The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-03-19
The PUNAHOU FRENCH PLAY.
A Clever Presentation of An
Amusing Comedy.
Miss Wings French Glass Score
A Success.


The audience gathered to wit
ness the presentation of the French
comedy at Punahou last night was
not as large as that at the State
ball, but it filled the audience-room
to overlooking, and it was very
select. The play was given by the
pupils of Miss Wing, and they GER
tainly did the greatest credit to
their instruction. The youthful
players labored under con-
siderable disadvantage as com
pared with those who gave the Ger
man performance few weeks since,
as larger proportion of the audi
ence did not understand the
language. However, jus! on that
account perhaps the company was
less disposed to be critical. The
fun of the piece consists in the
succession of woes experienced
by a young lady-poet who is
in search of a quiet neigh
borhood. She establishes herself
in a house which is guaran-
teed to be as quiet as a cemetery
but which turns out to be infected
by singing and dancing teachers,
to say nothing of cats and other
sources of inharmonious sound.
The part of the poet is long and
difficult, and was very well sus-
tanned by Miss Julia Perry. Miss
Mary Alexander, as the keeper of
the clearinghouse was excellent,
and hit off the. obsequiousness of
this class very we'll. The singing
teacher was well personated by
Miss Edith Hartwell, and Miss
Margaret Mossman the dancer,
looked the part to perfection. Miss
Lilinoe A. Hapai was a good maid,
or rather she was an impudent and
slack one. Miss Ada r. Whitney
was a most natural naughty girl,
and sobbed and slapped and talked
French through her tears as though
she had been doing it all her life,
which one hopes is not the case.
The third act was decidedly the
most amusing. The poet has
fallen asleep,-something she never
INDUCES herself in as a rule.
While she is denouncing the pill
low as the cause of her lapse, a
knocking at the street disturbs her
quiet and sheis finally compelled to
admit the knocker, not because
she is her friend but because of her
importantly. The intruder turns
out to be mad artist, and with
her entrance of course tranquility
is gone forever. Miss Ethel Carter
who played the artist, created by
her vivacity a breeze in the still
ness of the piece. She raved with
great spirit, and made real hit.
The play ends with tableau, as
the noise of course had brought
all the dodgers together, and the
denouement brought down the
house.
Musical interludes between the
acts furnished an agreeable variety.
Miss Dayton played the piano with
very clear touch. GA Romance
of Gounod," sung by Miss Dale,
with violin and piano accompani-
ment, was greeted with prolonged
applause, which forced an appar-
emily unwilling encore. Miss Dale
sang with her usual charm, and
Miss McGrew we never heard play
so well. By special request, at the
close of the play, Miss Dale sang
Chime eyes, so blue and TENDER"
by Lassen. The piano was out of
sight but the skillful accompani-
ment led one to suspect Miss
Wing.
The whole entertainment was
most pleasing. The play showed
that good work is being done at
Punahou in the French depart
ment. The accent of the actors
was in general very good, and
when the right pronunciation was
not reached, it was at least always
reached after.
The following is the cast and
programme
UN QUARTER TRANQUILLE, PAR BoU-
vERIE,
PERsoNNAGEs.
Madame Malgani (Veuve) proprie-
taire dune malsOn meublee -.
............... MARY G. ALEXANDER
Eudoxie Cleopatra, sa file. .......
......... .............ADA r. WHITNEY
Nine. de pEntrechat, (nee Saute-
en-rair) maitresse de danse...-
MARGARET III. MOssMAN
Toinette, bonnie. LILINoE A. HAPAI
Mile. Doremi, maitresse de chant
.................. EDITH NJ. HARTwELL
NJ. Vacarme, parsonage qu'on ne
volt pas, mais qu'on entend
beaucOup..... .......... ......
Mile. de pAquarelle, artiste-pein-
tre..........ET ETHEL K. CARTER
Mile. Olympic Zoe de Mont-Par-
nasse, poete auteur-.-...... ......
..........................J ULIA A. PERRY
LIE SCENE Sc PAssE A PAssY.
EN- TRoIs ACTEs.
Morceau pour Piano. MILE. DAYTON
ROMANCE: GoUNoD.