The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1888-10-30
HAWAIIAN OPERA HOUSE.
PERFORMANCE BY THE HONOLULU
AMATEUR MINSTREL COMPANY.

The Honolulu Minstrel Company,
resuscitated and reconstructed, made
its first appearance in new series
of entertainments on Saturday night,
at the Hawaiian Opera House. When
the curtain rose at 8 o'clock the
house, downstairs and upstairs,
presented to the performers a per-
feet sea of faces. Every reservablc
seat had been secured before the
opening of the doors, and all those
not reserved were occupied shortly
after the doors opened by people in
waiting for the first opportunity to
gain admission. A good many per-
sons had to stand throughout the
evening wherever they could jam
themselves in. The house retained
this plethoric condition to the close
of the performance.
The raising of the curtain revealed
to the audience the Minstrel Com
pany in curved line of fourteen
blackened faces. Some of these
were familiar, from having appeared
on the same stage, on sundry occa-
sions, with the company in its pris-
zine days; others were strangers
there, this being their first appear
ancc. The company has lost several
of its old and prominent members,
notably Harry Won Holt, Armstrong,
Morse, and Bishop, of whom the
three first named are absent from
country, and their place are filled
by an addition of new blood. w.
H. Hogs and w. H. Charlock oc-
cupied one end of the curve, and
ratified the bones; at the other were
U. j. Ordway and E. r. Biven, who
operated the tamborines; A. e.
Murphy was interlocutor.
The first part of the entertain
ment consisted of songs and
choruses. U. j. Ordway sang Glide
away" ]. Bright, "Put my little
shoes away w. II. Charlock,
Telephone in the air." G. d. Will
okai, Hawaiian air; E. r. Bive 1,
ga new Dude in Town; )" IA E. Hal
stead, "The Lighthouse by the
Sea-" w. H. Hoogs, 81 owe ten
dollars to O'Grady." The singing
was very good. both the solo and
concert parts. Severd repeats were
insisted upon by the audience.
The pleasantries with which the
songs were interspersed caused con-
siderable amusement, those having
local point and application being es-
pecially applauded. At the first
several of the best jokes were lost
to most of the audience through
not being fully heard, but the
speakers seemed to measure the hall
more correctly later on.
The latter half of the programme
was made up of negro sketch
played by Murphy and Biven, banjo
solos by Ordway, and a local bur-
lesque portraying day and night
events in Honolulu. The entire
company took part in the burlesque.
The day events represented variety
of local characters calling in success
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amongst them well-known mule
and its rider. The debut of the
mule created tumultuous applause.
A dude, Frenchman, and native
woman were capitally represented.
w. III. Hogs played the policeman
to perfection. Honolulu at night"
represented gambling scene, and
how the police are hoodwinked. The
pleasure of the house was testi-
fed by frequent and prolonged bursts
of laughter.
The evenings enjoyment was
augmented by an efficient orchestra,
in which the interchangeable Berger
and the ever-ready-to-help Myron
Jones exhibited their musical skill.
Oct. %.