The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-06-29
'lORETTO ACADEMY.


comfort. yesterday afternoon, by ladies
and gentl cmen holding invitations TO the
commencement eSrrci.c,. The room
wa, provided with II carpotci -tage, and
the wall behind the -tagc was hung with
lace-iike or nottingham drapery, in the
fold. of which were ,astcfully entwined ar
tfcial leave, aud flowers. On either side,
rich -7lamask curtains parti,ioned oifa wait
ing room which served in lieu of screens or
wings. - .
At 10 minutes past Q pm, Miss Clara
Wilson seated herself at the piano. and
executed in II really artistic manner Ros-
sini'; Oyrrtur. Ia Scmirnmidc. The Saluta
tory address was pronounced by little Ag-.
Gle walsh. II was very appropriate in
point of matter, was delivered in "a clear
voice, and without any signs of cmbarrass-
ment
when little Molle and Nellie King
made their appearance upon the stage,
everybody was entirely unable to forcscc
what such "wcc little girls could do to
entertain three or four hundred spectators.
No one was lett to his or her spcc,'lations
long for the little girls were Immediately
lifted TO pair Of piano stools and pro-
ceedcd 10 the performance of the Forest
Home March" "a duet) in good time, and
with nimblcness and precision Of touch
and u regard for effect that both pleased
and surprised everybody in the room.
This was, by much odds, the most interest
ing feature Of the occasion.
Miss Mary Broderick executed u Grand
Fantasia upon the harp in nm c,sy and con-
iidcnt manner. We regret 10 say that
Miss u. was quite ill--so much 20 that she
was compelled To omit the reading of her
essay and il was with evident pain that
she maintained her place upon the stage
during the presentation of those parts
wherein her presence was indispensable.
Happiness Of Temper nm essay by
Jennie Manor, was read in good voice, and
Was II composition of considerable merit.
"Gallope de Concert produced upon
,wopianos by Misses Leila Burke, T.. Ken
rick, A. Walsh and J. Higgins, was very
creditable performance, and excited con-
siderable commentator.
The song, "Make your Home Beautiful,
by Mis-. Rosa Devote, and other young
Indies whose names do no, now occur To lis
was listened TO with every evidence Of
pleasure, the rich, clear voice Of Miss De-
vote being especially and most agrccably
prominent. The nccompaniment which,
was well played, was by Miss Broderick.
A number Of young ladies then sang
Ernani chorus "Ohi Hail Us yc Free, in
very spirited manner, Miss Clara Wilson
playing fine piano accompaniment
Miss Bibbic Iiowlcy read an essay on
Youth, TO which the audience gave the
closest attention. The essay contained
many excellent suggestions, WAS elegant
in iiction, aud the reading wa-quiic fault-
les.. &c we dared 10 discriminate we
shoull not hesitate to pay Miss II. II very
decided compliment Oh the. score Of her
reading.
At this point little Mollic King was
again perchod upon the piano stool, and
BuN'NH Iiplll'i 'N''b it'ii"f ~" 'f'N'''s
much To the delight Of the audience.
"Titania a very difficult composition
for the piano, was executed by Miss Mary
Brodcrick, with duo regard Ia expression,
aud in subsequently, tina, betrayed care
ful and persistent practice, under the most
efficient direction.
Tho reading Of an e'say-"Bools 81
the Advantage of Reading, by Mis-
Clara Wilson, followed. The pccsond %
Ms Wilson was very captivating, he
manner confident and her voice good.
/ More music, to-wit; Syracuse Polka
by Misses J. Manor, T.. Kenrck NJ. Shcr
han aud b. lIowley, on two pianos very
| pretty composition very handsomely rem
dercd hya quartetlc of very pretty little
girls. Following this came 1.-THE Blind
Girl H. her Harp performed aud sung by
Ms Mary BroJcrick, accompanied b,
Mis- Rosa Devote. Til, was very pa
thetic song and wa' verS sw"etly rem
| dered..
/ The following Young ladies comprised
the dramatic personagc' in the petite
drama, entitled Science aud Bellies
Lettres," viz Misses Leila Burke, .lenni,
Manor Anna Caskcy, Ella Purcell, Katie
Dnan, Jcnnie Higgins aud Emma Ken
rick. The antiquatod appearance Of Mis-
Manor, who pcsonated Mathematics,
created considerable mcrrimcnt. But or
space is entirely too limited TO deal further
detail. We can Civ" only brief refer
ence to the balance Of the programme,
which, by the way, embraced some Of the
most engaging acts and exercises of the
/ occasion.
Martha, grand duet ON two pianos,
by Misses Broderick a. Wilson, was really
brilliant and cnthusing.
\ drama in three acts, entitled
"Fashionablc Education was performed
by Misses Broderick, Wilson, Howley,
Manor, Sheehan, and Maggie Callaghan
In the rendition of this drama, Vacation
Song was sung by II Juvenile choir, little
Miss Mary Mccarthy at the piano; "The
Harp that once through Tara's Hall was
sung by Miss Devote. with "A harp nc