The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-05-06
Tableaux and Pantomime at Musical Hall

An amateur entertainment of u very de-
lightful and instructive character, under
the auspices of the Ladies' Benevolent Sccie-
ty came off at our beautiful Temple of the
Drama on the evening of Tuesday the 2d
inst and subsequently repeated as Il matt
nee in the afternoon of Wednesday the 3rd
instant. The representation is another il
lustration of the great amount, and very
superior quality of amateur artistic talent,
We have in our Island society. On this oc-
casion, and on other recent occasions ouT
amateurs have presented tor public amuse-
ment and instruction some first class enter
tainments, showing careful study, good
taste, and many excellent gifts for artistic
representation.
TIL tableauX and pantomime were q
marked success tn throughout. AS our perso-
nal observation was confined to the matt
nee, our apply to this represep-
tation.
The tableau of THE Finding of Moses"
presented a most impressive scene with
striking oriental features. The graceful and
stately Princess Miss Nellie Richardson)
charming attendant maiden Miss Minnie
Kinney holding in her arms the lovely
little founding, (Baby Damon) whose
bright sweet face was the central point of
interest OF an eager gazing audience, and
the other noble maide attendants Miss G.
Coney and others) of Her Royal Highness
of the COur of Pharaoh, made up a group
that presented in their accurate Egyptian
COSluLlG, Il hRNIu IiCIuTc VI the blUIS SIOEA,
that must be fixed forever in the memory
of the juvenile observers.
"King Kophetua" on. d. Monsaratt)
and the /" Beggar Maid" Miss Kate Moss
mani surrounded by an ancient Court in
the classic COSTUMES of dramatic magma
ton, presented a very interesting picture.
Poets and story tel:ers have only given us
the merest mention of tits monarch who
fell "dead in love" at first sight with a
mendicant maiden. But if any maiden
ramps in %tatters, presenting the grace and
charm of this I" Beggar Maid" could be
met will in these days, we feel assured that
the love making would not be confined to
Kings. And how pleasant to behold the
transformation from the modest ragged girl,
tn the graceful lady in her queenly robes.
At the same time we must share the indig-
nation of the offended Princess Mrs.
Reimenschneider) that such grace and
beauty as she represented should be over
looked. Other amateurs taking part, Miss
Castle, Miss Purvis, Mrs. Hall, Mr.. Tucker,
Mr.. White.)
The "Sleeping Beauty " Miss Julia
judd has haunted all our early imagina-
tons; and we have coveted the glorious
privilege of the Prince 81. !. Dowsett)
who Kissed the entranced Beauty, and woke
her and her sleeping Court. We were de-
lighted TO have the dear old story, so charm
ingly told by Tennyson, now recited by a
sweet voiced lady Mrs. Adams), and so adj
! mirably illustrated in living reality by many
of our tasteful and artistic ladies and gentle
men. N1ne queen, Mrs. Hastings, the KING
Mr.. Dole, Fairies, Edie Eldridge, Pauline
Fyfe, May Fyfe, Shasta Glade, Freda Glade,
Katie McGrew, Ruth BensOn.)
And now Hermione Mrs. McGrewl a
Princess of Russia, Shakespeare says,
had plead in Il Court of Justice for life and
honor and thus addressed her accuser Leon
ties (Mr. S. b. Dole.
You. my Lord. best know
who least will seem 10 do So nay past life
Hath been as continent, as chaste. A. true
As | am now unhappy
-" For behold me
a fellow of the royal bed. which owe
4 moiety of the Throne, q great king's daughter
The mother to a hopeful Prince, here standing
To pirate and talk for life, and honor. fore
Who pleases TO COM and hear
And after sixteen years, the jealous tyrant
Leontes, bewails his lost Hermione; who is
thou ht to be dead but is privileged to be-
hold her supposed statue; and as he gazes
says:
=. Would You not deem it broathed And that
those veins
Did verify bear blood
And when after a time the supposed sta
tue steps down from the pedestal, and Leon
ambraces his lost wife, exclaims,