Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1883-05-19
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things
II Is nice To be able la say pleasant thing
OF so worthy an object as benefit perform
anec. When justice and inclination 90 waltz
ing TO the music VI opportunity, the favor o
The critic goes dancing after them and in hi
heart there IS great JOY.
There was benefit performance At III,
Music Hall last Thursday night which brought
out two important points about iIonolulan so
eicty. The htst point Is, that a trimming fund
ai talent = IN the gin Of our young people
The second, that deal OF painstakinp intrlli
gcnec IS needed to bring It cut. Il was a
happy tortuity that made Mn. T.. +. Adam,
| secure The corporation Of Mt and Mrs. I, ID,
strong That lady and gentleman strong unite
both the tact and talcnt OF the artistic tcmiern.
mcn' with experience OF the same sort OF Thing
athcrwhcrc, The writer remembers when Mr.,
strong introduced in san Francisco society the
herman idea OF living poriraituic. NO capitally
put on the stage last Thursday evening, I, was
me MI OF the season in Francisco. and well dc.
served its vogue.
There IS no hg success in this modern world
"''nou plenty OF hard work. One can readily
imagine how much OF II Mrs Strong must
have put into the lnping Of all the long ranks
OF pretty maidcnhood tina, passed through her
hands. One may imagine, too, how poor Strong
must have danced around when he found there
was no calcium light to be had ior love or
lncfc' hut the satisfaction Of having given
iionolu!an society such an artistic experience
as II has rarely had, must have been annie
payment Tor all the work and worry Of all con.
ccrned vsrs
Unfortunately, the benefit was inadequa,cly
advertised. The dress circle was only fairly
wen h'led, the orchestra seats less so, and the
balcony practically unoccupicd Doubtless.
there viii bc large attendance tonight
There certainly ought To be- for the excellence
OF the performance and the worth of its object.
AZ sharp the gentlemen of the SYMPHONY
Club took their places in the orchestra and
gave an enjoyable selection by Cimarosa.
which was followed by tablcau, "Thc In.
aisefeet Monk; Characters by Miss May
Richardson and Mr.. c. c. Bossc.
Mrs Strong than rccited Hans Anderson,s
delightful story OF "The Emperor's Foolish
Daughter" II is no small compliment To The
lady's voice to note that il satisfied ali the
requirements of bit ofreading tina, demanded
~ once subducd tone and the most exactinp
distinctncss. s
Faust and Marguerite" in two tablcaux,
was admirably true 10 the spri, of the poem;
and altogether effective in grouping and color.
Miss Gotta Mist was Marguerite; Mr.. s. Il.
Dole, Faust; and Ml. Julian Monsarrat.
Mephisto. Miss Carrie Castles PLAYING of a
poionaise by Chopin, was tribute to the
training OF the Boston Conservatory of Music.
ofienbach's operetta, "The Blind Beerars.n
was iaughably, though not very mnsically
rendered, by Mr.. F. NJ. Swanzy and Major
Purvis.
The second part was preceded by another
selection by Messrs. Yarndlev. Maroucs
Brown, Miller, Scarborough, Hackfeld and
Jones, OF the Symphony Club, followed bv a
delightful series Of living portraits, as follows:
Marguerite, Miss Gotta Mist; Lady GAY
Spanker,. Mrs. Strong; Mephistopholes, Mr..
ulian Monsarrat; An Ethetic Maiden: Miss
Sherrie Storrs; Patience, Miss Della Adams.
The Grand Duke Alexis, Mr.. Edward Suhr:
a Iroubadour, Mr.. Charles Burrill; Oscar
Wide, Mr.. Z. w. Holdswor,h; Fortune Tell |
ing, Good and Bad, Mrs. Strong and Miss
May Richardson; A Symphony in Pink, Miss
Nate Mossman; Faust, Mr.. S. b. Dole.
trio' by Lachner, for piano, violin and |
VIOLA, was spiritedly rendered by Miss Castle. |
Mr.. farndley and Mr.. Hackfeld.
Then followed the tableaux of "Pvpmal;on |
and Galatea," in which Mrs. ]. S. McGrew
was handsome and becomincy, costumed |
Gaiatea, and Mr.. Arthur Richardson fine |
looking but most inappropriately dressed |
Mr.. T. II. Davies sang "Two is COMPANY.
Three is None" in his usual self.possessed |
manner, Mrs. Davies playing her husbands |
The las, tableau, strictly so considered. was
representation Of Gabriel Max's wel.known |
picture The Christian Martyr" The height.
proportions and necessary position Of this
iaoieau demanded stronger light than the
locomotive reflector which did so well in the
,,het settings. Miss Storrs made a pretty
lover.
II goes without saying that Mrs. 7. III. Patty
'ang Esmeralda satisfyingly and well.
But the success of an evening of s,ccesses
was certainly the two scenes from "Patience.
which concluded the entertainment. In the
hist scene, the twenty love-sick maidens-de.
Pieted OF their complement, and mastering
only iourteen-came on the stage singing the
naidens chorus and leading the captive con.
lueror bunthorne in leash Of floral trappings
nir. HoIdsworth made most Wiide.like
bunthorne, and Miss Clara Coney superb
Lady Jane. The thirteen auxiliary maidcns
were Miss Clara Castle, Miss Cherrie Storrs.
Miss Ph9be Dowsett, Miss Sarah King, Miss
Kate Mossman, Miss May Wilder, Miss Der.
nee Parke. Miss Lizzie Coney, Miss Ida
Coney,. Miss Gotta Mist, Miss May Richard.
'on, Miss Minnie Kinney and Miss Laura Rob.
nson.
In the second scene, Miss Della Adams as
fatence, and Mr.. {. A. Brown, as Grovenor,
were added to the group.
IL must have taken deal Of training and
double deal Of patience to make those two
scenes what they were. There may have been
more effective groupings since the days OF
Dante, but the writer does not believe there
have hpcn