"The Wayfarer," written by J.E. Crowther, was a pageant with a cast of about 7,000 people under the direction of Montgomery Lynch. The prologue, titled "The God of War," depicted what was then known as the World War.

"From this scene, Understanding, as played by a beautiful woman, leads the solitary Wayfarer back through the ages and shows him the moral victory that is the aftermath of seeming defeat," The Times said.

A.B. Kachel, a drama teacher at Hollywood High School, had the role of the Wayfarer while Katherine Rodkin was Understanding and Lola La Pere was the Angel. The prologue was read by William Jennings Bryan. Music in the production drew heavily from Handel's "Messiah" and "The Wayfarer" concluded with a mass singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner."

The dress rehearsal was broadcast on KHJ. When the last performance concluded on Sept. 23, 1923, an estimated 150,000 people had seen the pageant. "The Wayfarer" was also performed in Columbus, Ohio, in 1919 for the Centenary Celebration of American Methodist Missions, and in New York's Madison Square Garden from December 1919 to January 1920. It's unclear if it has ever been staged since the Los Angeles production.

Sept. 9, 1923: The Times' Edwin Schallert reviews "The Wayfarer."