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Show j SWEET CHARITY. St. Vincent's Benefit Under Mrs. j Campion's Management. ! I'asbion. beauty and the plain people iiiingled harmoniously at the Rroad-v Rroad-v "i' theatre. It was a representative j Denver gathering. Every feat in the; b'mse was occupied, and St. Vincent's j '"phanage will undoubtedly benefit to a v.. i-i- ,nMmW evtent Mrs. John! P. "ampion was the recipient, of nu-li'oMius nu-li'oMius deserved congratulations upon "be remarkable result she achieved. In " 'ord. there has never been such a successful affair on behalf of any char-mv char-mv orcanization in the city as this song i rociial. I Artistically, it was a tribute both to i Denver genius and to Denver taste, j Thej-p could not have been a. more ap-ITeciatlve ap-ITeciatlve audience. Chiefly classical, I ,s was the programme, its reception i imply justified its selection. ' 'avallo's orchestra opened the pro-I gramme w ith Kela Bela's "Ungarisch , Dvstspiel." The dainty waltz song' from Gounod's "Romeo and Juliet" was ung by the charming Mrs. Marcella Powell, upon whose shoulders rested a la -go share of the programme, and to whom much -credit is due for her execu- ( tive ability in its arrangement. 'Mrs. b1 -wc'l was in excellent voice. In the sustained effort reauired. In the solemn i"' itative of "Elizabeth's Prayer," from "Tannhauser." her beautiful voice was '" d t better advantage, and her clear enunciation added much to the beauty of htr rendering of "Vol Che Sapete," from "Figaro." It would be tedious to speak of the encores. Every number received this token of appreciation, and most of them were responded to. The Baker quartette gave an excellent excel-lent interpretation of Tschaikowsky'i , beautiful "Andante Cantabile," their i delicate shading being particularly ' pleasing, both in this and in a later , number Raff's "Die Muehle." Mrs. j Baker's expressive lingering was especially es-pecially noticeable. Mr. Lewis Appy closed the first part j of the programme with Batta's "E!e-I "E!e-I gie." as a 'cello s.ilo. which h.- inter- i reted in a manner that brought a determined de-termined encore. Mis. Otis Spencer's rendering of "Spring Voices," by Strauss, was heartily applauded. As an encore she tang "Thy Xame." with especial delicacy deli-cacy of interpietation. Spencer Robinson's fine baritone was heard l- much advantage in Boh it's ."Sill V.'je Die .Yacht." and "King Pnri- ap s -Daughters, ' and he was heartily recalled. In tlie "Mad scene from Hamlet," Ham-let," given by requcr-t. Mrs. Powell attained, at-tained, if possible, even greater success suc-cess than in her other numbers, and her arduous share in the programme 'ended with the familiar but " deeply beautiful "Ave Maria" of Bach-Gounod arrangement, with violin, harp and organ or-gan accompaniment. "avallo's orchestra, which had lent admirable aid in its accompaniment to several numbers, concluded the programme pro-gramme with a popular and spirited rendering of "Scenes from Mignon." The patrons and patronesses were: Governor and Mrs. James B. Oman, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Grant. Mr. and Mrs. James D. Whitmore. Mr. and Mrs. Charles- S. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. William Wil-liam Byrd Page, Mr. and Mrs. James H. Robin. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Mullen, Mr. and Mrs. Harry J. O" Bryan, Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell Teaman, Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Le Fevre. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McKenna. Mr. and Mrs T J O'Donnell, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Martin, Mar-tin, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Sheedy. C. S. Morey. Mayor and Mrs. Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Hughes, jr. |