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Show CHEYENNE. Graduating Exercises at the Convent of the Hold Child Jesus. It was a scene which will not be forgotten for-gotten by those who were present. At half past seven the curtain opened and the juvenile orchestra of the Convent pupils saluted the assembled crowd with a bright "Intermezzo" by Ar-mand. Ar-mand. The salutatory, spoken by Miss E. Thompson in sweet language, was very elevating. Misses Gertrude Ged-des Ged-des and Mary Iveogh rendered "Marche Heroique" by Schubert very well and their technical touches, and graceful execution deserve special mention. "Silver Bells," a part song by Byrne, rang out cheerfully and brightly like the. voices of birds among the tastefully taste-fully arranged branches and beautiful decorations of the stage, which had a most perfect appearance of "Fairyland." "Fairy-land." The scene from "King Lear." Shakespeare, was very well spoken and I actrd by the Misses Beatrice Bresna-hen, Bresna-hen, Mary Walsh. Irene Keefe. Mary Dunstan. Nellie Martin, and Elizabeth Keefe. The cheerful sounds of the trumpet and bass drum added greatly to the beauty of the recitation. "Polka Militaire." a bright and sparkling number, num-ber, was well played by Misses Nellie Marten. Rolla Morse. Frances Adams and Elizabeth Niland. "Romance sans Paroles," violin solo, by Wieniawski, was rendered in an excellent manner bv Miss V. Dougherty and showed a careful and thorough training in technical techni-cal studies. The accompaniment played by Miss Ellen Duffy was a credit to her faithful study of music. "The Indian Drum." by Bishop was very characteristic and was masterly rendered in the different parts. "Jubel Overture," by V. Weber was the star of the evening in which the rich and deep sounds of the "Emperor Cello" prevailed. It ended with a side orchestra which joined the quartette and accompanying orchestra in the patriotic air "Heil Dir in Siegerkranz" (My Country 'Tis of Thee). Miss I Keefe piano accompaniment. Quartette, E. Thompson, M. Dunstan, B. Bresna-hen. Bresna-hen. E. Keefe, V. Dongherty. H. Keefe, M. Keogh. E. Friebel, M. Ketchum. I. Walsh and little M. Guy, M. Holliday, K. Hunan. A. Keefe, G. Sullivan and M. Coughlin. "Marche Trioniphale." duette for two pianos was played from memory by E. Keefe and K. Hunan much to their credit. "Ich sende diese j Blumen Dir." by Wagner, was a most j enjoyable solo'sung by Miss M. Dun- j slan. whose fresh and youthful voice filled the hall. The orchestra accom-'l paniment led by little Muriel, was a strikingly new feature of the Convent programme. "The Welsh Classic" capitally spoken by Miss Aileen Sullivan, Sul-livan, set the. risible organs of the audience in perpetual motion. The celebrated piano solo. "Der Wanderer" by Liszt-Schubert, rendered in a most beautiful manner. . bringing out the roaring of the sea and the sad complaint com-plaint of the forlorn and lonely wanderer, wan-derer, had a marked effect on the audience audi-ence and brought home to them the exeellenc' of the musical training which Miss Irene Keefe has received at the Convent. "America," overture on national airs by Moses, was a stirring stir-ring umber on the programme. The copy was sent to the Convent by Mr. Sousa. who on his tour to Cheyenne, paid a visit to the Convent Con-vent and interested himself warmly for the pupils of the juvenile orchestra, this had a most stirring effect on the enthusiastic listeners and the repeated re-peated applause at the different airs roused and animated the diligent players, play-ers, who were: Misses E. Thompson, Carrie Welsh, Irene Keefe. M. Dunstan, Duns-tan, M. Day, G. . Geddes, M. Leahy, Frances Adams, E. Niland. M. Gore, M. Cross. I. Kanatscher. E. Keefe, , M. Keogh. V. Dougherty, H. Keefe, E. Friebel. M. Ketchum. I. Welsh, M. Guy, M. Holliday, A. Keefe, K. Hunan, G. Sullivan. M. Knudsen, M. Coughlin, W. J. Leahy. The validictory. "Earnestness," by Miss Ora Blake, was spoken with a pathos which will ring in the minds and hearts of many listeners for a long time. Then followed the conferring confer-ring of medals and diplomas by the Rev. J. Duffy who rendered a very beautiful and appropriate speech. The Hon. D. W. Gill, mayor of Cheyenne, also addressed the graduates in kind and pleasing terms. The order and grace which the whole programme was carried out was a true test of the careful care-ful training which the pupils have received re-ceived during the year and proved to be most edifying. One gTeat drawback however, was that the convent hall is too small to hold the throrrg, who strove hard to obtain a seat or even a space to stand. It is to be hoped that before long an auditorium will be erected in this Convent, whose interests inter-ests should be at the hearts of the people peo-ple of Wyoming and especially of Cheyenne. |
