Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-06-17
A SIGNAL TRIUMPH
THE PUPILS OF THE SACRED
HEART SCHOOL ENTERTAIN
MANY FRIENDS.

Large and ApprecIatlve Audience Wit.
messed the Pleasing Program Ron.
dered Last Evening in the Market
Street Theatre.
The pupils of the Sacred Heart
Catholic school under the auspices OF
the Sisters Of the Humility of Mary,
scored most signal triumph last
evening at the Market Street the
atre, where one of the most de-
lightfu1 and successfully given enter
tainments was witnessed by an audi
ence that filled every seat Of the large
auditorium and lined the aisles. The
entertainment scored both in point OF
excellence and attendance. At no pre-
vious time had there been larger au-
dience attend an entertainment given
by the pupils, and at no previous time
was the high degree of excellence at
tanned last night equalled. The per-
formances given by the young people
told of close application to their re,
spective parts and diligent preparation
and the success which marks their eff
forts was abundantly appreciated by
the large audience. The pupils who
participated in the closing exercises Of
the Sacred Heart school last night are
to be congratulated upon the highly
entertaining evening furnished and
the Sisters Of the Humility of Mary.
who have put forth their untiring eff
forts in carefully preparing the enter
tainers, deserve much credit for the
splendid manner in which the program
progressed. The Star Band kindly
furnished the excellent music.
The Decorations.
The stage was prettily decorated
for the occasion, yellow and white, the
colors of the 1905 graduating class, to-
gether with cut flowers, being used. In
the center of the stage, hanging from
above were the words: Sacred Heart"
in large white letters. The large au-
dience was excellently handled by
obliging ushers, who showed every
courtesy to the patrons.
Part I.
The program was in two parts, Part
/ consisted for the most part of recita-
tons, solos, exercises by the grade pu-
pills, music by the orchestra and an op-
eretta, all of which were highly en-
joyable. Especial mention should be
made perhaps to the Brownies School
given by the primary boys and John
Davis, flower girls. hoop drill and
march and the operetta, Columbia g
Floral Emblem The latter feature
was delightfully."- given and the cos.
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actresses uniquely bore out the char
acter represented. The program OF
the first part is as follows:
Music Orchestra.
Chorus. welcome" Pupils.
Recitation, Daisies" Ruth Silv.
ers.
Piano solo, Tranquil Night" - Ger.
trude Potter.
Action song, "a Dolly's Lullaby" =
Little girls.
Recitation, Railroad CROSSING" -
Freddie Greaves.
Pantomime, "At the Golden Gate"
Sixth grade girls.
Music = Orchestra.
Brownies School - Boys from pri-
mary room. Teacher - John Davis,
Music - Orchestra.
Flowers Girls, Hoop Drill and March
Twenty girls.
Recitation, Liberty Bell" Rose
j Mangan.
"Columbia's Floral Emblem, AN OPP
eretta: Characters -Columbia-Mary
Stone. Uncle Sam-Aloysius Schwartz.
France-Marie Silvers, England Jos.
/ Mares. Scotland - Marguerite Ma
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-Thos, Corrigan South Chas Quinn.
East-Leo Conroy. West-Wm Wilson.
Herald-Donald Madden, Artist-Ed
Healy. Flowers-Arbutus, May Rob
ertson. Clover Alice Riley. Golden
Rod-Elsie Dawson Cotton-Paul
Caughlan. Corn-Thos. Stone. Pam.
pas Plume-Alan Caughlan. Laurel
Gertrude Morlock. Pansy ~ Lewis
Stark. Sunf1ower-Jas. Hanrahan
Columbine-Loretto Hanrahan. Flag
Bearer-John Healy.
The Concluding Part.
Preliminary to the concluding feat,
ure of the program, the grammer and
intermediate department pupils rem.
dered Ding Dong" Following was an
excellently given recitation, 'Song OF
the Market Place." by Miss Alice
Cone Miss Cone showed remarkable
ability as an elocutionist, reclting the
difficult mum Der with ease and grace
A sword drill and march was the next
delightful part of the program. This
exercise was participated in by the
boys of the fifth and sixth grades, un
der the leadership of Maurice Burns
Much applause was ELECTED by the
youthful soldiers for their pleasing ex
hibition.
The four act drama, 1.-TWO Moth
ers,' by Dorotha Reynartz. given by
the seventh grade girls, which con
cluded the program, was marked by {
degree of success that is very seldom
attained by youthful performers
While the entire cast was evenly bal
anced and showed perfect training, es
pecial credit belongs to the principals
Miss Alice Cone, In her portrayal o
the leading role, could hardly have
been improved upon, while Miss