The morning call., 1890-12-30
CHRIST'S NATIVITY.
The Event at Bethlehem Por.
trayed in a Drama.
A Most Impressive Representation on the
Grand Opera House Stage Given by
St. Johns sunday-School

At least 5000 people filed the Grand Opera
House from floor to ceiling last night when
!" The Nativity" Christmas drama. was
presented by the pupils and teachers of st.
Johns Catholic Sunday-school.
Though a great many children were in the
house the audience was representative
San Francisco one, composed Of ladies and
gentlemen and for the most part of the best
Catholic people of this city. Every box was
occupied, some by clergy from various city
parishes and few members of tine faculty
of St Mary's College.
Among them were: Rev. Fathers George
Montgomery, d. o. Crowley of the Youths
Directory, Cottle, Connolly, McG:nty,
Rogers, Cummings, Sullivan, Griffin, Gala
CHER and Brothers Ermanold and Lascian.
1t seemed that about half as many persons
were behind the scenes as in front, SO large
was the number of participants.
A GRAND PRODUCTION.
The performance, including the tableaux
and spectacular and scenic effects, was far
above what is looked for in amateurs, and
never dragged from beginning TO end.
Everything was on a scale of magniti cence
and magnitude associated only with large
scenic representations, while the spectacles
presented in tableauX-ylvantS in the drama
were impressive and beautifully pfctur-
esQue.
Often they inspired most enthusiastic ap-
plause. In the alteration SCENE at the
mapger of Bethlehem the curtain parted and
revealed hosts Of angelic figures, represent
ed by young girls in white and gold, their
hair flowing free around their shoulders
There were fully 800 persons in this scene.
the crib in front, with shepherds, magi and
others adoring the babe, and a seraphic
choir rising far above the l0wly place in SER
ried tiers.
Impressiveness was added by the singing
OF "Nenie Adoremus" in chorus. The
programme throughout was rendered in a
highly eredltable manner, not single num-
Der failing TO satisfy the immense audience
1t was carried out as follows:
THE PROGRAMME.
Overture, orchestra, under the direction of
Professor +. SehoIehti opening chorus, pupils of
the Sunday SCHOOL, address OF welcome Miss
Emily HaItIick.
The Natlyity-A Christmas drama in eight
acts. Cast of characters: Blessed Virgin Mary
Miss Annie DAILY; Saint Elizabeth, Miss Agnes
Connolly; Saint Joseph, William j. Wilson;
Angel Gabriel, Miss Sa!lle Rudolph; King Herod
Bradley; Evangelist, Ralph Wander Naillen;
First King, Daniel A. Ryan; Second King. Edgar
Rourke; Third King, William F. Wilson Attend
f. Ryan; First Shepherd, Edmund rower; Sec
ond Shepherd, Martin 2. O'Dea; bird Shepherd,
Cornelius Kennedy; Fourth shepherd, George Ii.
Sullivan; Fifth shepherd, Hubert Louder back |;
Principal Angels-MIss A. Regain, NJ. Riordan,
X. Doyle. Florence SWEET Agnes Coouey.
Christmas Lepend'' Mr.. ". + 1 Wilson,; vocal
solo. Ave Maria" MT. ). i. Sullivan
Scene 1.-The Blessed Virgin visits ST. Eliza
beth: Violin solo, Miss Jennie Beasy, accom-
panied by MAY fower Beasy; recitation, "a
Chiid's Desire" Miss Rose Cassassa.
Scene IlI-The Birth Of Our Lord announced
to Tue ShepheIds: Recitation. The Nativity"
scene IE.,shepherds visit the Crib: Carol. SIN
a Lowry t Manager Lying Miss Kate Doyle;
celia Sullivan; chorus. Adeste FidelIs"; reel.
ta,ion. The Three Kings" Miss Sibyl Golden.
,a Scene yIhs Msg M VISIT King he,Od Reel
lude. "Adesie Fiaelis"
Scene yI-Ihe MaGi visit the Crib: Carol. 80
Drobaz; carol, "Tbe Snow Lay on the Ground"
Miss Molle Riordan; recitation, "a Christmas
Thought" Miss Annie OKane; "Noer' solo.
Mr.. James Lane; chorus, by the Choir OF ST.
Johns Church, accompanied by orchestra under
the direction Of Mime. Dagenals. organist.
Scene Viking Heiod's Palace: Murder of
"Glad Tidings," Miss Alice Butler.
scene lI =, Carol" Dear Little
tation. "GloIy 10 God" Benjamin l.. Mckinney
chorus. what Lovely Infant'; reci alton. .The
GhIisI Child;" Miss Ada Graves; chorus. Glory
address, Cornelius Kennedy.
Final tableau Chorus, "Adeste Fidelis."
Orchestra.
OANCE OF MlNSIRELS.
In the seventh scene music was furnished
by the following young ladies': Misses
JEANNE Levy, Clara Selg, Ida Moffatt, Ella
D0nlon. Minnie Smith, mandolins Miss
Juliet Hidalgo, harp; Misses Matte Brooks,
Ortman and White, guitars. The dancing
children, led by Oracle Freese, tiny tot,
were, Emily Kane, Flora Callahan, Maud
Muller. Rene Kelly, Louise MCCONNELL,
Clara Moffatt, Bernadette Robinson, Louise
Powers. Constance Smith. Lizzie Jones and
Lille Jones. They responded to a hearty
encore.
The ladies who aided in training the chill
dren in elocution were Miss Annie Daley,
and in music Nine. Dagenais, organist of St.
Johns Church, Miss Agnes Regain and Miss
Nelly Bradley. The opening and closing
addresses were written by Miss Mary Regain
The costuming was done by Miss Kate Con-
way and Miss Mary Grimes.
The teachers of the school are the Misses
Curley, Conway, Bradley, Regain, Kenny,
Corr, Millspangle, TOwhill, Knorp, Croly,
Sullivan, klordan, Mollie Reardan, Agnes
Regain. Doyle. Cooney, Pepper, Grimes and
Bryant. The production was the idea of
Rev. Father Connolly of St Johns Church,
and he directed the whole entertainment,