The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-04-24
FLOWERS AND MUSIC.
Brilliant Presentation of 1.-THE Flower
Queen" Cantata.

given many a pleasant musical enter
tainment to the public, but never a
more ambitious effort than that of
Saturday evening last. Hitherto the
teachers of the institution have been
content with getting up miscella
neous concerts all very good i'll their
way. On this occasion they pre-
scented the cantata, "The Flower
| Queen" as only large school of
girls, well trained to sing in unison,
could present it, They were assisted
by representatives of the foremost
local talent, kindly granting their
services to make the venture com
| plcto in every respect.
At half-past seven, the advertised
hour Of opening, Kawaiahao Church
was filed, gallery and all, but the
performance was delayed for half an
hour. This is a bad mistake made
every time the Seminary gives con
ccrt-there is no certainty as to the
hour when it is to begin. When
people take for granted at times,
from previous experience, that a
concert in kawaiahao Church adver-
tised for 1870 will not begin until g,
and take their time accordingly,
they are vexcd to find on arrival that
the concert is half over. This slip
shod arrangement is not an occa-
sional one, but the invariable record
of that place-the hour being often
left out of the notices as If to render
the uncertainty more certain. As
the seats in Kawaiahao Church are
built apparently more with view
to penitence than comfort, the
blunder of inveigling audiences into
them for an extra half-hour's punish
ment is the more pronounced.
The platform was beautifully pre-
pared to harmonic with the plot of
the cantata, 1t was arranged to
show forest glade backed by a
mountain wall covered with foliage,
opening on either side into forest
recesses. Professor Berger, who was
conductor of the music, seated him
self at the piano in front of the plat
form, and at the first note he struck
there entered chorus of girls re-
: presenting wild flowers of the forest.
They were dressed variously in all
colors, presenting combination SO
charming as to induce a pang of re-
gret, in esthetic hearts, for the cruel
conventionality that dictates uni
form attire to boarding school pu-
pills.
When the opening chorus had
sweetly sung their lay, which de-
r noted a perpleXing question among
them as to who should be their
queen, Mr.. Wakefield in the garb OF
IA hermit voiced the surprise given
, him by the music in his chosen soil,
! tude. His wonder was pleasantly
| relieved in explanatory duet by the
. rose and lily, personated by Flora
, Smith and Eliza Keliaa. Then the
l chorus sang, 'Who shall be queen,
. with motion like that of Hover:
. stirred by the zephyrs. "Crocus,
: in the person of Miss Nolte, entered
as the first candidate and sang he
claims to the accession, interrupted
> with responses by the whole field o
q aside amidst loud applause. Mis-
Z Rhodes as 'Dahlia," responded t.
by a duet from two little girls
- Helen Desha and Abbie Kuhanu-
= as 'Helotrope" and "Mignonette,
,, next vocalized her qualifications 70
u regal honors, winning hearty plaud
its. Miss Won Holt appeared a
"Japonica,' giving a delightful sole
e to which Il beautiful choral respons
:, was made.
= Miss Eva Parker acted as ''Suu
~ flower" her queenly presence am
regal tones causing expectancy c
her winning the crown. But tn
Al Oscar Wilde cult that might hav
IS so desired were disappointed, a laugh
o ing chorus in good style respondin
i in scorn to the claimant. This il
=. cident was one of the great feature
of the evening both dramaticall
II and unsteady. There was then
,e call for ''Niolet," Lily" and Rose
1t The two former-Violet Lima an
ne Lydia Aholo-in charming du,
S. waived all prctensions to the crow
Miss Dale as Rose sang her or,
dentials in the most accomplshe
a manner, retiring to the row of Il
IN pirants followed with burst of al
IN plause. Miss Lizzie Parker can
ne forward in "Carnation's' role, folio,
Mt ed by Mrs. l.. G. Damon, who,
"iip, NtiiNt ilit hpNtlS W We
pers. A poppy chorus entered, wit
IN their wands subduing the llowe
to into drowsiness.
IL Good Morning. was the openl
er in chorus of the second part, srl
nj ceeded by choral call for the choo
Miss Ward broke in on the arrang
ment as "Hollyhock,' placing he
his self amongst the aspirants to t
g sceptre. Her singing was deligl
ay fully clear, every word ringing o
nd like the proverbial bell. All the ca
be didates then sang in chorus, calIi
IN for decision, and the hermit cho
Rose" as queen. Miss Dale made
response in every way fit for the di
Us nifty of her flowers eject positic
re Little mites of girls as heather be
~ sang her praises, and a coronati
lie march with quartet was finely re
rh- dered as the elect queen, kneelil
TO was invested with coronet of VIII
rs roses.
An echo of the refrain in the co
ne nation music was superbly render
CTS by Miss Halstead and Eliza Keli
IN 1t east delicious spell over {
on auditors. A song of gratitude
zen the queen was followed by retiri
10 chorus of the flowers, and this b,
fine duet between the queen and
hermit. Then came a grand final,
nom chorus by all the flowers, SCI