The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-06-26

last Monday night. The school gave!
the opeuetta, '.Jephthah and His
Daughter" 1t was one Of the best
amateur plays ever staged in thel
Lyceum. The acting throughout
was good, the costumes were neatf
and elegant and eyerv 4act was dis-l
patched with ..promptness The cast
was:
Jephthah, Ninth Rr1ler in Israel
.......... .-.Sobert harrett
Prophet ..................-......Jo John Welsh.
Elon Jewish Prince $50. William Eeston
Ibzau, Jewish Prince. ...,..-... George dunn
Eloni, Jewish soldier. ........ John Gallagher
Arnold, a messenger 49,. Christopher Lawless
Camp Guard, No. ]. Edward Boston
Camp Guard, No. 2. 2...........-.., William Lyon
Iphigenia, Jephthah.s daughter Nellie Holton
Adah, daughter of Elon and friend Of
Iphiaenia ...., Helen Welsh
Naomi, Jewish maiden and slater Of
Eloni 49,. :. Julia Lonergan
Sarah ...s........... Mary Lonergan
Ruth Gertrude Fay
Chorus, representing Jewish,soldiers, dar-
aids, etc.
The first scene was that OF Jews
assisted by their prophet imploring
God to send some one to. Lead them
against their enemies. Their prayer
is answered and Jephthah offers to
lead them. He sends Arnold to in-
form the enemy of his design. DUE
ing this act a chorus representing
Jewish soldiers, marched in and maneu-
vred in a manner >creditahle to any
thoroughly drilled body of regulars
and the boys were obliged to repeat
the march. In the second act Jeph-
thah vows if he is victorious to sac
Iiice the first person he meets on
his return to his house. The army
march to the battle field and are
victorious. During their camp upon
a hill with the dead and dying on all
sides the Angel of Death visits the
field ana sends into eternity by the
motion of her magic hand many who
stretched forth their arms to meet
her. In this scene Eloni meets his
sister and also meets death in her
presence. This scene is very pathetic
and was we'll acted both by John
Gallagher as Eloni, and Naomi bis
sister, by Julia Lonergan. The
third act was probably the most
artistic and spectacular Of all. The
curtain opened upon scene of maid
CHS VI IoAQCl uPOll AbtC AAOO1AOAAAd
waiting the return of the victorious
army They were singing, dancing
and swinging timbrels. There were
one hundred and tifty-Six children on
the stage in this act and the effect
with calcium lights of green, red and
a variation OF shades was grand.
When the soldiers returned they
showed by a sham battle how the
victory was won While the proud
maidens and soldiers were thus in
Joyous glee, Jephthah enters and
meets his daughter. He tells her OF
the VOW, and then all joy is turned
suddenly to sorrow. The last act
which was the most dramatic, and.
which called into play the best acting
of the principal characters, was eX
ceptionaIly good. Iphigenia, Jeph-
thah's daughter which was taken SO
admirably by Miss Nellie Holton,
addresses her companions, her father,
and God in song, is slain as the re-
suit of her fathers vow. This one
scene when Iphigenia is killed was as
pretty piece Of acting on the part OF
Miss Holton and Barrett as is seen
in amateur work They were loudly
applauded and congratulated.
At the conclusion of the play a
charade was given by a number
of girls to Very Rev. Dean Flynn and
the graduating class. 1t consisted OF
twenty-three girls dressed in white
and carrying large red fans on which
were silver letters. Each little one
stepped forward on the stage and hold
ing the fan with the letters toward the
audience recited a poem correspond
ing with the letters. When they
finished the letters spelled VERY
REVEREND FATHER FLYNN. This
was greeted with deafening applause.
Over the stage hanging from the
ceiling were the words Every Rev.
Dean Flynn" lighted with electric
lights Father Flynn in his modesty
acknowledged the tribute in a gra-
cious and pleasing manner. The
class valedictory was then given by
3 Elizabeth G.. Doran and Father
Flynn addressed the graduates. The
Dean spoke very feelingly and said he
was sure the valedictory expressed
the feeling of the class, and he was
sure the class with their motto
"Omnia Cum Deo" would be success
full.
The graduates were Elizabeth G.
Doran, Helen T. Welsh, Mary E.
Cummings, Katherine NJ. Dunn and
Mary A. Barrett
The diplomas were presented by
Father Flynn and each graduate also
received gold medal.
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