Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-03-25
Talent Committee Gets Many
Bouquets For Services
Rendered.
Attorney Thomas Walsh Made
Big Hit with Happy
Audience.
EARLY RELIGIOUS CELEBRATION


Ancient Order OF Hibernians, could
live on compliments alone the mem
bers would never have to work an
other lick, so great has been the
shower of praises that have been
sung In their honor since the enter
tainment at Macauley's Theater last
Sunday night. The committee
selected the talent and asked them
TO sing or play or speak something
Irish or about ireland. All the
artists were equal to the occasion.
The result was the best musical and
literary entertainment ever given In
honor of st. Patrick under the aus
pices of the Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans in Louisville. There was not
a flaw from start to finish. 1t was
all Irish, redolent of old Hibernian
days, when Matt Curran, Thomas
Clines, John Barrett, John Hennessy,
Owen Keiran and others like them
were managing affairs; when Ed
Sweeney was alive to sing "Kate
Kearney" and "Mavourneen."
"All, all are gone, but still lives on
The fame of those who died,
And true men, like you men,
Remember them with pride"
The audience was large and ap-
preclative and all the numbers were
encored. But why dwell on that
part of It? From the moment that
Prof. Dennis Collins and his orches-
ira began their selection OF Irish airs
until the descent of the final curtain
everybody present was in good
humor. Following the orchestral
preludes Miss Jennie Giles, one of
the best known organists and pian-
lists in Louisville, performed an Irish
medley that began with "Come Back
to Erin" with variations and ran
through all sorts OF Erin's ancient
airs. Miss Giles is an old favorite In
Hibernian circles. Her performance
was literally applauded, but she de-
clined to respond to an encore. The
first vocalist was Miss Abbie Chester,
whose sweet soprano voice is well
known in Louisville amateur musical
circles, and who rendered "The Girl
of NY Dreams in such pleasing
style that she was compelled to re-
spond to an encore, and rendered
"The Songs My Mother Used to
Sing"
Next on the programme came Miss
Catherine Shea, a member of we'll
known musical family, who rendered
cornet solo, a medley of Irish airs,
with her sister, Mrs. Imelda Shea
Maloney, as her accompanist on the.
piano. Miss Shea gave "The Last
Rose of Summer" in response to an
encore. The work of Mrs. Maloney
at the piano was excellent In every
number in which she was accom-
panist. The Columbian quartette,
composed of Messrs. Joseph II. Nc
Gill, J. J. Flynn, ]. G. Zoll and ID. ].
Maloney. rendered "The Shoogy
Shoe" in fine style. For an encore
they gave "The Jolly Blacksmith's
Lay" ]. Thornton Flynn, a young
man with a fine tenor voice, sang
"I Love the Name OF Mary" In such
an engaging manner that he was
compelled to sing 'The Dear Little
Shamrock"
Attorney Thomas Walsh delivered
the only address of the evening. He
needed no introduction to an Irish
audience in Louisville and he was
never in a happier vein. After
number OF humorous stories that set
everybody laughing Mr.. Walsh re-
cited briefly the story OF Ireland's
conversion TO Christianity by st.
Patrick. He also told how the Irish
people had kept the faith for fifteen
how they had been mis-
sioners to every land; how they had
become the best citizens OF every
country in which they had settled:
In conclusion he told OF the cardinal
principles of the order--Unity, Faith
and Christian Charity. These prm-
ciples, he said, made men better
more ambitious to be good citizens,
better Catholics and consequently
better In every way. God ana nome,
the cross of Christ and the Stars ana
Stripes were the motto and the en-
blems of every American Hibernian.
Mr.. Walsh's address occupied less
than half an hour and was interest
Ing throughout.
Next on the programme was
bass 500 by David J. Maloney, who
was In splendid voice. He gave
believe Me, II All Those Endearing
Young Charms" In style fun OF
feeling and tenderness. In response
TO an encore he aroused the irish
martial spirit with his rendition OF
"O'Donnell Aboo." Little Miss
Gladys Riegel. precocious SOU
brette. tastefully attired, sang "Top
O. the Mornin'" in way that.
brought down the house. For an en-
core she sang a plantation song and
then as a second encore another
verse of her first song.
The rendition of "Tara's Harp"
by Miss Effie Mcdonald was a rev.
10 those who had never be-
fore heard her. II was the sigh OF,
the wind over the strings Of the