The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-02-22
Theatre Royal China Town.
ora S7eeial RepO,.ssl

(Hy SPseial Rspossesl
( Honoiulu. IS IS often remarked. IS progressing,
Palace. new stores. 4 tiue hank, handsome rasn-
sioas, lots Of carriages. the telephone. &c. All
this hSs been largely for the benefit Of native or
white; bat pasernal government, ever mindful
OF the sood % al its children. has also looked
with tSvpring eye upon rs Celestial fuster infants
and has given them (fcr an excellent rent the
uss % piece OF land, tor tie purpose % erecting
theatre. John has gOue to work and erected
magnificent building for the abode ot the Celestial
ThesptS, ysry fairy palace TO the Celestial cyel.
Following the rUiSS Of sSthstie taste be has lett
the pll1n red WOOD IN It's native beauty, no touch
OF paint uNrS the simplicity Of the iecO-u-
ttonS. The balrny breSkeS % the Pacific have free
Access to the interior, the windows air openings
being gailtleSs % glass The lighting Of the
61ildiug Is On sorgeoGs scale None OF your
dangerous and explosive g1SSSS. uOns Of your
kerosene lamps, but an elegant Affair." made out
ot the expressive metal tin. With thrss spoaLS fron
each % which projects lnch y OF lamp wick.
fed With the dslcate and sweet scented psAnu. oil.
three Of these, suspended by cord trOJn the cell
Inc, dlHuSsd soft light over the whole builiiag
ana prudnes,i startling. stage effects
The opening night VAS anXiously looked for.
Reserved sests were AZ 4 premium and boxes sOld
for fabulous priccS IL vas whispered around
that the famed traSediAns Long INwk and All
Howl vOulG appear. supported by the talented
artists Messrs. SqCss kee, 50 good IN female
osilnsGtlonsl, Sing Sharp famed for his comic
songs and SIDE splitting gag, aud the dashinC
Yong, ito play the role 81 the young
backs. The latter i widely known having
won the hearts OF hundreds Of Celestial uaidsaS,
his table i always covered with sweet scented
billet CcCI. be Il At the hNudSou-eS- and the
vfekedest performer on the Celestial stage No
one loys episode bot has had It's tale III fact be Is
4 Of many tails. besides his own: does the
rsaisr take the qususg
An attentive and highly arissocratie audience
assembled therefore, Last tritAy evening Not
only VAS al the rank and fashion Of China town
present. bat N the fullnsss % his heart John Al
loved the outer bArbarians to squeeze IN; the
government put IN an appearance in great
strength. the Law attended and the mercantile
Interests were not unrsprsseGtsd, while even the
far there ID shuddsr the sonOrOuS periods
Of Al EoEl OF weep over the surrOgs OF Sques kee-
The piece chosen for the opening vas the esle-
brated tragedy, descriptive Of Chinese domestic
life entitled Jee-Lus-Es y Or how TO manage
! household
The play IS full Of romantic incident. startling
situations and highly sensational episodes 1t
viii be lDpcsslble at present 10 give our readers
full account OF the plos- II was not fully de-
YeiOped on Friday evening. n fact Our reporter
say only the opening part Of the Prologue, the
main interest Of the play VIII come On about the
middle Of MARCH, by which time II Is be hoped
that the above named Hedging VII have recovered
his asarlng; he Is at present stone deaf from the
eHects Of the half dozen gongs-
EOlloving the rules OF saEiy dramatic Art. the
audience are required 10 draw On thsiE imagina-
too. OF On Bishop Co, II JhsY prefer Tor their
scsnsry. couple Of chairs and table are all
that aru needed.
The scene opened therefore with a Chinese in
tsrios, Al Howl vas AZ home. bis domestic
affairs ssd apparently gone wrong and he iReul-
Gated one isSsOn IN the management Of house-
hold. By thrashin9 his t=o wives
Scene 2-SqUee kss wife No. l, who in black.
lad apparently applied to her family, and Long
Tavk, IN the character Of the brother appeared to
rsnonstrats- Al Howl after standing about
rhrse-SI1trrsrs Of hours talk from the pair.
procarsd knife, and terrible combat ensued,
twice vas All Howl pierced through and through,
and twice did be riss 70 the Situation, amid thua
ders Of applause and Il crash OF go1gs that would
the stage. He then laid Low. aud in
scene ) while Long TzEk vas taking
4 stroll over the bridge which crossed
the stream between the tE0 mansions, graphical
ly represented By tFO chairs. two tables and
bard All Howl iEcoutinsntly pitched Long
Ta=k IttO the water and never stopped to help
him % the bank tariff Of horror T4n through
the house az this murderUus deed. Bat All Hosts (
truGbles we're nOs at an end. Rst1r1ing home be
found EliEhtse Eifs Nc ? had been entertaining
a friend Gt dinnsri lie stsaltblly approached and
0FsrhsarIug some remarks not very o1mpliuen- I
tary 90 himself he kicked O1t the guest and then
proceeded to discipline his family By cutting its
throat . she dead sIplzIned the interpreter I
On : yes see, bdt II moment after the dead /
lady sruse and scaitsd Of. On enquiry, the inter
prstsr added ste dead 10 more good What for 7
shs stay = An uEsns=srzbls argument Truly .
tn Celestial stage i ahead Of ours Inc nj
scene I1truducad IFIghtee's bother, Rap Szai 4
Yong Eho fhirsted Tor b9 Id . and Eighties i
father, Who understood these little matters having
been through the mill. he tired II vain 10 i
pour ell CT the tTu1Eie1 waters Rspskal- /
song void have none Of L he must have /
gore, and wounds and L-athl Ire Chinese 4
ladies II the private boxes we're II perfect lusges
Of sIcJterc=uE- The father intsrposed song 4 4
moving ballad zhich dreE tears 70 the eyes Of L
tie audIsuce- Il vas written IN J metre invented +
by the great poet Hal ling and set the music Of
tie great composer Al SqEzl; the prolonged vail I
at he end Of each Of the Thousand lines Eas most
to1ehing and ought 10 have melted . heart Of .
store: the performance Of the renowned Tom p
kzt, 50 veil kno=u the Honolulu public, vas as ,
nothing 20 L. Bat Rsp-skaLyonz Ezs not to be 4
tJCchsd and AZ line go he cut the song AID the old
gentleman short b. blo= OF his good s=ori- De 4
then 1iads for Al Howl. and once more there Eas .
= thrilling combat, many =OGnts Eers given and ]
received bat All HOEi vas again triumphant and [
stretched his foe Upon the earth: when according
70 TIE Tules Of the Celestial drama the dead and
tas living walked comfortably on the stage to
csther zTu-il- arm Then the audience Esre Eaft-
ed % haven and as the deity proceeded % bring
10 life al the sisin and sSart them back 70
earth again 70 BEGIN the play d s0rs- reporter
TEshsd 0a- I1st as the father Eds coming 20 life
and taking ID Al Squalls music az the Jonah line
-=Ifh thOss szsst strains ringing N his ears be
p1t FOX tUzn- There has bee1 considerable diff
Guilty II getting vsEJ definite seeOGnf ont Of him,
Il has supsars4 s1nezhat dazed ever since, bat By
mans Ct 4 nIcrDPh11s AID = speaking trumpet
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