The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-07-16
HAWAIIAN OPERA HOUSE.
ENTERTAINMENT IN AID OF THE BRI-
TISu BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.

TISn BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.
There were lots of amusement at
the Opera House on Saturday night,
when the officers of II. b. M. s.
Cormorant and q number of Homo
lulu ladies and gentlemen combined
to give an entertainment in aid of
the funds of the British Benevolent
Society, and hearty laughter shook
the audience all over.
TableauX vivants constituted the
opening and concluding numbers of
the programme. The opening one
was called Leap Year." and the
figures of the picture, set off by APP
propriate surroundings, were, Miss
Dora Dowsett, Miss G. Mist, Miss
l.. Mist, Miss Rhodes, Miss e.
Wodehouse, MIR. Deerlng, Lieuten
ant Kingsmill and Lieutenant st.
John, both of ii. b. Nj. S. Cormo-
rant, Mr.. Whitney and MIR. Ii.
Wodehouse. This was counting
scene, in which the counting was
done by the young ladies, and that
is presumably why it was called
"Leap Year." for it is popularity
supposed that that is special priv
ilege of the fair sex in leap year, al
though young gentlemen know very
well that attacks from that quarter
are not confined to leap year. The
supposed leap year privilege was
nicely represented.
The "School of the Vestals" was
the concluding tableau. There were
sixteen living figures in it-Mrs. r.
win, Mrs. Winter, Miss l.. Atllin-
son, Miss Barnard, Miss Brown,
Miss d. Dowsett, Miss G. Fuller,
Miss Glade, Miss Green, Miss Hum
phreys, Miss G. Mist, Miss l.. Mist,
Miss Putnam, Miss Robertson, Miss
Widdifield and Miss Wodehouse.
A very pretty combination and a
very pretty picture. but the artifi-
cial light indispensably necessary to
complete effect, was rather weak
and did its duty imperfectly.
A comedietta, entitled "The Mis-
ogynists," in which Leutenants
Kingsmill and st. John, Miss Rhodes
and Miss E. Wodehouse were the
players, was intensely amusing.
The gentlemen had formed q club,
the rules of which strictly prohibited
the society of woman, or even the
mention of her name. They did
their own sewing, cooking, etc. The
club consisted of two members. Mr..
Kingsmill and Mr.. st. John COM
prising the club, were suddenly and
unexpectedly invaded in their do
main by the two young ..aules just
now named the club men were at
/ nrst greatly embarrassed by the pre-
sence of the fair sex, which they
were bound by their rules to shun.
The feminine influence, however,
was too strong for long resistance
and the misogynists ultimately
yielded. Both they and the fail
conquering invaders acted their res
pective parts splendidly.
Miss Won Holt, Miss Rhodes, Miss
E. Wodehouse and the Cormorant
gentlemen--Lietenants St. John
Kingsmill and Pears-rt presented
the characters in "Aunt Charlotte
Maid" funny farce. The tire,
young ladies played with the cas-,
and naturalness which usually come
, from long stage experience, and arr
, rarely found IN young amateurs
, Miss Won Hollis articulation was re
, markably distinct, and she looked
as we'll as acted the veritable "olC
aunt" whom she essayed to repre-
sent. The maid, Miss E Wode
house, with whom the aunt's nephey
was rather "famiIiar," played tn
, vixen superbly. Miss Rhodes par
was less demonstrative, and it wa
quietly and undemonstratively play
. ed. Mr.. st. John had the bigges
- share of work in the farce, but h
was quite equal to the task, an,
caused immense merriment in TIL
! audience by his representation @
Horatio Thomas Sparlins, who wa
: about to be married to Fanny Vol
K ley while bound by promise t
"Aunt Charlotte's Maid" Their
o was also considerable fun create
h by Mr.. Kingsmill and Mr.. Pears
e who were masters of their respectiv
t parts.
i The ladies and gentlemen VIII
g took part in the entertainment, arc
one and all, worthy of commenda
J. ton, for having succeeded so yer
Il well in their respective undertakings
It 1t is gratifying to record that ther
l. was full house to enjoy the fur
e and if laughter and applause ind
e cate enjoyment, there was house
!, full of it also.
o The royal box was occupied b
n the King, Princess Liliuokalani an
S Princess Kaiulani.
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