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SOUVENIR PROGRAM 
 
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 The Historical Pageant 
 of Madison County 
 
 WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY 
 THOMAS WOOD STEVENS 
 
 Edwardsville, Illinois 
 September 17, 18, 19, 1912 
 
 Madison County Centennial Association 
 

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 Madison County Centennial Association. 
 
 (Incorporated May 29, 1911.) 
 
 CHARLES BOESCHENSTEIN, President. 
 L. D. LAWNIN, Vice-President. 
 J. FRED AMMANN, Vice-President. 
 RALPH D. GRIFFIN, Secretary. 
 
 D. E. BURROUGHS, Treasurer. 
 
 E. W. BURROUGHS, Executive Secretary. 
 
 PAGEANT COMMITTEE. 
 
 THOMAS WILLIAMSON, Chairman. 
 
 C. H. Spilman. W. L. Hadley. 
 
 E. D. Bell. E. A. Delicate. 
 
 Charles F. Ford. 
 
 LADIES' AUXILIARY. 
 
 MRS. W. F. L. HADLEY, Chairman. 
 Mrs. L. D. Lawnin. Mrs. Charles Boeschenstein. 
 
 Mrs. G. D. Burroughs. Mrs. E. W. Fiegenbaum. 
 
 Mrs. C. F. Rock. Mrs. C. F. Rohland. 
 
 Miss Jessie M. Johnson. Miss C. Mabel Smith. 
 
 Executive Staff. 
 
 THOMAS WOOD STEVENS. Director. 
 
 FREDERICK J. COWLEY, Assistant Director. 
 
 F. H. GOEDECKE, Musical Director. 
 
 C. F. ROCK, Leader of Chorus. 
 
 MISS JESSIE M. JOHNSON, Director of Dancing. 
 
 F. B. SANDERS, Treasurer. 
 
 TODD GROSSMAN, Property Manager. 
 
Chairmen of Scene Committees. 
 
 ALTOJf COMMITTEE. 
 In charge of Scenes I and VII. 
 
 W. P. BOYNTON, Chairman. 
 
 KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COMMITTEE. 
 In charge of Scene II. 
 
 T. H. STOKES, Chairman. 
 
 COLLINSVILLE BARACA CLASS. 
 In charge of Scene III. 
 
 MISS FLORINE HENSON, Chairman. 
 
 ORDER OF RED MEN COMMITTEE. 
 
 In charge of Scene IV. 
 
 J. H. DUGGER, Chairman. 
 
 EDWARDSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND ALUMNL 
 In charge of Scene V. 
 
 GEORGE SHAFFER, Chairman. 
 
 EDWARDSVILLE COMMITTEE. 
 In charge of Scene VI, Episode 1. 
 
 JAMES WATSON, Chairman. 
 
 COMMITTEE OF ATTORNEYS. 
 In charge of Scene VI, Episode 2. 
 
 HENRY B. EATON, Chairman. 
 
 FORT RUSSELL COMMITTEE. 
 In charge of Scene VI, Episode 3. 
 
 NORMAN G. FLAGG. Chairman. 
 
 CHORUS COMMITTEE. 
 In charge of Scene VIII. 
 
 R. WILSON. Chairman. 
 
CAST OF CHARACTERS. 
 
 White Cloud, The Prophet Donald Robertson 
 
 Scene 1. 
 
 An Old Chief John D. McAdams 
 
 A Young Hunter Harry Weld 
 
 Outaga, a Prophet Wm. P. Boynton 
 
 Scene 2. 
 
 Pere Jaques Marquette John Hess 
 
 Louis Joliet J- J- Burns 
 
 Council Chief of the Pottawattomies T. H. Stokes 
 
 Great Sachem of the Hlinois T. C. Dooner 
 
 An Indian Messenger H. F. Kane 
 
 An Indian Boy Edwin Stokes 
 
 Scene 3. 
 
 Henri de Tonti Walter Bowker 
 
 Robert Cavelier de la Salle Ben Juda 
 
 Friar Hennepin Wilbur Haddick 
 
 Friar Membre Elmer Clayton 
 
 A Muliner, called Jolycoeur Edward Troliet 
 
 Nicanope, an Indian Chief Harry Brecka 
 
 An Indian Girl ■ Miss Mildred Berkey 
 
 The Mohegan Hunter Wm. Jameson 
 
 Scene 4. 
 
 Pontiac J- H. Dugger 
 
 An Old Chief William Wilhold 
 
 An Illinois Chief Jolin Faust 
 
 Neyon, French Commandant Joseph Hlad 
 
 Calumet Bearer Phil. W. Sommerlad 
 
 ( Charles Soehlke 
 Messengers \ otto Berlein 
 
 Scene 5. 
 
 George Rogers Clark Clem Grebel 
 
 Captain Rocheblave West Eaton 
 
 Pere Gibault Harold Sanders 
 
 Mr. Raycliff . '.'.'.".'.'. Wm. Burroughs 
 
 A Courier de Bois Don Proctor 
 
 A Young Lady Miss Dorothy Brown 
 
 An Indian Clarence Fisher 
 
 f Homer G. Baird 
 
 Two Provosts of the Ball \ Douglas Dale 
 
 The Fiddler George B. Shaffer 
 
Scene 6. 
 
 Tpq<?p Li Simpson 
 
 William Collins of Colhnsville deorge L. 'Moorman 
 
 Rev. Jesse Walker George Grossman 
 
 Thomas Kirkpatrick Alvin Bohm 
 
 John Kirkpatrick, his son D 'h 'f. Berberick 
 
 Gol. Samuel Judy. ..... • V. ^ ^ Coventry 
 
 Joshua Atwater, Schoolmaster .James Watson 
 
 A Monk . H. B. Eaton 
 
 Dr. John Todd • • . C. F. Rock 
 
 Governor Ninan Edwards C. W. Terry 
 
 Judge Whiteside '^'^' '-^ p' smith 
 
 Judge Lofton " ' ^i-ed Luth •- 
 
 Clerk of the Court '^r^ Bessie Williamson N^ 
 
 Mrs. Jillson john F. Eeck 
 
 Jesse Waddell 'j^jgg j^^^j^ Schwarz j 
 
 Polly Snyder Frederick J. Cowley / 
 
 Edward Coles Norman G. Flagg / 
 
 John Reynolds _ Oscar Wiemers 
 
 Robert Crawford 
 
 Scene 7. 
 
 . . . Amos Maxiener 
 
 Mr. Beecher -^Ym. T. Manion 
 
 Mr. Hogan ^[^ q Geschwend 
 
 Mr. Winthrop S. Oilman • • j j Hammond 
 
 Judge Linder .Miss Degenhardt 
 
 Mrs. Gilman j^iss Floss 
 
 Mrs. Graves ' ' ' john Eckhard 
 
 Mayor Krum j^^^ ^ Braunagel 
 
 Deacon Enoch Long ^^^ rp Thomas 
 
 Mr. Harned ' ' Q^g Crivello 
 
 Mr. Roff ■ ■ ■ . Geo. W alters 
 
 Anson Piatt, a Boy j^j^^ McKeon 
 
 Edward Keating gg^j Winters 
 
 Dr. Jennings Raymond H. Hardy 
 
 Rev. Elijah P. Lovejoy ... Joe McMullen 
 
 Mr. Solomon 
 
 NOTE. 
 
 The general plan of the Pageant ^.^ ^^f^e^ ^iZlmlf ol ^'t 
 torical scenes. In certain cases, «™/°;^t,ftnhe facts effort 
 matic representation, liberties have been taken w^th the t^^^ 
 
 being made toward the spirit of ,e^^«^^, !^^/*^fJ.Ji^^^^^^ but the 
 
 The Piasa bird scene is, of couise, puieiy ^^^'^""f ;' . rr.^^ 
 racial movement suggested by the ^^--\^,^„\^^rand ceS 
 Marquette scene is suggested ^^^ ^i^rg^^g^^^'e^omprises events 
 
 Memoirs, has been used; the tradition, which is quite cliaia 
 
 being preferred to the fact. ^ ^^ liberty 
 
 in the First Old Edwardsville scene we have ^ak .^ ^^^^^_ 
 
 of having the proclamation read ^Y Governor J^a ^^^^ ^^^^^ 
 and also of paraphrasing the proclamation itseir. 
 
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is true to the custom and the record, though fictitious material has 
 been devised to amplify the case. The episode of Edward Coles 
 freeing his slaves departs from the historic account in that he in- 
 formed his slaves of their freedom while on the way down the Ohio; 
 but the spirit of the scene is in accordance with his account. 
 
 The Lovejoy episode follows the testimony given in the trials, 
 but represents as taking place in one-scene events, which were actu- 
 ally separated by some days. With these reservations, and taking 
 account of the artistic requirements of the dramatic form, the Pa- 
 geant may be considered historical. 
 
 Prologue. 
 
 WHITE CLOUD. 
 
 Great Manitou, who livest in the sun, 
 
 Whose voice we hear amid the battling clouds. 
 
 Spirit who mad'st the world from the red clay. 
 
 And in the world the children of thy might, 
 
 I, the Foreteller, I, the Prophet, call thee; 
 
 For in my people's councils I am wise, 
 
 And in the paleface councils am a child; 
 
 For I have fasted in the caves of tears. 
 
 Lain ear to earth to hear thy whisper, worn 
 
 Black warpaint of the prophet and the seer, 
 
 And lo, the medicine and magic of thy name 
 
 Are mine! Great Manitou, thy children fall. 
 
 And the long, bitter war trail nears its end. 
 
 Let me look back. The fields were rich. The smokes 
 
 Rose up from fire on fire along the hills, 
 
 And all our people, tribe on wand'ring tribe, 
 
 Prospered, and there was hunting for us all. 
 
 So say the old men. Now the day is gone 
 
 And the chill stars who dog thy westward track 
 
 Watch us with wintry eyes like wolves at night. 
 
 Manitou of the Oak, I call on thee, 
 
 For thou dost take the scalplocks of dead years. 
 
 To wear them in thy crimson autumn hood. 
 
 And living long, dost feed upon the hearts 
 
 Of the brave springs who sing beneath thy shade. 
 
 Thou dost remember. Tree gods, hear my spell 
 
 And breathe my medicine. Bring back the glow 
 
 Of our forgotten campfires; bring our chiefs 
 
 To their lost councils. Feed mine ancient hate 
 
 With visions of our wars, back to the dawn 
 
 When there had come no paleface to our lands 
 
 And our unhindered rivers were not shamed 
 
 With any burden of our enemies. 
 
 Teach me, red Manitou of Oak, the tale, 
 
 And let me hear, as when the old men make 
 
 Among the tepees their unending vaunt, 
 
 Thy wintersong. Oak, thou art tall. Thy head 
 
 Nuzzles against the clouds; and thou art old, 
 
 Much thou hast seen. Thou followest no trail, 
 
 So thou rememberest. Oak, I bid thee speak, 
 
 I bid thy shadows clear. I bid the morn 
 
 To burn anew — the red morn of our tribe. 
 
Action of the Pageant. 
 
 Scene I. 
 The Leg:end of the Piasa Bird. 
 
 The top of a mound is visible, and an old chief, chanting, di- 
 rects the labor of the mound builders. A young hunter comes in, 
 running, with news that a herd of buffalo have been sighted along 
 the hills to the westward. The old chief forbids the warriors to go 
 to the hunting, bidding them work on the mound, since the angry 
 Manitous have sent the terrible Piasa Bird to devour them, and the 
 mounds alone can placate the anger of the Manitous. 
 
 .\s the strife goes on, Ouataga, the seer, comes in, and tells of 
 his vision of the death of the Piasa Bird. He conceals his warriors 
 in the thicket, and, intending to sacrifice himself, sings his own 
 death song. The Piasa Bird swoops upon him, but is slain by the 
 arrows from the ambush. The tribe dances in triumph about the 
 fallen bird, and then goes off to the hunting of the buffalo. The old 
 chief and Ouataga are left alone on the mound, and the seer pre- 
 dicts that the mounds will henceforth rise no higher. 
 
 Scene II. 
 
 The Coining: of Marquette. 
 
 Into a council of Indians, gathered for the corn dance of thanks- 
 giving, comes the Great Sachem of the Illinois. He demands of the 
 village chief that his young men take the war trail to assist against 
 the Miamis, who have been given thunder-weapons by the palefaces. 
 The chief consents, and while they speak, a messenger comes an- 
 nouncing Marquette, whom the Great Sachem welcomes graciously. 
 The Indians then demand of the missionary weapons for the war 
 against the Miamis, which Marquette refuses, setting up his cross 
 and preaching his gospel of peace. The time of the event is 1673. 
 
 Scene III. 
 La Salle and Tonty. 
 
 Ten years later. Tonty is seen watching, surrounded by a few 
 faithful followers, for the return of La Salle. An Indian girl, daugh- 
 ter of the chief Omawha, warns Tonty that he is betrayed, and that 
 the Illinois have been warned against La Salle by the emissaries of 
 the Miamis. La Salle enters, and Tonty gives him the information. 
 As they speak aside, Friar Hennepin gathers from Friar Membre 
 the few facts of their stay in the village of the Illinois, and from 
 them weaves his own fantastic account. 
 
 La Salle, meeting Nicanope, the Illinois chief, before the coun- 
 cil, confounds him by his knowledge of his tribe's duplicity, and 
 asks of him aid in his descent of the Mississippi. The chief pro- 
 tests that the river is impassable; La Salle refuses to turn back. 
 His followers threaten to mutiny, saying they believe the chief, and 
 that they are not subject to his commission beyond the King's do- 
 main. At this La Salle formally claims the land for the King, by the 
 ceremony of the "Proces Verbal," and drives them forward. 
 
Scone IV. 
 Poutiac. 
 
 The time is 1765. Pontiac, war chief of the Ottawas, comes 
 among the Illinois to arouse them against the cession of the land 
 from France to England. He brings presents, including a cask of 
 brandy, and requires of the Illinois that they send messengers with 
 his great war-belt down the Mississippi. They comply, but refuse 
 to join him in his war against the English. Neyon, the French 
 Commandant, enters, and Pontiac makes of him the same demand. 
 Neyon refuses, and Pontiac, in the name of his confederation, defies 
 him. Pontiac turns to call together his followers and finds that 
 they have already emptied the cask, and are reeling off, leaving him 
 alone. 
 
 Scene V. 
 The Taking' of Kaskaskia. 
 
 The time is 1778. The Commandant at Kaskaskia, Rocheblave, 
 ignores the reports that Clark and his Virginians are coming upon 
 them. The Habitant's ball is at its height when the stranger is 
 seen among the dancers. The alarm is given, but the town is al- 
 ready surrounded, and Rocheblave, protesting furiously, is com- 
 pelled to surrender his garrison. Clark maintains an attitude of the 
 most cruel severity, until the inhabitants are thoroughly frightened. 
 Then the parish priest, Pere Gibault, comes to plead for his people. 
 Clark changes front, meets the priest graciously, assures him of the 
 safety of his people, and binds the French settlers to his cause. 
 Thus the land passes into the hands of the Americans. 
 
 Scene IV. 
 
 Old Edwardsville. 
 
 Episode 1, 1812. 
 
 The settlers meet at Thomas Kirkpatrick's tavern, on the site 
 of Edwardsville, to hear the reading of Governor Edwards' procla- 
 mation of the County of Madison. William Collins of Collinsville, 
 Rev. Jesse Walker, Colonel Samuel Judy, Joshua Atwater, John 
 Todd, and other old residents of the settlement appear on this occa- 
 sion. The episode closes with the reading of the proclamation. 
 
 Episode 2, 1813. 
 
 The first court is in session, presided over by Judges Whiteside 
 and Lofton. The first case, in the matter of a guardianship for 
 Polly Snider, orphan, is disposed of; and John Kirkpatrick, the am- 
 bitious son of Thomas Kirkpatrick, attains to the first step in his 
 ambitious career. 
 
 Episode 3, 1S19. 
 
 Edward Coles arrives from Virginia with his household of 
 slaves; he meets John Reynolds, and afterward Governor Edwards, 
 to whom he presents a letter from President Monroe. Coles, who 
 had been appointed Register of the land office at Edwardsville, had 
 left Virginia in order that he might, without family complications, 
 rid his conscience of the burden of slave-holding. He calls his peo- 
 ple around him and tells them the news of their freedom. 
 
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