Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-01
The Commencement Exercises
Yesterday.
Pleasant Singing and Dramatic
Performances.
Two of the Scholars Graduate With
Honor.
The Prize winners and Their Trophies
Costumes, the Music and
ElOcutiOn.

1t seemed almost Impossible yesterday
morning to realize that a year had
passed since the last commencement ex-
ercises OF the Cathedral school on Los
Angeles street, which were reported in
the HERALD. There was the same hall
full to overhowing with guests; the
same row OF digniied and pleasant
faced fathers in front and many of the
same children who figured in the pro-
gramme year ago were upon the plat
form, while the same HERALD reporter
was seated in precisely the same seat
he then occupied.
At last the curtain arose for an over
ture by Boildein, performed upon the
piano by Miss M. Dalgalarrondo and
Miss V. Bell. The applause had scarcely
died out when the curtain again arose,
this time fol chorus by Donizett;, per-
formed by the singing class. The music
of the sweet girlish voices, tempered by
few more matured and we'll trained,
was very sweet and pleasing.
Adela Reys was the next on the pro-
gramme, with piano solo by Lange.
Following this was the first act of a
drama by Cardinal Wiseman, entitled,
The Witch of Rosenburg. The cast of
characters was as follows:
Countess. ...........................M Mary Brown.
Bertha her maid ..... Lillian McCourtney
Lotte, schoolmistress in the village.
SJretcnen -.-........ ..-....-... Nloid BELL
Frau Plumper per.........,...,.. Cecilia Gardner.
Frau Semmel. ......... ..... Gertrude Redman.
Frau Zuker. .............. Anna Brown.
Peasant women-Jennie Dennison, Mary
Harmon, Antomette Laronde, Julia Hammer
School children-G schilling, E. Doran. L.
,Doran, E Brown, X. Purcell, C. Traconiz, S.
Donahue, NJ. Conway, X. Harmon, j. Meade.
The acting in this little drama was
very we'll done, and gave evidence OF
good training.
The First Tea Out, a recitation in
parts, by six little girls, was very we'll
done and very laughable.
Katie Harmon performed Blue Bells
of Scotland on the piano in credit
able manner, and was followed by little
Emily Curtis, who recited A Strange
Playmate.
More piano music followed, this time
by Mary Harmon, who gave place to
Grace Schilling for another piano solo.
Cecilia Gardner recited Setting Out
to Set Hen, in costume, with convul-
sive effects.
A very difficult Bird Revel for two
pianos and twelve hands was performed
by Mary Smith, Jennie Dennison, Josie
Meade, Carmelita Traconiz, Mary Han
non and Katie Harmon.
This was followed by galop for eight
hands by Grace Schilling, Mary Han
non, Katie Harmon and Josie Meade.
A Forest Jubilee was the next thing,
little drama with the following cast:
King ............ ................ Grace Schilling
Queen ......................C. Traconiz
Escapades .-...e..... ...--....h. IurceIl
t.'..... Curtiss
Star-Eyes NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Laura Doran
The little draAa involved some
comical situations and good recitations,
while the costumes were exceptionally
graceful and pretty.
Matilda Dalgalarando, with vocal
solo. The Jewish Maiden, came next on
the programme, followed by Viola Bell
with Tarantelle, excellently per-
formed.
Another drama, Vacation, was the
next thing performed, the characters
represented being:
Juno, colored maid =. ..........A Brown
Girls on vacation ... o S$s351'sS $sEa%sSE sE5sSS
Lady visitor, ...; M Dalgalarrandoo
lIlzzy, her dauonter...... .-....k n furcell
Lady of the house. M. Brown
Matilda Dalgalarrando was again on
the programme for piano solo; then
came marching song, The Triumph of
the Lilies, by the junior class, performed
in correct and pleasing manner.
A difficult piece for two pianos byViola
Bell and Matilda Dalgalarrondo, two
piano solos by the latter and a chorus
by the entire singing class concluded the
programme and the curtain fell. Then
came the awarding of prizes as follows:
GOLD MEDALS.
Singing, Matilda Dalgalarrondo; good
conduct, Adela Reyes; general excel
lence, Grace Schlling; general improve
ment, Antoinette Larronde; Christian
doctrine, Annie Brown; grammar, Ger
trude Redman bookkeeping, Mary Han
non; writing, Cecilia Gardner; arith-
metic, Emma Brown; application, Katie
Purcell; Christian doctrine, Katie Han
non.
SILVER MEDALS.
Writing, Jennie Dennison; zoology,
Lulu Baker; United States history,
Mary Conway; spelling, Josie Meade.
BOOKS.
Improvement in music-Adela Reyes,
Mary Harmon. Katie Harmon, Josie
Meade. Politeness, Viola Bell; arith-
metic and algebra, Anna Brown read
ing, Grace Schilling: reading, Lillian
McCourtney.
The medals were presented by Very
Rev. J. Adam, V. s., Mr.. S. Grant and
other friends of the schools. The books
were presents from Mrs. ]. Doran and
other friends.
The valedictory followed the award
ing of prizes, delivered by the two grad
yates of the class of 81, Miss Matilda
Dalgalarronda and Miss Mary Brown.
After few remarks by the Reverned
Fathers present the exercises closed,
and the pupils and their delighted
friends took their way homeward, to
much-delayed lunch, the exercises hav-
ing lasted from 8 80 to nearly l 80.