America the Beautiful

PROPS:
• Curtains on stage - behind which is U.S. Flag (Either a painting or a print or a
real flag opened out flat - blue in the upper left corner).
• Artist’s Smock for each Cub, large paintbrush, and paper palettes.

Den leader:        We are honored to have as our guests a group of famous artists who
                             are going to combine their efforts and talents to paint us a great masterpiece.
                             As they are introduced, they will tell you what their contributions will be.

Cub # 1:              I will paint for you the tradition and charm of New England, showing you the fishing and
                             boating industries of its rugged coast and its historical heritage. (Steps behind the curtain.)

Cub # 2:              I will portray through my brush the tremendous harbors of New York City, the melting pot of
                             people from many lands that make up its teeming population. (Steps behind the curtain.)

Cub # 3:              My artistry will show you the charm of our Southland, the beauty of its magnolias and azaleas,
                             the strength of its struggle through and after the Civil War years, and the contrast of the serenity
                             of Kentucky’s bluegrass country with old New Orleans at Mardi Gras time. (Steps behind the curtain.)

Cub # 4:              May I add to our canvas just a little of the beauty of our great Midwest, cosmopolitan Chicago;
                             Detroit, the automobile capital of the world; the waving grain of the rolling plains; and the deep
                             blue of the ten thousand lakes of Minnesota. (Steps behind the curtain.)

Cub # 5:              Our great South and Mid-west will be a task to portray, BUT no mere picture can convey the
                             majesty of the Grand Canyon, the beauty of the Painted Desert, the expansiveness of Texas, or
                             the splendor of the Colorado Rockies, the fantastic land of geysers, Yellowstone Park, or the
                             Great Salt Lake in Utah. (Steps behind the curtain.)

Cub # 6:              Our beautiful West Coast reaches from the hot Mexican border to the cold snows of Alaska. In
                             between, we find Hollywood’s glamour, the Golden Gate Bridge of San Francisco, towering
                             redwood, sequoia, and Douglas fir trees, the beauty of Oregon’s Crater Lake, and Washington’s
                             majestic Mt. Rainier. Where once rough, tough gold prospectors were found in Alaska, now
                             tourists spend happy summers experiencing, among other things, Denali and the wilderness of
                             our largest state. (Steps behind the curtain.)

Cub # 7:              I will complete our picture with the waves of the famous Waikiki Beach, with the Diamond Head
                             volcano in the background of the exotic metropolis of Honolulu. Our newest State, Hawaii,
                             with its blue waters and active volcanoes, makes for a lush tropical paradise. (Steps behind
                             the curtain.)

Den leader:        And now for the unveiling. May I present our great masterpiece?

As the curtains are slowly parted and “America the Beautiful” is played, the flag is solemnly shown, with
the “artists” standing on each side of the United States Flag they just “painted”.