Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-17
TIARA" IN FOUR ACTS.
Presented Last Night by Pupils at Con-
vent of Notre Dame.

vent of N0tre Dame.
 A very delightful concert in honor of Saint Patrick was given by the under graduates of the Convent de Notre Dame in the convent hall last night. The hall, which makes up in beauty what it lacks in size, was scarcely sur flciently large to accommodate tne large crowd which attended. Many members of the alumnae and the par ents and friends of the pupils were present. The hall looked very pretty the decorations being tasteful Ine emblems of Ireland occupied con spicuous place in the front of the nan. On either side of the hall were seated the sisters of the convent and the u1l- dergraduates, while in the front were q number of local clergy.
 It was very pretty scene which greeted the eye as the curtain arose on the first act of "Tara."A The prettiness of the stage setting was enhanced Dy profuse display of potted plants and palms. The young ladies were attired in beautiful and appropriate costumes. In regard to the concert, 1t was, in the opinion of those present, one Of the most enjoyable ever given by the un- dergraduates at the convent. The singing was excellent. both the solos and the choruses. The acting was { worthy of older and more experienced persons, the posing in the different tableallx was neat and graceful, and the elocution was all that could be de- sired. The various groupings or pie ' lures could not but call forth generous applause from those present.
 The program was as follows:
 Act First
 Bard announces to F4nola the death
 of Prince Mall.
 Pantomine- -''The Minstrel Boy"
 Music-Prelude de Koyen. Miss M. Fay Recitation-"St Patrick's Cross'' ..
 ..... Miss F. McCarthy Paper -"Ireland's Music" Miss M. Fay
 Act Second.
 Aged Minstrel of Tara.
 Old Ireland's Hearts and Hands
 ................... Vocal class
 Act Third. Palace of Hermon- Moira and
 Panfomine-..Last Rose of Sum- mer."
 aErin'a Glories''. ... Miss A. Bowes sErin, Home of My Childhood''.. ................. Vocal class Act Fourth. Great Hall in Tara.
 "Uucle Ebon's Opinion" ......... ... Miss R. Lawlel Music sylvains," "Cham- made" ......... Miss l.. Mccarthy "Aunt sophronia at the Opera. ................. 4n1ss G. Heritage Pantomine-"Th Vale of Avoca," Grand chorus-'My Own United States"
 The cast of characters was as fol lows:
 x Mall prince of Tara ............ Miss Louise Holoha1 Herman, king of Tara, father of Mall .... Miss Katherine Madame, {. Minstrel of Tara ................ ....... Miss Katherine Harrington Diarmad. Miss Margaret Salmon Finola, daughter of Herman ......... Miss Lulu Kilrol Mofra ........... Miss Lilla Loughli1 Bard ...... Miss Fannie Bergfr Messenger Y. '. Miss Ella McOarthy Each of the young ladies enacted he part in satisfactory manner. Th' work of Miss Holohan, as Prince Mall a difficult role, was especially pleasing She looked and acted well the part o N a prince. Especially pleasing, how ever, was the work of Miss Lulu Kilro and Miss Katherine Harrington. The spoke well sang sweetly and acted wit a rare finesse. One of the most inter esting numbers on the program was paper on s'Ireland's Music" by Mis- M. Fay Miss Rose Lawlor's story c aUncle Ebon's Opinion" was full of hr nor and afforded much pleasure t
 fhosc T,Y.eseut as did Miss G HeritAGe' story of Aunt Sophronia at tn Opera.'' The members of the vocs class could not have done their pal much better. The Misses K. Harrint ion and l.. Loughlin presided at tn niano and the Misses l.. Kilroe and l S I,oughlin accompanied on the violin as did Miss R. Brownell on the harl s Miss Brownell's playing was praise