The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-11-12
HAWAIIAN OPERA HOUSE.
ENTERTAINMENT IN AID OF ST. AND
REw's CATHEDRAL FUND.


day night, in aid of the funds of
ST. Andrews Cathedral, proved, as
was expected, highly creditable to
all concerned, and was positively
satisfactory to its patrons, which
comprised full house.
An operetta by Offenbach, enti-
tied, The Blind BeggaFs, preceded
the principal piece of the evening.
Mr.. w. j. Harding and Lieutenant
st. John, both of ii. b. NJ. S. Cor
morant, represented the blind beg
gars. The get-up was excellent,
and their acting and singing credit
able. This was simply harbinger
of the main feature of the entertain
ment, which consisted of selections
from Gilbert and Sullivan's comic
opera Patience.
The principal parts in the opera
were represented by Miss Rose
Makee, Patience Miss Rhodes, The
Lady Angela; Miss Mist, The Lady
Saphir; Miss Dora Dowsett, The
Lady Ella; Lieutenant st. John,
Archibald Grosvenor Mr.. f. M.
Swanzy, Colonel Calverly; Mr..
Holdsworth, Major Murgatroyd;
Mr.. L. May, Lieutenant The Duke
of Dunstable; Mr. L. II. Walker,
Reginald Bunthorne. Others taking
minor parts we're: Miss f. Wode-
house, Miss f. Mist, Miss Barnard,
Miss z. Judd, Miss Glade, Miss
Clara Glade, Miss Atkinson,
Miss May Atkinson, Miss Marie
Won Holt, Miss N. Green, Miss
Dudoit, Mr.. w. II. Bard, Mr.. Geo.
Smithies, Mr.. w. S. May, Mr.. Carl
Widemann, Mr.. j. +. Brown, Mr..
Wray- Taylor. and two marines
from FL. b. NJ. S. Cormorant.
Upon the curtain rising Ia young
ladies', arrayed in quaint and be-
coming costumes and reclining in
graceful attitudes, sang with much
effect the chorus "Twenty love-sick
maidens we.' The doleful assem-
blage of love-sick damscls was
startled by the entrance of Pa
tience-- Miss Rose Makee--a
blythe and frolicsome dairy maid,
who, after short recitative,
sang 81 cannot tell what this love
may be-" Patience who both look
ed and acted her part to perfection,
was becomingly dressed and carried
milk pail under her arm. Loud
applause greeted the pretty dairy
| 4 hA frn
the beginning.
Following the disappearance oil
Patience and the love-sick maidens,
a guard of dragons marched twice
around the stage, and, forming il
line after u very military fashion
sang the chorus "1'he Soldiers OF
our Queen" The Colonel OF the
reginent-Mr. L. NJ. Swanzy-saus
in good style the amusing song
when first put this uniform on,
with chorus by the dragons, ant
responded to an encore.
Reginald Bunthorne-Mr. L. II
Walker-sang the somewhat duff
cult part allotted TO him, of your
anxious for to shine" which
brought down the house. The get.
up of this character was unique, auC
the manner in which the part wa
rendered gave evidence of careful
study, also of unusual ability il
that particular line. Loud and de
) served applause followed.
The duet between Patience ant
f Angeia.-Nliss Rhodes-"Long year
: ago." was a gem. Nothing shor
| OF an encore could pacify the de
, lighted audience. The full so
prano of Patience charmingl,
blended with the soft con
tralto OF Angela, and the cleve
( by-play of both in this duet, com
: bining as it does pathetic music wit
> an irresistably comic side, had t.
E be seen to be appreciated.
| Archibald Grosvenor-Lieut. st
John-in his duet with Patience
"Prithee Pretty Maiden" was per
feet in his get-up and part. Hi
+ |. retiring dolefulness was superb. Pa
: tience, who at first lures him on t
propose marriage and afterward
, declines his advances, was as usual
+ piquant and pretty.
The first act concluded with tn
> sestette and chorus, II hear tn
soft notes." which though in part
: little weak in bass voices, wa
beautifully sung. 1t was toss-u
a between this and the duet, "Lon
p years ago." which should be char
acterised as the "the gem of tn
! evening""
The entrance of Grosvenor, at tn
/ commencement of the second act
/ followed by the love-sick maidens
: singing "rurn, Oh Turn" wa
+ very effective, and the appearance
/ of the lucky young gentleman, seat
ed on the stump of tree and SUI
rounded by q beyy of charmip
maidens, all consumed by hope
5 less passion, which the Taught
: poet does not at all reciprocate, wa
d lackadaisical scene indeed
n Grosyenor, still seated on I'll
e stump, to the maidens all prostrat
: around him, endeavored to expo:
+ the hopelessness of their love in .
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