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Page 36
FOOTNOTES:
[Footnote 18: Homines enim ad Deos nulla re proprius accedunt, quam
salutem hominibus dando.]
THE TABLEAU-PAGEANT
[Illustration: SCENE FROM THE TABLEAU PAGEANT PRESENTED ON THE GROUNDS
OF BLOOMINGDALE HOSPITAL, MAY 26, 1921]
SYNOPSIS
While the Symbolic Father Time bears witness, the Muse of History, as
the Narrator, after alluding to the remote past, briefly summarizes the
incidents leading up to the establishment of the Society of the New York
Hospital by Royal Charter in 1771. The succeeding scenes are
self-revealing. The familiar picture of Pinel at Salpetri�re depicts
conditions in that period. Several portraits of personalities intimately
associated with the early history of Bloomingdale Hospital follow.
These, together with an episode from the life of Dorothy Dix, stimulate
our imagination with reference to the revival of interest in the care of
the mentally ill in the first half of the last century. The closing
scenes suggest the great advance which has taken place during the
century, and the part that work and play take to-day in re-establishing
and maintaining life's balances. Finally, in symbolic processional,
tribute is paid to Hygeia, the goddess of Health and Happiness.
CHARACTERS AND SCENES IN TABLEAU-PAGEANT
Music: Orchestra
Overture
_Prologue_
The Muse of History (Narrator): Adelyn Wesley
Spirit of the Past (Time): Dr. D. Austin Sniffen
Music: Orchestra
"Amaryllis"
SCENE I
COURT OF KING GEORGE III.--GRANTING OF THE CHARTER
Characters:
King George III
Queen Charlotte
Prince of Wales
Court Chamberlain
Court Ladies
Emissaries
Cherokee Chief
Gavot
Minuet
Through dramatic license, this scene takes place in the Court of
King George III. Colonial emissaries, accompanied by a North
American Indian, attend, and are graciously granted by the King a
Royal Charter establishing the Society of the New York Hospital,
along with a seal, insignia, and a money gift. A bit of color and
romance attaches to the Cherokee's appearance in the scene.
Music: Orchestra
"God Save the King"
"Minuet Don Juan"
"Largo"
"Amaryllis"
SCENE II
PINEL � LA SALPETRI�RE [Transcriber's note: original reads
'SALPTERI�RE']
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