Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-07-05

ments In the lnter-mountain and COST
Regions this season, but only one OF
The St Mays kind. This popular
institution has Just closed another
year Of its useful and prosperous
career, and in many respects the best
in its history. The fifteenth annual
commencement will be recorded on
one Of ats brightest pages and will
live fresh and green in the memory
Of al who Hers present for long years
70 come. As the close Of the session
dreE near the Mother Superior fore
saw that the large and commodious
stndy hail Of the main school build
ing would be inadequate to secomo-
date the massive crowds that would
Be present and wisely and thcughtfal-
" engaged the Grand Opera House
for the memorable occasion. 1t was
well she Fas 30 thoughtful for the
seating capacity of the opera house
was fairly taxed to its utmost to give
room to the animated expectants who
early in the evening sought their
places. Booth and Barrett may have
drawn to the same auditorium A more
staid, steadier audience but there was
never more beauty and animation dis
played there than on the evening Of
the 24th ult Everything conspired
TO make the interior of the theater
one of the loveliest scenes that can
be imagined Even the galleries
filed to every available inch present
ed pictures Of beauty, animation, and
bright and happy faces. When the
five grand pianos arranged in the
orchestra space IN Hogarth's broken
lines sounded the note for the first
step of the grand Hungarian March
accompanied BY three hsrps on the
stage, the curtain gently arose and
over 200 pupils in line of moving
beauty marched TO the. time OF the
grand music before the foOtlights and
made sslutations to parents, friends
aud visitors. The march was played
with accuracy and the steps perfect
10 the time of the music.
The march over then followed the
rendition in full of the excellent pro.
gramme for the evening. Such lit.
erary and musical treat is rarely
found in store for an appreciative
audience. There were gems of liter
ary merit and the richest gems OF
music. There was music on guitars
music on pianos, and a combination
Of music on harps, guitars, pianos
zithar, banjo, violin and mandolins
Imagine n beautiful circle of SC
choruses attuned in sweet accord tc
8 grand pianos presided over by IL
proficient young ladies, "a guitars,
mandolins, ! zithar, ! violin and
DanjO, and you will have the pleasing
picture of one feature in the pro,
gramme and a grand diapsson in one
beautiful song.
Every part Of the programme from
beginning to its close gave evidence
of excellent training and care OF
pupils and judicious management in
their control. 1t was pleasing in every
particular and the concurrent uesti
mony Of these present credit it with
being the best ever rendered BIZ the
school even TO the parts Of the juv.
cniles and minims.
Thb LITTLE ROLKs.
No one is possessed of a soul SC
dead as not to appreciate the little
folks before the public, and no on,
in that mighty crowd at the opers
house will soon forget the juniors and
minims of st. Mary's in their united
efforts to please. Their parts were
some of the charming and captivating
features of the evening. The song
"Lively Times are Nearing sung by
over one hundred little ones, accom-
panied with gesture, step and dance
and the recitation in concert of Grand
mas Picture and then the Oriental
figures with their quaint little caps
and queus will haunt the memory Of
all who saw and heard them As the
t.t1tast iffIe mathematics . -.