The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1885-04-15
The San Francisco Dramatic Company

When y,u feed prisoner on bread and water,
be- eats u be Is glad 20 Cet u, bat you cannot eN-
PC. ham % say that be positively likes II. that
acre be offered roast BEEF and plum padding be
would turn away from them in disgust and stuck
90 s former fare. This Il very much the Iosltl
OF Els critic IN matters theatrical We have 50 lit
iie ~ the way Of light amusement that ont OF or
very poverty there has been tendency TO praise
anything aud everything that has been put before
our public 10 matter Of What character It was
This, OF course, IS no sound principle to 20 On. It
has caused companies Of inferior quality 20 come
down herr and Try their luck thinking that any
thing Will do for HAvaIiAn savaces. Of such were
The Lle Guytuu Troupe and Others Of like calibre.
Honolulu l. always ready 70 endorse What Il good,
aud Is prepared 70 condemn what Is bad. Its IN
llIItAuts come frOm all ends Of the earth. they
arG constantly moving about they have lived N
and often visit the great capitals OF the modern
world, and they thus have a standard 10 judge by
winch many country towns N the United states
and AZ ElELAud have not. Honolulu = uDf @ pro
ytuciI town. With such premiss We come 10 the
criticism o. the Performance Of last Saturday
evening, April 18th.
HE San francisoo Dramatic Company opened
with The Honeymoon play b loola which
vas first produced in London in lsa The choice
Of piece was unfortunate though q success and
the oHly success that Tobin ever made. n the time
OF rs rsodne'ion, 20 the mooern TASTE Il Is not
-uiis5.-, We aFe s0rry that the company should
have been 50 III advised As 10 select such play.
Great skill can make II run. but II requires very
great skill indeed
C4GA D. AlN play Wa u vas flEtrts4ls74 anu Vt
must deal With the performances Of the actors As
We have sbCvu they bad to deal with difficulties
and VT Will say for them that they did their best
% overcome them III the hrsi place their vardruhe
Is very deficient There were the costumes Of some
three or four centuries represented on The stage,
In spite o. the absurdIfies Of dress, the play,
err after a while managed % take some hold Of
their audience The performance Of Mr.. Stetson
As the Duke Of ArrauEa was sometimes good, he
Is evidently AZ home, but be Is too much inclined
O. De s-aCy, The slme remark applies 20 Nj. hut
IcllCe's holando. Both however Showed power b.
deal with other parts than thpse IN which they
were cast. Mr.. W. simms- though somewhat
trusd, played Jacques satisfactorily, aud kept the
audience IN excellent cood humor.
Coming 10 the ladies, We must al once give The
psalm 10 Mis- Minnie Young Nolautel. she was
bright. arch. amusing. Miss Heath ZamoraI did
better IN her later scenes. Miss luchAm y ullana
fairly lost her opportunity In the cottage scenes
There was chance for strong acting, for Vigorous
uecllmatllu. hui she did not improve It.
We would CAE the attention uf the manager @
The absurdItN % allowing q comedian who j. rep
ressntinC 10th ur llth century characters TO asi
docs she sllie' =, or 10 train his company &
sing Come where my love Is dreaming whcu %,
seventeenth century lady recllues on green sofa
bank IN a costume that might have been turue,
ont OF q san FrAnciso1 rlllIner.s Yesterday, sucl
things arr far objects 0f rdicule.
Enough Of carpinC however The Cuiupanl
when PLAYING farce were really good No one Wh,
waited % Sc the LqffrIg ll1Lrf wuulu b ulsap
paiuted Sinms vas IN his element He plays
tie soul of the piecr. No part IL TIE tarce va
I'd taken Miss Heath and Miss Young, Aessfs
Simms RuiledCs and Malcolm alike deserv
praise.
on Nouday the c, upauy made their second Hp
uearsuoa. befare l.rse and fashionable audionoC
fibe ulap presented for the occasion beng sIeca
version 81 thu sell known sensational drama - I b
Banker naGchicT. The play was uINlcec I'M
~ acts VIZ l. The Be:rutbal. . Americans j
Paris :. The Chalezce. 4. The Duel . n
Aftermath. &. The Reconciliation. The cast :
the uiece vas JrLs Sfrfl-laf Z c Sgeison; tsofg
W-rsi-agfsa pErl., Willie Siuru1s CoaIlf q Clrag
! p Rutledce; h1Tuld Esfi-sgs, Francis Malcolm
f-lrssrr WesstrJ-5t. J. 4. Morrison; LiiirH Wssi
Ir-,g. Miss Haunie lHgEEm: Fl1. >. j. Brl1rs
NJ Minnie Nuuncs M. H8iosub-, Miss Emul
Uesth. No criticism viii b offered Of the Ter
for1rsnce al that Necessary 70 say - that u
,-.-rFnrrners each and all underworld 70 bring =
80 =, A successful issus, and they IN many IL
sfaross uuu the hearty applause Of the a1dleno'
~ -rrtlfu risin- twice on the d1el scene, OF b
-, itsrif however u must be szia that Il d CO
5g1gerclfuliv and we're It not for the name, voul
- hard % recognize n the Ply thai hAs naa sc
: nm Of weeks AZ the [ uiuu Square t1sAiel II n
Yo-k. The lack Of stage setting ana props J
a r,rr-s a -reat draSbAck to the preseniatllu =
n .lav. lui this lack O material Is no iaIit o. y
-,s-fsrtner- bat rather Of The owners OF me iles
piaa temple -.-,--. ..t,.--,,,-,
.-,--ie Nitcheli's yell known play vii occupy y
i-,7ris 10 le followed son by he poplar suiisl
- drama i'4S;reeis Of NeE York. introduciu
: grand ire scene