The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-19
THE MENDELSSOHN
 MALE CHORUS
Will Sing Christmas Page cant With WOmen's
 Choir at First Church
TOMORROW AFTERNOON

TOMORROW AFTERNOON
 The Mendelssohn Male chorus of Waterbury will sing with a wo- mans choir for the Christmas Pa geant at the First Church on Sun day afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. A beautifully impressive pageant, with highly selective music by an augmented choir, a well trained and tremendously costumed cast and appropriate decorations will be offered at that time to the whole community.
 This pageant of the nativity, of- ten called the .adoration of the Kings and Shepherds is given throughout the land in countless churches, varying with the taste of the producers. It is designed to carry all Christmas back to the Jesus; being based upon the Christmas stories as found in St Matthew's and St Luke's Gospels. The music is selected from the we'll loved international Christmas Carols and Anthems.
 After a combined organ and piano prelude. "Pastorale" the en- tire church will be darkened for a candle lighting service throughout the nave. This will be effected by 16 white-robed young ladies repre- senting angels. Following this four guardian angels will escort the Rev Dr Gregg into the church where he will read from the gospel of St Luke, 2: IA see page and page 3.
 Guardian Angels The Misses Ruth Chamberlin, Dorothy Gace, Elise Gregg, Fannie Niekirk.
 Angels with Candles: The Misses Inge Anderson, Ida Blanchard, Mary Burns Elin Carlson, Daphne Farr, Marjorie Fowler, Elizabeth Mallette, Marion, Matthews. Fran ces Mallette, Esther Shepardson, Margery Service, Betty Winters.
 Angels Singing: Ruth Burwell. Thalia Carver, Ruth Newberry. Mrs s. S. Hicock, Ella Hettlinger, Lydia Poudin, May Young, Helen Zibell.
 The chair will respond with the carol: "There were Shepherds abid- ing in the field and the children of the Church school will gather around the manager and will sing What child is this?" This will be answered by the angels singing: This, this is Christ the King. Mary Boardman, one of the cherubs will sing: Away In a Manager" after which Dr Gregg will read from Luke 2: S-11. The angels will then sing "Come All Ye Shepherds and the Mendelssohn Male chorus will sing "Lo! How a Rose Fer Bloom ing" The entire chorus will then sing the March of the Three Kings" while the Kings attended by pages will enter and make their exeunt around the setting of the manager and the shepherds will come forward from the rear of the church and gather around in front of the manager as the Mendelssohn Male chorus will sing While By My. Sheep, I Watched at Night" After this Dr Gregg will read from Matthew<2: 1-10; and then Mrs Garfield Weld will play the organ and Miss Fannie Mccormack on the piano the March of the Magi' as the three kings will enter again. remaining in the rear of the church until the end of the number nav ing been escorted by four of the angels with lighted candles. The kings will walk up the aisle togeth-
 
 orient Are" After the first verse Dr Gregg will read Matthew 2: II and the kings will sing their ap- pointed verses and present their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh, As they arise Dr Gregg will read Matthew 2: 12. For the offer ing the choir will sing Joy to the World" and then Mrs Burwell and the choir will sing Sleeping, the Christ Child Lay and the Mendel- ssohn Male chorus will sing sleep of the child Jesus" after which Dr Gregg will offer prayer. The Men delssohn Male chorus will sing "Silent Night" and Dr Gregg will pronounce the benediction after which he will be escorted out by the four guardian angles while the choir will sing When the Sun Had Sunk to Rest"
 Shepherds: Messrs. Burleigh AL len, James Boulden, Walter Burns, Nelson Camp, Douglas Fowler, Kenneth Morris. Gerald Gregg, Theodore Gregg.
 shepherd Boys: Craig Barber. Orville Poirier.
 Kings: Gaspard, Robert Sprague: Melchoir, George Batcheldor, Bal < thazar, Fred Green.
 Pages: John Makepeace, Norman Smith, Edward Thomas.
 Four Cherubs: Mary Boardman, q Betsy Barber, Katherine Hedberg, Doris Blancahrd.
 Mendelssohn Male Chorus: Will liam Boyd, Jesse Burton, George Booth, James Allen. Jean Archam- bait, Howard Chamberlain, Walter Davis, James Foley, Wilfred Gib- son, Elmer Gyllenhammer, Robert Hatch, Robert Hollis. William Kunschnerfi. Henry Kukenis. Harry Leonard, Edwin l.. Mix, David Meth Clifford Northrop. Herbert Pinter. Frederick Pierpont, J. A. H. Peter son, Kenneth Risdon, w. M. Sulli- van, Franklin Schwartz, Arvid Sundblade, Fred Salisbury. Walter Thompson, Kenneth Tullar. Lucien Warner, Edward Wyatt. Paul Wist- locki. Roger Makepeace, John o. Rourke. John Stavnitzki. Graham Cross, Harry T. Gable, William Tay- Tor. Joseph Homick. George Bach man. Harold. Larson, Leighton Duley, Harry Thorpe, Carl Ospalek. Novbert Becker. Franklin R. An- eersen, Charles WenzS. Lester 4rubeil. Howard staSner.
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