Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-30
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CALLED BEST
EVER STAGED
5000 See Presentation;
Will BE Repeated
AT Feature of Clos
ing Day
Especial to The Hersldl


HARLINGEN. Nov. 30.-In a set
ting OF splendor Of colored lights,
gorgeous costumes and rich stage
settings. several hundred citizens Of
the Valley last night presented the
most brilliant pageant ever attempt
ed in the Valley. The presentation
was made before more than 5000
people in the municipal auditorium,
being the feature OF the entertain
ment for the evening.
The brilliant presentation vas
under the direction of A. B. .Elwing
who also designed +he cry effect
i've seres Of stage decorations. Miss
Julia Trsxler was author Of the
script which depicted the bringing
down from Olympia by the various
muses. Of gifts of history, astron-
omy. poetry. comedy. tragedy. dance,
song. music and love.
Joe Lyday directed an orchestra
organized from musicians owe the
Valley anL this was one or the fea-
lures OF the entertainment. Miss
Alya Daniels was in charge Of the
dances and Mrs. j. c. Woodwork
was stage manager. Polk Hornaday
gave the prologue.
The brilliant spectacle ~ q be
repeated in its entirety. officials Of
the fair announced. This will be
the featured evening attraction Of
the closing day Of the fair.
The costumes. made by a famous
eostumer in St. Louis on direction
Of the local promoters OF the pag-
cant, were the most gorgeous ever
seen in the Valley.
Each muse was introduced in a
proper symbolical setting and the
stage ~draperies each time was
adorned with the insignia Of the
muse.
The pre-. ~entation ranged from
comedy. depicted BY Don Quizote. to
drama. the death of Cleopatra. trag-
ically portrayed
The most brilliant scene depict
ed the sun and his court in brilliant
colors and attended BY the seasons.
Love overcoming hatred in sub
dued setting. concluded the pageant.
Those appearing in the cast we're:
Sacred Music: Muse-Josephine.
Sacred Figures: Birdie Lee Kline.
Florence Hoskins, Shirley Waldron,
Nancy Jennings, Oleta Miller. Mae
Burton. Georgia Traxter. Bonnie
Bell BRYAN. Geneva II Turno. Mary
Elizabeth Coursey. Mildred Boat
ner. Jane Waldron. Georgia Wilbar-
ger. Helen Silver. Elizabeth Guth-
H. Al n-.I yH.- CF--.-
tine Stephens. Dorothy Cooke. Sarah
Chatfield, Garnet Robbins.
Misses for Celestial Figures
History: Muse-Miss Estes. Egyp-
tian Slaves: Bessie Walker, Evelyn
Joiner, Marie Potts. Margaret Har-
wood.
Greek Banner Carrier: Robert
Todd.
Greek Couples: Shirley Waldron.
Mae Burton, Oleta Miller. Mary
Elizabeth Coursey.
Pages carrying coat-of-arms: Bill
Traxler. Phil Thompson.
knights: Bernard Kelly. Ted For
sight.
Ladies: Mrs. Avilhod.
Monks; Patricia Reynolds. Lois
Reynolds.
Indian men and women: Dr. Chill
ders. DR.. Green. Judge Rabcl. Carl
Chiffon. Margaret Todd. Marian
Tamm. Julia Bolts. Frances Chas-
tain.
Pilgrims-men. women. girls. and
boys: Homer Maxwell. Dobson.
WAYNE S~udderth. Hubert Heron.
Evelyn Traxler. Alice Tamm, Maur-
inc Chaudoin.
Colonial couples: Elizabeth Wood
house, Nancy Jennings. Ruth TAYLOR.
Thelma Bushanan.
Negro couples: FLOYD Smith. Glen
Scheuphach. Reuben Fubank.
Flappers: Mary Cowan. Dorothy
TAFT.
D~oughboys: "Pant" RAIDER.
Comedy
Muse-Miss McRea.
Don Quixote. Bruce Eubank: Sin
copansa. Georgia TRAILER; Innkeep-
er. A. L. Lewis.
Travelling maidens: Miss Elisha
Mallory. Alice Tamm.
Three maids: Evelyn Traxler
Alice Tamm. Maurine Chastain.
Men servants: Emily Jane Ander-
son. Helen Silver.
Dance
Museums. Briggs.
Egyptian: Bessie Baker. Margaret
Harwood, Evelyn Joyner, Marie
Potts.
Classical dancers: Florerce Hos
kins. Georgia Traxier, Birdie Lee
Kline. Nancy Jennings. Shirley Wal
dron.
Ladies Of Colonial dance: Olive
Worm. Thelma Buchanan. FAY Wal
ker, Betty Jean Chastain, Ophelia
Gresham.
Men Of Colonial Dance: Maid,
Lakeland. Gladys Franklin. Virginia