The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-04-11

r }. NOlCo, Mrs. j. Bowler and MISS M
Lis!lman, almost nestled forward ane
gave !. very arch rending of the tri,
''Three little maids" which has beer
whistled all over the world.
We may say at once that Yum un
| Miss Nolte) was most charming and be-
vocalization excellent. The duet over,
you not to Ko-Ko plighted?" the son,
''The sun whose rays" and the man!
pieces of concerted music, in which sh,
had to engage, marked Miss Nolte as
singer of very high merit. She has
young fresh voice, we'll trained and il
good control. She was most sympa
thetic soprano to MIR. Hogs tenor.
Next to YUM Yum was Pitti-Sin,
fMrs. Bowler), and very admirable
Putt Sing she made. She was the iif, 0
the three little maids and gave them
dash they would not otherwise have had
Her voice showed cultivation and con
siderable power. Much of Mrs. Bowlers
bye-play added to the ego" Of the piece
Miss NJ. Lishman represented Peep-Bt
in a very pleasant manner, showing thai
she had the true appreciation OF the arts
tic features of the piece.
In the finale to the first Act, comes
forward Katisha, Mrs. w. w. Dimond,
and here we have most excellent rem
dition of very difficult character. Mrs
Dimond through the finale and the
second Act was the life and soul Of the
piece. Her voice is deep alto and she
uses it to the best advantage. Her act
ing and bye play are excellent, and there
is a 'chic" about her style Of presenting
her character that is quite irresistible
Through the second act Katisha becomes
one of the most prominent characters
and she bears herself with briskness
which is marvellous for an amateur
The last Duet between Katisha and Ko-
Ko was more than good and had to be re.
peated. Their dancing was excellent.
The Mikado of Japan (Mr. r. Mon
teagle) bears his part we'll, and his fine
deep voice produces good effect. His
s.get up" is gorgeous and the funny
business incident to the part becomes
the more ridiculous from the dignity OF
the representation. 1t was simply i'm
possible to keep straight face when the
Mikado entered, attended by Hi-Kichi
wv. T. Monsarrat) carrying monster
Japanese umbrella.
We certainly must praise the excellent
stage management of Mr.. J. F. Brown.
piece cannot be produced without head
and that head is the stage manager
However great the talent of the anna.
teur actors may be, their efforts will be
"a vain or crippled without that very inn
portant factor. Mr.. Brown has put much
work on the piece. and he deserves great
credit for his patience and perseverance.
And what shall we say of Professor G.
Sauvlet the musical conductor. We have
nothing but praise for him. He is an
excellent musician, an able conductor,
and must have labored hard to bring the
musical portion of the opera to such per
lection. During the evening he accom-
panied the solos on the piano, and in the
choruses conducted and played at the
same time.
The orchestra played we'll during the
gvening, being led by Prof. Berger
iolin, who can always be relied on fol
God work. The stage settings were
uperb. In the last act an exceedingly
irge japanese umbrella was suspended
am ne center of the stage, around
ihich were hung a number of small
,olored lanterns. A more satisfied audi
ence never left the Hawaiian Opera
House.