Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-19
A RARE ENTERTAINMENT.
Salt Lake Citizens Attest Their sympathy for
Benevolent Institution,
Hey. Father eastman Delivers a
Splendid Lecture on the Emerald
isie-Large Audience Present.

Rev Father eastman must surely
have felt highly iattered last ;atur-
day evening. as he arose In the Theater
and was greeted by az magnificent an
audience as he would care to face in
his life. The seating capacity OF the
large auditorium was almost exhausted
up TO the fourth gallery and the enthu-
slasiic audience was thoroughly appre-
ciatiye and sympathetic. 1t must also
have been a source OF satisfaction 10
the friends Of the benevolent instltu-
ton for whose benefit the entertainment
was being given. and which received
us life from the generous purse Of Mrs.
Thomas kearns.
The crowd was eager and ready TO
applaud every applaudable thing, the
eloquent introduction Of the lecturer by
Judge Powers. the soul stirring mclo-
dies and the lecture Itself, which
abonnded IN graphic description and
brilliant wit.
Although q Catholic Festival day. was
chosen for the occasion, people Of all
creeds joined In, and the citizens of
salt Lake City, demonstrated again
Saturday night. as they have done in
times past, that when their charity IS
appealed TO, their religious creeds are
relegated TO the rear, and the generous
Impulse Of their hearts carry them to a
common plane.
ST. Patrick cannot take all the honor
TO himself OF Saturday evenings splen-
did tribute, for the hearts throughout
this fair young State pulsate warmly
for the fatherless and motherless, and
there are plenty OF ready hands to as
slst Ia the amelioration OF the condition
Of the waits.
The music did It's part In the exer-
clses. and 1t was on an equal plane with
the rest OF the program, which was
opened by Irish melodies rendered by
Mrs. Kearns. Mrs McGurrln. Roy VIII
llams and Miss Nora Gleason, which
was received with deafenng applause.
Judge Powers, In one OF his happiest
veins introduced the lecturer OF the
evening and his eloquent tribute TO Mrs.
kearns was cheered to the echo. Father
eastman arose and was greeted with
liberal applause. He opened his lecture
by describing the facilities of modern
ocean travel. and presented some views
then turned 20 the history OF Ireland,
saying that the Celtic race was older
than either the Greeks or the Romans,
as had been demonstrated in the re-
searches Of recent German philOlOgists.
After speaking briefly upon this sub.
ject he then began the description OF
his travels over the Emerald Isle His
description Of Queenstown was very
fine. characteriZing the city as the Ma
PIES without Nesuvius. II was In the
liarbor Of this city where Drake, the
greatest Of English nayigators, hid from
the spanish fleet, and 1t was in that
town where Rev Charles Wolf, the au-
thor Of The Burial Of Sir John Moore,
died In 1923.
The lecturer then went on 20 Cork and
exhibited the new cathedral built in
that city at a cost Of quarter Of a mill
lion dollars. He then described ST.
AIMS church, where the BELLS Of Shan
dom are. and at this juncture George
d. Piper sang THE Bells OF Shandon,"
On leaving Cork for Killarney the IA
nous Baney Castle is passed and the
wonderful Blarney stone, that gave to
the sons Of Erin their unriyaied gift OF
Cab The lakes Of Killarney and the
castle are reached, and the graphic
description and beautiful pictures hold
the audience In a spell, the climax Of
which is reached when Mrs ]. Hal
Moore sings Killarney In such sweet
ness OF voice and simplicity Of style that
the great audience must have Il repeat
ed. Mr.. Godd9rd's fine voice was heard
20 good advantage In Come Back to
Erin" which elected an encore. The
Harp that once" a violin solo by Roy
Williams was very sweet. Miss Sallie
Fisher, never sang to better advantage
than when she rendered very feelingly
Kathleen Mevourneen," and the same
can be said OF Miss Elsie Barrow, who
sang "Dermot Astore." Miss Margery
Weber also did her self proud In The
Last Rose Of summer"
Father eastman being an 1rishman,
Is fine Interpreter OF Irish wit and hui
NOR. and being a scholar is capable Of
giving an excellent exposition Of Ire
lands great patriots and the sacred
cause for which many OF them. like the
noble and youthful Emmett laid down
their lives. The affair was a-success.
No one was disappointed. Neither the
promoters Of the entertainment nor its
batrons.