The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-04


! Society has not yet ceased to talk
about the performances given on Mon
day and Tuesday evenings in the Kilo-
hama Art League rooms by company
of young society people of this city.
Some weeks ago the Dramatic Circle
of the Art League enlisted the time
and attention of these young people,
the most of whom had had no eXper-
fence in private theatricals. A double
bill was rehearsed and was presented
on Monday evening in such fine style
that even the most intimate friends of
those participating in the cast were
surprised at the talent shown. So good
was each of the comedies that it was
a difficult problem for those in the
audience to determine which pleased
them best, and they left the art rooms
still puzzled over the matter. Both
were written by John Kendrick
Bangs, a humorist in the fullest sense
of the word.
THE Proposal Under Difficulties" is
full of difficulties, tribulations, embar-
rasments, laughter and fun. Miss Adele
Widdifeld in the leading role, that of
Dorothy Andrews" who is much
loved young lady, was perfectly Eat
home" as it were, in her own parlor.
Her embarrassment when endeavoring
to extend her right hand to her two
ardent lovers at the same time was
as natural as when she discovered that
she had forgotten the tea and could
only serve her callers with shot after
noon water, or Cambria tea" as
Jack Barlow would insist on naming
in. This was Miss Widdifield's debut
into the dramatic line and many nice
compliments on her success were
heard from competent critics. Miss E.
Ella Stansbury won laurels in her
characterization of Jennie" house.
maid, who misinterprets Yardsley's
love rehearsal for serious proposal
to her. She was very attractive in her
costume, although her makeup was
rather overdrawn for an Irish servant
girl. DR.. A. +. Nichols as Robert
Yardsley" was excellent and proved
the doctor to be well up in the dra-
matte line. There is no question but
what the honors of the evening fell
almost unanimously to Mr.. Alex ST.
Martin Macintosh 1t was as easy
for him to portray the part of "Jacll
. Barlow" "A swell young man of a met
ropolitan city, who is madly in love
with Dorothy" as it is for rain to
! fall in the valley. Barlow" although
fully determined to propose to Doro-
thy, could only stammer out Miss
Dorothy, | came here to" Before he
would be interrupted by 'Iardsley."
Mr.. Macintosh has good stage APP
pearance, and has a well established
reputation as an amateur.
Those in the cast of The Bicyclers'
showed by the presentation of their
lines that they had given their parts
careful study. Miss Pauahi Judd was
charming as Mrs. Perkins," resist
ant. The part of Mrs. Bradley" an
enthusiast, was eXcelently rendered
by Miss Flanders. Mr.. Will II. Coney
and Mr.. c. w. Dickey, as "Yardsley''
and Barlow" bicycle experts, eNhib-
tied naturalness that was pleasing.
DR.. II. W. Howard, as Edward Brad
ford" a scoffer of the bicycle idea, but
becoming reconciled to it afterward,
and Mr.. w. IL. Hall, as "Thaddeus Per-
<ins," "a beginner who makes plenty of
holes in the ground and his neghbors'
stone curbings, were good.
Among those present were: Presi-
dent and Mrs. Dole, Minister and Mrs.
Cooper, Minister and Mrs. S. NJ. Da-
mon, Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Allen, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Atherton, Mr.. and
: Mrs. c. Bolte, Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Bal
lou, Senior and Mrs. Canavarro, Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. Castle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Castle, Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. Cooke,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Damon, DR.. and
Mrs. F. r. Day, Mr.. and Mrs. b. f.
Dillingham;, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Du Roi,
NIL anu MIS-. II. DOuSt. III. anu
-. Mrs. n. b. Emerson, DR.. and Mrs. c.
NJ. Hyde, Professor and Mrs. Ingalls,,
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Jones, Mr.. and Mrs.
Pierre Jones, Judge and Mrs. Frear,
+. Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. harrington, Mr..
and Mrs. Il. II. Foster, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. \. Gilman, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. j.
] Greene, Mr.. and Mrs w. w. Hall, Mr..
and Mrs. G. j. Hedemann, Mr.. and Mrs.
f. r. Hendry, Mr.. and Mrs. Il. j.
: King, Mr.. and Mrs, j. Lightfoot, Mr..
and Mrs. ID. Logan, DIR. and Mrs. Me-
: Grew, Rev. and Mrs. \. Macintosh,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. May, DR.. and Mrs.
Robert Myers, Mr.. and Mrs. f. A.
Schaefer, Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Swanzy,
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Smith, Mr..
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