The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-03-06
WILL ENTERTAIN
Henry Lee, Well Known
Actor to Appear.
lmpersOnates Great Men. Past
and Present''-t4as Made
Tour OF the World.

Among the passengers who arrived
by the steamship ZeaIandia yesterday
was Mr. Harry Lee. an actor. who has
achieved considerable eminence II his
profession. both in America and Eng
land. In the former country. Mr. Lee
played continuously for some - years,
commencing at The age of &c. and n q
very short time becoming enc OF the
best romantic actors in the country.
During his varid experience in every
part Of America he has played before
the lumbermen of Eau Claire, the cow
boys Of Texas and the miners OF Cali
fornia
Mr.. Lee has played leading parts
under all the most distinguished man
ayers. Having attained 10 the high
est rung of the dramatic ladder in his
native country he began casting about
for something new in the theatrical
line. and decided to work up an en-
tireIy novel entertainment which he
called Great Men-Past and Present."
For two years Mr.. Lee gave up his
stage work TO devote himself TO ar
ranging the details of his new enter
tainment Consisting. as it does, of i'm
presentations of all the greatest men
who have and are living, this was a
most arduous and expensive work. He
had to travel all over Europe and
America, Analysing the characters he
intended to epresent-studying their
dress. posture, tricks of manner and
gesture, and even voice where posi-
solutely life-like representation as to
facial expression and outward personal
appearance, but he initiates the voice
and style of the character personated.
The complete change of each char
acter is made in less than a minute.
Among the most prominent of long
list of characters Mr.. Lee represents
are, besides those mentioned, Shakes
peare. Mr. Gladstone, Lord Beacons-
field. Lord Salisbury, the Gar. the two
Presidents of France (Carnot and
Faure). Rudyard Kipling, Bismarck,
Ibsen. Dickens, Mr.. Joseph Chamber
lain. Abraham Lincoln, President
Grant. Henry Irving, President Kruger,
President Cleveland, Lord Tennyson
and several others. Mr.. Lee first in
troduced his novel entertainment to the
English public at the Palace Theater.
where it created a furore.
So great. indeed. was the success
that parties were made up in the Brit
ish House of Lords and Commons al
most nightly to witness the perform
ance. and Mr.. Lee was the constant re-
cipient of warm congratulations from
distinguished men like the Prince of
Wales. the Duke of Cambridge and
prominent legislators. who were per-
sonally acquainted with many of the
characters represented. Since his sue
cess in London Mr.. Lee has toured
Africa and Australia with his
and has everywhere
been praised in the most eXtravagant
terms for the artistic. Intellectual, in
structive and entertaining character of
his work.
He is now on his way 10 America.
where he will produce his novelty, pre-
to fulfilling another import
mt engagement in London. Just before
leaving Sydney recently. Mr.. Lee was
he recipient of an enthusiastic testi
nonial performance at the instigation
IF the most representative men in the |
colony. including the Premier and eX-
Premier. the eX-MayOr of Sydney. the |
Secretary of State and the proprietors |
If the two leading journals there. In |
letter TO Mr.. Lee. these gentlemen |
their high appreciation of |
lis unique and artistic entertainment"
and hoped that he would soon return
O Australia. Mr.. Lees stay in Honolu-
Il will be brief. He leaves by the Aus
ralia on Wednesday next but before
he goes residents of this city will be af-
orded two opportunities of witnessing
lis novel entertainment on Monday |
md Tuesday evenings at the Opera /,
louise.