The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-14

With 375 persons in the cast,
"The Fire God" the pageant that
will provide the evenings enter
tainment at Hendersonville's first
annual Indian Summer Festival
Thursday, includes many interest
ing scenes and episodes.
The pageant will begin at 8
O'Clock and will take place on a
50x30-foot float, which will be an
chored in the lake. This float will
resemble huge rock that has just
been formed by the creation OF
the earth and is still glowing with
heat. The Fire God, played by
Gordon Ousterhout, baritone of
Asheville and a concert and opera
singer, traces his fight against the
elements through three acts and
10 episodes. Among the interest
ing scenes and episodes will be:
% Dance of the Wandering
Winds and Fire Demons. This is a
dance of conflict between the two
elements, and is danced by the
well-Enown and popular Sheriff.
School of Dancing, Asheville.
(2< Nephlne'ss Procession = a
colorfulA pageant sof. sea creatures
surrounding Neptune's chariot
wlech is being drawn by two
enormous sea serpents-is being
entered by Camp Osceola, Hender-
sonville. Neptune, who is Mr..
Lytjen, a councillor from Camp
Osceola, is six feet nine inches
tall and makes a magnificent sight
as he stands in his chariot. The
mermaids swimming around his
chariot are groups of campers
from Lake Lure Camp for Girls.
Lake Lure camp is noted for its
waterfront activities and the en-
trance of the mermaids will be a
spectacular sight as they dive in
and out among the waves and on
and off the float forming patterns
of symmetrical design as they
dive.
AS the conflict between the
God Of Fire and his demons and
the wandering winds, assisted by
Neptune and his followers, be-
comes more heated and vigorous,
the North Wind is called upon to
help. He in turn stirs up the wat
ers and a group of young wave
let's with their all-governing back
wash (gnome-ike little creatures)
crawl upon the island to assist in
the conflict. This group is being
entered by Camp Carlyle of Hen
Jacksonville and consists of IS
girls. While two of the burning
fires are quenched by the group
of wavelets, King Neptune is fore
ed to call upon Aphrodite, his
wife and her ocean nIaidens to as
sist in the conflict. Aphrodite's
part is taken by Miss Kate Dotson
of Hendersonville, and her maid
ems are a group of Hendersonville
girls. They finally succeed in
quenching the fires and making
the world habitable for men.
March of the Trees, most I'M
! usual scene, is being led by Mrs.
Vincent Station, who sings Trees
by Joyce Kilmer. The group COM
prising the march is from Camp
Tonawandah, and consists of 20
girls who carry tree branches six
feet in height.
Monkeys who appear to tumble
and do acrobatics on the cliffs and
trees of the island, are group of
boys from Camp Pinnacle.
The FREELY scene appearing
next is presented by a group of
young girls from Hendersonville.
AS darkness gathers a wood
nymph is seen to appear against
the background of trees and in the
midnight hours she dances and
romps in traditional manner.
Daylight reveals a group of
prehistoric men hunting for their
food and chanting to their sun
god. This group is led by Roy C..
Bennett.
Modernistic in design is the col
orful ballet of electrical girls,
This is danced by group of Hen
Jacksonville girls.
The third part of the pageant
opens with scene of carnival
on the Island of the Fire God.
Divers are seen diving through
flaming hoops into the water be-
low their high diving stand.
The next scene shows a group
OF Notwithstanding people
dressed all in black, tiptoeing in
with flashlights and eavesdroppinp
on the conversations of the young
couples assembled for the Fire
Gods party. These conversations
ara audible IN tho orJIono -