Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-29
Exhibition at the Cathedral School.

| The curtain linen Tell ana Lne Stage was
quickly set for the drama, in five acts. entitled
1.-THE Talisman." The play depicted the con-
version of rich and worldly family, widow
and her two daughters, to sense of their own
unworthiness, by the Christian goodness of
their niece to poor seamsteess, with the in
cidents of the death OF the mother Of the sew
| ing girl and the adoption of the kind niece by
rich maiden lady. The appropriateness of
the title was developed in the possession by
the niece Of the Craftsman" which turned out
| to be the virtue of charity. The grace and alb
sence OF awkwardness in the six young ladies'
who were the performers was especially no.
ticeable. The following is the cast of char
acters:
Mrs. Flyabout, wealthy widow. IA. Hickey
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Maria, seamstress. H. Riley
Julia, her orphan neice. B. Riley
Miss Harding, maiden lady. possessed
of large fortune. ......N. O'Dea
The drama was followed by well written
essay by Miss Maggie Butler, entitled Glove
of Fame" Miss Buffers delivery was good
and her subject matter sensible and interest
ing. The development of her ideas was fol-
lowed with close attention and interest.
Next came the.openiDg scene of an operetta,
"Genevieve," with the following distribution
of parts. -
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Isadore, cher sister, Moosbrugger
Annie, ....................A. Egan
Mary, Maids ...................;h: smith
Bell, ....................B. Riley
Roxana ................. r. McManus
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Chorus by the School.
The scene of the eperetta was laid in large
city which, q few years previous to the OPEN
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who resided with her father and sister Isadore.
The family visited a distant city, where Gene
We've, while out for walk, was abducted by
the wicked Roxan. and Teresa. She was taken
to their rude home and made their mental.
Being of migratory disposition they, in q
few years, took up their abode in the suburbs
of Genevieve's native city. After many efforts
to recover Genevieve her father and sister re-
turn home. The father dies and Isadore, now
young lady, lives with her maids, sole mis-
tress of the mansion; true, however, to the
memory of her sister, whose loss she still
mourns, and whom she finally and happily re-
covers.
This plot afforded scope for some dramatic
ability, which was duly improved by the lead
ing singers, while the chorus acquitted them.
selves manfully-or girlfully-their enuncia-
distinct and clear for amateur performers.
Between the three acts Of the operetta were
interspersed q recitation and an essay.
The recitation was called "The First Party"
and little May O'Gurman, q sweet looking
child, ELECTED genuine encore by her we'll
delivered and well-acted little story of girl
who got tired before the party was over. She
promptly responded to the encore with the
"Quarrel of the Days." an amusing narration
of dispute by the days of the week, for
which they were all properly rebuked by old
Father Time.
The essay was on "Hope; our Guiding
STAR and depicted the useful part which hope
plays in the affairs oil life.
Next came q recitation by Miss Maggie
Butler, called the "Royal Princess" Miss
Butler displayed considerable dramatic power
in the delivery of the rather luridly dramatic
poem, and received several floral tributes at
its close.
A gold medal for excellence in scholarship
is annually awarded in this school. This year
the honors were 80 nearly divided between
Miss Maggie Butler and Miss Nellie O'Dea
that, as there is but one medal, they were
obliged to decide by lot which should
receive it. Miss Butler was the IA
vorite of fortune, and Bishop
Grace hung the ricn medal around her neck
Miss O'Dea, however, has the satisfac-
ton of knowing that her scholarship was as
deserving of the medal as her more fortunate
competitor.
The ceremony of comforting crowns for ex-
cellence in attendance, scholarship and de-
pertinent was next gone through with, and
was very pretty sight, the fair recipients
kneeling in front of Bishop Grace, who be-
slowed the semi-circular wreaths of white
flowers with pleasant word to each. Foil ow.
ing are the names of the recipients
Maggie Butler, Edna Buck,
Maggie Casey, Agnes Williams,
Aurelia Zenzue, Viola Zenzius,
Maggie O'Dea, Minnie Burke,
Nellie Bell.