Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-01-12
me Drama ~ umie man,

mann IN tho "Cut,can llrolhcr' lplay be- has
won mccc,, m wherever b, hi, played It,
There j, q ia,h of The absurd In the ,upct
natural drama, When the words "p,yro.
lugical snl metaphysical ~, applied To-
" Aust, one who has read the play oven in
TRANSACTIONS. HE Tay1ts or Brooks rc,og
ngca the appropriateness ot the terms Vt
glance \, applied To the play ~ the Cor
,ic,n brothers" they arc singulary inappto
pirate. Gt There Is nothing bot some hifly
good dialocu, and au intetiertcd halfsccnc II
comedy to li0 the play from the mt u mclo
drama techlots splendid magnetism gave
the play its greatest vogue II /, no small
ptsi,c 10 say that Handmann hi, many VI the
qualities which made the friends of Dickens ~
nearly ioimiRhly. Their, was a subtle sug
ge,li,oucss about Fcehtct which Hnndmanu
lacks. ON the other hand, there is robust
manlincs, about nandmann which Fcchter
with all vt, physique had not There is
perhaps, too much blustcr too much voice
about liandmuns Fabian In the first act
but It rise, beyond fcth,cr, In The third act
because 1t Is more tirc more natural and
more intense. The support To BandmannS
Fabian who Is, uf course, fls character u the
creliahlr Two gentleman Amateurs played
| the vendetta scene in manner provocative OF
much mcrrimrnt The audience laughing With
them them and not At them. Mis-, Bcaudct
made handsome, a dignihed and tior her
inchesl stately Madame dc Franchise. and
handsome, rollickng, Admiralty happy go.
lucky William. Nr Lobhci was a colorlcss
aud as nearly rs possible spidilcss DE May.
| natd; hul was a very strong Chateau Remand
and deserved share OF the mcntcd applause
at the end " the duel scene. The mechanical
effects of the play were well managed and the
scenes well set. The first act has several
unnecessary absurditics, however: the guest OF
the occasion sitting down to supper in his
overcoat, for instance. But the performance
was surprisingly cre,liiable one when we
consider that most OF the east were amateurs.
Only the first and third acts Of the "Corsican
! Brothers " were given, the second, fortunately,
/
the plot, or To the interest. Miss Beaude'
| then sang luf the dress circle and orchestra
seats Love il rlaintive Song, from
Patience -; and--for the gallery sang
| Pretty as Picture. "a Radical Cure "a
farce adapted from hvoritc German come.
delta displayed Blndmann, Lobbett, Miss
Beaudct and a talented male amateur in
comedy. nandmann was sidc.splitting as
Squire Absolute; Lobbetl, atistically cStraya
giant as Doctor Easy; Miss Beaudet delightful
as the doctors wife; and the amateurs wig
and tout f1SrV'6f looking for all the world a.
II the "enscmbr" had been on the ''toot." Ii
will be unfortunate il the wings Of that bud
ding ThcSpian are not allowed to sprout.
The Woman OF the People was placed upon
the stage on Thursday evening, and was
decided success being received by a nearl,
full house 1t is impossible here to deal crit
cally with the individual acting, though ex
ception might be made in the case of Mis-,
Beaudet whose impersonation Of the much
tired Marie was artistic and at the same tim,
most rcalistic-therefoTc a most creditabl,
performance. The little iadys skill and powe
appeared to fully realize all exceptions. Her
Bandmann had very little scope for display o
his histronic ability and therefore ii is scarccl,
necessary to refer to his clever Rcmy. TIL,
gentlemen and ladies of the amateur supper
happily, were responsible for very few bitches
The rap,urous applause which greeted on eacl
-, a.. Il
hirsute appendage was feature of the play
The most successful scenes were the FIRST lai,
IN the countess's home; and that in the lunat
asylum though the snow-sorm business wa
worked with good effect The plot Of tn
peice is simple, but is worked out in a mos
sensational manner. A young Partisan wife i
forced 10y the cruel neglect of her much
tempted although quite as weak minded hus
band, Bertrand, To place her child in a found
Ping home. The william OF the story slyi
possesses himself OF evidences Of the identit,
Of the child and claims it, in order that h
may with ii deceive the motherly heart Of tn
widowed Countess de Bussiers into the belle
that he has saved the life of her infant son an,
may thus help himself into her affections suffici
entity to place within his reach her hand and he
fortune. Marie THE unfortunate wifel turns vi
at an unexpected moment in the Countess
house and her demeanor, after having Ia,
but one peep at the grand lady's sleeping babe
is such rs to warrant, in his opinion, Appi
ans the william, putting her out of the way
lie endeavors to do SOTO put her in a mad
house. His nicely laid plans, however 'gan
astray" because of the interference Of mum
Der OF secondary characters--a reformed hus
band, an honorable doctor, a double.dyeS
scamp, and an old-time and full worthy suite
Of the Countess S. OF course everything after
wards winds up beautifully. The teaching q
the play--as is claimed for it's in the Iii
reetion Of temperance, love, and duty am
there appears to be nothing IN it that can pos
sibly offend.
There will he three acts Of the Merchant {
Venice given this evening at Musical Hal
Miss Beaudel will sing and there will be
nrce.
Mex, Tuesday evening Bandmann- Beaudc
Company will play :" Narcisse FOR the benef
OF the library fund. II was in g Narcisse -
especially arranged for him by Tom Taylor
thai Herr Bandmann scored his greatest Lon
don success.
The Maiposa brought the following prom
inent san franciseans +. i. Low, pres
dent Of the Anglo Californian Bank and an eS
governor OF California; Mrs. Adam Grant
wife OF the managing partner Of the importing
firm of Murphy, Grant a Co.; Gustaye Tou
{ ehard. president OF the Union Insurance Com
panyi Rev. Father Barchard, Col Harr
!, Norton, prominent club man; %. T.. llickos