptiste Willette, Carlton
Marcou. Edward Barrieault, Howard
weston, Jr.. Nelson Weston, Fred
Corson. Philip Rice, Andrew Croce,
rarker keyes. Emily Weston, Car
RE whitney, Raymond. Leon and
Ernest Charrier, Leo Tripanier, Vera
craig, Kenneth and Marie Oliver;
Queen ISABELLA, Low Eames King
ferdinand. Ralph Jenkins, lester,
William Howes, Jr..: train bearers
constance Croteau, Vincent Croteau:
Columbus, Donald P. Burrill: An.
tonic, Edwin Merrill: Friar, Lionel
roster; Marcia DeMoys, Emelia
Hale; High Priest, Edwin P. Whit
ing. M
Royal guards. Richard Goldsmith,
Ioroon Briggs. Edwin Gledhill, Will
fred Bolduc, Clarence Whiting. Law
renee Dysart. Edwin Dane, Albert
Decker.
Ladies in waiting: Fern Packard.
Doris Parkman, t,orinne Maroon.
cana Kennedy. Mary Barney, Eme-
liza Halle.
Priests: Roland T. Patten, George
hobart, Ernest A. Decker, Lewis 3.
Dow.
Spanish Gypsy Dancers: Eleanor
howell. Dorothy Plummer, Caroline
Cole, Florence Norton, Eva Ames,
Natalie Beaulieu, Edna Oddly. GLADYS
Smith, Altina Whittemore, Joseph
Inc F'ortin,i Lumina Belliveau, Lor-
retta Frank, Helen Rolfe, Althea
Healy, Cecilia Moore. Rita McLane,
Annie Patrick, Elizabeth Jewett.
The Sun, Isabel Dionne. Sunbeams
Flora Corvette. Ernestine Bison.
Blanche Corvette, Edith Longfellow.
Corn, Dorothy Plummer, Lucienne
-Cayonette. Pearl Spofford. Elizabeth
Jewett, Florence Norton, Ceeile Gal
liant, Priscilla Lord, Lumina Belli-
veau, Joan Lagasses. Gladys Smith.
Charline Cole, Eva Ames, Wheat.
Annie Patrick, Frances Bean, Flea
nor Rowell, Edna Adams, Helena
Parks, Arlene Hughes, Lorette Frank,
Florida Belliveau, Althea Healy,
Francis Lancaster, Natalie Beaulier
Edna Oddly, Rain. Evelyn Cote. Ger
trude Gonlette, Theresa Gilblair. &C.
celia Corvette, Catherine Greenleaf,
Anna Thibeault, Lillian Corvette,
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