The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-05-15
CHEYENNE, WYo.

"HSh Iit curtain rose for the annual
5liteflalnment by tile convent students.
The entertainment was . nusica, cx-
-raVaganza, and had been most happilv
chosen for the cast, which numbered
iOO girls OF ali ages ana sizes. Possessed
d unusually sweet voices and remark
tpIe stage bearing. The cantata CEN
leEed around the Strange visitors"
who are assembling at the invitation of
MISS Columbia and Uncle Sam 10 enio,,
Inc hospitality of America Tie scene
opened with a pretty drill OF the Amer
lean ladies and gentlemen attirn9 IN
.-,ost picturesque colonial costumes.
4hey likewise rendered some tunefu1
choruses, and then Miss Columbia well
coined the audience TO the festival In a
graceful little speech She was ir,nar-
sonatcG by Miss Catherine McCabe
VINO looked the part TO perfection. and
sang and acted with 4 grace and {7nisl,
mat would do credit to many nrofns-
SIGNALS. She looked especially charm
hg when acknowledging the huge bou
F'et ol mowers handed to her over the
>!ootEShts. Her partner. Uncle San. was
'SS NJ. Bury, and she was a dignitied
hllu very pleasing escort introducing
l-e foreign guests in a pleasing man
her' which Won hearty applause from
He' audience. The Americans with their
powered mar. elaborate dresses. three
cornered hats and smart buckles. were
hardly recognizable as the following 1T
TIE misses; Gentlemen--MisscS :. Rres-
nahan, r. Cornelius, NJ. Connaghan. NJ.
Lyhch, a Morgan, G. Powell. A. Coyne.
=. Shields N. Brown, K. Barlow, II.
Actcham and Is. Smith. The ladies'
we're: Misses NJ. Riley, M. Coyne. II
Fink. NJ. Martin. L. INLAND. A. A,ason
A Connolly, H Kicks. f BOYLE. C.
Marks, G. Sullivan, L. Bolin. Miss S.
sutton vas a handsome and stately
george Washington, who looked and
acted we'll, and Miss Margaret Cough
I'm, who represented Martha Washing
ton, did equally rs well. The first
guests 20 be introduced We're from Old
England. and rs they danced prettiIy
across the stage in their realistic cos
tunes. they proved TO be Misses ].
Hanna and F. Collins, who were the
gentlemen, and Misses Ruth Hesnan
and Ruby Bath. who were the dearest
OF little English maidenS in Kate
Greenway frocks
Following England Bonnie Scotland |
sent a spirited little quartette in cavest /
OF plaidS and kits. The quartette were |
Misses Marie Smith and Catherine /
Walsh rs the lads. and the lassies were
Misses jeanette Mullen and n. Dincen. !
They sang we'll and received a warm !
The land Of the shamrock sent = !
quaint little couple in the persons of |
Miss a. Keefe and Miss Margaret Null /
Hson. They were the sweetest little
Tishers' that could be conceived of. |
their singing and dancing being one of
the hits of the evening.
Following close upon the heels If Ire !
ItIlu delegation came the guests from |
Sunny France. Misses Vera Kerriean.
tHarline Grace. Margaret Walsh and
Catherine Ahrens. Their costumes were
exceedingly "Frenchy," and they made
up dainty quartette.
Two funny little visitors from +be
f2therland next appeared, xheir pic
iuresque costumes almost Disgusting
their identity until their clear sweet
voices proclaimed them as Misses I.
Lucas and Z. Mcdonald.
The four little Italians VINO next an
reared upon the scene were greeted bv
a burst Of applause. They were typical
Siclllans and their singing was one of
the features of the evening. Misses B.
Carroll and NJ. Klett impersonated the
gentlemen, while the cunning little la
dies were Misses Josephine Mullen and
". Lynch.
From Sunny Spain came four dashing :
visitors, Misses Margaret Stull. Clara
Truckey, J.. Stapleton and G. Sweeney.
Their costumes We're exceptionally T,ret- {
~ and called forth much applause. ,
Two of the funniest characters of the
evening appeared next, as a Dutch bow J
and girl. From their quaint little hats
down to their wooden shoes they were :
strikingly real Hollanders. although
their friends recognized them as Misses {
T. Saunders and a. Coughlin. j
-Four Alpine travellers were next in /
troduced as Switzerland's representa- r
tives and they were Misses L. McTIugh. /
NJ Rogers, Sullivan and F. Doody.
They wore very fetching costumes. j
Sweden sent a bright little delegation. a
sayly CARRIED. in the persons of Misses e
L. Warlaumont and P. Schmidt and I
their singing was delightful It's com '
panion country of Norway was cleverly Q
by Misses c. O'NeiIl, NJ. /
Doody, NJ. Harris and Z. Geisler, and :
they made a charming and tuncful =
Iuartette o
Russia next sent her representatives.
Misses w. Bresnahan, c. Milan, f
Barlow and d. Clark. With their furs
and other wintry accessories, they sug- =
sested the cold land of the reindeer, :,
lut they were a merry crowd and sang r
olthely. T
Two very tardy arrivals who did not 7
appear until the second act, were China, =
,leverly iplpersonated by Miss Ruby q
Tate, and Japan by Miss Marguerite ~
Wallace. Both sang remarkably well, n
md were given hearty ovation. r.
The program closed with some pretty
marches and a splendid chorus of The d.
star Spangled~ Banner" The entire af- N
air was q success from start to finish, r,
nd aside from the sum of $3.50, which "
will be netted for the cathedral fund, V
he entertainment was an artistic sue al
ess The guiding hand of the sisters al
D charge was everywhere evident and II
90 much credit cannot be. given to j,
hese very painstaking and efficient in h,
trUctors. 4 pleasing feature of the
antata vas the instrumental music, h;
lie Buchanan orchestra furnishing the fl
lUsic Cor the entire program, Miss Bu- to
hanaG donating the use Of the same. in
I'D leading in her own captivating re
tanner. 3:
Miss Rena Tuhey. who directed the in
ocal work Of the cast, had a tremen- p
Gus undertaking, but the success Of re
er efforts was plainly apparent I'm the X
ase and excellence with which each a
nj all sang their various roles. re
From Convent II. c. j.. Cheyenne, u