Evening star., 1932-10-02
PAGEANT TO SHOW
EARLY HARvESTS
"Wsion of George Washing.
ton" to Be Presented
at Sylvan Theater.

Americas harVests as the first Presi-
dent envisioned them will be depicted
in the symbolic pageant, THE Vision
of George Washington" to be presented
at the Sylvan Theater on October IL,
IL and 49,
Produced through the cooperation of
20 patriotic, civic, religious educational
dramatic and musical groups, the pre-
sentation will constitute one of the most
important items on the program of the
District Bicentennial Commission.
THE Vision Of George Washington"
will celebrate his character as a farmer,
a planter who believed the task of
making improvements in the earth to
be more delightful than the vainglory
to be acquired from ravaging it by con-
quest" Five colorful episodes of the
harvest time, three symbolic dance in
terludes and prologue and epilogue
will be interviewer to make up the
Festival Of the Harvest program.
THE Early Harvest in New England"
Harvest in the Colonial South" The
Harvest Moon in the Middle West, THE
Wheat Harvest in the Northwest" and
The Harvest Market of the Golden
West" will form the central structure
of colorful drama written by Mrs.
Marie Moore Forrest. with prologue
and epologue by Mrs Fulton Lewis, and
enacted by some of the outstanding tai
ent of the District
Three Dance InterIudes.
'.The Dawn" The Glory of the
Midday Sun" and "The Universal
Harvest" will be the three dance inter
,ludes interspersed among pastoral epi-
sodes. In time sequence the production
will extend from the days of the Pill
grims to modern years. Enlivening the
episodes will be realistic scenes of the
great tobacco harvests, Kentucky sweet
potato roasts, giant wheat harvests,
husking bee, and an oldfashioned
staffy pull"
Participants in the pageant will in
clude representatives from widely varied
branches of activity.
The New England harvest scene will
be presented by groups representing All
Souls Unitarian Church and the Pierce
Hall Players. members of the National
Woman's Party and the Salvation Army
Scouts The Estelle Wentworth Opera
Group will assist in the singing OF this
episode as well as in other scenes
throughout the pageant, appearing also
as players in many Of the scenes. Miss
Mabel Van Dyke is chairman of this
part of the play.
The EVELYN Davis Dancers will pre-
sent the three symbolic interludes in
the pageant. and will likewise be seen
in special dances in the sweet potato
roast" scene. The Helen Griffith Dane
ers will appear in the Harvest IN the
Colonial South" which will be present.
ed by the Spengler Unit, the Virginia
Society and other we'll known groups
of Washington people. Mrs. j. Jerome
1ightfoot is chairman.
The third episode, Harvest Moon IN
the Early West will be presented by
Anacostia groups, headed by Mrs.
George C. Havenner jr assisted by the
Bartfeld Players, directed by Howard
w. Smith, and by group OF old-tlme
f1ddlers headed by DR.. Thomas Gates:
In this scene group OF singers VIII
play an important part under MISS
Wentworth's direction.
Great Wheat Harvest.
The Drama Guild of Washington, in
charge of Mrs. Ruth HarSha Mckenzie.
with the assistance of the Crusaders
bible Glass of Luther Memorial Church,
the lexington Drama, Club and the
chorus will present the fourth episode,
"The Great Wheat Harvest IN the
Northwest"
In Jfle HUI bplSOdc, llIlNO LIN AAaA
vest Fruit Market of the Golden West,
the participating groups will include
members of Grace Episcopal Church IN
Georgetown, directed by Rev. M. Mills
Perkins: members of THE Washing
tonians." a prominent civic organization;
members of the Jewish Community Cen
fer. the Arts Club the Wentworth
opera group, and the Lisa Gardiner
Dancers, with Miss Gardiner as dance
soloist.
Among the we'll known Washington
PLAYERS prominently cast in the pageant
Will be Mrs Maud Howell Smith as the
Shirt of Harvest, Maurice Jarvis as the
prologue.
The role of George Washington.
Planter" will be assumed by Richard
StringfelloW. and James Otis Porter
in his youth and age, respectively.
More than 500 persons will take part
in the various scenes. Special costumes
are now being designed and executed at
the District Bicentennial Commission,
under the direction of Mrs. Fulton
Lewis. The properties for the pageant
are under the direction OF William r.
Baker.
Dances on the program include
ssDance Of the Dawn" and Dance OF
the Midday" as well as Dance OF the
Harvest" by Miss Evelyn Davis and
her pupils. Miss Helen Griffith VIII
have charge of Virginia reel Tor the
children. and Mrs. Ruth Harsha NC
Kenzie will superintend square dance
of the '9Os. A Mexican solo dance by
Miss Lisa Gardner also will be pre-
sented.
DR.. George c. Havenner, executive
vice president of the District Bicenten-
nial Commission, has announced that
tickets for all three presentations OF
s'Ihe Vision of George Washington
will be on sale at the District Blcen-
tenniaI Commission, room 314 National
Press Building, after october /. Seats
will be available at 25 cents and o0
cents and box seats at 81.