The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-07-04
exhibition al TIC, DominilcsaIni Convent.

4 --OReitt the Great Acut down to three acts
ffand tastefplly, put on the stage. We have
never seen an; apartment more 'densely
packed than was the hall of exhibition, 80
far aai as our range Of VISION extended. AS
very few of the sterner sex could get sitting
roonayof course the audience looked just
That much the prettieri for it. To our eye
it. presented the appearance of an immense
concaVe' bouquet Of all kinds of colors,
! We say concaye, because benches were
/ ranged on each side of the hall, rising tier
above tier, while the central length pre-
sented fiat surface: We shall not attempt
to enumerate the different tints Of ribbons
| and robes and wreaths, the varying human
compilations, from blonde to brunette; we
can only say that to an eye unskilled in
details the ensemble was beautiful. 49,
! The reputation of the institution may be
inferred from the gathering of such an au-
dience on such a night-thermometer at
least one hundred degrees inside the hall
and the success of the young amateur per-
formers may be measured by the tenacity
with which every one maintained his or her
Sc at in spite of the simeon which industri-
Gus fans were passing around. Indeed
more chairs, ever and anon, were passed in
through open windows and crowded into
apparently impracticable spaces for the
benefit of eager spectators who had arrived
somewhat late. -
Among the most attentive and delighted
of the auditory we remarked Mr.. c. Rose
Illus, who never misses one of the Domini-
90 avl,i Eof1,
Cornelius Moynihan and III. G. Mignot
were present, besides Fathers jeremiah and
Simon, who are in charge of the parish.
The performance itself was highly inter-
esting, representing stormy passage in
Irish history, where the contest against
England went favorably for the patriots.
Ehe young misses all showed considerable
culture in elocution. 1t would be mistake
to suppose that ladies have no especial use
for elocution. Much of the grace of social
life, much of the pleasure of conversation,
is dependent upon the distinctness and cor
rectness with which ladies express their
sentiments. They do not generally appear
in public harangues, but private converse
ton is often as important and far more in
teresting, and, considering that ladies are
supposed to talk a great deal more than
men, it is important that they should talk
well. --.---
In our estimation, and apparently in that
of the audience, the English and Irish sides
each had a doughty champion in the
dramatic field. Miss Emma Doyle per-
sonated the great Irish Earl O'Brien, and
Miss Maggie Koran appeared as John Bacon
alias Sir John Falstaff-one of the Eng
lish retainers. This latter young lady was
always greeted with laugh, even in adj
vance, of the funny sayings and comical
doings with which she favored the specta-
tors. She was always hungry, though
rejoicing in superabundance of flesh, and
always Boosting of deeds of prowess though
sure to fall, stricken with terror, at tue first
harmless crack of pistol.
Miss Emma was serious; not only serious
but exalted. She embodied the patriotism
and enthusiasm of the occasion, and did it
beautifully. She evidently felt all the fire
of the part to be represented, and gave it |
expression in the very tones and gestures
of nature. There was not stiff or |
studied motion. eye flashed, the
lip cnrled, the little arm was raised aloft, |
the little frame erouched with bending
knee or raised on tiptoe in excitement, just
as nature dictates to the iinpassioned aud I
eloquent. The result was that Father !
Jeremiah had to, rise up, face the audience,
and interdict any further throwing of bou- I
qnets on the stage. 1t is surmised that he /
was secretly siding with the English. ii
8, If space permitted we could particularize
some traits of acting exhibited by Others of
the young misses much to their credit, but
we must content ourselves with mentioning
Miss Zorn, as O'NeiU the king, and Misses
Connolly, as Mccarthy More and Sir John
Norris, who had prominent parts, and rem
dered item very creditabtS. 4
In conclusion, we must add that the high
hitherto achieved by this insti-
tuition has been, to say the least, fully