The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-05-15
SUI YOUNG ACTS.
Likewise He JHggIes Coins and Other
Things.
An Artist from China Proper-PIays
on Certainty at God Salary-Bfg
Attraction Chinese Theatre.

Attraction Chinese Theatre.
Sui Young, the star actor OF
China Proper, having been re
leased from quarantine recently
began his engagement with the
Tong Lock or more familiarlN
known as the "OId Chinese The
atre" Wednesday night and, as
was anticipated by the manage
ment, made u decided hit.
The engagement of Sui Young
did not begin with Wednesday
night, but on the eve of the de
parture of the steamer China for
this port nearly Il month ago.
His engagement was made for
three months at $50 Il night SO
that he spent a month in contem,
platiOn of the work to be done
during the remaining two months
and drew his pay just the same.
But then the management of
the Tong Lock theatre are not do,
ing any kicking for they realize
that they have a good thing in Sui
Young, who, in addition to his
many remarkable traits as IL star
motor, l., versa tile 5rr, b,-utJlt-
to perform very difficult acrOba-
tic feats and juggle a coin out OF
sight from under the very insee
pipes of the audience.
One of the management was
kind enough to ask Il reporter of
this paper to pay Il visit to the
Tong Lock theatre Wednesday
night, and upon arrival interpret
ed all the sayings of Sui Young
who was playing the leading part
in Il farce called The Farmer and
the Ghost" As in all Chinese
plays, Il great deal more was con
veyed through actions than
through the agency of the mouth.
The reporter saw but one act dur
ing which Sui Young was still in
existence, not having yet been
discovered by the ghost. Follow
ing is synopsis of what was
acted:
Enter farmer amid the din of
Chinese orchestral music, carry
ing in his hand Il small earthen-
ware basin. Placing this imme-
diately in front of high chair he
proceeds to take Il bath with the
few drops of water contained in
the basin. He sticks his feet in
and tries to produce capillary ac
ton by rubbing his ankles with
his feet so as to save the bother of
introducing the remainder of his
body to the already muddy water.
This done he makes several grim
aces, dances a slight can-can and
lights an inSee pipe which he used
TO beat time with in Il comic illus,
tratiOn of the manner in which
girls in various occupations in
China render the productions of
the great musical geniuses of that
country. An imitation of a Chi
mes flute was quite good, although
it was not recognized until after
it had been explained by the kind
interpreter. Many other gyratiOns
were executed to the delight of
the Monaghan audience and the
Chinese band continued to play
the same old strains best illus
trated by the noise of an Orches-
ira of cats. The ghost had not
arrived when the reporter left,
but a terrible scream met his ears
Just as he reached the blessed out
side air which must have been the
signal of the appearance of that
object of terror.
Sui Young did not perform any
acrObatic feats on Wednesday
night outside of screwing his face
into various forms, but on Satur-
day night he will act the acrobat
as we'll as the necrOmancer.