The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-06-05
SHOWS
NEITHER GOODWIN OR FRAWLEY
WILL COME.
Prior Engagements Will Not Allow
the Comedian to Make the Trip
Why Frawley Cancels His Time.

OWlnR 10 previous engagements, Nat
Goodwin has declined the offer of the
hawaiian Amusement Company. He
had to go East at the conclusion of
the San Francisco engagement, so
the noted comedian will not been seen
in Honolulu this year. ]. w. Luning
states that Mr.. Goodwin may come
back next year.
On top of Mr.. Goodwin's refusal, u
letter comes from Melville Marx. con-
veying the unwelcome news that the
Frawley Company will not come. Ev-
erything had been arranged with the
Frawley people; the theater engaged,
and all preliminaries disposed of. The
owners of the theater have been noti-
fed to cancel the time
Mr.. Marx gives his reasons for can
ceiling the engagement in the follow
ing letter:
81 omitted replying TO the letter re-
ceived here on the steamer Australia
as | wished to await the arrival of
Mr.. Frawley before doing so. I am
now glad that I did wait. as. i'm the
meantime. the letter containing the
clippings reached me and after hand
ing them to Mr.. Frawley for his per-
usal, we both came to the same con-
illusions. namely. that we will not
make the Honolulu trip this season
if at all
Our reasons for this are: First,
that from the standing the Company
has today great deal of our time has
been applied for by Eastern mana
gers. / need hardly tell you that the
Frawley Company today is regarded
not only by the local press, but also
, by the ablest dramatic writer's of the
East. as the leading stock organiza-
ton N America. The new members
who have been engaged to replace
thos" OF last yeaI' who are not with
us this season, are from the leading
, organizations of the country.
"Of course the people of Honolulu
are not acquainted with the dramatic
standing of all our people, and are
really not accountable for the com
= PARSONS they make. Mr. Goodwin's
7 company, aside from himself, per-
haps, cannot in any way compare to
Mr.. Frawley's, and his plays are not
half as expensive nor as eIaboratelv
, staged as ours and | am positive that
if the books of the two companies
: could be compared, il would readily
be seen that the Frawley Company is
the more expensive of the two organi-
cations. OF course. we cannot help
but admit that the people of Honolulu
t have right to endeavor to induce
anyone to come there, but to say the
least, it is but a poor compliment to
+ us that the Hawaiian Amusement
, Company should busy themselves in
5 Offering, or at least, endeavoring, to
D raise a guarantee for others, and at
!, the same time expect us, in case we
V wish to come to Honolulu, to do sc
e at our own risk.
i after reading some of the articles
e sent me, we are impressed with the
n idea that we have been treated rather
;, harshly. The Frawley Company never
S had the idea they owned Honolulu
e and | think as far as that is concern
$ ed the good people of Honolulu have
seen them for the last time.
| am really very sorry that we have
hnnr 10 n.
Frawley Company made many friend,
t. in Honolulu, and looked forward will
much pleasure to a second visit there
| am of the opinion though that il
{ will be long time before they do SEE
II them again, as Mr.. Frawley seems
7 very much put out, having heard tina
II Mrs. Bates was offered a guarantee o
: one thousand dollars and Is per cen
r of the gross receipts, which, to sa,
J. the least, is rather extraordinary, in
s asmuch as she would be compelled t.
II get a company together from any O
I the actors that she might find un
/ employed here. II will he n long tim
Il before the people of Honolulu see
first class organization again, as the,
have killed all the desire on our par
to take all the risk ourselves, am
= there are no companies of the stand
= ING of Mr.. Frawlcy's or Mr.. Goodwin
' that will attempt the trip withou
~ some assurance against a possibl
% loss"
. FULL MOON.