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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1930

Page

2

Bristol History Pageant Delights Audience at Bliven Field

A large Bristol audience enjoyed a detailed colonial era pageant recounting the town's 250th anniversary. Descendants of notable colonial figures portrayed leaders from King Philip to Washington, with live animals, extensive tableaux, interludes, and a full cast of locals in period costumes.

Bliven Field Suzanne FT Perry Beastol The Tower Tabreaux Red Cross Casino Rusteras Schopl Bristol Artilers Band Theresa Donovan John Gorham Frank Mr. Dimond Philip Massasoit Alexander Mount Hope Sachem Ousa Mekin Benjamin Church Hezekiah Church Earl McKenzie John Aldemann Father Neptune Plymouth General Court Benjamin Woodbridge Minster H Asher Munro Nathaniel Byfield Fisha Hibbert Stephen Burton James Holmes Frank M Dimond John Walley Edward P Church Jr Nathaniel Olver John R Magee Benjamin Bosworth Robert McCaughes Uzelle Wardwell Samuel C Wardwell Nathaniel Hayman Governor Bradford William Bradford William Ingraham Charles Luscomb John Howland Earl Matheson Evelyn ( Carter Martha Graham Whilliam Bradford Roswell Bosworth Samuel Wardwell William Gladding Herbert Bo Burnham Bessie Cheetham Harry Munro Hobson John H Wall Farr Matheson Cora Modi Ann Leahy Nancy Bosworth Thomas Kitzpatrick John W Church Neptune Simeon Potter Potter Abigail Mark Anthony DeWolf Woilliam W Perry Mark Anthony DeWolfe Wrhe Philip DeWolfe Wall Edward P Church, Jr Alfred Mae Merriman Mary Perry Benjamin M MacDougall Clarence Nelson Gertrude Drury Evelyn Bache Howard Wo Church Helen Potter Hambrick Clinton P Sherman George Hayes Elmer Manley Jr Bruce Mathewson Henry Sanford Robert Levy Hermann Wabur Wayne Smith Nathaniel Gladding Frank Victoria Alfred Panna Fuiery Guilmette Vincent Nappi United States Lafayette Reynolds Gaen Lafayette Charles B Rockwell Oswald LeClair Harry DeWolf Allen Joseph Reynolds William Ashton Washington Alexander Geisler, Jr Richard E. Byrd North Pole Bradford House Bradford Laurine Bradford General General Burnside William Ashton Jr Merton A. Cheesman Philip DeWolf John H. Tucker, Jr Mabel Gardner Ruth Graham Sophia Young Dorothy M. Frost Russell Aiken Charles Nystrom Virginia J. Ellery Ingraham Olive Young Peckham Regina Farley Francis Bragg Allen Wendell Raphelina DeRosa Ralph Dodge Mary Golden Sybil Anderson Herbert B. Burnham, Jr Eric Marsden Edward LeClerc Sydney Dunbar Ralph E. Dodge Matthew Capone Archibald Dunbar Virginia Leahy Arthur W. Barrett John G Stewart William L. Collins Soldiers’ Home Edward A Redding Eugene Beauregard Sebastian Quiniit William E. Flanagan Samuel J. Smith

Masque of the Nations Opening Night Pageant Details

The passage highlights Episode XIII The Masque of the Nations a national spectacle symbolizing America as a melting pot with diverse groups performing correct dress from many nations. It lists performers from English Irish Japanese Chinese Dutch Italian French Portuguese and many others, the Queen of the Pageant, the processional, and the pageant committees and staff led by William L. Manchester with multiple subcommittees for talent police construction printing lighting ushers and more.

Father Neptune America Rita Callan Esther Perkins Helen McCallum Loretta Tisnn Peggy Sisson Marjorie McHugh Virginia McLaughlin Ruth V McGuigan Macy Sisson Erelyn Weaver Christina Byrnes Helen Dennie Bertha Favaro Gertrude Evers Elsie Cheshire Mary Conley Louise Bush Edith Kershaw Lillie Kershaw Barbara Higbee Irene Doran Ethel Connery Ruth Kerr Elsie Weaver Azella de Rocha Kathleen Higgins Ethel Kerr Olive Mack Eunice Marshall Rosemarie Foster Rose Perna Virginia Brightman Delphina Travers Mary Shannon Lorraine Belle Mildred Valley Margaret Travers Dorothy Morris Madeline Camera Emily Martinelli Filomena Tamburro Phoebe Machena Rhoda Levy Angelina Arico Angelina del Piano Margaret Marine Mary Codola Filomena Leone Concetta Orefice Florence Vento Mildred Travers Mildred Dion Mary Fanara Lillian Fanara Raphelina Codola Theresa Marino Mary Rucci Theresa Cavallaro Annie Camera Theresa Turillo Sadie Nastri Adelaide Fiore Antoiette Poli Jackies Josephine Romano Mary Romano Lena Turill Father August Ida Leone Frances Lewis Capitalina Ferreira Marguerite Bottomley Margaret Morris Mary Terxeira Virginia Parelli Emma Bonvincia Josephine Carmone Wanda Newbold Theresa Massa Lucy Nappi Mary Silvia Zina Savino Christina Young Mary Lawrence Lucy Cassano Barbara Daigneault Emily Quintal Katherne Arouca Mary Almeida Frances Vargas Lucy Gaglio George R Fish Edwin S. Godfrey R F. Haffenreffer, Jr Elisha Hibbert Joseph E McGrath Suzanne E. T. Perry Pasquale Pagnano Frank A. Rounds Maurice C. Smith, Jr Emma B. Stanton Suzanne E . Perry Benjamin M MacDougall Laurine Bradford Florence T. Nelson Herbert George R. Fish William A. F . Erasmo Mancini Julia C. Drury Halsey DeWolf George Millard Cora Hill Evelyn Bache Louise H. DeWolf James Meiggs Agnes Herreshoff Herbert Newman Red Cross Wilhelmina Cashin Alice Cough

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