The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1902-06-28
SOCIETY DAY AT ST. sTANIsLAUs
Dramatic and TInsIcaI Clubs Success
fully Carry ou. Magnificent
Progromme.

the auspices of the dramatic and
musical clubs as a compliment to
the great crowd of visitors and pa
irons of the college,
The beautiful aud spacious hall
Icapable of holding about thous-
and people was crowded to its ut
most limit, and still many people
could not be accommodated. The
crowd of commencement visitors
here this year was by far greater
than other years. The hotels done
| a good business and had as much
ias they could do to accommodate
their guests.
The weather for the past week
has been ideal, such as one seek
Fat a watering place, ST. Stanislaus
Hall il so well ventilated that
none of the crowded audience ex.
perienced the least discontinue.
One of the features of the even
Iing's entertainment was the music
|The college has ever set great
|store by its brass band orchestra.
prof. j, A. Hemmerbach has ap
aggregation of talented musicians
who have progressed astonishingly
|tlnder the professors tuition.
The orchestra music at the enter
|taInment as seen by the program
|me was of a superior order, and
was greatly appreciated by the
audience.
y The first number of the pro-
|gra nme was French comedy en-
titled /" LIE Desespoir de Jocris-
se." Those who were fortunate
enough to understand French
were kept in @ continual roar du-
|riug the play. Eug. Soulier, as
Jocrisse was the mischief maker
Ito perfection, and showed great
Ingenuity in getting out of
|scrapes. Fisson Domingues was a
"vieux RENTER" This
was his first appearance before
the footlights, but he acted none
|the less as an "old stager." Albin
Tassin was a true lmpersonation
|qf that valuable appendage to
every boarding house, a French
/. Chef de cuisine" and Antoine
Burch was an indomitable French
soldier whose motto is "J'y suits,
|jsy reste."
The drama of this years pro-
gramme was "Pizarro. j." This
play of Sheridan's abounds in see
mic effect and electric action. It
gives great scope to the dramatic
abilities and oratorical powers of
tho players. It's a tragedy abound
ing IN cnnobling sontiments and
is a forcefnl and opportune re-
fninder Of the oppression and
greed which the white man irres-
pective of nationality has exercis-
ed against his weaker and more
unfortunate brother. 1t sets forth
in beautiful light the pretenting
arm of the church and shows in
true colors as exampled in the he
roic /" Las Casas " the oiyilizing
influence of the now much-abused
Spanish friars. 1t also portrays
the depth of love for ones coun-
try, found even amid rugged
mountains and in the rudest ca
bins. 1t shows to what lengths
of heroism man, even the most
savage, will go when his hallowed
sanctuaries and his friends are in
vaded-verily, this was tragedy.
The artistic stage settings show
ed to advantage and together with
the rich costumes of the actors
presented a dazzling scene, one
seld MS fortunate to witness even
in the theatre-loving city Of New
Orleans.
The young actors were upon
their mettle. Each was anxious
to make a reputation, to sustain
his former triumphs or to earn
new laurels to his forensic crown.
j. Mavor Melancon, in the title
roll, sustained the part of a grasp
ing, ambitious adventurer to per-
fection. He is well known in Col
lege Green Room gossip, and his
every appearance adds new tri-
umphs to his abilities as an ac-
complished actor. r. T. Nores as
Elviro, faithfully portrayed the
impulsive and generous Spanish
youth. Young Nores has the ar
tlst's soul. His graceful gestures
and fiery eloquence completely
won tho audience. ID. Walsh and
Q. Huggins were the faithful as
tsociates of Pizario, and were the
true exponents of daring Spanish
lsoldiers Of that period. RoIIo
and Alonzo, commanders of the
Peruvian sarmy, well represented
by w .E. Hunter and j. M. Lopez.
| VIM. Hunter has often won ap-
plause before college audiences,
but his last nights acting surpas-
sed all his former efforts. julius
| Lopez won frequent applause by
his artistic Interpretation of the
noble deliyerer of an unfortunate
race. Jos. B. Delaney made his
initial appearance as Ataliba and
acted every inch a king. The
character of the venerable mis-.
sionary Las Casas was ably sus-
tanned by o. Schwab. The other
actors, g. Wilbert and M. Eph.
rain, v. Lefebvre, 70. ..Mauffray
M. Leger, A. Triseoni, E. Pinnc,
were adopts in their respective
parts and admirably aided in com.
Ipleting the finished artistic group.
lings of the dramatic picture.