St. Patrick's Day

Tbe St. Patrick's Day entertainment given by tbe St. Thomas' .Dramatic Club yesterday afternoon and evening was as a whole a most meritorions performance. A fair sized aadienoe was present at tbe matinee in tbe af ternoon, and in tbe evening tbe house was paoked. As a ourtain raiser tbe langhable sketob "Paddy Miïes" was given and it was sncceeded byPilgrirn's tbree act drama "Robert Emmet. " The cast of cbaraoters in each of the plays was taken as follows: CAST FOR PADDY MILES. Paddy Miles Jim Harkins Dr. Coates Henry Conliu Harry, hie son _. Harry Brown Jube, gardener- George Parker lteuben Frank Hyan Mrs. Fldget Mrs. Charles Manly Jane, her daugrhter Miss Nona O'Brien CAST FOH "ROBERT EMMET." Robert Emmet .0'. F. Kelly Barney MuCoy, a sprig of the Emerald Isle Jlm Harkins O'Leary, an old soldier Frank Mclutyre Dodwall, friend to Emmet Frank Ryan Kernan, traitor Henry Conlin Sergeant Topfall George Parker Corporal Thomas Harry Brown Lord Norbury, Baron George and Baron Daly, judges Marie, Emmet's wiíe Nona O'Brien Nora McCree. Mrs. Charles Manly Peasants, soldiers, eto. James E. Harkin's presentation of Paddy Miles was good, and he was ably seoonded by tbe rust of the cast. In "Robert Emmet" the role of the great Irish patriot was most effectively taken by U. F. Kelly. The long soliloquies of Emmet whicb oocurred at different stages in the play, bis great speeoh at bis trial before tbe Judges and his appeal to bis oonutrymen, wem admirable pieoes of eiocution. Mr. Kelly deserves great credit for his éndition of his difficnlt part. Ar Barney McCoy Jim Barkius, always a favorite, was at his best, and bis singing and dancing was in keeping witb the scènes in which the action of the play is laid. Mrs. Charles Manly as Norn McCree was particnlarly fine, and Miss Nona O'Brien as Marie Emmet even snrpassed her foriner dramatic eiïorts in her rendering of the part. George Parker made an excellent Sergeant Topfall and the way he worked in the Englisb was a oantion. Earrv Brown as Corporal Thomas surprised even his best friends by tbe extreme beaitiness of his langhter. Henry Conlin had the meanest part of all to play, and one that rarely meets with the favor of an andience, that of tbe traitor, but he played it well and shonld rdceive credit for it. Frank MeIntyre as O'Leary, and Frank Ryan as Dowdall did good and earnest work. Songs were interspersed througbont the play. Harkins stng "Barney MoCoy," "My Irish Qneen," "There Never Was a Coward Where tbe Shamrock Grows," "St. Patrick's Day," etc, Frank Ryan sang "Only a Rosebnd from Nellie's Hair." Thetdiamatio clnb is to be congratulated on its good work and St. Thomas' ohurch on the success of the entertainment.