^ne-' u / ouvcRir OF THe b^ford rti^toricdP 1907 O, caff 6ac6 ^ceferbap, Bib txmt return. Shakespeare. COFVRKlllT. THE MAS 11, R c)l nil. rAGI.ANr, Mr. Frank Lascelles, the organiser and producer of the Pageant, is himself an Oxford man. As a leading member of the Oxford University Dramatic Society he made a great success as Romeo when an undergraduate. He went on the stage on leaving Oxford some six years ago, and has played many leading romantic parts on tour and in London. During Mr. Tree's absence he made a tremendous hit as ;Vero at His Majesty's Theatre, and since then has spent every hour of the day in the arrangement of the Pageant. Souvenir of The Oxford Historical Pageant /// aid of the T^uidiffc Infirmary^ Oxford Eye Hospital^ &c. 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M, Turner, Esq., 4, The Turl Oxfoul Claude Moore, Esq., B.A., Bairdown, Woodstock Road, Oxford A Tyler, Esq Leopold Stree , Oxford W ]. Morris, Esq., MA., Farthinghoe, Brackley Councilor C. \incent, 3 Polstead Road. Oxford H S Puttick, Esq., 223. Cowley Road, Oxf<,rd W <; W.ckham, Es,,., University College Foreword 'Bjy the blaster of the 'Pageant I have been asl^ed lo write a few words by way of Preface to the 'Photographic Scenes of the Pageant and the "Portraits of those talking pari in the Scenes. In years to come they will be hunted up and gazed upon with interest, even as nore we look on the portraits of those who have gone before us. The following 'Pictures sheje us vivid scenes of a production which has tal^en many months in the making, they give us portraits of palriolic sons and daughters of Oxford, of the Ci7u and of the University. But they cannot give us the life, the colour and the music, the clang of the bells, the flash of the sword, the movement of the dance, the green of the trees, and the singing of the birds — these can only be remembered and recalled by those who have had the privilege of being present on the banlfs of the Cherwell lohile this story of a thousand years has been unfolded. S^owhere could more difficulty be found in dealing with local hislorv than in Oxford. But the 'Pageant of 1907, if it has done nothing else but lend to a belter and more friendly understanding between what once were rival factions, has not been in vain. Those of the University and of the City have joined hands in the production, and play side by side for a few brief summer hours in an effort to show as realistically as circumstances will permit some of the picturesque scenes of their common history. With certain notable exceptions the great life and history of Oxford has been enacted in men's minds and brains, and these things do not lend themselves lo dramatic treatment, so that we have been able the more easily lo ^eep within the legitimate bounds of a "Pageant, and give a series of pictures, rather than a series of stage plays. ror any help I have been able to give I have been repaid again and again by many wcehs of happy work, which have been an honour and a delight. FliANK L.ASCELLES. O.U.D.S.. June, 1907. The Scenes of the Pageant. The Legend of St. Fridesvvide. Circa A.D. 727. The Beginnings of the City. TH1-: Pageant opens with the romantic Legend of St. !■ rideswide, pictured as nearly as possible in accordance with the traditions handed down from the dimly lighted past. A wattled hut stands by the river bank, and a flock ot sheep is seen driven across to the pens in the further field. Fishermen on the river bank are busily mending their nets, while the song of birds is heard m the trees and everything tells of the primitive peace of life in the country side. Suddenly one of the shepherds catches sight of a boat coming (luickly round a bend of the river, and calls the attention of his companions to it. All watch it in keen excitement, perceiving by the hurried stroke of the oars that the occupants are pursued. The fact that they are women increases the interest, and the fishermen run to pull the boat ashore as it makes for the bank. It carries Frideswide, daughter of Didan, King of the Mercians, an overlord of the district, who, with a company of maidens, is flying from the pursuit of a neighbouring prince, whose addresses she has rejected. 'l"he lady, overcome with fatigue, is given shelter by the kindly peasants, while her old retainer relates to them the cause of her flight. Soon one of Frideswide's rowers announces the approach of two galleys, manned with armed warriors, and Algar, ICarl of Leicester, who, haxinf,' been refused the hand of Frideswide, has made up his mind to carry iicr away by force, lands in pursuit. The fishermen do their best to repulse him, but in \ain, and the enraged Algar forces his way into the hut. I'rideswide, at her wits' end and in utter despair, falls on her knees and implores the protection of Heaven. Her appeal receives instant answer, a Hash of lightning falls from the heavens and .\lgar is struck blind. 'i"he reckless soldier overwhelmed by this terrible judgment, in his turn falls on his knees in humble penitence, and pleads with the lady that she who has brought the blow upon him will aid in its remmal. hVideswide forgives at once and joins her prayer to his in asking Heaven's forgive- ness. His sight having been restored, he lays his sword, his crown, and his jewels on his shield, which the armour bearer carries beside him, and makes a solemn vow to build upon the spot a convent for the safe housing of the princess. Frideswide foretells the future glory of Oxford, and prophesies of its greatness And l>y these streams Old men see visions .And young men dream dreams. ' '■''*" Then, carried in a wagon drawn by a train of o-\en, accompanied by nuns who already had a house in the neighbourhood, she departs on her way in peace. Algar and his warriors take to their boats again, and he looks back with mingled feelings of awe and reverence and love at the departing princess. St. Frideswide was buried within the walls of the convent, round which the hamlet grew that formed the beginnings of the City of Oxford. To this day her tomb and the watching shrine inside it may be seen a few yards away in the cathedral, built on the convent's old foundation. The Coronation of Harold Harefoot. A.D. 1036. Harold Harefoot was the only King to be crowned at Oxford. We hear the sound of an ancient chant, sung as it was more than a thousand years ago, and soon the choir is followed by a procession of acolytes, carrying flaming candles and swinging fragrant censers of incense. Tlien follow the Bishops in their copes with croziers in their hands, and last the aged Archbishop of Canterbury, an imposing figure, whose hand is raised in blessing as he passes through the courtiers. All the ecclesiastics are clad in the simple vestments and surrounded by the ceremonial of the early Church. And last of all Harold himself appears, carried high on a shield above the shoulders of his most trusted thanes. A roar of acclamations rises from each side in turn, as Harold, descending, is led by the Archbishop and presented to his people. Before the altar he kneels and is solemnly anointed, and in\ested with the sword, the sceptre, and the virge. Then the venerable Archbishop takes in his trembling hand the crown, and places it on Harold's head, and lastly places on his shoulders the regal pallium of purple. When he is led back to the throne, the nobles come forward to pay him homage and finallv Harold passes away beneath an arch formed of their gleaming swords. Four years later Harold died in (Jxford, and was buried in W estminster Abbey, the first of our monarchs whose remains found sepulchre there. The Beginnings of the University. Circa A.D. iiio. To an Oxford now populous and flourishing comes Theobaldus Stampensis, a priest from Caen, with a band of poor scholars. Already on account of its religious foundations the citv has acquired a degree of reputation as a place of learning. Theobald and his pupils attracted great attention, and soon the novelty of his teaching impressed the younger generation so deeply that he became the centre of a new school of thought, and as other scholars followed, a teaching guild was formed, degrees were granted, and gradually there gathered in the centre of the city a learned body which became the nucleus of the University of to-day. So in the dawn of the 12th century we have the first Master of Arts in Oxford. Thk Akchbishcjp Henry II. gives a Charter to the City of Oxford. Circa A.D. i 160. The King and Fair Rosamund. Beneath the trees on the bank of the river near the weir at .Medley, fair Kosamund is seen, while on the other bank nuns are passing by in a long procession. Suddenly horsemen come in sight and the King and Becket ride up. Dismounting from his horse, Henry breaks out with a passionate appeal to dissuade her from her intention of retiring to the convent at Godstow, but the Queen approaches, borne in a iiorse litter with knights and ladies in attendance, the Mayor and Corporation of Oxford come in sight, and the King presents to them their charter of rights and privileges. By this time Rosamund has reached the further bank and has been received by the waitmg nuns, and Henry, when the Queen's procession has passed on, sees Rosamund disappear for ever from his life. She entered the convent and remained there until her death, when she was buried before the High .^Itar in the magnificent Cloistral Church of the nunnery. But when stern Hugh of Lincoln came and found the simple minded nuns praying by the tomb of their frail sister, he ordered its instant removal. The nuns obeyed the letter but not the spirit, for they removed the coffin and had it re-buried in their own private chapel, in the opposite corner of the nunnery precincts. The charter which the King gave the city was afterwards ratified by King |olm. and this charter is still preserved in the city archives. QUEEX Elea.\or Now enters the renowned Friar Bacon, one of Oxford's first and most famous students of science. Science being in those days much mixed up with mystery and occultism, the enterprising Franciscan quickly became a magician in the eyes of his fellows. Amongst his wonderful inventions was gunpowder, and he was the first to find out the laws of acoustics and to understand the rules of perspecti\e in drawing. Friar Bacon. Circa A.D. 1270. One of his most wonderful inven- tions however in the estimation of the public, was a likeness of a human head in brass, which he solemnly assured them would answer any question put to it. We see the ingenious Friar ex- hibiting the wonderful powers of his Brazen Head, and finally, to the amazement of the onlookers, he mounts a niedireval forerunner of a motor car which breaks down and is finally pushed off by the delighted townspeople. St. Scholastica's Day. A.D. 1354. This scene gives us a picture of what in less peaceful days was one of the frequent town and gown riots at Oxford. That of St. Scholastica's Day was the most serious which ever rent the peace of the community. It arose out of a tavern brawl on a religious festival, when there was a greatly increased going and coming in the streets. The actual beginning of it was a resented sneer at the quality of the wine served out in a tavern known as " Swyndlestock," situated near Carfax. The hasty scholar who made the remark, wounds the drawer or waiter who resented it, and this is too much for the townsmen on such an occasion. They join in the fray, the scholars rush to the help of their comrades, and as the blood rises on either side, the struggle becomes still more serious — until the townsmen, headed by a leader bearing a black flag, sweep the scholars from the field. The Chancellor of the University, attended by a body of armed men, after ordering tlif leading townsmen to appear before him, pronounces sentence upon them — not his own, but the penance ordered by the King; and in token of deepest penitence the humbled townsmen kneel before the Chancellor and meekly accept their punishment, which makes the city subject to the University for many hundreds of years. Masque of the Mediaeval Curriculum. A mas(]ue of the Arts and Faculties serves to give an allegorical ending to the Mtdi:tval Scenes. A student goes out in search of Good Learning and after holding converse with the Seven Liberal Arts and the Three Philosophies, feels somewhat equally attracted by Theology, Law and Medicine, but finally, with reluctance, chooses Theology. His companion, on the other hand, fascinated by the pleasure and joy of life, is over- whelmed with the Temptations which beset the path of Youth. Wolsey receives Henry VIII. at Oxford. A.D. 15 1 8. There now enters a stately procession of dignitaries and ecclesiastics, in the centre of which is Thomas Wolsey, Cardinal Archbishop of York, come out to do honour to his sovereign, Henry VHL, who, with his Queen, Catherine of Aragon and the Court are seen in 0.\ford hearing from the Cardinal the details of his scheme for suppressing some of the smaller monasteries and establishing with their endow- ments a foundation to be called after himself " Cardinal College." Preceded by archers, heralds and trumpeters, the King and Queen arrive from Abingdon on horseback, and enter preceded by a brilliant train of courtiers on foot. After the formal reception and a merry scene in which the Court is entertained with a fantastic conceit of the period, the two processions pass away northwards amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the populace. The Funeral ot Amy Robsart. A.D. ,556.' Most impressive in its mournfulness is the next scene. It strikes a very different note in the mind of the spectators. To the solemn chanting of the choir a long and stately process- ion, garbed in solemn black, comes to do honour to the mortal remains of a lady who but for the mystery of her early death might hardly have been known to historj' at all. It is the funeral procession of Amy Robsart, wife of Robert Lord Dudley, afterwards Earl of Leicester, on its way to St. ^Ir.ry's Church. As everybody knows, Dudley's neglected wife was found dead at the foot of a stone staircase at Cum- nor Place, on a day when all the servants of the household were away at Abingdon Fair. The mystery of her death has not yet been solved, but the fact that she lived in seclusion, while her husband disported himself at Court and had recently become the principal favourite of the Queen, led to many sinister conjectures. Dudley gave orders for his wife's obsequies to be carried out with the dignity due to the lady's rank, but he did not himself attend the funeral. The State Progress ot Qiiee A.D. !;6o. n EHzabeth. Hardly have the mournful sounds of Amy Robsart's funeral passed from hearing, when a fanfare from trumpets not yet in sight prepares the spectators for the approach of Queen Elizabeth on a state progress. Meeting his Royal Mistress and offering courtly welcome, is the Earl of Leicester, the Chan- cellor of the University. Before him walk the Esquire Bedels carrying their gold staves, and beside him walk the Doctors of the University in their scarlet robes. Eight bearers carry the Royal Lady, shoulder high, in a litter covered with Cloth of Gold, and round the litter surges a brilliant laughing crowii of courtiers. The Chancellor salutes the Queen on bendeii knee and kisses the hand held out to him. The civic authorities come forward, the mace is delivered up to Her Majest)' and she is presented with a handsome lo\-ing cup in finely \vr Uiiht silver, double gilt and filled with )ins. The brief ceremony i....^.,. u.e Royal procession p>asses on to the Cathedral through an avenue of kneeling scholars, who shout " \'ivat Regina" with the full force of their lungs, the gratified Elizabeth responding graciously in her turn with "Gratiasago, Gratias ago." As the procession passes out of sight the sounds are heard of the chanting of the Te Deum. 4^ Visit of James I. Piii-.;t „. Wa..,.a, So:. Oi J-^its 1. A.D. 1605. In anticipation of a \Tsit from the new king of the Stuart line with his Danish Queen, Oxford is in a state of keen excitement. Lord Bacon and Sir Thomas Bodley are talking together in the street, where, outside St. John's College, a temporary stage has been erected, in order to amuse the Royal party with the performance of the Witches Scene from Macbeth, the stage-management being in the hands of one Master William Shakespeare. The Royal party makes its apf)earance on horseback, escorted by a detachment of cavalry and suppwrted by a brilliant court. A halt is made to watch the progress of Master Shakespeare's play. Charles I. at Oxford. The Happy Days A.D. 1636 On a summer day ladies and courtiers are sitting and laughing by the river bank. Strains of music are heard in the distance, then there comes slowly into sight a state barge, with a keel of gold, having minstrels on its deck, bearing up the river King Charles I., Henrietta Maria, his Queen, and their children the Princes Charles and James, and Princess Mary. The barge is brought up to the shore, and they are received by Archbishop Laud, then President of St. John's College, and the other Heads of Houses and officials of the University. A pavane is danced before the royal visitors to the music of the band of niusicians half hidden beneath the shade of the trees, while the barge is rowed away until it is lost to view in the windings of the river. The Early Days of the Civil War. A.D. 1643. The King and his Court are already in residence at Oxford, and the King rides out to meet his Queen on her arrival from the North in her coach of state. She is met by her consort on horseback, and the joyful news of the Royalist victory on Roundway Down having just arrived, the scene, in spite of the peril of the times, is a cheerful one. The King dismounts and enters the coach ; the respective escorts, the heralds and trumpeters, the pikemen and musketeers, mingling into a united procession, and the cavalcade, with flags flying, and the beating of drums, make a triumphal progress into the City. The Surrender of Oxford. A.D. 1646. To the chant of a I'sahii, sung by the victorious Puritan soldiers, the Royal troops in battle array and in perfect order, are seen under the leadership of Sir Thomas Glenhani making their departure from Oxford. They have surrendered rather than allow the beautiful city to suffer further siege, but they go out with all the honours of war. and to the irrepressible grief of Oxford's loyal sons, whose scarcely concealed antipathy to the followers of Cromwell was never overcome. To the end the sympathies of Oxford were with the cavaliers. Tlie Expulsion of the Fellows of Magdalen by James II. HEXKun-TA AN,> Pk.nc: A.D. 1667. The King, who arrives with only a small escort of cavalry, is received with diplomatic courtesy by the City and Cniversity. White robed maidens scatter flowers before him and his soldiers, and the Waits of the City make their best efforts to do him honour. The Constables of the various parishes are present with their staves of office, and representatives of the various city Guilds, the Glovers, the Cordwainers, the Tailors and the Mercers, some on foot, some on horseback, each group preceded by ensigns bearing the arms of its Company. The crowd presses round, and the King is seen touching poor sufferers for the cure of the disease known as the King's e\il. The I*"ellows of Magdalen are summoned and bidden to send away the President they have chosen for themselves, the Protestant Dr. Hough, and accept in his place the Royal nominee, Mr. Farmer, a Roman Catholic. With due respect, but firmly, the Fellows stand by their constitutional rights, ami the King's command of expulsion is carried into effect. Scene in the Eighteenth Century, Circa A.D. 1785. The Pac'eant ends with a reaHstic sketch of St. Giles eighteenth century. It is a busy moving picture, and of the County gentry and the sedan chairs of the townspeople are there, together with stalls and shows. The river flows beside the broad open space on which the fair is held, and in the midst of the gaiety King George III. comes by water in the Royal Barge. The strains of Handel's Water Fair in the the coaches Music are heard as the barge approaches, and all eyes are turned towards the river. The King alights with his Queen and family, and with simple unostentation they pass through the crowds of their loyal subjects. When the Fair is again at its height, away in the distance is heard the chant of the early Frideswide Scene, and one after another assemble the figures of a thousand years. The Landing ot Algar 1 he Departui e of Frideswide The Departure ol ItideswicJc The Coronation of Harold Harefool The Coronation of Harold Harefoot Theobaldus Stampensis (The Beginnings of the University) Arrival ot Queen Eleanor The Mayor of Oxford receiving the Charter from Henry II. t-n.u li.iron ,irid Iru Brazen 1 Icud St. Scholasfica s Dav 1 own and Go St. Scliolastica's Day — Ecclesiastical Procession Masque of the Mediaeval Cuiriculum Masque of the Mediaeval Curncuium Masque of the Mediaeval Curriculum M.iMUK- ..I ll,r \i.->l,„N,„ C unui Henrv V'ill. and Cardinal Wolsey Henry VIII. at Oxford— The Allegory Henry Vlll. at Oxford— The Allegory ■ 1 ^^^H^'^_^|^^^^K 'j^l • - • mm ^^^^^^^^BJ^^^^^HBHV ^l^^l State Progress of Queen Elizabeth .Stale l''iogress ol Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth and Ladies of the Court Arrival ol James I. The Witches Scene from " Macbeth, " played before James I. The Happy Days of Charles 1. The Happy Days of Charles 1. 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