The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1889-02-15
THE HAPPY PAIR. F."
An Elegant Comedy Well Played-De-
IightfuI Acting and Music.


IightfuI Acting and Music.
This elegant piece de salon was mos
artistically performed yesterday evening
by Signor Campobello and Miss Grace
Porter. We do not remember it as hav
ing been given mere before, and thus We
have to record the performance as ar
initial, and as such very successful anG
pleasing one.
Miss Grace Porter, attired in a very
becoming riding habit, opened the first
scene, representing an elegantly furnished
breakfast-room, the table being laid with
q handsome silver service for two,
Shortly sitter her entrance she sang g
very pretty ballad composed by Signor
Campobello. This she sang to some
roses she held in her hand, and its rem
dering was very effective.
Mr.. Honeyton now appears attired in g
morning jacket, and apparently very
cross. He losses the nosegay prepared
Tor him by his wife into the sl0p basin,
and makes himself generally very dis
agreeable, until his i'll temper calls forth
from his wife the remark, why did
you marry me, Ferdy?" a" Because, "
is the reply, you showed SC distinctly
that you wished it, that l did it merely
to oblige you, by Jove!" This is one of
the best situations in the piece, and was
admirably acted.
The next point is scored by Mrs.
HOneyton who, seeing her husband
enter with. his hat on his head, tells him
she ought to know where his manners
are, for he wants them woefully.
why" asks Mr.. Honeyton. "Take off
your hat, sir" she says, "when you enter
room where your wife is sitting" He
immediately removes his hat, and here
the artists introduce a duo exactly befit
ting the situation. To the end of the
first act, there is considerable amount of
misunderstanding, bringing the curtain
down st the point where Mrs. Honeyton
turns the tables on Mr.. Honeyton by
telling him that she married him "sin-
ply to oblige him, by Jove."
The second act represents an evening
scene. Husband and wife are in evening
dress, and Mrs Honeyton is still deter
mined to conquer her husbands bad
humor and surly manner. She succeeds
in the end, and the various ways and
means she adopts were very effectively
portrayed by Miss Grace Porter. The
closing scene, Wnere Alr. 1OneytOn,
com pletely subdued by his pretty wife,
sings, " The cleaning to her as token
of atonement, was very charmIngly
done, and the audience quite understood
and appreciated that they had listened
to charming society comedy most ad-
interpreted by refined and
handsome couple.
At the close of the Z" Happy Pair"
some vocal and instrumental numbers
were given. Mr.. Ehrowers threw ali his
powers into, Non YER" and gave US
German ballad as an encore, and Mr..
Schmidt handled his instrument with his
usual skill. MIR. Ollert played several
selections in a happy style, and our
friend Mr.. Berger aided in great meas
ure to the evenings entertainment by his
accOmpaniments.
1t is the intention Of the company to
repeat yesterday evenings programme
on Saturday evening, and the prices will
be on a popular scale-parquet and
one dollar; balcony Is cents,
and gallery so cents. These prices
should surely suit everyone.