Show T flew Dew World V rt J TYRANNY GREED MATE VICES AMERICA WE w COME How Hot ean pageantry ry and the drama may pIa play tho the rolo rob of or fair fairy godmother to toe New e World Democracy is s t toll told ld by Miss Hazl l Mac Kay e of or Boston und and Nosy New cw York daughter daughter- or oC Steele and ami Bister of or the poet Pere Percy And no ono one Is better fitted than Miss to talk on this subject Sh She as s was one one o of time the first persons In tho the United States to take up pageantry I and develop It as an art or a profession ion sion as It n has really become to her Before going Into the business of ol writing sixteen pageants and IOd producIng producIng producIng Ing many more Miss MacKaye was on the thO stage tage She played In three of her brothers brother's productions and starred in seine some Broadway successes Seg Her ler pageants h have e been on a variety arlet i or of subjects She devoted two years to the pageant o of oC church history Darkness Dark k ness and Light which was given ghen in 1 t Boston Chicago Baltimore and Cin Cm- Her Iler suffrage allegory ory was I given at the time Ume of or President Wilson's Wilsons first Ina Inauguration on the steps of or the United States treasury treasur Miss MacKaye is now director of or tho the department of vt pageantry and the drama for Cor the national board of or tho too Young omens Women's Christian Christan association and during lurIng the time united war work campaign campaign cam cam- par n last November she was chosen b by the seven organizations to prepare pageants which helped to make mae the drive a a. success in all parts or of the countr coun coun- tr try Miss 1135 os theor theory is that peace will sill create a bi big desire for pa pageantry r S f fr A r 1 L 4 Fk b bs a s rw sf v r p 4 L 4 m 4 4 r t 1 f F I 5 I 4 MACK A T TV V i f S ry COLUMBIA CALLS GIVEN B BY THE CA C A. A GIRLS PATRIOTIC LEAGUE OHIO a and the drama on the part 01 or Ule peo peo- pie pe Now u that the tho war war Is over she says sas some people have hac said to me I suppose pageantry will not nor pl play so 80 big biga a role In welding public opinion opinion To which I reply r That is quite quile wrong v Peace will bring an Increased desire for pageantry and and th tho drama War ar Is al a pa pageant nt el The colors colors colors col col- ors of oC war war the the men the women the fighting the armies tho the cavalry cavalry all an all these make for a tremendous s and continuous con con con- Pageant page Pageantry has been an acco accompaniment of or war since long lon before Christ Read Head 0 of wars wars In the Bible They The arc are immense pageants p Tho The Crusaders are arc great examples examples' of I It It and It is always as successful times of ot war ware because because of of the concentrated concen hated of effort rt to win which binds the I various peoples r There Thoro is a abIg abig abig big desire to savo humanity People reach a a. tremendous pitch 0 of excite excite- m ment nt There Is 15 a a thrill about every even thing thing- i I I After r war the there is a tremendous tremendous de depression le- le in stimulus For an example j of ot this the Jr great at pageant like peace demonstrations In our big elites I so 50 recently when people expressed expressed I Y V 4 j ti 1 4 A lIP 4 I I I F r L l s 4 rJ YWCA PAGEANT NEWARK NJ r I c I r 7 i L I fc p. p i. i y c. c r rr r 4 tj 3 1 44 L 1 r i r ri i I 4 v V I IN C A PAGEANT their up pent emotions Almost immediately immediately imme imme- afterwards s came camo a depression People nil all the time more now demand a am m moans means ans of oC securing a great reat Interest In fife Jb beyond ond the peace conference renco a away away way of oC getting together Th They y not only want it but arc are to lo demand I It What hat we mu must t do now I is to m ke pageantry a peace move move to to do lio the very ery thIn things k that war v-ar ar does to does to unite people in their theil desire to E serve human human- ity Just think what it would mean to toa toa toa a community ff If all of oC tho the women n who hove have dono Red Hell Cross and other othor war OHIO fl work during actual hostilities could catch the catch the vision Islon of oC lending lending- their efforts to community service instead of or going hack back to tv the state to thc they were In before tho the war of ot confining all their efforts to tn their own homes or to personal pleasures ca su rem Time The best wa way I know of oC getting a thrill thrill thrill-a a brass rass hand band excitement of or color color col col- col- col or action an and l the tho d desire to serve serve- serve serve-Is f Is through l I quote an early carly carl book bool ot of m my brother r. r Perc Percy when I say that It Is necessary to color peace pursuits with the thrill and ancI imagination as asHI WAI HI c s N 4 2 c q L COLUMB PAGEANT 7 GIVEN BY THE GIRLS JULY 4 1 AT Vt WASH I People ot of the thc country were wore tl together the tho tJ aim attn during war wal by one olle one desire one consuming ambition ambition- I I to win If we could get this sam sain I united aim aim and desire not to ha have war wat as we had to make male war to the tho finish finisi wc wo might through pa pageantry help holp to lo lodo torio do rio away with whim war forever Every Liberty Joan loan drive er e every overy Red fled Cro Cross campaign and the tho big United W Wr l ir Work campaign n was a magnificent pageant t filled with color posters postel's and antt moving people all united in the tho de desire tic tic- sire to win Pageants ate arf C thus j a of ot life iThe i j I The after war pageant can caim he be he a tremendous outlet for all emotion and amid without doubt dangerous me cinc- which lead to lo undermining I Hi lit morale of oC a people can n fl ho he divert J by br turning them into inlo channels ls of mutual mu mu- tuat understanding Tho The pageant has hag already alread proc proved It Itself itself It it- self soH a potent force In building up up pu public spirit Advantage aho should ld lJ be betaken betaken taken o of this so that it can b ba used to widen the vision Ision of 01 all kinds und all conditions o of people people time the so- so called so-called hl brows brows h-brows and low brows of a com corn A 4 pageant if It correctly worked i out nut includes every element clement clement of a i. 1 com corn corn- This fact can be str and If Joy an and Inspiration for helping the new no world can n bo be interpreted I p through a n. pageant wh why not U uj the UiO theart r art as a reconstruction measure and anti I not think of oC it as a bit of or froth or cr r a passing entertainment It lt Is m my experience that the LIt common cornmon lommon corn com I mon mass of people is anxious to see soo that the thc lie world is re rebuilt on democratic demo demo- demo I cratic principles and with th them m It H IJ only a question of 01 how to do it ft it On I the other hand there thre arc aTC a few Cew cv re reactionaries re- re re-I re who sa say Let the tIme world I revert re to tu the wa way it was before the tho I war These must he be shown that to I go back to war prewar conditions o Ct 11 l will spell disaster anti and that the world has lost what hatH it ha 51 i feTed so much to win If uIt those of oC us who ought to hav ha hak vision Ision of a community united ico Ice neglect or refuse to to take 5 tage of or this opportunity the tho p themselves undirected will car t 1 destinies for us jJ This his Community drama move has come to stay star and women women- have havo Ivert up er c everything thing for fir can bo lit shown con concretely now nw to I the tue same samo spirit which inspired Uthe UI U service to social service mill anti the es of oC real democracy tb r pageantry JR My 1 ambition Is to foster this n mi m ment and amid to present such I h IJa through tho thom agency of C the h 1 i W WC Q Groups of vC girls at 1 Y 1 V v. v C. C A Ini mu Ind trial centers antI and In towns ne S tary tan cantonments have o ral r Jn pa pageants during the war Wat Pc Pct yc Fc t but hut have seen seen Columbia Draws Draw 11 Sword We c Come America C Chia Cam Cobia Co hia bia Calls and numerous other pit pat i Ic pa pageants Even In France t C. C A A. A has trained French girls s roil f. f 1 part In a allied lIed pageants and l mer mci pa pageants w wore ro staged stas-ed at base J where tho the Y W C C. A. A as t. t for or nurses nurses at St St. Etienne Tours Tour other clUes cities where time the association Foyers ties des cs for French wn on industrial workers and hostess tj n Kb u for lor American war workers and sl sI corps girls With the wa way prepared as been during war time and anti the nig Ilg at our hand because of ot needs of oC the tho people during drama and arid pageantry ca I should be liC developed into an Imm motive moti forte force |