The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-06-27
Pupils of The Parechial
School Hold ! Commence
ment,Exercises OF a High
Order
THREE DRAMATIC EFFORTS:
EXCELLENT PRESENTATION OF
NATHAN HALE PATRIOTICAL
LY APPLAUDED-THE GRADU-
ATES L..

Another audience that taxed the seat
ing capacity of the auditorium and gall
leries of st. Peters Hall greeted the
pupils of st. Peters parochial school last
night on the occasion of their COM
mencement exercises. The splendid pro-
eramme of the night before. including
the sprightly. tuneful and picturesque
operetta "The Enchanted. Forest" the
patriotic and historical drama, Nathan
Hale and the japanese Tea Party" "
was repeated.
As to the commencement exercises
John ]. Breen delivered the salutatory
address and Mary C. Conway the
validictory address. All the graduates
won medals. The graduating class
consists of Mary E. Conway, Anna G.
Nevin, Helen v Murphy, Mary E. o.
Leary. Mary D. O'Neill, Irene F. Gren-
nan, Mary c. Cahill Joseph R. Fin
neran, Louis V. Glennon, Walter A. Nc
Mahon and Charles P Kilmurray. The
medals were donated by Messrs. John J.
Hickey, David R. Luker, Thomas J.
Jordan, James ]. Fitzpatrick, William
H Norton. Frsncis J. Doris, William P.
Lawless. Stephen NJ. Egan, Michael
Doyle, Henry A. Gepp, James D. Luker,
John ]. O'Donnell, Peter J. German and
Matthew C. Buckley. Besides the medals
won by the graduates Harry Pompton,
who will graduate next year, received a
gold medal. The graduates were adj
dressed by the Rev. Father Fox, of ST.
Peters church
The entertainment which followed the
graduating exercises ran even more
smoothly than on the preceding night.
The operetta, 'The Enchanted Forest"
enchanted the audience. 1t is one of those
fairy sketches in which old as we'll as
young. delight to revel. The principal
characters are King Oberon, in which
role Katharine Phelan appeared. Miss
Veronica Lux appeared as Queen Titania,
Mary Breen as Phancie, Joseph Culloo
as Puck and Harry Vallery as Felix,
mortal. Several hundred pupils in sort
Of relay system appeared as fairies,
Erumpeters, bell dancers, drummers,
militiamen butterflies, etc. The effect
was very pretty. Little Miss Reitha Me-
Mahon was an interesting fairy. Each
Of the prominent members of the cast
lid well. Joseph Culloo distinguished
himself not only as Puck in the operetta,
but as Jaspar, a darkey servant, in the
drama of Nathan Hale"
The selection of the drama, by the
way. was exceedingly appropriate for
aot only does the character of that hero
instill patriotism in the breasts of the
Using generation, but it impresses on the
mind in a more indellible manner than
By mere reading the great historical
Avent in which Hale gave up his life in
successful effort to save Washington's
lrmy at critical period Of the Revolu-
ion. In the title role Walter Mcmahon
ihowed considerable dramatic talent and
Charles Foley was a good George Wash
ngton. The rest of the cast was as fol-
ows:-
Joseph AIulvanerton, as Guy FitzroSN
Benedict Gepp, as Lieut. Col. Knowlton;
Tohn McGuinness, as Captain Adams;
Joseph Marowski, as Knowlton'e Friend;
francis Mitchell as Ebenezer Leban;
fames Ryan, as Jim Adams; Robert
Gallagher, as Tom Adams; Harry Val
cry, as William Hull; Joseph Fineran.
% Cunningham; Stephen Gillen, as Jack
jefferson; Harry Poynton, as Joe Talbot;
Charles Kilmurray. as British Unicer;
boseph Culloo as Jaspar, darkey SER
ant; Francis Hughes, as Fitzroy's Ser
ant; Joseph Muligan, as Fitzroys
Friend; Hugh Doherty. as First Senti-
el; Joseph Regan, as Second Sentinel.
There were lots of school boys and
british and American soldiers. all cor
sctly cestumed.
in the Japanese Tea Party the host
Uses were Sara Salmon, Mary O'Neill,
fairy Hayden, Annie Nevin, Mary
e'Leary, Mary Hickey. Mary Cahill.
Katherine Dawson Alice flaming.
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