The San Francisco call., 1899-11-24
OPERA PINAFORE
GIVEN BY GOOD
AMATEUR TALENT
For the Sacred Heart
Church Fund.

Native sons Hall was packed to the
doors last evening when the young ladies
and gentlemen OF Sacred Heart Church
save as "a benefit FOR the parish an anna
feur performance of Gilbert and Sulliyan's :
famous comic opefa "Pinafore." AS the
music is catchy and the libretto plays
li-ei the young folks had not much diff
Le-.if ln giving an excellent production.
There was considerable enthusiasm. and
every good act of the participants was
heartily applauied. Generally speaking
me performance was a very creditable
'h' he chorus was we'll trained. and
me young ladies looked very pretty and
sang Wen The principal roles were in the
care 'l capable eNecutants Howard Dur
mont in The role OF Admiral Sir Joseph
Porter surprised his friends with a pleas
ahi tenor voice, somewhat robust. and
Atr4 ~ "A decidedly creditahle manner He
waL ca lls part with Intelligence.
~ lu Jacobs. who essayed the mart Of
ellaln Core 1ran, Possesses a barytone
Nelce oi mu d color and clearness He
shows that De lis diligent vocal student.
l"f he nQt only sings with scieuttfc
uhetfstandi1g, but gives evidence OF eX-
teNent Interpretation. In fact Nr Jacobs
sings with ais head as well as mis- throat.
mere is - doubt that continued study
VIII land him IN the front of our local
N.eausis x prominence.
Inc star or the evening was Miss Eta
NJ tlsh. No doubt this young lady has as
pifauons for the operate stage. for she
handles her role with an enthusiasm and
energy nat tells of the ambition 20 please
such Teople never fail 10 accomplish their
purpose. and some day Miss Welsh's am
hitiol will no doubt be satisfied. She pos
Neffes voice of operate tendencies. a
rc1, healthy soprano. which with the
~ essary training viii make mark
Ilere Is something refreshing IN youthful
industry, and Miss Welsh showed In all
Ter work that SHE must have worked very
hard 20 accomplish this result. AS a re-
ward she was presented with many fiow-
ers. and applause was not lacking.
Another singer VINO gained many ad-
mirers was Miss Emma Nicolai. whose
cousin Hehe WAS most successful
achievement This young aspirant for op-
i1uc h.nors Us very sedate, and goes
through hcr part with an unconCern and
ease almost professional IN its nature. II
was praiscW0rthy effort and the audi
encc was delighted with IL. kittie g Al
i-n made quite hit as Buttercup and
sang htf solos prettily. The other roles Of
l prominence We're PLAYED by Al Now
in. VINO impersonated Ralph Rackstraw;
Denis Sheerin, who portrayed Dick Dead
eyes James Mcguire. who represented a
naatsNaln. with William A. Breen as ;he
The young ladies IN the chorus were:
Misses Gertrude McDermott Edna Troy
-NtlIe lalcy. Edna Harley. Mabel Wilgus.
alice ktarneE Nettie Henne Jessie Nc
1arthN May Evatt Edith Tormey. I.ilv
u homas. Kitty sullivan. Annie Cain. Ag-
pee henarick. Minnie Malone. Agnes Sui
wan, Elizabeth kordau. Margaret Nc
q ARMY. Angela shortall. Annie Corbett.
Mary Madden. Frances Madden. Agnes
supple. Rosamond Meherin. Fannie De
Boom and Maud ShortaU
The young mon in the chorus consisted
Ct- Edward owens. Robert Rogers Frank
ArFoNern William Walsh. I'd Shafter.
George sullivan. Frank Mccarthy. Frank
1heto, John Donohue. Bart Foley. Jonn
Foley. Edw. =. Dooiin. Frank smith
mes Welsh. Dan Smith. ". J. Kelly p
Nelerin and Edward t. Kugelherr.
ne opera was presented under the d.
ferNnr of Mr.. Nowlan the Orgauist Of the
churc Do. who directed eEcellently. Much ~
the success ~ the performance rs due 10
hIr energy. Thar the performance was
ifin-rrt was evidenced hy the generous
anIlalse and abe large amount IN the
-I-UelIN lftnr ILe anlnrf alnmenf.