The June Festival

The June festival given by the pupils of St. Thomas' Conservatory of Music and the school at the Grand opera house last evening was une of the most pleasing events of the season. One feature which was especially pleasing and is generally lacking in amateur affairs was the smoothness with which the program was earried out. There was no hitch in the proecedings, one number following the other with admirable precisión. The curtain rolled up at 8:10 on a very handsome scène "Columbia's Greeting to Spain." About 50 pupils of the school had been arranged in two pyramids. On the apex of one was Miss N. Brown, draped with the national colors representing Columbia, and on the apex of the other Miss R. Seery, in the Spanish colors. "Columbia" sang the greeting to which ".Spain" replied, the whole closing with a chorus by all the voices. The second number was a piano number, Marcia, Op. 115, DeKontski, for three pianos and 12 hands. It was very flnely executed by the Misses A. Sulüvan, L. Covert, K. Burns, O. Lentz, V. Fohey and L. Rinsey. Their technique was splendid and the work of the three pianos was like one instrument. .Miss V. Fohey read "A Plea for Sound Reading," in which she attacked the cheap literature which is so prevalent. The next number, a piano duet for three pianos and 12 hands by Masters V". Seabolt, W. Walsh, H. Brown, D. Mclntyre, F. Adams and W. Burleson, was also very well executed. Probably the most pleasing part of the evening's entertainment was the juvenile drill "Reign of the Roses," by the little Misses E. Fohey, A. Tice, E. Covert, L. Meyer,' I. Meuth, M. Millman, J. Clarken, M. Kennedy, I. Rosa, M. Haney, J, Fullerton, L. Covert, K. Morrison, H. Fullerton, F. Parsons and S. Rinsey. The little ones went through the variuus evolutions with a grace and precisión truly remarkable and evoked se v eral bursts of applause. One of the features was a quartet by the Misses E. Fohey, A. Tice, F. Parsons and S. Rinsey. "Waltzer," Op. 2Ö4, Fr. Spindler, three pianos and 18 hands was very artistically rendered by the Misses L. Lusby, M. Hamlin C. Gilbert, L. Kenny, L. Fitehel, M. Tice, L. Rinsey, V. Mead and L. Walsh. The recitation in costume, "A Sicilian Tale," by Miss G. Kress, was a very pleasing piece of work with its effects, the chantins chorus behind the scènes furnishing a very effective background tor Miss Kress' pleasing' voice. "Heavens are Telling," a chorus piece for ladies' voices, was not as smooth as some of the other numbers, but was fairly well done. The chorus consisted of R. Seery, M. Rinsey, O. Lentz, L. Kenny, G. Osborne, Mrs. Willis, B. Newton. A. Reilly, A. Ryan, L. Covert, G. Kress, M. Rockwell, K. Burns, A. Hamlin, M. Hamlin, N. Brown, L. Rinsey, L. Fitchell, M. Audette, M. Tice, Pianos, Misses A. Sullivan, V. Fohey, C. Gilbert. Part second was opened by a piano number for 12 hands, three pianos, "Polbsh Dance," Op. 3, Scharwenka. It was flnely dune, showing the same faultless technique as the other piano numbers, by Misses L. Covert, A. Ryan, O. Lentz, N. Brown and Mrs. Willis K. Burns. Another very pleasing number was "Dream of Ancient Greece," some Delsartean figures by the Misses G. Kress, L. Fitchol, N. Brown, AT. Fohey, M. Audette, M. Clarken, M. Dwyer, J. Herey, M T ce. The young laiies c-hanged from one figure to another with a grace and ease of movement which charmed the audience. Some of the figures were quite difficult, but the and expression were as near perfect as could be. "Moonllght," was a vocal number in costume by Miss L. Kenny, Miss M. Binsey and Miss R. Seery. It was a pretty number very well done. huven's Sonata, Op. 13, was performed very creditably on three pianos by the Misses C. Gilbert, N. Brown and K. Burns. .Mis.s L. Fitehel gave a recitation, "The Chariot Race," from Ben Hur in a very spirited manner. Three tableaux of the life of Columbus were given without a hitch. The drill of the "Naval Cadets," consisiinji of Masters D. Mclntyre, J. Duf(y, M. Slater, E. Taylor, W. Dwyer, R. O'Neil, S. Camp, J. Brahm, J. O'Reilly, C. O'Connor, W. Rockol, F. Adams?, H. Audette, G. Clarken, R. Clarken, F. Haney, captained by H. Brown, elicited much applause. Their evolutions were very well done. The opera house was packed from the orchestra to the back part of the gallery. The following reverend gentlemen from out of the city were present at the entertainment: Fr. Mcllanus, Port Huron, Fr. Sadlier, Battle Creek, Fr. Kennedy, Ypsilanti, Fr. Clarson, Milford, Fr. Fleming, Dexter, Fr. Goldrick.