Second Delphic Festival

The main innovative element to the second day of these Festivals, which differentiated it from the Festival of 1927 (except some minor changes) was the performance of one more ancient Greek tragedy, the "Suppliants" by Aeschylus. Moreover, the program included a morning transfer to Delphi and a visit to the Artisan Fair, and breakfast at 1 pm. The representation of the "Suppliants" at the Ancient Theatre was scheduled at 5 p.m. (Director – costume designer: Eva Sikelianos, composer: K. Psachos, conductor: Phil. Economides, responsible for the masks: F. Rock, set design: G. Kontoleon. The leading parts were interpreted by C. Mavrogenis, I. Destouni and I. Avlonitis), a speech by Sikelianos for the Delphic Idea at 7 p.m. and dinner at 8 p.m., with "kleftika songs to the sounds of flutes and local instruments."^[1][2]

All the events of the third day took place in the stadium ("full" of events and different from the equivalent one in the First Festival) since the revival of the Pythian Games, dedicated to the heroes of the Greek War for Independence, concluded the Second Delphic Festival. From 10.30 until 12.30, the spectators watched the parade and the oath of the athletes, the pentathlon (consisting of race, javelin, disc throwing, long jump and wrestling), the torch relay (along with the tug of war), the sporting games and the pyrrhic dance. Some new demonstrations and sports were introduced this time, namely the equestrian show-anthippasia-maneuvers, the hoplite-race and the demonstration by archers. A respite in this heavy program were the meals that the guests were offered at 01.00 p.m. and then at 4.00–6.00 p.m. The main and most important part of the evening, the "closure" of the Second Delphic Festival was the "brief lectures by Greek and foreign intellectuals on the Delphic Idea," the experience of these three days, and suggestions regarding the Festival.