The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-02-04
HAWAIIAN OPERA HOUSE.
PATIENCE.


on Saturday night, was witnessed by
another full house of attentive and
enthusiastic spectators and listeners.
Some of the performers struggled
bravely against the disadvantage Of
slightly husky voices, caused by
severe colds. Some eyinced an i'm
proyement in acting, showing per-
ceptible gam by the practice of the
two previous performances.
Miss Rhodes was sufficiently re-
covered from the indisposition which
compelled her absence on Thursday
night, to take the part of Lady An
gela, and won a repetition of the
hearty plaudits which were accord
ed her on the first night. Miss Mist
represented the part Of Lady Saphir
with an ease, grace, and a natural
ness that was pleasing to witness.
Miss ID. Dowsett's Lady Ella was
highly creditable. The Lady Jane,
whose part is somewhat prominent,
was well sustained by Mrs. Hastings.
In the duet, $50 go to him and say
to him." she was simply splendid.
The little dairy maid Patience, Miss
Rose Makee, was about as perfect
AS she could be. Indeed, she might
be measured by the canons of criti-
cism which are held to apply only
to professionals, and not to anna
teurs, and not be found wanting
There is no use talking, Miss Makcc
is born actress. She can come on
the stage and 90 off, knows how TO
stand and take care of herself when
not in action, is easy and natural,
and plays her part in way to dis
guise the fact that she is only play
ing. She has voice for speaking
and singing, too, and knows how to
use it for both purposes. A better
representation of "Paticnce" than
that of Miss Rose Makee, both in
the main features and the minute,
could scarcely be desired by the
most exacting critic.
The gentlemen, Mr. A. r. Atiin-
son, Mr.. Z. f. Bishop, and Mr.. 7.
May, were irresistably comical in
their attempts to be Wsthetical, in
order to please The young ladies.
Everybody laughed, and the most
sedate old stole couldn't help doing
so at the attitudes and gyrations of
Mr.. Bishop. Lieutenant St. John
(believe he pronounces his name
Sinjin - don't know why - the
schools don't teach that pronuncia-
ton of that combination OF letters)
was funny and amusing in the part
of "Archibald Grosvcnor" and made
no stumbles nor falters. Lieuten-
ant Pears "ResinaId Bunthorne, "
was peerless. In every perform
ance he has played this character
admirably, but on this occasion he
eAcelled himself. Nothing was want
ing. His by-play, as well as the
more prominent features Of the
character, elected demonstrations
of appreciation. His enunciation
was so clear and distinct that not q
word was lost in any part of tho
hall. He, too, is a born actor, and
would pass through the ordeal Of any
just and fair criticism triumphantIy,
The chorus singing Of the Glove
sick Maidens" and the "Dragoor
Guards" Gall of whose names APP
; peared in our notice Of the first per.
formance), which was very fine, wa;
, a prominent feature of the enter,
tainment, and added not little t.
the evenings enjoyment. The or
chestra, under the cOnductorship o
: Professor Yarndley, also did it
= duty satisfactorily, easing up wher
| the solos were being sung, accom-
: panyjng and not Ieading nor oro~n
ing them. Even the cantankerou
Arab, "Antishamus," could hav
found no fault.
Y Applause was spontaneous ant
, abundant, and it was deserved
!. None but highly phlegmatic audi
( encc could have withheld it. Som
repetitions were demanded, princi
i pally by the people upstairs, til
bulk of those below having too muc
consideration for the performers t
require them to give two editions o
a their efforts, and too much sense no
= to know that the nature of the per
= Torrance did not admit of encorcs
D Beautiful bouquets-quite a nun
y Der of them-were sent forwar
II during the evening. Both ladie
and gentlemen were recipients, an
they all deserved all they got, an
: much more. If flowers are compeu
! sation for mcritorous efforts t
) amuse and please, had the Who'll
district been denuded of flower
~ there would not have been enough
!, But the bouquets were given in til
ri usual awkward and offensive wa
/ peculiar to the Hawaiian Oper
:, House. a person, acting under II
structions, marches from the rear {
the hall, down the passage wa,
while the intended recipient is pla,
nag her or his part, and stands on
S, corner Of the stage awaiting an Of
portunity to make the presentation
j. thereby distractiug the audience an
annoying the performer. That
l. not the way 10 do il, and better II
do ii at all in that ludlcrous kind
way,
And so we have seen the end
D patience at least for the prese
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