Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-06-22
LORETTO ACADEMY
The 46th Annual Commencement
Exercises Held at That Institu-
ton Last Evening.
BRILLIANT MUSICAL SOlREE
Pupils Large and Small Entertained a
Audience for Several Hours with Inter-
esting REGULATIONS, Dialogues, Drills
and Musical Selections.

and Musical Selections.
The sweet girl graduate celebrated
her success last evening at Loretto
Academy, and a fair and brilliant tri-
umph it was, d triumph for teachers as
we'll as pupils, showing that there is at
least one institution of learning in San
ia Fe that is the equal in standing and
in results accomplished, of any similar
institution of learning. For three and
a half hours the pupils of the school
held the attention of an audience of 400
people with musical and literary selec-
lions.
The stage presented a beautiful parlol
scene, with summer blossoms and vines
in prominence. The pupils of the schoo.
who appeared upon the stage were
dressed in white, wearing flowers ir
their hair or corsage. They possessed
a graceful stage presence, and there
was not a hitch in the program OF
twenty numbers.
The entertainment was introduced
with Suppe's famous overture from Pc.
ct and Peasant. 1t was brilliantly
played on three pianos by the Misses
Upton, zaczynski, Murphy, Hampel
Truswell and Pitts. After the overture
the second literary honors, silver
wreaths, We're awarded by Bishop Bour
gade to Misses Mona Murphy and Lull
Hudgens.
The Loretto's Minims of '99 enter.
tanned the audience with a clever piece
of musical comedy, "The Burlesqut
Band Organized" each one of the sew
en- or eight bright little girls initiating
a band instrument. The little girls wor'
sashes of national colors, while the lead
err wore a uniform Of the colors.
The next number was greeted will
loud applause, and an enchanting seem
it presented. A mandolin and guitar or.
chestra, consisting Of Miss Hampel
pianist: Misses Upton, Smith, McNulty
Z~aczynski, Perea and Hilton, with man.
dolins: and Misses Hudgens. N. Muir.
ply and N. Delgado, guitars, was artis
tically grouped upon the stage beneath
the glittering electric lights. The,
played a melodious, dreamy dance mel
ody entitled The Masqueraders Waltz,
whose strains haunted one long afte
the last echo of applause had died away
Hearts Light as Air" was sung by
class of thirty or more voices. The son,
breathed a spirit of gayety and limo
cent joy, and the singers interpreted /
with skill and enthusiasm. The sol
obligato parts were well sung by Mis-
Mona Murphy and Miss Upton.
Mendelssohn's immortal "Midsumme
| Nights Dream was interpreted witt
| wonderful expression and precision up
| on the piano by Misses Upton and Mis-
Zaczynski. Both of the young ladie
excel as pianists, not only in a mechan
ical way, but in their power to interpre
the classic masterpieces.
Miss Mona Murphy recited "Quee:
Vashti's Lament" by j. Reade, wit,
feeling.
The brilliant Nordica waltzes
by Tourjee, We're masterfully played b
a guitar and mandolin chorus consist
ing of Miss Hampel, pianist; Miss TIP
ton, McNulty and Smith; first mando
Inns; Misses Murphy and ZacZynsk
second mandolins; Misses Hilton, Pc
rea and S%arracino, third mandolins; an
Misses Hudgens, Delgado and Truswel
| guitars.
The Juniors and minims presented
charming little drama entitled son
| Strike"
1.-THE jolly Walters We're represente
by fifteen misses in French, German
Irish, Chinese and negro costumes
Their evolutions were naive. In trip
| ping measure and in dialect they toll
they represented.
"The Polo Galop," a spirited plan
selection, was played with ability b
the Misses Zaczynski. Upton, Truswel
Crumpacker, Kennedy and Romero
The general technique of the pianist
was excellent.
Miss Gabrielle Zaczynski read an es
say, "The Paradise of Literature" re
viewing the worlds literature in an al
legory, in which she warned against tn
brilliant and yet noxious flowers tina
grow in the literary garden.
The Amazon drill, by twelve youn,
women in red gowns, glittering breast
plates and spears. was we'll done.
Miss Lulu Hudgens, in pantomime
told the pathetic "Story of a Faithful
Soul"
Come Where the Rosebuds Bloom,
a vocal duet by Misses Murphy and Tip
ton, with Miss Zaczynski as accom-
panist, enraptured the audience with it
bewitching harmony.
The Misses Neher, Sandoval, Bergere
Hilton, Ortiz, Downie, Sanchez, Ham
pei and Dorland, all of them younge
pupils, played upon the three pianos o.
the stage the "Grand lakewood March,
a simple selection that required grea
precision in time, and was demonstra
tive Of the skill Of the pupils in that re
spect.