The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-19
Superb Programme Draws Vast
Assemblage at Salt Lake
Tbeater.
PRETTY PRATTLING BABES
ENTERTAIN RIGHT ROYALTY
Diminutive Actors in Little
Events Receive Enthusiastic
Applause From Hundreds.

"Just n Shamrock from Killarney"
Not one, but dozens of them, worn
by animated, flushed wee damsels at
the Salt Lake theatre last night, for it
WINS the feast of st. Patrick and the
children, Irish children, every blessed
baby Of them, helped 10 celebrate the
day.
Before the hour Of clock the gen
erous capacity Of the Salt Lake theatre
was taxed as it had never been for
the first night Of some long heralded
New York success, and along the stalls
in the loges and the boxes, each seat
occupant wore little green badge.
Everybody knew everybody else, and
when the curtain rolled up to tho roll
licking strains of peggy and Her
Low Backed Car n stir of anticipa-
tion-and the babies did the rest
AT the left of the stage huge en-
blazoned shamrock glittered. On the
stage 200 baby girls sang and danced
and perhaps the Celtic audience failed
to appreciate the efforts of the little
maids "My Girl From the Shamrock
Isle went with verve and spirit that
was sustained through every one Of the
numbers given.
The star, the center of the limelieht,
was little George Cronin, an embryo
little man, IN cunning wee white trous-
crs and blouse He sang "Waltz Me
body Works But Father" and though
the audience didn't know the reason
why, he sang them so well because they
happen to be the songs that George
knows best.
Digging two little fists in his trouser
pockets 10 hide his nervousness, he
faced the big audience and sang. and
the thunders of applause that answered
his efforts scared him Off the stage, for
he is only baby of 8 years old
Ethel Boyd and Boyd O'Donnell
sang "Oh, Mrs. O'Harrahan, and
dainty little Marguerite Locke. look
ing like a mighty gay little angel, sang
81 Beat the Drum - But the feature Of
the big st. Patrick IS day celebration
was the chorus sung by the children
from Kearns st. Anne's Orphanaee,
the children for whose benefit the CON
cert was given.
You re Grand Old Flag" was
their effort and the theater rocked with
ones, who had come down from the
big red brick orphanage to take part
In the festivities. At different times
during the evening nearly 200 children
hlled the stage, waving flags and hold
ing flowers, and no fairy scene could
have equaled the sight Of the midpets
IN their pretty vari-colored fuery, NOV
ing about the stage in a Kaleidoscope of
color.
The BOYS of st. Lawrence choir. in
!, ,h,llInKSenny lnS hats and knee breeches, sang
then scores of little tots, the Youngest
lacking years of age, toddled onto the
stage and sang "Once T Was a Babv.''
giving characterizations of sweet
hearts. old maids, husbands and grand
mothers, with irresistible JUNCTION.
While. the children were intended to
be the feature of the evening. the clio,
quent appeal of the old Irish MELODIES @
gwen by. the quartette from the 'Cathe-
dral choir. won all hearts. The ever
1eeaTt- gripping strains of Believe Me.
II All Those Endearinp Youna
-ha rms, Kathleen Mavourneen, .
Killarney and gems of Tom Moore,
sung by Miss Ryan. Miss Holland RI
:. Brown and j. W, Curtis. received an
ovation, while "The Minstrel Bow
given by Charles Kent, came in for tbs
it deserved
ST. Mary's Junior choir also helped
q. make the concert success. while
Miss Mulvev's harp playing was @ ac.
.orded generous handclapping.
The, final number, Columbia was
sung by the grand chorus of children
tars and green harps floating down
ipon the childish heads
One of the numbers that found most
ayor with the older members of tbs
1mndiennce was Nearer. Nv God. to
Thee, sung by white-robed maidens,
Tiny Charles Williams gave "WcitiSg
I. the Church while diminnfive
Mss with n long veil was a pensiva
picture Of maid bereft
Miss Nora Gleason, who for weeks
las patiently drilled the children held
m informal little reception after The
performance, the center of conoratuIa.
ing friends. She accompanied ali the
numbers. assisted by Van Midclev and !
! !erge Klink. and was stuuuinply at.
Ired In white net. with trimmings of
'ebe Irish lace. Incidentally. the nor. !
ormance netted the orphans a SNUG
title sum; but it was a great way 20 |
CELEBRATE the day. and every son of tbe |
emerald Isle who was there was Glad |
e came