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Pageant of the Year, Brookline High School, February 28, 1913
From The Chronicle March 1, 1913
THE PAGEANT OF THE YEAR.
On the evening of February 28, an event occurred which marks an important step in the progress of art. A performance - unique in that it was written, acted and managed by High School girls and boys - was presented before the large audience which filled Shailer Hall. The Pageant of the Year, the work of Miss Evelyn Asbrand, '13, was remarkable in many ways. Although the pageant was under the direction of Miss Stone of the Art department, Miss Spaulding of the English department, and Miss Barnes of the Physical Training department, these instructors so acted that practically all the affairs concerning the productions were in the hands of the students.
First to the view of the spectators came Father Time escorted to his throne by the months of the year [ed. these are actually the signs of the Zodiac]. Stately Father Time and the frolicking months! When their march was over, the Seasons came in First Spring, the fair, fresh youth of the year, entered. Along with her came the Breezes, the Mayflowers and the Rain-drops. Then soft and gentle Summer in her sweet flowing robes appeared. Next came Autumn with the School Children, the Witches, the Ghosts, and the Indians. Finally, lmperial Winter ascended the stage, followed by Holly dancers, Winter Sports and others.
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J. Louis Keegan was Father Time. Miss Madeleine Hunt was Spring; Miss Estelle Krieger, Summer; Miss Mildred Southwick, Autumn; Miss Elizabeth Macnaughtan, Winter. The Months were represented as follows. Georgia Churchill, January; Margaret Woods, February; Dorothy Elden, March, Katharine Delabarre, April; Rosamund Flanders, May. Mary Knowles, June; Carmen Harris, July; Helena von Ladau, August; Ruth Lyman, September; Frances Coburn, October; Helen Goodnow, November; Elizabeth Corbett, December.
The Breezes in their flowing blue draperies were Misses Dorothy Lindsay, Ruth Reizenstein, Eleanor Sheldon, Josephine Kraft, Mary Hickey, and Hilda Shepard. The pattering Rain-drops were Misses Katherine Andrews, Margaret Daniels, Dorothy Wiggin, Margaret Tuttle, Dorothy Champlin, Marion Lawson, Marion Dooley and Alice Kilmer. The Mayflower dance was given by Misses Marguerite Ayers, Margaret Wesner, Dorothy Amsden, Maud Barrett, Marion Neal, Julie Emery, Olive Amsden and Marie Kaan. The graduates to appear were Miss Helen Carvell, Mildred Stronge, Catherine Lally, Marjorie Kaan, Alice Stewart and Evelyn Fisher. Miss Louise Johnson was the School Teacher, while her misbehaving children comprised Esther Sands, Helen McNamara, Grac Stearns, Mary Hickey, Jessie Southwick, Mignonne Ryther and Ethel Driscoll.
The Witches and Ghosts were Misses Edith Driscoll, Caroline Potter, Mary Houghton, and Manon Cook, Helen Kaan, Eleanor Carlisle, Francis Souther and Helene Kornfeld. Ruth Damon was the Chieftain of the Indian group, composed of Helen Fillmore, Margaret Arnold. Marion Forbes, Lillian Hoeffner, Dorothy Izenbeck, Evelyn Kellsher and Mildred Price. The Holly Leaf dance was admirably presented by Misses Dorothy Rhodes, Manon Driscoll, Elizabeth Cantwell, Susie MacDonald, Dorothy Conklin, Ruth Russell, Mary Moran, and Alice Duffy.
The Winter Sports girls were Misses Alice Burdett, Katharine Da VIS, Louise Roberts, Margaret Farley, Caroline Mackey, Julia Bowker, Tsuya Matsuki, Hilda Marrett, Mary Joyce, Elsie Nelson, Florence Putnam, and Elizabeth Taber. …
[Source: Brookline Preservation Department]
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