The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-09

has thus enabled me by elaboration, TO
throw into my efforts a spirit of en-
thusiasm in the scenic work displayed
and to be displayed to you this even
ing, and | confess l have given my
best endeavors to not only please the
eye but to engage the mind as well
with an ideal pointing to the curtain),
the study OF which, 1 hope, will be both
pleasing and profitable. Thanking all
my associates for the uniform kind
ness / have received at their hands,
and once more thanking you, ladies and
gentlemen, l wish you all an eminent
and enjoyable success"
Among the amateurs, the pronounced
hit of the evening was made by Mrs.
w. w. Dimond, in her Interpretation
of the Gypsy Azucena. Mrs. Dimond
was in excellent voice, and she threw
herself into the spirit of her difficult
part in a manner which might well give
her favorable mention among profess
SIGNALS Of far greater pretensions. At
the close of the second act Mrs. Dimond
was presented by Mr.. Irwin with
basket of beautiful flowers. Of
the other principals, Mr.. William Lew
ers, as Manrico, the troubadour, came
in for a good share of the honors of
the evening. Mr.. Levers was suffer-
ing from severe throat trouble, which
almost forced his withdrawal from the
cast, consequently, his voice was not at
its best Outside of this unfortunate
circumstance, however, Mr.. Levers did
not a little to strengthen the cast.
He has a good stage presence, and his
action throughout was faultless.
r. G. Monteagle's portrayal of the
Count di Luna was fully in keeping
with the high standard of the COM
pany, and George Smithies appeared to
favorable advantage as Ruiz, in the
service of Manrico. What the audience
lost through Mr.. Levers misfortune
was made up by Mr.. Paul Isenberg,
who kindly consented to render the
serenade and the miserere. In the last
selection, Mr.. Isenberg's magnificent
rendition caught the house by storm,
and it was not until he had twice ap-
peared, in recognition of the ovation
given, that the applause quoted.
Taken all in all, little but praise
can be spoken of the evenings per-
Torrance. From purely professional
standpoint, it would be possible to go
through individual parts and pick
some flaws in the amateur support of
first-class professionals appearing in |
an opera of the very highest order. 1t |
is sufficient that the audience was not |
alone pleased, but enthused. Further |
more, the people of Honolulu feel high
Iy gratified with the artistic talent |
which it's prima donna is developing |
among the young people, as with few
exceptions those appearing as princi
pals and in the chorus of I'll Trova-
tore" are pupils of Miss Montague.
No mention of Saturday nights en-
tertainment would be complete with
out special notice of the orchestral |
music rendered under the direction of
Prof. Henri Berger. Prof. Berger has
labored with untiring zeal, and was
amply rewarded by the assurance that
much of the success of the evening was
due to the perfection of his direction.
Those who took part in the chorus
were: Miss Pauahi Judd, Miss Rosie
Roth, Miss Juliette King, Miss Kate
Patty, Miss Maggie Lishman, Miss |
Daisy Lishman, Miss Kathleen King, |
Miss Allie Wall, Miss Nellie Young, |
Miss Kate McGrew, Mrs. Mott Smith, |
Mrs. G. ]. Ross, Mrs. H. Lose, Archie |
Smithies, W. G. King, Charles Wright, |
E. H Paris, Joseph Conradt, H. Mist, |
Frank Armstrong, Charles Rice, w.
B. Godfrey, Jr., Ernest Mott Smith,
Thomas Wall, Arthur Wall, Walter
Dillingham;, H. C. Norton, Mr. Howard, |
w. Templeton, N. Halstead.