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Appearance Of Mr.. MGVay as the
SEaFthI M09F.
PRODUCTION A SUCCESS
An AppreciatIve audIsrcs-Curtsir
Calls Evan for the Last Act
with New Scenery.

Honolulu had the felicity OF its FIRST
genuine theatrical production when
Othello was given at the Opera House
on Saturday evening by VIM. McVay
and his company OF legitimate players.
There was special scenery. with special
settings, elaborate costuming music
prepared for the occasion by Capt. Ber-
ger and the correct number OF people
everywhere throughout. The audience
was not large. but IL was an intelligent
and discriminating one. There was APP
plause for each OF the scenes. there
were numerous curtain calls for
Messrs. McVay and Boggs and Miss
Boyer. What was most remarkable OF
all, however. and almost without pre-
cedent here, was curtain call for the |
climax OF the last act. Too often alto |
gether does the audience for the Opera |
House OF this place bolt for the foyer
and the outdoors and the carriage n
full minute before the play Is ended. II
was different Saturday evening. Not
|
tirely closed and the earnest and in
dustrious players had been paid the
well-earned compliment OF the cher
ished curtain CALI on the last act
This may Justly he considered high
a tribute as could he offered the troupe
as an organization OF trained actors
and their Interpretation OF the char
IacteriZationS of what is frequently ad-
Judged or held to be the greatest OF
lShakespeare's tragedies. And how
human interest does go out to- this
nobly constructed play. The elements
in il be so mixed that IL all seemeth
very like life itself. And IL holds the
mirror up to nature in its delineetton
of passions and purposes because II ap-
peals as being as real today as IN the
yesterday OF years and years and
years agone. The honors OF the piece
fall to the title role. To the crafty lago
and the lovely Desdemona. All others
and all else is subordinated to- the
strength and weakness OF Othello. to-
the cruel Vaccinations of the plotting
Iago and to the sad lot of the daughter
of the chief magistrate Of 4 city 50
aptly set for the enactment OF 50 much
of it's record that Is so universally
known and so deeply interesting.
Mr.. McVay is too experienced, too
we'll schooled, too bold and studious to
permit the thought of overaCting, the
hint of faltering or the suggestion OF
conventionality. He makes Othello rs
a character clean cut, portrait OF orig
inality. Il model OF reality. The Moor
must be emotional. because he is uu-
uttered. MIR. McVay shows how such
man, a host on the battle field. u
deciding factor in council. is swayed.
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given. that he is being tTiCkcd and
worse, by woman, a creature so weak
and fragile. that he wonders how she
came to be of influence with him. Mr..
lMcVay has n fine. sonorous voice. which
he uses beautifully. His stage pres
lence is impressive. He gives the Moor
an ease of manner that sets much bet
ter than the touch OF the uncouth set
out by some artists. In the sterner.
higher passages. in the speaking where
i there could be no thought OF acting,
Mr.. McVay rose to n plane that marks
him as eminent in his profession and
remarkable in this role.
Next in Importance To Othello in the
play is Iago. which was in the capable
hands of Mr.. Boggs, whose friends
were delighted to see him have an OPP
portunity on the boards here. having
noticed that he was held to- almost
minor roles in the Waldorf company.
excepting on one single occasion. II
is impossible that many men have Civ
en- Iago the study that Mr.. Boggs must
have given il. In maryelously made
dialogue between Iago and Othello.
where the Moor is made to- make him
self summon his demon of jealousy.
| iIr. Boggs was so finished rs TO leave
nothing To be desired. This alone
stamped him as superior man in a
strong company.
Miss Boyer made q decidedly pretty
stage appearance Is DeSdemoua-iuter-
esting and dainty. Miss Boyer is an
established favoTite here and does not
disappoint those who expected excel
lent work from her.
With the other characters there is
not much to eithers criticisc or com
mend. Some Of them might have been
presented better. while IL may be re-
marked that few companies giving
such repertoire will average 50 we'll
in support.
II merit is 10 be the test. the engage
ment viii bee q success. Mr.. AIcNgy
says he is very we'll satisfied with the
manner in which OthelIo was received
on the first presentation.
ToniEht-Otheilo again. Last pro-
duction.
Saturday evening ueXt-ThC Amcri-
can comedy The Late Mr. Jones.
This is a piece with a plot and has
been pronounced To be something real
funny. IN it Mr.. NicVay will essay au
entirely new role.
LADIES OF REFINED TASTE I'm
dress can obtain ideas OF the prevailing