Pingry Christmas Pageant and Revels - December 18, 1937

CHRISTMAS P AGE ANT and R E V E L S T H E

P I N G R Y

SATURDAY,

G Y M N A S I U M

DECEMBER

18,

1937

"From England so many of the beacon rays of history have been sent down the ages to illuminate the efforts of all earnest seekers after truth and natural beauty, that to her the world owes a deep and lasting debt of gratitude. Out of the golden treasury of experience her men of genius have shown so unerring an instinct also for developing the vital elements of English life at its besty that in the complex and hvirried tempo of modern existence there lurks the danger of forgetting the sustained and yet exhilarating beat given to us by our forefathers, who found the fullness of living in the rhythm of simple pleasure.�

From Dedication to the Boar’s Head at Hoosac School

THE PROGRAM anil Cast of diameters

TheChristmas Story

P a rt O ne—

O rgan Prelude ..............................................................

Chorale Prelude on "Veni Emmanuel” "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” .................... solo by Pierce Cassedy

Introduction—Lighting the Yule Candle "As Joseph was a-walking” ............................ solo by Louis Peloubet Headmaster and Boy Mr. E. Laurence Springer and Alex Robinson

Episode I— The Adoration of the Shepherds Recitative ...................................................................... Butler Heilner "Hail to the Lord’s Anointed” ........................ sung by the Shepherds Robert Brenner Robert Marcalus John Eldridge Richard Staehle Donald Findlay Frank Williams James Hughes Eugene Wolfe

Episode II— The Coming of the Kings Recitative "Where is He born King of the Jews?” and "We Three Kings of Orient are” ........................................................ sung by the Kings "A Cradle Song of the Blessed Virgin” .. solo by William Lamborn Kings: Pages: Pierce Cassedy William Lamborn Wescott Cunningham George Pollard William Schmidt Harry Heitman Torchbearers: William Benedict Walter Gee RonaldMacMaster Albert Burke Thomas Killough Harold Thomson

Episode III— The Recessional "Adeste "N unc Dimitis”

F id e le s ”

P a r t T w o — The Revels

Organ Prelude ..........................................................................Mr.Shrewsbury The Prologue by the J e s te r................................. John Felmeth Episode I—Decking the Hall "Deck the hall with boughs of holly” "Twelve Days of Christmas” ............sung Court Dance Lords and Ladies: Wescott Cunningham Walter Gee Langdon Littlehale

by Wescott Cunningham

Thomas Henshaw^ Bernard Mahoney Charles Miller *

Episode II— Bringing in the Yule Log Pages: Cory Kammler David Van Buren Byrd Hopkins Donald Williams Trumpeter ..............................................

Charles Wreaks Nelson Newcomb

Episode III— The Boar's Head Procession "The Boar's Head in hand bear I” Huntsmen .................................Robert Cowan and William Schmidt Mince Pie Pages ................. .... Gerald Driscoll and Barr Howard Plum Pudding Pages ........

Robert Peets and Clark Whittemore Morris Dance (traditional) Hans Angermueller Hugh Spilsbury Carl Badenhausen John Scharwath Franklin Fischer Everett Reid William Trapp Donald Hine

Episode IV— Good King Wenceslas King Wenceslas and his Page ..Frederick Sutro and William Lamborn

Episode V— The Waits "Sing we Noel once more97 and "In the bleak midwinter99 sung by the Waits Bach Gavotte is played by the musicians.

Musicians: W aits: Robert Marcalus William Brown Robert Cody Charles Paashaus Henry Kreh James Hughes Robert Paashaus Edwin Miller George Leach

Episode VI— The Mummers' Play The Turkish Knight .............................................................. StanwoodKenyon Jack Finney (D evil)...................................................

JamesReed Doctor ..............................

Albert Allsopp King .......................................................................Thomas Wickenden Saint George .................................................................. Pierce Cassedy Dragon .............................................................................Robert Akins Giant .................................................. .............................. Robert Crane Sword Dance: Curtis Colby David N utt John Gerstenberger Harry Wheller Herbert Jagels David Wilson Arnold Martin Stephen Wilson

Episode V II— Wassail "Come follow, follow, follow me”

Episode V III— Carols "The Virgin and Child” "Silent N ight”

Soli by Alfred Burgess and Dexter Lend

Audience is respectfully requested to rise with the chorus and join in the singing.

MIDDLE SCHOOL CHORUS Alfred Burgess Donald Burton William Brown Charles Burkman Richard English Howell Geib John Gerstenberger

Gerald Goerke James Howard Morrison Horton David Heilner Branan Jacobs Jerome King Robert King

Robert Akins Armand Becker Robert Brenner Philip Bunting James Carr Pierce Cassedy Robert Cody Curtis Colby Barron Connolly

Robert Cowan Wescott Cunninghai John Eldridge Donald Findlay Walter Gamble Richard Hamilton Rangner Hedberg James Hughes Denman Jacobson

UPPER SCF

Henry Kreh William Lamborn Dexter Lenci Charles Lee Jack Livergood James Madden Edwin Miller

Robert Opie Elton Petersen Edward Pinneo Courtland Robinson Louis Peloubet Henry Schenck

OL CHORUS Stanwood Kenyon Charles Keppler George Leach George Longbothum James Lukens Robert Marcalus Charles Paashaus Robert Paashaus William Schmidt

Director ..............................................................

Richard Slutzker Richard Staehle Frederick Sutro William Wallace Thomas Wickenden Frank Williams Eugene W olfe William Woodward Murray Welch

G. A. France

Music ..................................................R. S. Shrewsbury and F. R. M. Coles Decoration ...................................................................... Mrs. W. H. Benedict Properties ...............................Mrs. W. H. Benedict and Ronald MacMaster Costumes designed by ................ Mrs. E. L. Springer and Mrs. C. A. France Costumes executed by .................... Mrs. M. Williams and Mrs. C. Schott Dances ......................................................................................Miss May Gadd Woodwork ................................................................................................ H. L.Bressel Printing, Tickets .......................................................................C. B. Atwater Stage Crew ....... Frederick Sutro, Frank Williams, Archibald Smith, Frank Fyke, Stephen Gremmels.

Last year at this time, one of our parents gave the school the lovely Hammond organ which you hear tonight and which enriches our daily chapel service.

We are forever grateful to this parent for his

thoughtfulness and his generosity.

Other parents, too, have experi­

enced the joy of giving for specific needs.

To them all we are grateful

for the furtherance of our library, our music and our athletic work.