The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-03-20


last evening by 800 handsomely cos,
| tuned little folks. assisted by severa
grown-ups, for the benefit of the
hearns st. AIMS orphanage. No more
| beautiful scene could be imagined thar
the sea of upturned smiling childish
races, backed by a woodland scene, and
set on by the many-colored costumes
disclosed when the curtain rose. Tab
leauX, specialties and individual acts
followed each other in rapid succession
without hitch. and each seemed just
q trifie more beautiful than the preccd-
ing one.
Notwithstanding the fact that some
of the little ones were just able. APP
parently, to walk unaided, there was
not the least trace of stage fright to
be noted in their manner. Self-pos-
sessed and thoroughly at ease, each of
them performed in good style. and their
clear childish voices, aided by the win
some innocence of their faces, brought
forth round after round Of hearty APP
plause at the close of each number.
. Miss GIeason's Genius.
Miss Nora Gleason. director of the
entertainment. cannot be given too
much credit for this more than credit
able performance. The tots seemed to
almost anticipate her every desire, re-
quiring but a nod to understand what
was required Miss Gleason. assisted
by Miss Roumania Hyde violinist ard
Miss Locke, pianist, accompanied the
various numbers OH the piano, mar
shalled her small charges for the var
ious tableauX and specialties and
seemed to be in a thousand places at
once.
Many of Salt Lakes representative
society people occupied stalls, among
those present being Ex-Governor Wells
and family, w. S. Mccormick, Mrs.
Mary Judge. Charles A. Quigley and
Rev. A. J. Guinan.
The artists assisting in the perform
ance were NJ. j. Brines, who rendered
two tenor solos in a very pleasing man
ner. Believe Me" and minstrel Boy"
Fred Smith basso, who sang "Off to
Philadelphia, and Miss Roumania
Hyde, violinist and Miss Locke,
Little TattIe Tale.
Though there seemed little or moth
ing to be desired in connection with the
various features, the audience seemed
pleased with the work of
Master George Crenin Of Ogden and his
sister Miss Thelma. Though of tender
years, they were unusually graceful
and pleasing in their various special
ties. their joint work in the song Tit
tie Tattle Tale" brought them several
encores.
Miss Venus Romney and chorus in
the song "Mollie's Eyes Are Irish
shared stellar honors with the Cronin
children Miss Romney appeared in a
salmon pink costume, with a large pic
ture hat and white parasol, and COM
III Ia "
her unusual beauty and extraordinary
voice Miss Romney, who is Salt
Lake girl, is possessed of undoubted
artistic ability and her speciality was
heartily applauded
The tableaux and drills were led by
Dorothy White. Hazel Hill. Loretta |
Boehler and Margaret Putnam, and
their mastery command of each di-
vision of seventy-five children under |
hem was little short of wonderful The |
eaders are four Of the youngest of the
yet each one proceeded with
he complicated movements without
he least hesitation.
Girls Chorus in Specialties.
The girls chorus of more than 200
roices appeared in the following spe-
,ialttes: Dear Little Shamrock" sung
" Ruby Daniels; "Tipperary," by
Ruby Locke: "Mollie's Eyes Are
IRISH" Miss Venus Romney.
Not the least attractive feature of the
was the song, The u. S.
~ by the girls from ST. AIMS home.
he chorus contained the line, "Oh, say,
an you see by the dawn's early light"
rom THE Star Spangled Banner" At
ach repetition of the line the little ones
melt in an attitude of alteration, with
heir hands extended toward heaven, as
hough appealing for the protection of
he flag, and few dry eyes were to be
cen in all the vast audience, which
lied the house from pit to dome, when
he significance Of the act became ap-
aren't. No more touching spectacle {
as ever been seen in this city than ,
lat supplied by the orphaned little
mes as they displayed their childish de-
otioh to the flag.
Other of the specialties which evoked
applause We're: THE Irish
Jasherwoman," a shillalah dance per-
,rmed by Viola Service; Ring Around
lie Rosy" by Marion Mcdonald and !
tile ones; the highland fling, a more l
ian usually graceful Interpretation of
lie ancient Scottish dance, given by ~
adie Stevenson, Helen and Viola Serv-
g. Flora Hood and Frances tombstone; c
The Yama Yama Man" by the tiny 1
IDS: skirt dances by Dolly Christen- l
N and Marguerite Taylor. and a song
I'd dance by Margaret Connolly and
lara Morris.
Boys Capture the House. s
The boys of st. AIMS also put on .
70 excellent specialties. The first, =
listen to the Band" was we'll sung, b
1T the boys did not have the audience =
their mercy until their second num- \
IT, when they rendered the topical h
ng, "A Little Hot Air This brought a
,wn the house, and they were recalled =
vice
The closing number of the program -
as the tableau Columbia" Miss =
enevieve Brooks made a very charm
g goddess, her petite form and beauti- a
l costume being well set off by the a
any-hued costumes of the children of a
e chorus. Tired though they were by n
e exertions of the evening, their eyes NJ
ere just as merry. and their move r
ents as brisk as though they were f,
st beginning. W
The theatre was packed to suffoca- h,
N. Not vacant seat was left in the
use, all available standing room was n,
cupied, and many were turned away ~,
I'm the doors through lack of room.
eclal policemen were on duty at ali =,
rtS of the house, while two officers p,
q TWO special flremen were detailed e.
supervise affairs back of the scenes.
The little tads had the time of their
es, the grown-ups were nearly in the 70
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