The San Francisco call., 1904-10-28
WILL IMPROVE
OLD LANDMARK
Benefit to Obtain Funds to
Repair st. Mary's Church
Meets With Big Success

The vaudeville entertainment for the
benefit of the jubilee improvements in
Old st. Mary's Church attracted a great
crowd to the Alhambra last evening.
The theater was beautifully decorated
with a wealth of long palms and
hundreds of golden chrysanthemums
artistically arranged by Mrs. Solly Wal
ter and Miss Louise DAILY. The audito-
rum looked like spacious home resi-
dence decorated for an evening recep-
ton. The boxes were filled with lovely
women in evening dress, while every
seat in the building was taken and
many were compelled TO stand during
the entire performance.
Among those in the boxes were: James
D. Phelan and party, Mrs. Richard To-
and party, Mrs. IS. H. de Young and
party, Mrs. A. H. Payson and party
and Mayor Schmitz and party.
Members from the knights of Colum-
bus, the Young Mems Institute and the
Gaelic Dancing Club were also present.
The programme was an elaborate one
and embraced numbers by both profess
sionals and amateurs. S. H. Friedland-
er of Fischer's Theater was stage man
ager, and everything consequently
moved like clockwork.
Frank ]. Sullivan opened the en-
tertainment with a speech pertinent to
the occasion. He said in part:
Your presence here this evening is the most
eloquent Of tributes to the piety, zeal and
popularity Of the fathers of the Pauist COM
munity. and 10 your love Of the cathedral of
the Catholic pioneers. In 1875 six OF the Paul
list fathers made visit to this city ana S then ne
liefs a religious enthusiasm until then un-
known.
Paulist order outside Of New York was es-
tablished at old st. Mary's Church. There
was a significance in this fact Because, as St
Mary's, standing the slope of the only
street of San Francisco called after the State
of California. viii always remain landmark
Of the energetic and stalwa-t Celtic pioneers,
so IL was meet and just that her ancient fame
should be revived. This pioneer cathedral,
after 1891. glorious with all the memories Of
the past. seemed 10 me 10 feel that II was
All people love California. do not know
why but there is something about California
that makes all people love her. David Starr
Jordan says IL is her climate. her scenery
and her freedom OF life Charles f. Lummis
sure that it would break the hearts of our
Paulist fathers If they were forced to leave
be permitted to feel as strangers in our midst.
The following programme was rem
dered:
Orchestra. st. Marys College. overture:
opening words, Frank ]. Sullivan: trombone
SOLO ''Hosanna," Alfred Roncovieri accom-
panist Miss Marie Giorgiani: the Australian
comique Ted Z. Box. accompanist Miss Ethyl
Grazer: vocal solo ta) recitative and aria.
Der Freisrhutz': tb) Spring HHenschel).
Mrs. Snider- Johnson accompanfst Miss Marie
Giorgiani; Irish dance, the famous four
handed reel. KeIieher and O'Connell
and Bessie and Hazel Alen violin
solo fa) aria. violin fourth string) and pi-
ano (Bach); (b) legende, violin and piano
(Wieniawsky), Eugene Marcellino and Miss
Marie Giorgiani selections, orchestra; novelty
musical artists, Walsh and Legion; selections
from Carmen Domenfco Borghesi, accom-
panist Miss Marie Giorgiani; vocal solo (a)
when Thou Art Near Love- (Danah); OBJ
May Be" (Rosey) Mss Eta o Brien; comedy
acrobats. Fyne and Danny; selections, orches-
ira vocal solo, Domenico Russo accompanist
Miss Marie Giorgiani and O'Ramey and Dillon
in a trzvesty duet. CITY Types" with Miss
Ethyl Grazer.
Committee OF arrangements-Rev. Henry /.
Stark C. s. p. (chairman), John A. Mallon,
William H Torpey, Frank ]. Quinn, James ].
Gilmartin, Charles A. Monaghan. C. z. Nestor
and Joseph A. Garin.