The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-03-14
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.


. a-a L+H.. .'"
vls Iui che honor II witnessing il, 70 have been .
rerfecr success. The Reporter Of the Polynsi1H,
vito was among the favored ones. pulled up with the
qcrgu5l- 6cs riricsses. thus ~selfcomp!.cently dis
courses
We snow very well and a. a rte We have Observed IL talt
private Amusement l' ugt .e--a4t;.S IA u-.tT I-'
commented upon outside of tn circle Of those ~ho assisted Or
- - t-frr fr-iul-i IT, th- category ~ the latter. We deem u
no .r..rh'f social etiquette "r editorial eplr,s-y . "e say a ir"
~. pi-.i.r.-, fv srr. w.. g-.u.I advise him o. -et ou--Ed.
COM tn more 90, - IL IS ti- first ope-auc Performance ~
Honolulu. auI a- such marks AN er. 10 tie social history II
III place ana a. 3, brought 20 light aud hru-Lt tos,iaer
i-oIa-=t cIarm- ~ have often bowed tn mute aauinnH'i' uli
ami liz Illa.fli musical e-rauaI"
At the risk Of a rebuke from the gentleman who
wielIs with 90 much ability the pen Of an Gr6jtey
elezunti7rps. We beg to differ from our confrere on
this subject, and believe rather with Tuckerman in
his essay upon Steele, rs the author Of the produc-
lions Of Isaac Bickerstaf in the columns OF the
TdHer, that
- cietv perpetualIy needs criticism ; and no;wirh-
standing the oiiense which the structures Of travellers
in the United States have given its sensitive people,
thew have induced actual reforms. Domestic economy
l. auspiciously modified by the intelligent suggestions
OF writers on principles Of taste aud the laws Of health.
The advantage Of ventilation and abluyion, the iris
iOm Of incTpcHstre entertainments and refinement IN
public GMuSemeHtS, are daily more appreciated
through the intelligent advocacy OF the press, while
the LOEi-leg IHH blue stocking manu- l. obviously
ON the decline, since it has become the subject Of
mastery satire. . But there Is AN
unGertone Of affection, 10 render musical even the
hoarse voice Of reprUof. q satire With too much plea
santry 10 cmb.;ter its objects and n magnetic touch
Of that spirit u humanity which lives III the famous
line Of Terence and the cherished song of Burns, which
takes the sting uT enduring pain from the needful
blow Of correction
1t would have been pleasant for u to have been
-. - g- rrm.Fa
asI acgu1iHfqHccs, and have made such comments
as we're with ~propriety admissible to our pages upon
the performance. but, as we are informed. by AN os;ra-
cism which We venture to say was exercised for the
first time by any committee Of invitation, gentlemen
who were known u lie connected with the press, were
for that reason, ant that reason only. erased from the
list Of those proposed 10 the committee and it was
by the personal invitation Of a high parsonage, that
the Editor Of the POlyassiaa owes the honor 10
which ne 80 feelingly allule> in our extract from that
journal, after his name ,rls thus erased. During aeon
uection of twenty years with the press, We cannot
now recall "A similar instance OF forced exclusion or
preferment on similar grounds. for il i an acknOwl-
edged rule Of etiquette that the members Of the press
are by courtesy preferred auditors, even N rehearsals,
whose criticisms are always subject to the wishes Of
performers, especially if the latter are amateurs.
The COMMITTEES, however, appear to have acted on the
reasoning of .NOliere's quack-"- 7ufrgois ie cGur
etait sur le g0uche, mais nous Gro"S chanS5 tout
celia - in thus making the accident Of being an
acknowledged writer Tor or II conductor Of a public
journal, a cause of exclusion from the society Of
friends and equals.
Although We did not allow ourselves TO ask for an
in ritafioH, make use Of a friend At court, or - bend
the pregnant hinges of the knee, that thrift might
follow fawn:ng." We have been favored with 4 report,
which we submit for the perusal Of our readers.
"The performance of the operate morcerac from II
TrorqfoTe produced on Friday night. surpassed the
previously formed expectations of all those who wit
messed il. The portion selected was the Scene in the
Forest. The curtain rises on the Gipsies' camp, las
large rs life and twice rs natural II reminded one
hugely OF the same scene a. produced nj the original
exhibition of the opera ut the Court OF the Grand
Duke of Pumpernickel, 50 graphically described by
Thackeray. 1t was hard to realize it was not actu-
ality-therc were the Gipsies smoking and passing
around the pipe, e. solecism on Gypsy habits. by the
the bye. IA few were having a game OF cards where
the Jack takes the ace, known to the initiated rs
euchrc. Some were drinking Old 'ntard-(mo-
lasses and water, probablyl-luother a fair Gypsy.
was cooking a stolen hen, Cor supposed 10 be stolen,)
and they were all having - good time generally
The opening chorus, = Behold how brightly breaks
he morning. was given with the most successful
a-DIOmb. the TiccimCHf0 tones Of the primsI being
heard above the volume Of sound which penetrated
every corner Of this magnificent temple Of the Goddess
Of Song.
The Queen Of the Gipsies depicted, with much
artistic exposition Of concern for past m~isdeeds, the
rcmorse she ielt at such reflection. She appeared rs if
she might Just have been reading BaT'cr'S CuH TO
the EncoHrsrfcf. Her son endeavors in vain TO con-
sole her. Tire beautiful verses Of : An don't minglc.'
came gushing from him in nightingale melody. but
she refused TO be comiorted,' replying with the
exquisite aria of Take them. | implore thee. take
them Her son, seeing the relief she experienced.
from her song. trolled forth the ciaHSoR'He in \
minor, " met. twas IN n crowd She replied
With Casta Diva while a perfect mc==O SOyraa0
Of cheers burst from the delighted Gipse> and Clip
seSSes, which ended in the Anvil Chorus by the
. hull crowd Mr.. VIM. Duncan and Mr.. Wm.
Wright. real gentlemauiy blacksmiths, never made
half - much music.
IAN iu,crIui-s.on here occurred Of about half an
hour. duriu. which loud cries Of II mo ia yUtH,
IFsmO Eq prL1. were heard At the pit doors. .As it
was not on the programme If performance, none Of
the audience knew what Il meant, and the Soldiers
in waiting and the door-keepers quietly thrust blck
those on the outside. The noise l. supposed TO have
arisen from sOms disappointed applicants for admis-
sion. who were tired of having Pike County Tick
cts on the pickets Of NcssTs. Spaldiug's and Pot
tiers fences ON the opposite sides Of the street.
The curtain then arose On .UITitg. The time Of
this opera l. laid Ia the reign o: Queen Anne, during
. fair NJ Richmond. The scene opens with the
Lass of Richmond HILL as sung 10y the chorus
q servants. The fUSus movement OF the flute can
be lauiel too much, while the con dHOrs playing
Of the accomplished performer on the piano Is worthy
u al praise. Two ladies disguised rs servants en-
ter at this time. enhancing the audience with that
81 the opera Oh no We never mention it
While singing. two gentlemen, Zone a disguised
great place all fairs are for such Ccntry,)
come in, and hire the two ladies' - servants, who,
ar being ladies. willingly consent to the
9uartettc Of over the hills and far away Du-
ring this bargaining. the Sheriff gets whipped and
i clad enough to steer clear OF such iuuke;tiugs.
Before the Sheriff arrived, they all take sumthiu.'
aud a gentleman near, whispered 1t smelt like &. L.
K. X Cos old Kentucky Srias, hut 1t couldn't be
that. as one Of the party Immediately broke out in
refrain with 4 cOr-Het-d-D piston accompaniment,
IF Dish i>h der CUTE lager bier The cosR0sccHti
,ppluuiei highly the dsgy chest notes OF this solo
aud pronounced rs highly artistic and mise en- scene,
the lifting Of the flgon from the table TO the mouth,
Is II was by a rapid lie crcScsVGJ from
he piano. with 4 Stucc1t0 OjliEGto from the first
Ia the language Of the POiyHssidR c~ritique,
It Was = real treat. and rapturously eucored.' After
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