Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-03
ANU SEMENTS.

1.-THE HULA GIRL."-"The Hula Girl
was presented at the Lafayette Square
Tkeater last evening, after many discour-
agements and disappointments, by the Co
lumbia University Vaudeville Club, to an
extremely appreciative audience. This
bright burlesque, containing numerous
catchy songs, was staged and executed
with the skill of professionals, the entire
performance renecting the greatest credit
upon every member of the company, and
especially upon w. Fl. and Arthur Percy
Harris, the author and composer of the
play, respectively.
The Vaudeville Club showed its thorough
musical training throughout the play, the
choruses especially being rendered in mag
nificent style 1.-The Hula Girl" gives ample
opportunity for a variety Of effects that are
extremely pleasing. The plot Of the bur
lesque is found in the trials and tribula-
lions of the Queen of the Sandwich Is
lands, vino as Lry-o'-Killarney, makes an
amusing character. In the first act the
queen issues her new constitution, and is
dethroned by Jole in order to make him
self president but she is saved by Rover
Greveland for a time, though eventually
Rover's assistance is of no use to her. The
second act depicts the regime of Jole. and
the unsuccessful attempts of Rover Greve-
land to again place Lily upon her throne.
The burlecque is bright in its every part
and doas not allow the attention of the au-
dience to flag.
James Cathel made a highly amusing
Queen Lily. VIM. A. Morsell as Jole made
dent" pleasing the audience and calling
forth much applause. w. H. Harris APP
peared as Rover Greveland and was round
ly applauded. Clarence V. Howard as
"Speckticles'' made hit. as did Francis
r. Dooley as Officer OHooligan and Chas.
L. Parker as Kodak. s. Clark Cross as
Baby Truth made very good-looking girls,
the former fully justifying the affection
bestowed on her by A. Bertrande Shader
as Kapiolani.
catching of the topical songs, and was
rendered by a thoroughly trained chorus.
1T Will All Come Out in the wash had
very popular features oh, N.Y. and
princess. Gently Sleep" are also pleasing
songs. The Hula-Hula and Danse-de-ballet
opened the second act and was given with
such splendid effect by Caruana as to win
double encore.
The Vaudeville Club will remain at the
Lafayette during the balance of the week,
and will doubtless be highly successful.
Mr.. Arthur Percy Harris played the ac-
compa niments on the piano, and the good
singing Of the club made the audience
almost forget the lack of an orchestra.
ton Of Brother john was more in line
with the comedy traditions of the Column
bia Theater's summer organization than
Held by the Enemy" The play is a brisk
performer who assumes the title role. The
commentator earned by the company in
it's first production this year applies equally
to Brother John" The homely pathos
and the unassuming humor are woven to-
gether in a straightforward conventional
way, which convey the intimaton that the
authors ambition was to create a practi-
cal and effective means of entertaining the
public and not to set up any claim to
perior inspiration. Ordinarily comparisons
are to be avoided in connection with a
summer season; but in this case they may
be safely Invited. The first successful eX-
ponent of a character Identifies himself
with 1t for all time. 1t Is no disparage-
ment to Mr. Crane to assert that Mr.. Bar
rows portrayal of the unpublished yet
shrewd. uncultivated yet noble-hearted
hat seller was bit of work which left no
yearnings. Very sensibly Mr.. Barrows has
proceeded upon his own ideas and avoided
the sense of incompleteness which always
arises when an actor is discovered in mere
imitation. The other parts in the play are
not powerful in their requirements. Mr..
IngersoIl, Miss Maud Haslam and Mrs
Findlay awakened the appreciative demon
STATIONS which the audiences at the Co.
lumbia hold in constant readiness for them
The performance had the evenness and
spirit which evinces appreciation of
popular regard and a determination to re-
tain 1t.