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Show STAGE STAR, AGED THREEJMKES HIT "DREAM OF THE U. S. A." Children's Night at Salt Lake Theatre Nets Fine Sum for Orphanage. SONG BY ST. ANN'S HOME GIRLS A GREAT SUCCESS. (From the Herald-Republican.) Children's night at the Salt Lake theatre thea-tre is March 17, the evening' of St. Patrick's Pat-rick's day, when occurs the annual benefit bene-fit concert of Kearns St. Ann's orphanage. orphan-age. On this occasion the children occupied occu-pied the center of the stage and the wings and ' overflowed into the footlights and the orchestra and the galleries. Children who did not take part in the exercises came to see their little friends perforin and made up a good share of the audience. They were of all ages, from the tot of three that won a round of applause all to herself, to the pretty young directress, who considers lierself a grown-up because she wears a long gown, but who was really as much a child last night as any of them. That the little folks were on their best behavior was evident from the careful attention at-tention they gave to the songs and drills in which they took part. But that they were also a happy crowd was shown by their gayety . and the zest with which they entered into the spirit of the occasion.- This overflowing joyousness was one of the happiest features of the evening, even-ing, arid it seemed wholly fitting that in giving pleasure to the grown-ups the children chil-dren should have a large measure of it themselves. "Dream of the U. S. A." The number on the program which wor. the most applause and. which thrilled the audience until the tears came was the "Dream of the U. S. A.," by the girls of St. Ann's home. About forty children took part, and when it was realized that these were the orphans for whose benefit the concert was given, the appeal of their helplessness and the sweet childish voices touched every person in the great audience. audi-ence. The song and drill were admirably done and reflected much credit upon Miss Grace Sullivan, directress of the concert, who trained the children and played the accompaniments throughout the evening. The children responded to her directions with a p-ompt willingness that showed the tact and kindness she displayed in her arduous task of preparing the program. pro-gram. Too much cannot he said in praise of Miss Sullivan's work, for it was in large measure due to her efforts that the concert was so great a success. The program was varied in character, including many special features in choruses, cho-ruses, recitations and solos. The opening number, "Dear Little Shamrock," by Margaret Locke and chorus, was charmingly charm-ingly done. "I Used to Believe in the Fairies" was sweetly sung by little Miss Connelly, and two recitations by Theresa Veltz and Helen Hel-en Chance were well received. "My Pony Boy" by the boys of St. Ann's home won the cordial approval of the audience, as did also the "Schoolmates" by the girls of St. Cecilia chorus. In Costumes of Green. Thelma and George Cronin. two little people who" have been heard before in Salt Lake, delighted their hearers with two songs which they did in capital manner. man-ner. Margaret Locke appeared a second time on the program in "Kelley." Sho was dressed ir costume of Irish green, and the dainty little maiden capitvated the audience with the grace and abandon aban-don with which she sang. "Down in the Sugar Cane," by the boys of St. Lawrence's Law-rence's choir, made a decided hit. Th program closed with a pretty song and dance by Mary Ryan and "Columbia" by the children's chorus. The soloists of the evening were Mrs. Corinne Harris Hammer and A. J. Kisselburg. Miss Florence Locke substituted substi-tuted the place of the Kisselhurg quartet with two Irish songs, and Miss Lydia White won hearty applause for two charming harp solos, one of which was given in response to the insistent demands , of the audience. Mrs. Hammer's song was "The Last Rose of Summer." which is always a favorite fa-vorite in a program of Irish music, and she responded to the applause with "Believe "Be-lieve Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms." Mr. Kisselburg sang "Asthore," and "Tipperary Town" as an encore. The All Hallows college band also furnished some excellent music, under the direction direc-tion of Prof. Anton Pedersen. From the large audience and the outside out-side sale of seats, it is expected that the house will receive a large sum as a result re-sult of the wholly delightful evening's entertainment. |
