The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-12-21
THE PACIFIC
THE <ACA1 -
Commercial ASbertiser.
Theatrical Flowers.

& me eustom Of throwing bouquets to persons on
a. stage Is very pretty custom, providing it be not
- too far and made ridiculous and offensive
[T..n understand, and sometimes we can sympa-
- with the enthusiasm Of the spectator, who,
L--ame with delight At some fine manifestations OF
t,is or some exquisite touch Of art, casts flower
4 the feet Of the player Il IS graceful mark Of
E-rrobatiou II Is a natural token OF pleasure, nat
LTr,1y bestowed. And I-as sometimes has hap
Esuel-the ardent enthusiast casts fan, jewel, or
IL nj instead of a flower, the same result Is seen.
Dnlneous admiration utters itself in spontaneous
#uanner. But when, at what Is supposed to De
Egnz point in the Of dramatic performance,
H. spruce anil daDper theatrical usher bis hair
uts within An inch Of his life, and his blue ribbon
utie left breast-eomes marching down the aisle.
airsing under this burden Of basket Of flowers as
ls himself, to which note from the donor Is Os-
|gnfltiOusly fastened and which the leader OF the
Ir.hsstra has TO receive and place upon the stage,
H. eject Il very different Every one who sees this
Inv spectacle knows that il has been elAbOrately pre-
areI beforehand with view TO make an impression.
mi the impression made is very bad one There
usy be applause frou the elacque, bat all sensible
tGple look on with apathy or disgust. There is no
unnneity about such gift as tkis The admira-
% which it is supposed to imply is plainly seen to
cut and dried. Perhaps, we reflect, this Offering
q been arranged and provided for by the particular
ctOr actress to whom 1t Is presented Perhaps the
manager Of the theatre has got it M, and viii deduct
price from the weekly salary Of the admired object
This foral applause Perhaps scule injudcious rel
3fTe spoony sweet heart. determined to be pleased
y all hazards, has % come down handsome" " at the
heghbOring fiOWer-shOD. These mounds of flowers
tos good deal OF money, particularly in the cold
easOn and it takes great deal Of preliminary fns-
ing and liking to get them into trim.
And, after all Is we have said, they do no good.
Individually, we call to mind quite number of
public performers, who are chiefly memorable as in
3piring wish-rooted, doubt, in the savage part
mans nsture-to throw strings Of onions, punches
u beets, the ample aud outrageous cabbage, or the
nphatc brick. But tastes differ. Mention is some
there made of theatrical contract In which the
aaager stipulated that all bouquets received on the
Eage by the player " to be returned the box
hce, for use on the following night.'' Thoughts OF
bat truly economical device somehow will ntrude
femselyes whenever the rosy tribute Of folly
describing its curve in air. on the much afflicted
usical director trying to look dignied he lifts
be fower-basket over the footlights. During the
st two or three seasons the blonde burlesque dis
<bundant crop Of theatrical flowers has vexed the
public vision Sweets to the sweet - has been the
ny-Gud the act-alike of spoony youth and blear-
<gei prohigacy. Some of the blondes, we dare say
1hve stood in need of sEeetening; only it should
have been administered IN the shape of soap and
Hater. and sensible adnonition in favor Of decency
y dress and conduct and that admonition might
ave come with a certain force and grace h'om the
collce authorities. Bot there was virtue in the
epuquets Perhaps none was intended This sea-
n the floral crop has already begun to bloom in the
eat Of the fOotlghts Protest against it. therefore,
1ay chance To prove both timely and useful If the
fnighted and ptiable creatures who cultivate this
rnicious custom can be made TO see that they both
lend the pu bic taste and injure the artists whom
hey undertake. to serve, perhaps they will be induced
y desst--H. Y. Tribune. .r.-