The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1895-03-09
PERSONNEL OF GAIETY GIRLS.
Troupe Passes Through the City
Next Week.
-Recetved the Appreciation OF San
Francisco PeOple-LOttie
Collins Outdone.

''The Gaiety Girl" troupe, whose
work, in the words of the San
Francisco Chronicle, has been
adored by all the Johnnies of Lon
don and the chappies of New York,
will pass through the city next
week on the Mariposa. The de-
struction of the Opera House puts
an end to all hopes of their per-
forming before a Honolulu audi
ence. Their short visit to this part
of the world will, however, attract
more or less attention from those
who still retain an interest In mat
tiers theatrical. The Chronicles
dramatic critic says the entertain
ment is q bright, clean chic show,
with almost a French ightness
and daintiness at times in the
choruses and the dancing. There
are more handsome women In the
company than we have had for a
long time, and it is worth noting
that not one. of them has the ag-
gressive form of English speech
which, as a rule, marks the lack of
refinement and education. The
Gaiety Girls are not aggressive in
any way, nor are they there to show
immodesty in figure or behavior.
There are some very pretty figures,
but they are all the more attractive
because they are put into costumes
in excellent taste of attractive de-
sign. Brightness. is the primary
quality of the whole show; the
brightness is clever the acting on
all hands as good as it is in any
straight comedy, and still there are
dances that captivate, and songs
and choruses which are much
above the average in pleasing
effect.
There is one man who is the
funniest thing seen in the farce
comedy or comic opera of late
years. He is funny when he does
not say anything, funnier when he
does, and he gets laugh when he
comes on and a laugh when he goes !
of. 1t is Fred Kaye, the humor |
of whose performance of the Major |
is irresistible. A fine comedian,
too, is Mr.. Monkhouse, unctuous, |
finished and clever in everything. |
Ryley is a capital singer,
and even if Tommy Atkins" is
not likely, perhaps, to make the
furore here it has done elsewhere, it
will not detract from the merit.
Sir Lewis Gray is an excellent
.ake.of of the English Judge who
married his cook and it is played
n straight comedy fashion. The
men are all good and they all sing
more or less well. Mrs. Edmund
Phelps was as natural as real life.
The interest naturally centered on
he girls, and the honors were, at
he end, distributed very evenly
Lmong the principals. An apology
vas made for Decima Moore, q vic
i'm to a cold, who sang and acted
lnder difficulties. She made her
uccess just the same. She is
and natural little woman,
ings nicely and dances like a mod
m fairy. Maud Hobson is more
han a gaiety girl. She is quite at
lome in comedy. Blanche Massey
eally had quite a spasm of touch
ng emotion when she had to be
erious under an accusation of be-
ng a thief. But she was a gaiety
irl under it all. A bit of dancing
Tas done by Madge Russell, which
7as one of the hits of the evening.
t was the best of the kind yet,
1ore light and graceful than Lot
lie Collins. Grace Palotta is a
lever young lady; she played the
french maid very neatly and with
ut any exaggeration. There was
ONE more dancing and high kick
og, exceptionally good many
amy lines, much really good act
1g, several tuneful and catchy
1usical numbers, and it was alto
ether a very entertaining perform
nee, even if it did not seem to be
hat we usually get from Days
heater.