The Common Glory was an outdoor symphonic drama by Paul Green presented along Lake Matoaka on the campus of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, from 1947 to 1976, except for two years.
"[4]: 114 For instance "Colonel Hugh Taylor", whose father came to Virginia as an indentured servant, suggests the phrase "pursuit of happiness" to Jefferson, and "Cephus", who had been a chicken thief, "reforms and takes up arms bravely".
A specially designed organ, provided by an anonymous donor, produced instrumental music that ranged in effects from bagpipes to flutes to drums to trumpets.
[9] Action in the drama occurred in Jamestown, Williamsburg (including the House of Burgesses), the court of King George, and Philadelphia.
[2] The facility, which was owned by the College of William and Mary and used under a long-term lease, was enhanced with $175,000 in improvements in preparation for the drama's debut.