Show BIG ATTENDANCE AT IRISH VENT EVENT St St. St Patricks Patrick's Day Program Draws Draws' at Orpheum Hundreds attended the Irish entertaInment entertainment enter enter- t given at the Orpheum theatre l last ast night In honor of St. St Patrick Irish s saint aint for the benefit of parochial s schools schoos and professional and amateur a artists participating Special credit is due aue Amedee Tremblay Trem- Trem b bay blay organist arid and choir director at the Cathedral of th the Madeleine wh was vaa n musical al dir director cf r of the concert The Orpheum concert orchestra furnIshed furnished fur fur- n Irish medleys for the overtures and a na nd intermission Among other artists who who assisted in I making the program a success were Mrs Edward McGurrin l harpist and I pa pianist p Miss 1 Gertrude Tremblay pi- pi j I a pt pe mist anIst Mrs Irs Henry Dinwoody contralto contral- contral t to o Miss Mayre talented dancer danci i e er r Dr D Dr D. E. E Smith tenor St St. Marys Mary's G lee club dub with Mrs McGurrin harpist Mrs John Bradley and Miss Mary Oo O ODonnell O'Donnell violins and Miss Mary DIxon DIx- DIx o on n piano S. S A. A McCartney l baritone Mrs 1 Esther Husbands directed the p presentation of an aix Irish comedy Spreading Spreading- the News by Lady Gregory Gregory Gregry Greg Greg- o ory ry leading roles were played by Miss 1 I Inez nez Long Miss Grace Woodward A. A J. J I Gibbons and John Peaks The closing dosing number was a chorus made doubly douby effective with Miss Edna I Kuster and Miss Mary McKellar appearing ap ap- ap p earing in an Impressive tableau tabeau deigned designed designed de de- de- de s signed to convey desIre for peace and l love ove of countr country y I |