The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-12-10
MID-SEA CONCERT
Delightful Voyage Of the Steamer
MaripOSa.
CONCERT TROUPE WILL STOP HERE
The Celebrated Faust
Family of Musicians.
Rev. Haskell Smith Furnishes In
teresting Reading for the
Passengers.
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| The following account of the voyage
of the Mariposa to Honolulu, written
by one of the passengers, was given to
/ the Advertiser for publication by Pur-
ser Smith:
The Mariposa has had most enjoy
able and pleasant run from Sydney to
| Honolulu. Fine weather has prevailed
throughout, and the northeast trade
winds have tempered the heat of the
| tropics, so that little or no incOnven-
fence on that score has been exper-
fenced by the passengers. Amongst
these are an unusual number of inter-
esting and talented celebrities, who
have assisted, with the most pro-
nounced success, to relieve the tedium
of the voyage.
Mrs Williamson, better known as the
clever and popular actress, Miss Mag
gle Moore, came on board at Sydney,
and is en- route for London.
Al Auckland, the passengers were
Joined by the Rev. Haskell Smith, M.
A, who has a worldwide reputation
as .eIng one of the greatest living au-
thorities on Palestine, Egypt, and the
Orient generally, and who, having just
completed a phenomenally successful
lecturing tour of Is months through
Australia and New Zealand, is now on
his way to fulfill a heightened en-
gamement for a similar tour through
the United States.
The Montague-Faust company of
musical artistes were picked up at Sa-
moa and grand addition, indeed,
they proved, for, chiefly through their
clever and talented efforts, the great
est possible enjoyment has been afford
ed to all on board.
On two evenings they gave selections
from their highly delightful entertain
ments, the principal feature of interest
anu beauty being their performances
on the hand bells. Their excellent and
expressive rendering of familiar old
airs on these bells will long linger in
the memories of all who had the pleas
ure of listening to them; whilst Mr..
Victor Faust's skill in playing the xyl-
ophone, and the extraordinary clever
ness and versatility with which the
brothers, Edward and Eugene Faust,
handled the violin, were by no means
the least remarkable features of the
entertainments given by this talented
company.
Miss Fernandez charmed the audi
ences by her delightful airs on the
mandolin, and the two Juvenile mem
bers of the company, Freddie and lit
| tie Ruby, also contributed in no small
degree to the success of the perform
ances, by the really excellent and ac-
Icomplished manner in which they sang
| their respective songs.
Prof. Montague amused the company
by some clever exhibitions of conjur-
ing magic and of ventriloquial skill;
and, in a word it would be difficult to
find a more varied programme more
admirably carried out.
On both evenings the Rev. Haskell
Smith was requested to act as chair
man, and his ready flow of oratory,
genial wit and humor and consummate
experience carried the audiences along
with him, and insured the complete
success of the evenings entertain
ments.
| We must not omit to state that sew
eral of the other passengers contribu-
| ted their share towards entertaining
the company in general, Mrs. William
son in particular, delighting every one
by her charming rendering of the now
familiar ''Trilby' song, Ben Bolt"
| Every one aboard will be sorry to
part with the Montague-Faust COM
pany, but the regret is tempered by the
unanimous conviction that a trium-
plant success will attend their efforts
to amuse and entertain the public at
Honolulu during the course of the next
month.
| Following is the program of the open
air concert given aboard the Mariposa
at 1880 o'clock on the evening of De-
cember 5th:
Musical Selections by the Montague
Faust Brass Band.
Concert in the Social Hall.
PART I.
lOverture .....M Miss E. Fernandez
Bell Ringing-Marselais Les Cloch-
es De, CornviIle, Killarney. $500.
Recitation-A Camel's TaOl(e)....
.............. Mrs. Stanley
Song-Tack Crawford .............
Observation-Disclosures. Freddie Faust
Xylophone Solo-The Mocking Bird
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Victor Faust
| Dance-SamOan .......... Miss Ide
IConjuring Seance-Mirth and Magic
Prof. Montague
IntermissiOn.
PART. II.
Overture ~ Miss E. Fernandez
Bell Ringing-Monte Carlo, Say au
Revoir ... The Faust Family
Song-The Story of Kiss. ...
Observation-Disclosures. Miss Ruby Faust
Recitation-The Lost Chord (Orig-
inal Parody -. Rev. Haskell Smith
Mandolin Solo, March-Welcome to
Mascagni ...... Miss E. Fernandez
Song, Selected. ............M Mr.. Taylor
Violin Duet (On the One Violin)
Then You'll Remember Me.
Observation-Disclosures. Faust Brothers
BELL Ringing-Blue Bells of Scotland.
Die Wacht am Rhein. Faust Family
F'inis
Stage Manager. 1890. Bevay Montague