Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-20
PAGEANT ROUSES
GREAT AUDIENCE
Nearly 5000 See 1.-The Cross
Triumphant Giving Per-
Torrance This Afternoon.


Picturesque. colorful and stirring
with great religious music, THE Gross
Triumphant" historical pageant of the
Episcopal Church in England and
America, was presented last night al
Washington Auditorium before an audi
ence estimated at about 5000. 1t is
being repeated this afternoon.
A special block Of seats in the orches
ira and the boxes were reserved fol
the guests of honor. including the
bishops, clerical and lay deputies of the
church.
Right Rev. James <. Freeman, Bishop
of Washington and honorary chairman
in charge of the pageant, opened the
program with an official welcome tC
the audience. He announced the pres
entation as being given in honor of the
representatives OF the church. The
pageant. he said, had been written by
Mrs. Minnegerode Andrews and hac
been presented under the general di-
rection of Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest
He requested no applause on account
of the spiritual nature of the pageant
Cross Is Illuminated.
An impressive feature followed the
welcome by Bishop Freeman as the en-
tire house was darkened and there ap-
peared high up in the stage tiny cleo
trio cross brilliantly illuminated. With
this spiritual symbol shining as the
cynosure of all eyes, a choir from the
Church of the Epiphany and the Church
of the Ascension began the professional
and proceeded down the aisle from the
rear to the stage. across the stage anc
into the orchestra pit, where from time
to time they sang in accompaniment te
the pageant
The first picture, Joseph of Arima
thea coming to England, was sponsored
by Lady Isabella Howard and Mrs
James E. Freeman and directed BY
Rev. F. Bland Tucker, with cast from
st. johns Church, Georgetown, includ-
ing Cenis E. Connell as Joseph.
The second picture, of st. Alban, pro-
tomartyr of Britain, was sponsored by
Mrs. Robert E. Lee and Mrs. Eli Hell
mick and presented by ST. Adams ORA
matte Club, James Echloff, president.
Third Episode Presented.
ST. Augustine and Queen Bertha were
pictured in the third episode, sponsored
by Rev DR.. George F. Dudley and di-
rected by Samuel Reeder and Miss
Dorothy Reeder for St. Stephen
Church. DR.. Dudley played the role
of ST. Augustine, Samuel Reeder as Pops
Gregory, Edwin r. Thomas as King
Ethelbert and Miss Dorothy May
Reeder as Queen Bertha.
Miss Katherine Judge sponsored the
fourth picture and played the title role
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poetess of Saxon times. while other
players were children from Gunston
Hall School and Paul Beydens School
of Music
Picture five of the Crusaders was
sponsored by Mrs. James Carroll Frazer
and directed by Miss Virginia Hunt
The leading players in this picture were
Mrs. Frazer as Queen Eleanor OF
Aduitaine: Lawrence Gouveneur Hoes
as Richard Occur de Lion; Rev, Free
land c.. Peter as the prelate, and Rev.
Earl Lear as the chaplain.
In picture six. entitled Thomas
Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, y
the role of the archbishop was taken
by Col. Jerome Pillow and the episode
was sponsored by Mrs. LarZ Anderson
and Miss Gertrude Myer, 1t was di-
rected by Mrs. J.. w. Joyes.
HuguenOts Are Pictured.
The appearance of players who were
descendants of the Huguenots featured
picture seven. sponsored by Mrs
Thomas F.. Bayard and directed by Rev
DR.. and Mrs. George Dow, assisted b.
Miss Mathoide Kolb. Rev. Meade B
MacBryde appeared as the Archbishop
of Canterbury.
The opening OF the Christian Church
In America was signalized III picture
eight, showing the First Communion al
Jamestown, Va, sponsored by Mrs. 2
Barney Phillips, and directed by Mrs
E. S. Bogert for the Church of tho
Epiphany. Rev. Robert Evans Browning
appeared as Father Hunt
Sponsored by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
picture nine showed the Baptism O
Pocahontas, with Mrs. Carey II. Brown
IN the title role, and Rev. Edmund Hard
ing Stevens in the role Of the Rev
Alexander Whitaker.
The church in Colonial DAYS was de
picted in picture 10. sponsored by TIT
Club of Colonial Danes and directed
by Mrs. s. Austin Mccarthy, Waite
Davldge playing the role of Gen. Georg'
Washington.
Missionaries at Prayer.
Missionaries at evening prayer b,
the camp fire were shown in the mex
episode, sponsored by Rev DR.. c
Ernest Smith, Mrs. Harris Franklin
| and Mrs. Sidney Thomas. for st
Thomas Church, with Rev. M w
Riker appearing AS the clergyman
The picturesque finale showed 9TH,
Child of All Ages" with David Gaillart
in the title role, group of the children
angels, madonnas. priests, the poor, king;
and queens, martyrs, prisoners ant
slaves and Others, including a cos
| mopolitan group with the American
flag. When at the climax, the player
and choirs began to sing I'm the eros
| of Christ I Glory" the entire audience
| joined, to swell the chorus into might,
song to form fitting conclusion II
the sacred pageant.
During an interlude Mrs. Andrew
appeared to express appreciation to al
who had participated
| Rev. Charles T. Warner was hear,
/ in the role Of "The Voice." The assist
4 ant director was Pauline Oak. Other
on the staff included: Chairman of per
| sonnet. Mrs William d. Leahy: person
mel directors, Mrs. Albert N. Bage
and Comdr. c. T. Jewell; musical direc
tor. Adolf Torovsky, assisted by Sieg
fried Scharbau of the United State