Saint Louis Pageant and Masque Records, ca. 1910-1916

<P>Sponsored by the Saint Louis Pageant Drama Association, the St. Louis Pageant and Masque was an outdoor historical pageant and symbolic masque dealing with St. Louis history, held between May 28 and June 1, 1914, in Forest Park to celebrate the sesquicentennial of the founding of St. Louis. In 1916, the St. Louis Pageant Drama Association sponsored a production of William Shakespeare's <I>As You Like It</I>, also staged in Forest Park, to celebrate the tercentenary of Shakespeare's death. From that project emerged the Municipal Theater Association, which initiated the Saint Louis Municipal Opera in 1919.</P>

<P>The collection consists of the reports and correspondence of the executive committee, finance committees, and other committees of the St. Louis Pageant Drama Association as it prepared the Saint Louis Pageant and Masque in 1914 and the tercentenary Shakespeare celebration in 1916. Also includes some drawings for the Pageant and Masque production; and registration cards for &quot;Sons and Daughters of St. Louis-A Roll of St. Louisans for the historical records of the pageant.&quot;</P>

<P>Registration cards have been copied and bound in library.</P>

<P>13 boxes; and 1 roll storage tube</P>

<P>Cite as: Saint Louis Pageant and Masque Records, Missouri Historical Society Archives, St. Louis.</P>

由圣路易斯戏剧协会赞助，圣路易斯庆典与面具秀是一场户外历史庆典与象征性面具秀，内容涉及圣路易斯历史，于1914年5月28日至6月1日在森林公园举行，以庆祝圣路易斯建城150周年。1916年，圣路易斯戏剧协会赞助了威廉·莎士比亚的《皆大欢喜》的演出，同样在森林公园上演，以纪念莎士比亚逝世300周年。自该项目诞生，市政剧院协会应运而生，并于1919年开启了圣路易斯市政歌剧的序幕。

该收藏包括圣路易斯戏剧协会执行委员会、财务委员会以及其他委员会在1914年筹备圣路易斯庆典与面具秀以及1916年莎士比亚逝世300周年庆典期间的报告和通信。此外，还包括一些庆典与面具秀生产的草图；以及“圣路易斯之子与女们——圣路易斯人名录，为庆典的历史记录”的登记卡片。

登记卡片已复制并装订于图书馆。

共有13个盒子；以及1个卷轴存储管。

引用格式：圣路易斯庆典与面具秀档案，密苏里历史学会档案馆，圣路易斯。