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WALLA WALLA WASHINGTON 
 
 A PAGEANT 
 
 By PORTER GARNETT 
 
 FRI PAVWATURPAYMAY 22-23, 1914 
 
 THE REVI 
 
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 1- OF MA\ 
 
 UNDER THE AUSPICES OF 
 
 THE WOMAN'S PARK CLUB 
 
 PRICE 25 CENTS 
 
A PAGEANT OF MAY 
 
 I. THE MASQUE OF PROSERPINE 
 II. THE REVELS OF MAY 
 
 By 
 Porter Garnett 
 
 Produced by the Author in City Park, Walla Walla, 
 
 Washington, Friday and Saturday, 
 
 May 22 and 23, 1914 
 
 Under the Auspices of 
 
 THE WOMAN'S PARK CLUB 
 
 Walla Walla, Washington 
 
 1914 
 
Copyright 1<?14 by 
 
 PORTER GARNETT 
 
 All rights reserved 
 
 WALLA WALLA UNION 
 WALLA WALLA 
 
TO THE WOMEN OF 
 
 THE WOMAN'S PARK CLUB 
 
 WHOSE 
 CIVIC PRIDE 
 
 AND 
 CONSTRUCTIVE IDEALISM 
 
 HAVE ENABLED THEM 
 TO DARE AND TO ACHIEVE 
 
FOREWORD 
 
 The history of "A Pageant of May" is briefly told. 
 In November, 1913, the Woman's Park Club, which, 
 in 1911, inaugurated an annual May Festival, conceived 
 the idea of holding a pageant in our city. 
 
 Correspondence with the American Pageant Association 
 led to the inviting of Mr. Porter Garnett of Berkeley, 
 California (one of the directors of the association), to come 
 to Walla Walla for a conference. Mr. Garnett arrived 
 on March 26th. On the 30th, having in the meantime 
 selected City Park as the most suitable site, he submitted 
 the outline of "A Pageant of May." It was officially 
 approved on March 31st, and the work of preparation was 
 begun. 
 
 Since the construction of a pageant is usually a matter 
 of many months it seems proper, in this case, to call attention 
 to the fact that within a period of seven weeks Mr. Garnett 
 has written the text of "A Pageant of May," designed the 
 costumes and properties, invented the dances, selected the 
 music and rehearsed a cast of over three hundred. 
 
 Grateful acknowledgment is made of the assistance of 
 the Commercial Club and of the many citizens of Walla 
 Walla who have given so generously of their time and 
 talent, insuring the success of the "introduction of pagean- 
 try in the Northwest." 
 
 GRACE G. ISAACS 
 MABEL BAKER ANDERSON, 
 LYDIA P. SUTHERLAND 
 MARY SHIPMAN PENROSE 
 MARIE A. CATRON 
 
 Executive Cominittee for the Pageant, 
 Woman's Park Club. 
 
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INTRODUCTION 
 
 Although May festivals are held in almost every com- 
 munity, it is in the agricultural comrrlunity, such as this 
 of Walla Walla with its vicinage of fertile acres, that the 
 celebration of spring the season of renewal is most ap- 
 propriate. 
 
 A Pageant of May is a May festival and something 
 more. In it, instead of restricting the ceremonies of the more 
 or less hacknied forms, an effort has been made to utilize 
 the traditional material and to import into it certain elements 
 of freshness and fancy. 
 
 The intention has been not so much to give an exhibi- 
 tion as to afford the community an opportunity for self-ex- 
 pression. The real purpose of the pageant is to remind the 
 people of Walla Walla that since they owe their existence 
 to the soil, spring should be for them a season of sin- 
 cere and spontaneous rejoicing. It should not be necessary 
 to cajole them into celebrating this season which brings in 
 bud and blossom an earnest of the harvest to come. They 
 should not only be willing but eager to make merry on the 
 Green and to dance around the May-poles. They should 
 remember that the earth which gives them sustenance is 
 not their servant but their mistress and that without her 
 generous gifts they would be poor indeed. A Pageant of 
 May offers them an opportunity to pay their homage to 
 Earth the Giver whom the Greeks personified and wor- 
 shipped as the goddess Demeter (Ceres). 
 
 In the Masque of Proserpine, which forms the first part 
 of the pageant, the return of spring is treated symbolically. 
 The myth upon which the masque is built has, on account 
 of its peculiar appropriateness, been used at various times 
 and in various ways to celebrate the season of rebirth, but 
 the present adaptation with its free use of. comedy is entirely 
 original. It has been necessary, of course, to take many 
 liberties with the accepted versions, notably the excision of 
 that part of the myth which deals with Ceres' wanderings 
 
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in search of Proserpine. Those who may be desirous of 
 reading the myth in its most charming form are referred 
 to the translation of an Homeric hymn which Walter Pater 
 incorporated in his essay, Demeter and Persephone, con- 
 tained in his volume The Greek Spirit. 
 
 The second part of the pageant is based upon the tra- 
 ditional English May Day celebrations. The traditions, 
 however, are by no means strictly followed for there seems 
 to be no justification for a rigid adherence in America to cus- 
 tomes which are essentially English. I have used Robin 
 Hood and his Merrie Men because, through literature, they 
 have been made the heritage of all English-speaking people ; 
 I have, however, omitted the Morris-dance because, in 
 America, it has no significance whatever. 
 
 Since it is hoped that the pageant will be interpreted 
 throughout in .a spirit of gaiety; since the participants will 
 be expected to forget (as far as possible) that there are any 
 spectators, the spontaneity which is difficult to attain rather 
 than the expertness which is comparatively easy will be 
 looked for in the May-pole and other dances. To Mrs. E. R. 
 Ormsbee's able direction is due whatever measure of success 
 may de achieved in this regard. The Dance of the Seeds 
 and the Dance of the Fruits and Flowers owe the charm of 
 their form and detail to the inventive fancy and skill of 
 Miss Rachel Drum. 
 
 In both the Masque and the Revels realism has been 
 scrupulously avoided because in the author's opinion realism 
 on the sltage is inartistic and futile. There is no reason 
 why a pageant whether of the historical or festival type 
 should not be consistently expressed in terms of beauty. 
 
 To this end the masque feature has been employed as 
 affording the best possible means by which the note of beauty 
 may be introduced. I believe that the introduction of the 
 masque feature in all pageants, by increasing the gap 
 which already exists between formal and creative page- 
 antry and the familiar tawdriness of the street-fair and 
 carnival, would do more to raise the standard of pageantry 
 than any other single thing. 
 
 The text of A Pageant of May has been reduced to 
 the simplest possible terms. It contains no more lines than 
 were necessary to unfold the plot and deliver the message. 
 The lines, moreover, have been uniformly written with the 
 fact in view that they were to be delivered and delivered in 
 the open air. Syllables that open the mouth have been 
 
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more important therefore than poetic embellishments. 
 As far as possible pantomine has been used to reveal the 
 story. A Pageant of May is not intended for closet reading, 
 and if the reader who did not see its realizement in action 
 on the four-acre stage in Walla Walla's city park finds 
 it somewhat jejune he is asked to bear that fact in mind. 
 I cannot leave unexpressed my grateful acknowledge- 
 ments to the members of the Costume Committee who have 
 worked most efficiently under the direction of Mrs. A. J. 
 Gillis, the designing of the children's costumes being admir- 
 ably done by Miss Helen Burr and Mrs. W. E. Most. 
 To the chairmen and members of the other committees, and 
 to the organizers and chaperones of the various groups I 
 am indebted for the invaluable assistance which they 
 have rendered. Finally, I would take this opportunity to 
 express my gratitude to the women of the Executive Com- 
 mittee who, putting aside every consideration of personal 
 convenience, have labored indefatigably for the success of the 
 pageant and the benefit of the community. 
 
 P. G. 
 
 Walla Walla, Washington. 
 May 14, 1914. 
 
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PLAN OF THE Music 
 
 1. PRELUDE. "An den Fruejing" (Grieg). 
 
 2. INCIDENTAL. ' Adagietto from "L'Arlesienne" (Bizet). 
 
 3. DANCE OF THE COMPANIONS OF PROSERPINE. Valse 
 
 Lente from "Coppelia" (Delibes). 
 
 4. DANCE OF THE SEEDS. Norwegian Dance, No. 3 
 
 (Grieg). 
 
 5. SOLO. "The Song of Proserpine." (Proserpine). 
 
 Specially composed by Elias Blum. 
 
 6. MARCH OF THE GODS OF OLYMPUS. "Festival Pro- 
 
 cession" (Jensen). 
 
 7. HYMN OF JOY. (Companions of Proserpine). Chorus 
 
 from "Demascus," (Costa). 
 
 8. SOLO AND CHORUS. (Proserpine and Companions). 
 
 Same as No. 5. 
 
 9. DANCE OF THE FRUITS AND FLOWERS. "Amaryllis" 
 
 (Old French). 
 
 10. MARCH OF THE GODS OF OLYMPUS. (Recessional). 
 
 Same as No. 6. 
 
 11. INTERLUDE. Berceuse (Karganoff). 
 
 12. CHORUS. (Villagers). Unaccompanied. "March 
 
 and Song of the May Queen" (West). 
 
 13. CHORUS. (Villagers). "Give to our Layde, Our 
 
 Ladye of May" (West). 
 
 14. DANCE OF THE VILLAGERS. (Selected). 
 
 15. SOLO AND CHORUS. (Robin Hood and Archers). 
 
 "Ballad of Robin Hood" (West). 
 
 16. DANCE OF THE MILKMAIDS AND ARCHERS. Rigau- 
 
 don from Holberg Suite (Grieg). 
 
 17. MARCH OF THE MAY- POLES. "Swedish Wedding 
 
 March" (Soedeman). 
 
 18. MAY- POLE DANCE and DANCE OF THE LOVERS. 
 
 "Bluff King Hal." 
 
 The Walla Walla Symphony Orchestra 
 Edgar Fischer, Conductor 
 
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PERSONS IN THE MASQUE 
 
 QUEEN OF THE MAY Miss Hazel Holt 
 
 MERCURY Mr. H. H. Turner 
 
 MAIA Mrs. E. S. Isaacs 
 
 PROSERPINE Miss Zilla Simpson 
 
 PLUTO Mr. William Metz 
 CERES Miss Eula Grandberry 
 
 JUPITER Mr. Elmer Storie 
 
 THE HOSTS OF OLYMPUS 
 
 JUNO Miss Ruth Kent 
 
 MINERVA Miss Clara Quinn 
 
 APOLLO Mr. Harry McGrun 
 
 DIANA Mrs. Porter Garnett 
 
 VENUS Mrs. Art Harris 
 CUPID Master Stephen Penrose, Jr. 
 
 NEPTUNE Mr. W. D. Lyra an 
 
 MARS Mr. William Sterling 
 
 VULCAN Mr. L. F. Anderson 
 
 Companions of Proserpine, Seeds, Gods and Goddesses, 
 Fruits, Grains, Flowers. 
 
 PERSONS IN THE REVELS 
 
 LORD OF THE MAY Mr. Cushing Baker 
 
 A HERALD Mr. Joseph Taylor 
 
 THE MAYOR Mr. A. J. Gillii 
 
 SHERWOOD FORESTERS 
 
 ROBIN HOOD Mr. Guy Allen Turner 
 
 MAID MARIAN Mrs. Dallas Garred 
 
 WILL SCARLET Mr. Robert Norton 
 
 LITTLE JOHN Mr. William A. Reynolds 
 
 FRIAR TUCK Mr. Starr Sherman 
 
 ALLEN A DALE Mk^' Douglas Martin 
 
 CALLER OF THE DANCE Mr^ J. L. Barrett 
 
 THE PIG * Himself 
 
 Villagers, Milkmaids, Archers, Athletes, Mayers. 
 
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GROUPS 
 
 COMPANIONS OF PROSERPINE 
 
 Jessie Kellough 
 
 Mary Walker 
 
 Phoebe Blalock 
 
 Irene Gross 
 
 Helen Harvey 
 
 Thelma Lasater 
 
 Blanche Mitchell 
 
 Maud Baumann 
 
 Helen Odell 
 
 Mary Gordon 
 
 Jessie Baltezore 
 
 Esther Eiffert 
 
 Dorothea Starrett 
 
 Edna Cornwell 
 
 Eleanor Sweeney 
 
 Margaret Pettijohn 
 
 Doris Root 
 
 Camilla Dunlap 
 
 Vera Root 
 
 Priscilla Taylor 
 
 Grace Spanagle 
 
 Aura Ely 
 
 Jennie Kelly 
 
 Velma Roth rock 
 
 Myrtle Bond 
 
 Altai Bashore 
 
 Maysie Penrose 
 
 Nora Frasier 
 
 Frances Penrose 
 
 Goldie Boylan 
 
 Amy Brown 
 
 Elsie Lane 
 
 Marion Hackett 
 
 Carilyn Churchman 
 
 Gladys Storer 
 
 Myrtle Falk 
 
 Jean Jay cox 
 
 Claudia Lewis 
 
 Artemesia Cornwell 
 
 Lillian Pierce 
 
 Esther MacDonald 
 
 Gladys Reavis 
 
 Hazel Toye 
 
 Edith Smith 
 
 Marion Drumheller 
 
 May Stack 
 
 Bessie Brooks 
 
 Delia Fertig 
 
 GODS AND 
 
 GODDESSES 
 
 Gertrude Brandt 
 
 Earl Kennedy 
 
 Gertrude Goodspeed 
 
 Homer Shull 
 
 Cornelia Ingram 
 
 Cecil Jones 
 
 Edna Hill 
 
 Stanley Sayres 
 
 Florence Lilliequist 
 
 Lloyd Hazelton 
 
 Jessie Cunningham 
 
 Clarence Churchman 
 
 Gisla Elliott 
 
 Valentine Hoffman 
 
 Marguerite Whitney 
 
 William Berney 
 
 Clara Timm 
 
 Edison Botts 
 
 Ida Timm 
 
 Porter Garnett 
 
 SEEDS, FRUITS, FLOWERS and GRAINS 
 
 ST. VINCENT'S ACADEMY 
 
 Lillie Martin 
 Maxine Riley 
 Lelah Byrne 
 Mary Smith 
 Helen Davis 
 
 Anna Lyons 
 Clare O'Rourke 
 Minnie Perry 
 Adele Charrier 
 Mary Lux 
 
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GREEN PARK SCHOOL 
 
 Murray Ifft 
 John Langdon 
 Beryl Cox 
 Amos Spencer 
 Albert Mayfield 
 Dale Simpson 
 Louis Crawford 
 Ward Miller 
 Ronald Bangs 
 Tom Drumheller 
 
 Jack McFeeley 
 Bernard Lehrer 
 Wallace Kelso 
 Edwin Beyer 
 Harry Johnson 
 Lee McMurtrey 
 John Clingan 
 Joseph Bond 
 Horton Bennett 
 Albert Buffum 
 
 Burton Johnson 
 Byron Blatt 
 Carl Connell 
 Robert Britton 
 Robert Bean 
 
 Perry Lyons 
 Jacob Riehl 
 Edwin Dormaier 
 Paul Reed 
 George Miller 
 
 Dolly VanPatten 
 Marjorie Sauze 
 Dollie Katzer 
 Frances Johnson 
 Dorothy Simpson 
 Dorothy Krushnie 
 Gwendolyn Abbey 
 Geneva Watt 
 Gertrude Hill 
 May Mills 
 
 SHARPSTEIN SCHOOL 
 
 Beatrice Wilbur 
 Pauline Quinn 
 Sibyl Malcolm 
 Audrey Harvey 
 Vivian Hill 
 Ireta Good 
 Virginia Funk 
 Eleanor Ely 
 Gwendolyn McMahon 
 Jessie Lasater 
 
 BAKER SCHOOL 
 
 Ruby Parris 
 Dorothy Moore 
 Ida Rosen 
 Lucile Durman 
 Hattie Gatchell 
 
 LINCOLN SCHOOL 
 
 Harvey Stoller 
 Norman Stademaler 
 Roy Fraser 
 Irwin Gootwig 
 George Brehm 
 
 Harold Majojnnier 
 Herbert Waddingham 
 Gus Harris 
 Gerald Meckleson 
 Donald Church 
 
 WASHINGTON SCHOOL 
 
 Lucy Stafford 
 Nylene Brown 
 Jessie Young 
 Gevenneth Jackson 
 Geraldine McEvoy 
 
 Marion Beardsley 
 Lila Sutherland 
 Helen Caten 
 Julia Ayers 
 Lulu Paul 
 Margaret Ryan 
 Maud Still 
 Marie Durry 
 Edna Lorton 
 
 VILLAGERS 
 
 Ella Copeland 
 June Hume 
 Emily Abbott 
 Ruth D arrow 
 Florence Wills 
 Frances Burnham 
 Margaret Paddock 
 Floy Ramsdell 
 Lottie Prendergast 
 
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Anna Fitzgerald 
 Elizabeth Fitzgerald 
 Anna Pauly 
 Harriet Ekersley 
 Gertrude Storer 
 Lucile Mclntyre 
 L. R. Quilliam 
 Harry Paxton 
 John Paxton 
 Clarence Jones 
 Ford Dwyer 
 Thomas Steele 
 Albert Muntinga 
 C. M. Ledgerwood 
 Bruce Painter 
 
 R. G. Sturdivant 
 George Stack 
 Carl Hubley 
 J. E. Heath 
 R. H. Clark 
 R. E. Stafford 
 H. R. Jennings 
 Albert Loringer 
 Henry Filer 
 Newton Barrett 
 Lyle Henton 
 Silas Gaiser 
 Paul Gaiser 
 Everett Knipe 
 W. H. Thomas 
 
 ARCHERS 
 
 E. R. Ruby 
 Harold Crampton 
 Ralph Emerson 
 Harper Joy 
 John Barnett 
 Ben Peterson 
 Ralph Harrison 
 Earl Smith 
 Cecil McKinney 
 J. K. Pearce 
 George Clark 
 Newman Clark 
 Bruce Clingan 
 Raymond Copeland 
 George Sumerindyke 
 Merton McGrew 
 
 Marcus McCoy 
 Glen Bean 
 Philip Hawley 
 Raleigh Sargent 
 Walter Evans 
 Charles Emigh 
 Everell Catron 
 Harold Barnett 
 William Hooper 
 Everett Croxdale 
 Selkirk Norton 
 Herbert Kimball 
 Virgil Argo 
 Harry Magrun 
 Paul Kent 
 Thomas Romine 
 
 MILKMAIDS 
 
 Ethel Cornwell 
 May Stanhope 
 Doris Morley 
 Jessie Drumheller 
 Mary Graham 
 Marjorie Bloyd 
 Mary O'Neil 
 
 Marie Rust 
 Ethel Larson 
 Pauline Muntinga 
 Eleanor Sickles 
 Mamie Stellmon 
 Flossie Dell 
 Marie Miller 
 
 Margery Wilkinson 
 
 MAY-POLE 
 
 Roy Kinchloc 
 Lester Barrett 
 Harold Hayden 
 Herman Timms 
 Robert Pence 
 Asa Purdy 
 Howard Breacht 
 
 CREWS 
 
 Thomas Kinnerman 
 Lyle Burdin 
 Otto Broxon 
 George Cram 
 Phil Huffman 
 George Pendler 
 Ernest Melton 
 
 Arthur Neisnauger 
 
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A PAGEANT OF MAY 
 
 PART I 
 
 THE MASQUE OF PROSERPINE 
 
 SCENE The Village Green. The flowers are in 
 bloom, and the trees, of which there are many, are in 
 full leaf for it is the month of May and spring has nursed 
 the leaves from their tender infancy to the glory of vigorous 
 youth. The trees farthest away shut in the Green, but permit, 
 here and there, a glimpse of distant mountains, tinted a deeper 
 blue than the sfky above their crests. In the center of 
 the Green is a small lake crossed by a causeway. Near 
 this stands a canopied dais, covered with greens, which 
 had been erected by the folk of the village in anticipation 
 of the May Festival, soon to take place. On the dais are 
 two rustic thrones for the use of the Queen and the Lord 
 of the May. 
 
 Mush is heard. When this has continued for some, 
 time, a maiden enters near the dais. She is clad in the 
 gala dress of a villager. She looks about with evident 
 pleasure. As she approaches the dais, she claps her hands 
 with delight; then, mounting it fpryly, she sits on one 
 of the thrones, exhibiting every sign of joy. Finally she 
 descends and walks slowly forward, still looking about her. 
 As the music ceases she speaks. 
 
 QUEEN OF THE MAY 
 
 This is the green, 
 
 And yonder is my throne 
 
 My throne, whereon, this day, 
 
 I'll reign as queen 
 
 Queen of the May! 
 
 Yes, I alone 
 
 Shall rule, for I am queen 
 
 Queen of the May! 
 
 Queen of the May! 
 
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A PAGEANT OF MAY 
 
 The May-lord by my side shall be, 
 
 But what is he? 
 
 My vassal like the rest, 
 
 Obedient to my sway, 
 
 Whatever my behest. 
 
 I'll have a royal mien 
 
 When I am queen 
 
 Queen of the May. 
 
 They chose me queen, and bade 
 Me don my Sunday gown, 
 And sit me down 
 And wait 
 
 Beside my garden gate, 
 Till every lad and maid 
 Had from the woods returned, 
 With flowers and branches green 
 For me, their queen. 
 
 But how could I thus bide 
 
 And patient be ? 
 
 To see my throne I yearned, 
 
 The Green I longed to see. 
 
 And so I stole away 
 
 And hither came. They'll chide 
 
 I know, but I am free 
 
 To have my will today, 
 
 For I am Queen of May. 
 
 How slowly creep the hours! 
 
 The good sun moves how slow! 
 
 The timid flowers, 
 
 By Winter chased away, 
 
 Have heard the song of Spring, 
 
 And dare once more to blow. 
 
 To everyone they bring 
 
 The message to be gay, 
 
 For J t is the month of May. 
 
 The birds now sweetly sing; 
 
 Heed what they say 
 
 " 'T is May; be gay! Be gay; 't is May!" 
 
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THE MASQUE OF PROSERPINE 
 
 Last night I slept no wink; 
 I could do naught but think 
 Upon the happy morrow, 
 And from my fancy borrow 
 That which I'll ne'er repay. 
 The morrow's now today, 
 And I am Queen of May. 
 
 How heavy grow my eyes! 
 I fain would sleep. 
 I'll rest me here; their cries, 
 Though I should slumber deep, 
 Will wake me If some dream 
 
 Should pass this way 
 
 'Twill be a happy dream today, 
 
 For this ... is May 
 
 I .... am .... Queen ... .of May 
 
 She falls asleep. MERCURY darts suddenly into view. 
 He wears a winged cap, and wings are attached to his 
 feet. Over his short white tunic he wears a chlamys of 
 bright blue, fastened with a clasp on the shoulder. In 
 his hand he carried his golden caduceus or tuwid, around 
 which are coiled two serpents. He approaches swiftly, paus- 
 ing now and then to look about as if to make sure that 
 he is alone. Suddenly seeing the sleeping maiden he shows 
 surprise. He then approaches her on tip-toe. 
 
 MERCURY 
 
 Ho, ho! What have me here? By Jove! 
 A maiden napping in my grove. 
 I have a mind/ to let this mortal see 
 A first-class god called Mercury. 
 
 MERCURY waves his caduceus over the maiden and she 
 slowly wakes. Seeing MERCURY, w ho strikes a polite at- 
 titude with his hat raised, she shows astonishment. 
 
 QUEEN OF THE MAY 
 
 Why, who or what are you? 
 
 MERCURY 
 
 Who? I? 
 Why I'm the god called Mercur-i. 
 
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A PAGEANT OF MAY 
 
 Another rhyme and I would be 
 Not Mercur-i but Mercur-ee. 
 See you these wings upon my feet? 
 A human aeroplane you greet. 
 And this is my caduce caduce 
 Deuce take the word! caduce-eus! 
 I'm qualifying for Parnassus, 
 This Paris model's my petasus. 
 But who are you, may I inquire, 
 And why this festival attire? 
 
 QUEEN OF THE MAY 
 
 They call me Hiazel, but, today, 
 I am to be the Queen of May. 
 
 MERCURY 
 
 Ha, ha! The Queen of May, indeed! 
 I'll tell you something odd gtfve heed! 
 This month that you call May was named 
 For my mamma. She's rather famed 
 For beauty, too just like her son 
 I'll introduce you, little one. 
 Her name's Maia, M-a-i-a 
 (Long since corrupted into "May"). 
 She's over yonder 'mong those trees, 
 Teaching a class of honey-bees. 
 I'll call her. Ho! Come, mother dear, 
 There's someone wants to meet you here. 
 
 MAIA appears at a little distance, whence she ad- 
 vances to the others. She wears a pale blue mantle over 
 a white robe. She is 1 decked wnth garlands and her fair 
 hair is crowned with flowers. 
 
 MERCURY 
 
 (Taking off his hat and bowing} 
 
 Permit me. May I have the honor? 
 This is my mother. Look upon her, 
 Mortal maid, with all your eyes, 
 And fail not your good luck to prize, 
 For I will lay you any odds, 
 
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THE MASQUE OF PROSERPINE 
 
 You ne'er before gazed on two gods. 
 And mother, may I now present 
 This maiden who a compliment 
 To you is paying here, today, 
 By reigning as the Queen of May. 
 
 MAIA 
 
 My child, although unwittingly you pay 
 A tribute to the mother of the May, 
 Maia grateful is, and with her kiss 
 Bestows on you the gift of earthly bliss. 
 Here, take this blossom from Elysian Fields, 
 A magic potency in love it wields. 
 For he to whom you give this flower shall bless 
 Your life with faithful love and happiness. 
 
 PROSERPINE suddenly appears on the farther side of 
 the lake. She is clad in white and carries a green scarf 
 which she waves as if beckoning to someone to follow her. 
 
 MERCURY 
 
 I say! Look there! See yonder lass? 
 That's Proserpine; ain't she the class! 
 She's Ceres' kid. There's not a chance 
 To skin her at a song and dance. 
 Come, sit down here; its nice and warm; 
 Perhaps she's going to perform. 
 
 The QUEEN OF THE MAY and MAIA sit down on the 
 mound and MERCURY stretches himself comfortably on the 
 grass beside them. A^JiQy.aus b@nd of maidens runs into view. 
 They are clad m in garments of various delicate colors, and 
 carry scarfs of many bright hues which are waved about or 
 stream after them as they run. Following the maidens 
 come a multitude of tiny creatures all in brown. Their 
 bodies are spherical and on their heads they have caps of 
 the same form. These are the Seeds. PROSERPINE, fol- 
 lowed by her companions and the Seeds now troop across 
 the causeway over the lake. Reaching the Green, PROSER- 
 PINE and the maidens begin picking the flowers that grow 
 on the sward, dancing as they do so with rhythmical move- 
 ments to the accompaniment of a gracious melody. 
 
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A PAGEANT OF MAY 
 
 THE DANCE OF THE COMPANIONS OF PROSERPINE 
 
 In her search for blossoms PROSERPINE gradually moves 
 forward and away from the others. IThe Seeds, mean- 
 whtie, take positions along the rim of the lake. As the 
 dance continues, PROSERPINE'S companions move farther and 
 farther away until they reach the causeway again. The 
 music now takes on a more sprightly character, and the 
 Seeds, running forward, dance merrily on the Green. 
 
 THE DANCE OF THE SEEDS 
 
 During this the companions of PROSERPINE are seen 
 to move aivay, waving their many-colored scarfs and finally 
 disappearing in the direction whence they came. PROSER- 
 PINE, unaware of their departure, contiues to mave about 
 and gather flowers from the grass. The Seeds, having 
 finished their dance, take their positions again on the rim 
 of the lake, and PROSERPINE, pausing with her arms full 
 of flowers, sings. 
 
 PROSERPINE'S SONG 
 
 (Words by Shelley. Music specially composed by Elias 
 Blum, Professor of Music, Whitman College). 
 
 Sacred Goddess, Mother Earth, 
 
 Theu from whose immortal bosom, 
 
 Gods, and men, and beasts have birth, 
 
 Leaf and blade, and bud and blossom, 
 
 Breathe thine influence most divine 
 
 On thine -ewn child, Proserpine. 
 
 If with mists of evening dew 
 
 Thou dost nourish these young flowers 
 
 Till they grow, in scent and hue, 
 Fairest children of the hours, 
 
 Breathe thine influence most divine 
 
 On thine own child, Proserpine. 
 
 When PROSERPINE ends her song, she begins once more 
 to move about and gather flowers. Finally, seeing at a 
 little distance a beautiful narcissus, she runs toward it and, 
 stooping, plucks it from its stem. As she does so the sound 
 of galloping horses is heard. Apprehension s&zes her. 
 
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THE MASQUE OF PROSERPINE 
 
 She looks about in alarm. Seeing that her companions have 
 departed, she is overcome by fear and starts to run. A red 
 chariot nou* appears driven by a charioteer of sinister mien 
 and drawn by black horses at full speed. In the chariot 
 stands PLUTO. He wears a black tunic and over this a 
 scarlet mantle. On his head is a golden crowii. Upon the 
 appearance of PLUTO, the Seeds scamper away in confusion 
 and disappear as if swallowed up by the earth. The chariot 
 of the god overtakes PROSERPINE just as her strength fails 
 her and she\ falls to the ground, dropping as she does so 
 her g oil den girdle. The charioteer draws rein, PLUTO steps 
 from the car, picks PROSERPINE up in his arms, mounts 
 the chariot with her, the charioteer lashes his steeds, and the 
 chariot dashes away and disappears. 
 
 MERCURY 
 
 Ho, ho! Poor Prossy's pinched by Pluto! 
 My word! but isn't he the brute-o! 
 Won't Ceres tear her hair! I say! 
 This is a lively month of May! 
 She sh! there she comes, mad through 
 
 and through, 
 Now let us see what she will do. 
 
 As MERCURY speaks CERES is seen to enter. She 
 wears a dark blue mantle over a corn-colored robe with a 
 border design in green. She comes forward rapidly dis- 
 playing agitation. Pausing finally she wrings her hands 
 in despair. 
 
 CERES 
 
 O Proserpine!. ...What meant that anguished cry 
 That, borne upon the wings of Auster, pierced 
 My mother heart, and brought me swiftly here? 
 What meant that hurtling chariot which, like 
 An eagle holding in its dreadful claws 
 A dove, flew straight toward Tartarus? Great Jove, 
 With lightnings hurled from high Olympus, stay 
 The course of him who stole my child away! 
 
 Here her girdle lies. O Proserpine, 
 
 My little one, come back into these aching arms! 
 
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A PAGEANT OF MAY 
 
 Too late. Cimmerian darkness folds her now, 
 
 As woe enfolds my heart But know, O Pluto, 
 
 Ceres, in her godly wrath, can be 
 As terrible as thou! Heed, then! Until 
 The blackened gates of Dis shall be unbarred, 
 And Proserpine, with flowers springing neath 
 Her dancing feet, shall bring abundance to 
 The world once more, this dreadful curse upon 
 The earth I lay. List, then, O gods, to Ceres! 
 
 (Note. For 5 the curse of Ceres a poetry competion, open to 
 all the residents of Walla Walla Valley, was instituted. The 
 judges, Mr. W. M, Kern, City Superintendent of Schools; Professor 
 Ralph Boas of the English Department, Whitman College; Miss 
 Elizabeth Burroughs of the English Department, Walla Walla 
 High School; and the master of the pageant, by a unanimous 
 vote selected the following lines by Miss S. Elizabeth Sloanaker.) 
 
 thankless Earth, recipient of my care! 
 Ungrateful soil, thus to requite my love! 
 You, whom I have so generously endowed 
 With great fertility, with herbage clothed, 
 No more shall you my favors sweet receive. 
 Yea, since you have permitted Pluto thus 
 To, carry to his darksome underworld 
 The fairest flower of all, Proserpina, 
 
 1 curse you with sterility, with drought, 
 With famine, with foul pestilence and death ! 
 Turn sear and brown, ye grains and grasses all! 
 Wither, ye olive orchards and ye vines! 
 
 Fade, all ye flowers, and where once you grew, 
 Let brambles rank and thistles now abound! 
 And, when again this soil man shall upturn, 
 His plow shall break when through the furrow forced, 
 The birds shall steal his seed, the sun burn dry 
 The few poor struggling blades, and later still 
 Shall come the devastating, greedy flood. 
 So shall you feel my vengeance and repent. 
 
 As she ceases speaking CERES covers her head with her 
 great blue mantle and sinking to the ground weeps silently. 
 Now in the distance the glorious train of the gods is seen 
 approaching. At the head, in a golden chariot drawn by 
 white horses, are JUPITER and JUNO. JUPITER, robed in 
 white and gold and purple, carries in one hand a thunder- 
 bolt. A wreath of olive surrounds his golden crown. 
 
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THE MASQUE OF PROSERPINE 
 
 JUNO is clad in yellow, with a peacock-colored mantle held 
 with a golden clasp on the shoulder and drawn across her 
 figure. She wears a golden fillet in her hair. After the 
 chariot of JUPITER come the other gods. MINERVA, bronze- 
 hehneted, blue mantled, the aegis on her breast, a spear in 
 her hand. APOLLO, crowned with gleaming rays; a golden 
 chlamys] falls from his shoulders; he carries in his hand a 
 golden bow. DIANA walks free-limbed in dark green. 
 She too carries a bow. A crescent moon shines on her 
 brow. MARS, in breastplate and helmet, wears a cloak 
 and carries a great spear. NEPTUNE'S mantle is of the 
 color of the sea. He wears a silver crown and carries 
 a trident. VULCAN, who wears a browm. tunic and a con- 
 ical cap of the fame color, bears on his shoulder a heavy 
 hammer. VENUS is clad in robes of pale rose-color. In 
 her hair are roses and myrtle. CUPID runs by her fide 
 with hi* golden bow and quiver filled with golden darts. 
 After these come the lesser gods and goddesses and also the 
 companions of PROSERPINE. The procession approaches un- 
 til it reaches the dais. JUPITER and JUNO descend from 
 their chariot ana\ the latter takes her place on one of the 
 thrones. JUPITER remains standing by her side. The 
 other gods and goddesses and the companions of PROSER- 
 PINE take positions on either side of the dais. 
 
 JUPITER 
 
 At my command a council of the gods 
 Within this Vale of Enna has been called. 
 Our sister, Ceres, of her child bereft 
 By crafty Pluto, has, in wrath and grief, 
 Ordained this day that, until Proserpine 
 Is to her arms returned, in all the world 
 No seed shall spring, no leaf or flower unfold. 
 See, yonder where she sits in grief bowed low. 
 Come hither, sister, yield you not to tears. 
 Will you not trust my power and my love? 
 
 CERES rises slowly and, approaching the dais, stands 
 proudly before the assembled gods. 
 
 JUPITER 
 
 Despair not, Ceres. Pluto knows full well 
 That Jove is mightier than he. To his 
 
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A PAGEANT OF MAY 
 
 Dark realm will I despatch without delay 
 Fleet Mercury, who this command shall bear: 
 Proserpina must be returned or I, 
 With fiery bolt shall cleave the crust of earth, 
 Dry up the floods of Styx and Acheron, 
 And spread unto Ap/folo's gleaming rays 
 The barren meads of Erebus. What ho! 
 Ho, Mercury! Be swift when Jove commands! 
 
 MERCURY 
 
 The boss is in an awful temper 
 'T is ever thus. Yes, sic est semper. 
 I must be off. Good-bye, dear mater. 
 Excuse me, miss, I'll see you later. 
 
 (He runs to the dais.) 
 
 JUPITER 
 
 This mandate bear to Pluto. Say 
 It is my will that Proserpine returns. 
 
 MERCURY darts off in the direction taken by PLUTO 
 and disappears. The companions of PROSERPINE follow 
 and, forming in a group near the place where he vanished, 
 sing the following Hymn of Joy : 
 
 With tender buds and grasses green, * 
 And hills and vales in splendor seen, 
 The grateful signs of Springtime come, 
 And Proserpine with all her train 
 Returneth to the world again, 
 Exultant, exultant to her home. 
 
 Welcome, welcome, husbandman's deliverer! 
 Welcome, welcome, crowner of his industry ! 
 Unto you let all now render praise, 
 Praise for gracious ministry! 
 
 With tender buds, etc. 
 
 Hail! Hail! Hail! Hail! Proserpine! 
 
 Hail! Hail! Proserpine! 
 
 Hail! Hail! Hail! Proserpine! Hail! Hail! 
 
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THE MASQUE OF PROSERPINE 
 
 As the hymn ends the ranks of the companions of 
 PROSERPINE divide, and MERCURY runs in followed by the 
 chariot of PLUTO in which are PLUTO and PROSERPINE. 
 As the chariot proceeds towurd the dais, the companions of 
 PROSERPINE dance after it throwing flowers at its occupants. 
 When the car reaches the dais PROSERPINE descend?, runs 
 to CERES and embraces her. 
 
 (Proserpine sings again the Shelley song, her compan- 
 ions repeating each of the tw^o stanzas in chorus.) 
 
 When the song ends PLUTO who has remained in his 
 chariot raised his hand and speaks. 
 
 PLUTO 
 
 Now hear me, gods! The wish of mighty Jove 
 
 I have obeyed. But I, too, am a god, 
 
 And godly powers are mine. Know then that, ere 
 
 Proserpina, my queen, came forth from those 
 
 Black halls of gloom where Death and I abide, 
 
 Four seeds of pomgranate she was lured 
 
 To eat. For each of these, one month four months 
 
 In all must she, each year, my consort be, 
 
 And reign among the shades of Tartarus. 
 
 JUPITER 
 
 Ceres, you have heard. Proserpine 
 
 Is to your arms returned. But Pluto's queen 
 
 Is she Nay 't is my will. Mark you ! Each year, 
 
 When earth's great golden robe of grain 
 
 Is shed, as one, preparing him for rest, 
 
 Lays by a garment, then shall Proserpine 
 
 Descend and take her place upon a throne 
 
 By Pluto's side. But when the myriad seeds 
 
 Begin to waken from their winter's sleep, 
 
 And stir with Springtime's promise, then shall she 
 
 Forth issue from the gloomy vales of Dis 
 
 To bless you with her love. Therefore I do 
 
 Command you now remove the curse, and cause 
 
 The earth to smile with verdure once again! 
 
 All now gather round the dais, leaving CERES stand- 
 ing alone near the rim of the lake. Extending her arms 
 she invoked the growing things of earth to return. 
 
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A PAGEANT OF MAY 
 
 CERES 
 
 Buds and grasses, flower and vine, 
 
 Violet, daisy, columbine, 
 
 Greet your mistress, Proserpine! 
 
 Wheat and barley, oats and corn, 
 Clothe again a world forlorn! 
 Be ye in this hour reborn! 
 
 Apple, cherry, peach and plum, 
 Hear the honey-bees that hum. 
 Ceres calls you. Come, oh come! 
 
 (VxfcjO & *>*-^+\^ 
 
 Come, for joy must reign today! 
 Come, for all the world is gay! 
 Come, for this "glorious May ! 
 
 
 As CERES begins speaking green leaf-buds are seen 
 slowdy to emerge from the ground. Then, as she con- 
 tinues, tiny leaf-clad figured, appear as if issuing from the 
 earth and, running forward, dance merrily on the green. 
 As the dance progresses, the leafy garments fall away, re- 
 vealing the dancers as flowers, fruits, and grain. 
 
 THE DANCE OF THE FRUITS AND FLOWERS 
 
 At the end of the dance JUPITER and JUNO descend 
 from the dais and enter their chariot. Led by CERES and 
 PROSERPINE and PROSERPINE'S companions, the gods of 
 Olympus proceed around the Green in a many-colored 
 pageant, passing in their progress the place where the 
 QUEEN OF THE MAY sits by MAIA'S side, gazing with 
 wondering eyes at the spectacle. When the procession has 
 almost passed, MERCURY runs forward and, stealing up 
 behind the QUEEN OF THE MAY, waves his caduceus over 
 her. She, thereupon, falls asleep. The last of the divini- 
 ties to pass is VENUS, leading CUPID by the hand. As 
 they approach the place where the QUEEN) OF THE MAY 
 lies asleep, CUPID pulls his hand aavay from his mother s, 
 runs forward and, dropping on one knee, lets fly a golden 
 arrow at the sleeping girl. He then scampers off, laughing, 
 after VENUS. 
 
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THE MASQUE OF PROSERPINE 
 
 MERCURY 
 
 Ho, ho! Good shot! She's done for now. 
 I wonder who'll make her his frau? 
 Come, mother, let's go where it's cosier, 
 I'm dying for some fried ambrosia. 
 
 (Addressing the spectators) 
 
 Good people, old as well as young, 
 Our story's told, our song is sung. 
 For your endurance take our thanks, 
 And come again to see our pranks. 
 This maiden here, by Cupid shot, 
 Is much in love, but knows it not. 
 When she wakes up you'll see what haps, 
 And who's the luckiest of chaps. 
 And now, with thanks too great to tell, 
 Remember Mercury. Farewell! 
 
 MERCURY runs swiftly after the retreating gods whom 
 MAIA has already joined. The procession passes over the 
 causeway and finally disappears in the distance, leaving 
 the Green empty except for the QUEEN OF THE MAY who 
 remains asleep beside the grassy mound. 
 
 END OF PART I. 
 
 INTERLUDE 
 
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PART II 
 
 THE REVELS OF MAY 
 
 Sounds of shouts and laughter are heard and on the 
 farther side of the lake a company of young village folk 
 in gala attire is seen approaching. They carry greens and 
 flowers. When they reach the Green some of them form a 
 circle and dance around a youth more richly dressed than the 
 others. All except the youth who is the LORD OF THE 
 MAY then go to the dais and begin to deck it with greens 
 and flowers. The LORD OF THE MAY now comes forward 
 and, seeing the sleeping maiden, runs toward her and shakes 
 her sharply but not roughly. The QUEEN OF THE MAY 
 tcvtkes. 
 
 LORD OF THE MAY 
 
 So here you are. We've hunted everywhere and could 
 not find you. We thought that you'd been stolen. 
 
 QUEEN OF THE MAY 
 
 What, stolen? I? Qh, no, 'twas Proserpine was 
 stolen. But Jupiter made Pluto bring her back, and Ceres 
 made the flowers dance for joy. (Looking at flower she 
 holds in her hand) But were's Maia? And where is Mer- 
 cury? 
 
 LORD OF THE MAY 
 
 Maia? Mercury? You must have lost your wits! 
 QUEEN OF THE MAY 
 
 Why why they were right here just now. Maia 
 gave me this flower. She said it came from the Elysian 
 Fields. 
 
 LORD OF THE MAY 
 
 It's like no flower I know. May I not have it for my 
 hat? 
 
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A PAGEANT OF MAY 
 
 QUEEN OF THE MAY 
 
 No, no. Who takes this flower so she who gave it 
 said shall be my husband. 
 
 LORD OF THE MAY 
 
 Then give it me inverideed. Not for my hat, but for 
 my heart. 
 
 QUEEN OF THE MAY 
 
 You are too bold, sir. Come. See, all the boys and 
 girls have gone to greet the mayor. We must be ready. 
 Come. 
 
 The young people, having finished decorating the dais, 
 run to the farther side of the Green, beyond the lake. The 
 QUEEN and the LORD OF THE MAY take their positions 
 in front of the dais. 
 
 Now in the midst of the villagers 1 , on the far side of 
 the Green, the HERALD, in red and yellow and wearing a 
 fwbbard, appears and blows a blast on his trumpet. From 
 the same place the MAYOR and his escort enter. Led by the 
 HERALD and followed by the villagers, singing a May-song 
 without accompaniment, the MAYOR and his escort proceed 
 to the dais. The QUEEN and the LORD OF THE MAY 
 take their places on the throne and the MAYOR addresses 
 the assemblage. 
 
 (Address by the MAYOR). 
 
 The MAYOR concludes his address by conferring their 
 titles upon the QUEEN and the LORD OF THE MAY, and 
 crowns the queen with a wreath of flowers. 
 
 QUEEN OF THE MAY 
 
 My people, I, Queen of May, command you to lay 
 aside all care, and whosoever hath envy or malice in his 
 heart, I bid him straightway cast it out that in his heart 
 good will and fellowship may find a place. It is my 
 royal will that on this day you should be happy, for this 
 is May, the happiest month in all the year. Be gay, there- 
 fore, but bear in mind that gaiety is oft times thoughtless. 
 Unlike true joy it springs not from the inner spirit. It 
 is true joy, then, I wish you all to know true joy and 
 perfect happiness. 
 
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THE REVELS OF MAY 
 
 LORD OF THE MAY 
 
 You have heard your gracious queen. She has put 
 upon you her command to be joyful. See to it that you 
 obey her. Be gay and rejoice! rejoice that May is here, 
 bringing with her, in springing grass and blossoming bough, 
 the promise of abundance! Rejoice and make merry, ye 
 tillers of the soil, for Nature has given her pledge to re- 
 ward your labor! Rejoice, ye people of the town, for 
 as the husbandman shall prosper so shall ye! Rejoice, then, 
 one and all, and give your service to the commonweal that 
 ye may dwell in peace and plenty. Now let the sports 
 begin. Sir Herald, a blast upon your trumpet to call who 
 will to join us. But, first, a spng, and for our queen a 
 cheer. 
 
 All cheer, led by the LORD OF THE MAY, after which 
 the villagers sing, "Give to Our Ladye, Our Ladye so Fair" 
 The song ended, the LORD OF THE MAY rises. 
 
 LORD OF THE MAY 
 And now a dance! Let's have a dance! 
 
 The villagers run to the center of the Green and dance 
 an old-fashioned quadrille. One among them an old man 
 calls the changes. When the dance is ended the dancers 
 withdraw and dispose themselves around the Green. At a 
 sign from the QUEEN OF THE MAY the HJERALD sounds a 
 blast on his trumpet. It is answered by a horn call in the 
 distance. 
 
 HERALD 
 
 Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear ye! The hunter's horn rings 
 in the wood. Comes now, brave Robin Hood and all 
 his merrie men. Give way for Robin Hood! 
 
 A march is piayed and a company of men in green ap- 
 pears on the farther side of the lake. They carry bows 
 and have quivers at their shoulders. Some of them carry 
 bright-colored targets. Leading them are ROBIN HOOD, 
 LITTLE JOHN, WILL SCARLET, MAID MARIAN, ALLEN-A- 
 DALE, and FRIAR TUCK. LITTLE JOHN has a dog at leash 
 and FRIAR TUCK carries a small pig under his arm. When 
 the company reaches the Green ROBIN HOOD and his prin- 
 cipal companions bow before the QUEEN OF THE MAY who 
 
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A PAGEANT OF MAY 
 
 greets them standing. The archers salute by raising their 
 bows above their heads. ROBIN HOOD steps forward and 
 sings, with a chorus of archers, "The Ballad of Robin 
 Hood" He makes a sign and the men carrying targets run 
 across the Green and place them in position. They return 
 to their places and a contest in archery takes place. ROBIN 
 HOOD takes a bow from one of his men and, mounting the 
 dais, proffers it to the LORD OF THE MAY. Together they 
 descend to the Green and shoot against one another. The 
 LORD OE THE MAY misses the target and his discomfiture 
 is greeted with laughter. ROBIN HOOD runs to the throne 
 of the QUEEN OF THE MAY and, kneeling before her, is 
 crowned the victor. At this point FRIAR TUCK'S pig gets 
 away from him and he pursues it around the Green, lifting 
 his monk's robe to his knees in order that he may run the 
 faster. 
 
 A group of milkmaids, carrying pails, now enters. 
 Running to the center of the Green they begin to dance a 
 round dance. They are interrupted, however, by FRIAR 
 TUCK who forces his way through the circle and begins to 
 dance an improvised jig. The milkmaids regard him with 
 amusement, laughing gayly and keeping time with his danc- 
 ing by clapping their hands. The QUEEN and the LORD 
 OF THE MAY draw* near the group and ROBIN HOOD and 
 some of his companions do likewise. FRIAR TUCK, com- 
 placently absorbed in his occupation, finally waddles for- 
 ward out of the circle. ROBIN HOOD takes the QUEEN OF 
 THE MAY for his partner, the LORD OF THE MAY takes 
 MAID MARIAN, the other members of ROBIN HOOD'S band 
 each take a milkmaid and all join in dancing the Roger dp 
 Coverly. FRIAR TUCK now runs up and takes the partner 
 of one of the archers, aiming a vigorous kick at the man in 
 green as he drives him off. During the dance FRIAR TUCK 
 insists upon trying to kiss his partner despite her remon- 
 strances. She finally escapes, but he pursues her, running 
 in and out among the other dancers. At the end of the 
 dance, the QUEEN and the LORD OF THE MAY return to 
 their thrones. The milkmaids and ROBIN HOOD and his 
 men sit dowm or lie on the grass at one side of the Green. 
 At a sign from the QUEEN OF THE MAY the HERALD steps 
 forward and sounds d blast on his trumpet. 
 
 HERALD 
 
 Hear ye! Hear ye! Hear ye! Come now the men 
 
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THE REVELS OF MAY 
 
 of sinew, skilled in feats of strength. Attention for the 
 sports ! 
 
 Several groups of athletes enter and contend in wrest- 
 ling, tug-of-W'ar and other athletic exercises. 
 
 At a sign from the QUEEN OF THE MAY the HERALD 
 steps forward and blows a blast on his trumpet. 
 
 HERALD 
 
 Hear ye! Hear )'e! Hear ye! Come now the May- 
 poles! Make ye way! Make ye way! the May-poles 
 come! 
 
 A march is played and a group of men dressed as vil- 
 lagers appears on the farther side of the lake. With them 
 is a horse decked with greens and flowers and drawing a 
 long pole. The bright-colored decorations for the top of 
 the pole are seen on the horse's shoulders and attached to 
 these are long streamers of many colors which are held 
 like reins by one of the men who walks behind. A second 
 group of the same character with another pole follows the 
 first. When they reach the Green the two groups taks 
 Positions at the right and left, and prepare to erect the 
 poles. When all is in readiness, the HERALD blows a blast 
 on his trumpet, and each group vies with the other in get- 
 ting its pole in position in the shorter time. When the poles 
 are in place, the HERALD blows another blast, the QUEEN 
 OF THE MAY stands up and wnth a gesture summons the 
 victors. They approach the throne and on the neck of 
 each the QUEEN OF THE MAY places a garland. Two men 
 one from each group take off their jackets, the decora- 
 tions for the tops of the poles are fastened to their belts, 
 and, with their backs to one another, they prepare to climb 
 the poles. They begin when the HERALD sounds his trum- 
 pet. When they reach the tops of the poles they put the 
 decorations in place Each vies with the other in accomp- 
 lishing this and) reaching the ground again in the shorter 
 time. The victor is summoned to the throne and receives 
 a crown from the QUEEN OF THE MAY. Two dances are 
 now] formed around the May-pales, and all the people on 
 the Green, except the MAYOR and his escort, join in a 
 general dance, which becomes livlier and livlier as it pro- 
 gresses*. Finally the QUEEN and the LORD OF THE MAY 
 are seen to emerge from the rest, dancing together. 
 
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A PAGEANT OF MAY 
 
 THE DANCE OF THE LOVERS 
 
 They dance forward, and, in pantomine, the LORD OF 
 THE MAY makes love to the QUEEN. She hold Maia's 
 flower tantalizingly toward him and he tries to take it from 
 her. She dances away from him and he pursues her. He 
 falls on one knee and holds out his arms toward her. This 
 continues until, again falling on one knee he siezes her 
 hand. She turns] away from him for a moment and then 
 impulsively holds the flower toward him. The LORD OF 
 THE MAY siezes it and, springing to his feet, turns toward 
 the dancers with his hands held high above his head. The 
 music ceases. All stop dancing and turn in his direction. 
 
 LORD OF THE MAY 
 
 Good friends!.... Good friends, give heed! With this 
 sweet flower of May your queen has given me another, 
 sweeter still the flower of her heart. Come with us, one 
 and all, the banns must published be. 
 
 QUEEN OF THE MAY 
 
 Maia, goddess of the May 
 Gave me my happiness today. 
 Believe in her and she will do, 
 Fm very sure, as much for you. 
 
 The LORD OF THE MAY puts his arm around her 
 waist, kisses her, and, together, they dance away followed 
 by alt the rest. In this wise they circle the Green and 
 jonied by all the gods and goddesses and the Seeds and 
 Flowers who appeared to the QUEEN OF THE MAY in her 
 vision. The whole company finally crosses the causeway 
 and stream off in a richly colored pageant. 
 
 THE END. 
 
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