Barstow School - Weathercock Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

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22 THE WEATHER-czoczk But hark, the bells: he must not rest. Onward, still onward leads his quest. With far-fixed eyes to goals unwonne He rideth toward the setting sonnc, lXflARIE COLLINS, iqio, Guinevere takes her place beside Arthur on the throne, and then sweet music floats from behind a leafy screen, and Calidore and his mother wander through the woods. The shining silver knight on a white-washed steed rides by, and Calidore is inspired. Then in quick succession come the little Elves, or Elks as the seamstress persisted in calling them. to bewitch him1 the lovely ball maidens with BlancheHeur at their head. to lead him on toward Camelotz and then Morgan le Fay and the wily enchantresses to cast their spell over both maidens and Calidore. But Calidore throws off the spell, and BlancheHeur leads him to Arthur's throne. With exultant joy he receives the sword with which Arthur knights him, takes his arms from the hand of Blanchefleur, mounts his horse, and rideth toward the setting sonnef' The evening performance gave new wonder to the masque. even to those in the cast. Although the colors of the costumes were dimmed and therefore not quite so effective, the darkness and shadows lent mystery and beauty, When the last note of the Shubert Military March died away, we realized, with a tinge of regret, that the Pageant, worked on and planned and rehearsed for so many weeks, was now over. Like Arthur's Knights of old we Doubt if the King be King at all, or come From Fairylandg and whether this be built By magic, and by fairy Kings and Queens: Or whether this be any city at all, Or all a vision. JULIA COBURN, IQI4. THE CAST MOTHER OF CALIDORE - ---- Mrs. Willard Douglass CAI-IDOP-E - - - - Mrs. Samuel Clinton Marty THE COURT MINSTREL - - Miss Marie Collins KING ARTHUR ' - - - Miss Witham QUEEN GUINEVERE - - Miss Elsie Green MERLIN - - - - - Miss Emily Toll BLANCHEFLEUR - Miss Katharine Harvey MORGAN LE FAY - Miss Anne Pcppard

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'liHE Mixsoiie or CAL1ooRr2 Calidore wakes, hearing the bell, And springs to break the maidens spell. Like blossoms waking to the sun Their heads are lifted, one by one, And gaily then, released from daungere, To Arthur's Court they lead the strarsgere THE SILVER KNIGHT There before all with solemn rite High Arthur maketh him a knight, And Blzinchefleur urms him eourteously Vxfith sword ol' truth. with purity For shield. and last ai mystic horn, Clere inner voice to chide and warnl

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'lSHE MASQUE OF CALiDoRE 1,3 Claudia Gaylord Helen Yoder Susan De McGee Judith Hanna Nancy Toll Margaret jones Catherine Dickey Martha Stout Marv NVatson Marguerite Munger Catherine Marsh DANCE or: Miss Katherine Harvey Miss janet Glover Miss Mary Glover Miss jean Allen Miss Miss Helen Ferguson Mary Tomlinson DANCE OF Anne Peppard Florence Haight Stella Houston An Nett McGee Frances Fennelly Dorothea Simpson Katherine Histed STANDARD BEARER A KNIGHT ON HORSE PAGES - - - DANCE OF THE Ei.vEs Mary Abernathy Ruth Harrison Martha Bell Ailcens Frances Aikens Sara Houston Ramona Deakyne Peggy Smith Marie Lombard Mary Schutz Marion Howes COURT MAIDENS Miss Mary Oglebay Miss Nellie Barber Miss Lothrop Lathrop Mrs. john Robert Crowe. jr. Miss Agnes Thompson BLANCHEFLEUR AND MORGAN LE FAY AND ENCHANTRESSES Dorothy ,Johnston Virginia Beeler Gwendolyn Green Elizabeth Bowersock Dorothy Scarritt Lucile Fetty Esthei Connelly Clara McCord - - - - - Betty Smith Anne Ashley, jean Downing HERALDS AND STANDARD BEARERS Helen ,lane Gallagher Mildred Heath Elizabeth Harwood julia Coburn Doris Howes Frances Keith Frances Moss Margaret Perry Dorothy Cowan Cyra Sweet Dorothy Gorton Elizabeth Dodge KNlGH1'S OF KING ARTHUR-S CouRT Mignon Downing Ruth Ridenour Helen Baker Helen Truitt Margaret Hanna Vivian Turner Helen Foran Miriam Avery