The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-03-24
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On Friday evening, st. PatrlckS eve
All Hallows was ablaze with glory. A
sumptuous feast OF song, oratory, band
and orchestral music was enjoyed by
the distinguished audience which filled
the college hall to overtioWing. the
stage was prettiIy decorated, much ar
| tistic finish being displayed in the hap
Ply blending of the Irish and American
colors. Green badges, shamrocks, gold
en- harps on a green background every
where chung lovingly to the Stars and
| Stripes. Green favors were universally
worn by the ladies and gentlemen who
had come to honor with the president
faculty and students the glorious
memory of Ireland's great Apostle. The
ladies of the Salt Lake Literary club
were present by special invitation and
seemed to thoroughly enjoy the echo, as
it were, OF their own beautiful st. Pat
rick's afternoon entertainment. Sell
dom has a more representative and Gull
tured audience graced the callege hall;
seldom has more enthusiastic applause
greeted the very creditable rendition of
each number on the programme.
.
The entertainment opened with an or
chestral selection, entitled Sounds
From Erin" and was one long burst of
melody from beginning to end. Profess
sor Petersen, with his poetic, artistic
and deep-sytnpathetic temperament,
seemed to have breathed into his youth
full performers intense soul and feeling,
SO Indispensable in Irish music and &C
cordingly a magnificent symphony of
the immortal strains of Erins ancient
minstrels thrilled, charmed, enraptured
the large and appreciative audience.
Erin's Flag" recitation by William
was given with the fire, the
energy and pathos becoming his Hiber-
MAN descent and patronymic.
The discourse of Mr.. J. P. Tanning |
was worthy of the occasion. 1t was a
discourse which showed the superior |
physical and mental training of Mr.. |
Tanning. The symmetry of figure, |
grace of movement, strength and en-
ergy Of voice and gesture were evidence
Of good athletic training, While the
historical research, beautiful and apt
choice diction were proof
Of much solid, varied and discrimina-
tive reading. He said in part as follows:
Erin, the Tear and the Smile in
Thine Eye" was sung by the Glee club
With a finish and perfection rejecting
great credit on the members and on
heir distinguished director, Mr.. j. Nc
<enna.
The music discoursed by the brass
)and was of a high order. Sometimes
soft as the lutte, 1t symbolized the peace
md happiness which reigned in Ireland
Turing the centuries Immediately fol-
owing the death of ST. Patrick. and
hen assuming it's true nature of 80
porous metal blowing martial sounds"
It was symbolical of the glorious VIC
cries and triumphant returns of the
amous Milesian heroes-Ugory the
treat. Con of the Hundred Battles,
'athaire Nor Malachy and Mall.
The recitation of "a Shipwrecked
rfsllman," given with much humor by
(. Canning, was well received and !
Yoked an enthusiastic encore. Tom Y
'owers, in his own comic and inimit- {
bic way, sang "Of to Philadelphia"
nd brought down the house In re- I
ponse to an encore, he sang the old s
ong with the words a trif1e changed. {
he second edition ran somewhat thus: S
There's a girl called Nellie Bawn, |
Whom hope to call my own,
To see my little cabin floor adjoining;
tut my heart is full of showers t
or how can she be Mrs Powers, =
II L start for dear old Leadville in the
morning.