Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-06-23
THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION
Of >t. JOseph's Aoademy-Interestins Ex-
 ercises-DistriDutiOn of Premiums

This interesting annual exhibition,
 ever looked forward to with anticipation
 by the pupils of the academy and their
 parents and friends, took place yester-
 day afternoon in the large hall of the
 convent. Many of the citizens and their
 wives and children were present. and the
 hall was filled tO OverfiOwing. At
 o'clock the exhibition commenced with
 the Hope March" trlO in which the
 Misses Margarita Cora, Isabel Beltran
 and Annie Percy lid splendidly. "GOOd
 Old Friend, by the vocal class, scored
 many plaudits, and the piano duett, the
 Jolly Blacksmith" which came next,
 was eXcellently will rendered by Miss
 Percy and Frances COnrow. A reciIa-
 uOn by Minnie Marshall was next in or
 der. and obtained its full share of the
 public's approval It would be lmpOssi-
 ble to enumerate each of the different
 selections in it's turn, as space fOrbids it.
 but In the instrumental part of the ex-
 hIbItiOn of the names of Misses Isabel
 Beltran, Margarita Cora, Dora Good
 sell, Lupa Leon, Anna NJ. Smith and
 Mary MOrouey, must be mentioned as
 having pc formed the parts allotted to them with the greatest credit during the different stages of the entertainment
 Miss Dora GoOdsell, m "Tll take yCu home agaIr, Kathleen sang with
 great deal of expression, and the accom- panlment on the piano, by Miss Mary MOroney, as well as the chorus, which
 was well trained, added greatly to rem
 Ter this charming ballad all the more charming.
 A two scene allegOry, entitled the War of Roses" of which certain en-
 nity between the roses and camelias ,eemS to be the fracas, brought out ,ome very good elocutiOnary efforts by Misses Dora GoOdsell, Mary Zabriskie, Glvera Waltemath, Sarah Appel, Annie | d. Smith, Frances COnrOw, Mary Moran, | Minnie Marshall and Mary Moroney. Each of the above mentioned young | ladies represented flower, and every me of them was a pretty one SO that l If the contest had to have been decided | by the audience 1t would have been hard ! work. Between the first and second | scenes Of this play Miss Flora Culver l rendered Sleep well, thou sweet angel" | on the piano, III a most accomplished l style. Sue was heartily encOred, and | lese-vedly so.
 Tho distribution of premiums to the | junior class then took place, and soon | after the Misses Mary MOrOney and | Anna May Smith, performed Ray of | Sunshine on the piano together and sa'ned much credit.
 Next came a solo entitled Blind Girl To Her Harp" sung by Miss Sarah Appel. The performance caused an
 immense amount of satisfaction to those present, from the fact that Miss Appel las a voice of great volume and sweet ness, and that she has already received vocal training. She ap- Deared to be completely master of her soice, and rendered the ballad with all he pathos and taste of grown per son. She was most ably assisted by Miss Cora, who had charge of the and Dora GoOdsell who held the piano. Amongst these three adies there existed the most perfect ac- 'nrd, and the consequence was that the Blind Girl to Her Harp" was conceded 70 have been the most delightful thing If the exhibition.
 A recitation by Miss Annie Boy came next, and then Spanish drama in four lcts, iH winch a fairy Is searching for @ paragon maiden, brought us into con- act with the ldlOma Castillan. Miss M. Cora as Eliza, and Miss NJ. Leon as Teresa, the phenomenal maiden, were former in her pertness md the latter in her modesty. Miss s. Gonzalez, l.. BaIcelle, E. BOrques and !. Telles as minimizing young girls of he period, were inmitsble and scored .uccess. Miss 5 Smith was the High and countess who protects her oval subjects and looked it ivery inch, and Miss A. Percy, gho as Octaviana or the lady's maid had ! right to be ignorant and frightened of airies acted just as if she had really bought that a young lady with point d paste board hat was therefore truly a airy and to be feared. The faIry her elf was Miss I. Beltran and in three lifferent characters she showed such listriolic talent and clearness of elocu- ion as to entitle her to a good part of he success of the exhibition. During bis piece the Misses JOsefa Vasquez nd GenOveva Feliz played selection rom Norma, for four hands on the piano cry nicely.
 Byron Farewell sung by Mary Moro ley, accompanied by Anna M. Smith, iianC, and Margsrita Cora, guitar, had -reat success as did also a solo on the .iano by Miss Lupa Leon who was Farmly applauded.
 After Farewell Song" by the full horus the premiums of the senior lasses and the audience retired well ileased with the exhibition. The in- trumental and vocal music which form d the staple of the entertainment was ar above that generally heard in schools nd the full credit therefor IS due to the ! intiring zeal and talent of Sister Aug sta, the professor of music of the acad- my. To the incessant efforts also of lister Inmaculs, vice-pincipal, and the fiicient staff of sisters under her is to |, 'e ascribed the degree of profciecny in II branches which the young lady pu- ills have shown yesterday, and not too nuch praise can be extended them, as Tell as to Father Antonio. who has the Felfare of the institution ct heart. for 2 Fhat has So far been accomplished for ! he education of Tucson's fair daught- IFS.