The San Francisco call., 1897-04-29
An Entertainment Given
by the Gentlemen's
Sodality.
Joseph A. LYONS Adaptation
Rendered Before a Vast
Audience.
The Clergy, Bench and Bar and So.
ciety Wei Represented in st
1ynatius Assemb y Hall.

% "The Maledictlon," three-act drama
Lyons, A. NJ, was given last evening for
the benefit of the Gentlemen's Sodality in
Assembly Hall of st. Ignatius Church.
George Hermance, the well-known pro-
fessional, produced the play in manner
that did credit to himself and the young
gentlemen who participated in it 10 the
deIectation OF large gathering.
Among those who were present, both
on the stage and in the auditorium, were
DR.. Skaife, DR.. Gilmour. Thomas W. Hickey,
Rev. Thomas McQuade, DR.. Porter, Mrs. Porter,
Miss Porter. Rev. J. NJ Ginty, Rev. B. McKin-
non, NJ. O'Byrne, J. Schleicher. T. p. Crow
ley, W. Derham, d. Buckley, Joseph A. Buck
ley. MISS Buckley, Peter Connolly, Miss NJ.
Connolly, Mr.. Connolly, Rev. F. Crimmins,
Miss \. Burke, J. +. Fitzpatrick, A. McKinnon,
Miss McKInnon, Miss +. McKinnon. Mrs Hyde,
W.. ]. O'Brien, Miss OBrien, J. O'Brien,
J. J. Leibert, Mrs. J. ]. Leibert, q. Beauce Mrs. G.
Beauce, DR.. X. o. Steers, Colonel J. J. Tobin,
Mrs. J. J. Tobin, J. J. O'Brien, MR.. O'Brien, ,
David J. Corbett, John Bourke, Mrs Bourke,
B. Hay, Mrs Hay, Captain H. j. Meagher,
Miss NJ. McGlynn, G. Knox, Char.es Derham,
Miss Derham, Dr.. J. }. Gallagher, Miss n.
J. Colson, Mrs. Co.son, jeremiah Mahoney,
the Mi ses Manoney, Mrs. John Mahoney, Mrs.
J. J. Mahoney. DR.. ]. F. Gibbon, Miss NJ. Glib
n H. s.
Robinson, Miss smyth. Dr. +. Robinson,
Judge Campbell, Judge Coffey, T. K. Ban
herman. the Misses Bannerman, James
Mrs Robinson, Miss Nellie Jones, J. Mahony, ny,
Miss Jennie O'Reilly, J. Connolly, Miss Neu-
man. Mrs J. Regan, Mrs. Andrew Welch, A.
Weleh, Miss L. Regan, Mrs. J. Russell, Mrs.
Thompson, San Rafael; Rev. A. CoteHi. S J.. /;
Very Rev. Father Frieddin. S. j.; Rev. Father
Preato, s j.; Rev. Father Allen s. J. Rev.
Father Hickey. s. j.; Rev. Father Dalzia S. j. 4;
Rax- rhar nGd Pow
Rev. Father Demasini Rev Father Tesla, Rev.
Father Sardella, Aloysius J. Rush, e. a. Buck
ley, James Hayes, John J. Hayes. p. 6. Butler,
T. Hogan. J. 7. Morrisey, Charles Carroll. John
=. Dignan, d. e. B. Mccarthy, J. J. Looney,
George Springer, and Maurice Pope, DR.. w. H.
Silerst.
The plot of the play, as explained by the
translator, is laid in Spain during the
Moham medan war. Don Alonzo. son OF
Don Vasco de Gomez, a princely noble
man, is persuaded by ambition and the
evil counsel of his confiden Don Lopez,
10 abandon his father, his country and
his God.
He begins prince among the Moham-
medans, and in the progress of the war
his father and all his soldiers fall into the
hands OF Tarik, the Moha ammedan leader
Tarik causes Don Alonzo to visit his
father for the purpose of winning him
over to the faith of the prophet, assuring
him that if he fails his father must die.
AlonZo obevs. His father. however, re-
pels him and launches at him a maledic-
ton, beneath which he loses his reason.
Don Vasco and his yassals escape from
the TURKS and return to the Christia n
camp. where they find Don AlonZo, who
under his fathers care returns to reason.
and is afterward killed in battle with
the Mo ammedans.
The play abounds in thrilling incidents
and natural situations. The young men
of the sodaiity acquitted themselves well
III the task of pleasing their friends