Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-18
At the Opera House.

The doors OF tne opera uOuBc were tuIOWn
open at o'clock, and long before the time an.
nounced for the commencement of the enter
tainment. the parquette, dress circle and gal
leries were crowded to their utmost limits.
The rush for seats was immense, and the press
almost amounted to a crush. The attendance
in fact, was SO large that those who had not
taken the precautiOn to secure slttings during
the day were obliged to htand throughout the
entire performance. The audience, however,
was exceedingly good natured and enthusiastic;
and the excellent entertainment afforded great
pleasure to all present. The programme was
diversified, the first part consistins of vocal
and instrumental selections and recitation,
cone u ding with drama, EMIT ed "Pyke o Cal
laghan, or the Irish Patriot"
Previous to the rise of the curtain, the i'm
mense audience was treated to rich musical
feast by the Great Western band orchestra,
which discoursed most beautifully numb.r of
choice Irish me'odicf.
At o'clock Father Stanley appeared and
addressed few words of thanks to the aud
fence for the overwhelming response accorded
the invitation. The brief address was received
with applause.
The entertainment proper was begun by the
rendition of q touching ballad entitled EN-
NETS Last Words which was sang by quar-
tettc consisting of Mcssrs. Peel and Manner,
Miss f. Kelly and Miss Nj. Gooden. The beau
tiful ballad was we'll rendered and received with
applause.
Miss Nj. Gooden followed with the rendition
of ballad entitled Hush, my darling, do not
weep" The song was rendered with touching
pathos and loudly encored.
kathleen Mavourneen," one of Er'n's most
beautiful and pathetic ballads was next given
by Miss w. Monahan, who sang the lines with
great tenderness and power of feeling.
The char ming ballad Killarney" was then
sang by Miss L. Kelly, who made very favor
able impression.
solo followed by Prof. Maunar, whose ex-
celIent rendition of THE Moss Trooper" was
received with manifestations of the warmest
approval. ,
by Juvenile prodigy Ramcd John McCOll was
well spoken, and the diminutive orator was
heard with great pleasure.
character song entitled "The Lackawauna
SDooners," was then given by Messrs. William
Harrington and A. Dewitt, whose picturesque
make ups, ludicrous actions and good singing
constituted novel and very enjoyable feature
of the entertainment.
An Irish jig by Mr.. T. Sullivan was ad-
mirably executed and called for an encore
which was responded to by very graceful per-
Torrance.
A sketch followed entitled the 'U. s. A.
in which u corporars guard of pseudo soldiers,
commanded by Mr.. O'Keefe, gave very
Imaginable burlesque drill which the audience
received with shouts of applause.
solo, "The Scolding Wife" was sung by
Mr.. Fitzgerald, who did the lines such justice
as to demand an encore, which was accorded.
An amusing character song entitled, 'Sauer
Kraut," was then given by Mr.. E. Larkin,
whose ludicrous rendition of the lines brought
down the house.
Following this Prof. Seibert's orchestra re-
called the audience with a number of musical
selections, after which tho entertainment con-
cluded with drama entitled, "Pyke OCalla-
CHAN; or the Irish Patriot" which was present.
ed with the following cast of characters:
Sir james Blackadder "a Royalist). $500.
Neil o'ConnoI IAN attained ReEel): ;.; 80
Mr.. w. Il. " ecfe
Pyke O. Callaghan "a faithful AdherenD...
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Mr.. j. G. Hanley
Sergeant Snipes Ia Man of Discipline).....
Observation-Disclosures. Mr.. Jno. White
Red Rufus "a Spy ADD Informer). MIR. F. Bailey
Captain Wilson. ................M Mr.. VIM. Peel
James (Servapt). ......... Mr.. Anthony Dewitt
Lady Broughton (betrothed - Neil. ......
Observation-Disclosures. Miss +. Kelley
Nora OCallashan (wife to Pyke).........
peasants, Soldiers, Servants, etc.,
The drama is mimic representation of the
tyranny which obtains in Ireland under the
dominion of unjust and partisan laws, and the
piece is intcrspersed with number of anus
ing situations which kept the audience in a
roar of laughter. The characters were ably
impersonated and the representation was high
ly enjoyable. In conclusion, it may be stated
that the entertainment was one of the most
successful, from pecuniary view, ever given
in st. Paul, and great credit is due to Father
STANLEY and his able assistants for its pro-
nounced success.