_To Arms for Liberty_ _A Pageant of the War_ _for_ SCHOOLS AND SOCIETIES _BY_ CATHERINE T. BRYCE Assistant Superintendent of Public Schools, Cleveland, Ohio [Illustration] 1918 C. C. BIRCHARD & COMPANY BOSTON _Copyright 1918 by_ C. C. BIRCHARD AND COMPANY _International Copyright Secured_ NOTICE The copying, either of separate parts or the whole of this work by any process whatsoever, is forbidden by law and subject to the penalties prescribed by Sec. 28, of the Copyright Law, in force July 1, 1909. License to perform this work must be secured from the publishers, sole owners of _all rights_. _Orchestral parts may be rented from the publishers._ To Arms for Liberty This Pageant was prepared primarily for grammar schools, but will be found suitable and interesting for higher grades as well as for Community Choruses and Societies. It can be performed on any stage or platform indoors or on the lawn out-of-doors. No scenery is absolutely necessary, although the use of a scene representing a spacious interior, if such be available, would heighten the effect of the performance. Otherwise, a wooded exterior scene, or in case no scenery is procurable, a background of hangings in a neutral tint will serve. The costumes for the most part are such as can be made at home. Boy Scout uniforms will do for the Soldiers, but naval uniforms may have to be procured for the occasion. The music, which is an integral part of the Pageant, has been compiled and published by us in a separate book, and is so arranged that it can be sung in unison or by mixed voices. It is intended that the _Chorus_ should be grouped in the background and sides of the scene throughout the performance, leaving the central part of the stage and a central entrance for the principal characters. THE PUBLISHERS. CHARACTERS BELGIUM BRITAIN FRANCE ITALY (_Britain’s Daughters_) ENGLAND IRELAND SCOTLAND WALES CANADA INDIA AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND SERBIA MONTENEGRO PORTUGAL SAN MARINO ROUMANIA GREECE RUSSIA POLAND JAPAN AMERICA AMERICAN SOLDIERS, SAILORS, Y. M. C. A., and RED CROSS MEN NOTE All the allies who entered the war previous to America’s entry are mentioned, but not in chronological order. That order is as follows:-- Serbia, July 28, 1914 Russia, Aug. 1, 1914 France, Aug. 3, 1914 Belgium, Aug. 4, 1914 Britain, Aug. 4, 1914 Montenegro, Aug. 8, 1914 Japan, Aug. 23, 1914 Italy, May 24, 1915 San Marino, May 24, 1915 Portugal, Mar. 9, 1916 Roumania, Aug. 27, 1916 Greece, Nov. 28, 1918 United States, Apr. 6, 1917 TO ARMS FOR LIBERTY NO. 1. INTRODUCTORY MUSIC: suggesting strife, discord--War.