Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1919 — Soloist in “The Wayfarer” at Methodist Celebration [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Soloist in “The Wayfarer” at Methodist Celebration

MISS HELEN NEWITT, dramatic lyric soprano, will be the soprano soloist in “The Wayfarer,” the great religious pageant which will be presented as a part of the Methodist Centenary celebration in Columbus, 0., June 20 to July 13. Henry Herbert, English Shakespearean interpreter, and Mme. Blanche Yurka, will have the leading speaking parts. Viola Ellis, contralto, will be a soloist. The pageant will be presented on the largest stage in America, in the Coliseum of the exposition grounds, which seats 8,000 persons. Nearly 1,000 costumed characters and a seated chorus of 1,000 trained voices will appear in the pageant,