The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1899-04-26
LOVE 5 PASTORAL PLAYED
las YOU LIKE IT" WINS LOUD
APPLAUSE.
Janet Waldorf and Her Company Make
Another Brilliant Success and arc
Thoroughly Appreciated.

Every actress of ambition aims to
play Rosdlind, one of the most charm
ing and most light-hearted of Shakes
peare's many WinsOme herOines. The
most illusuious names in the history of
the stage cluster around this creation
of the poets. 1t is character too.
that is suited to the actress in her ear
~ youth, and one can understand why
it is dear to the actress heart, because
it is ever associated with her early tri-
umphs Rosalnd the character, Is
young, light-hearted, ardent. beautiful
Rosaind. the actress. must too b
young and have all the winning attri-
butes Of youth.
Miss Waldorf has these gifts. and
| thus she makes RUsalind that wins
her way straight To the heart, and will
! remain embalmed i'm memory with
many another dainty and loveablc
| daughter of the bauished duke.
The highest praise must he given
to Miss Waldorf and her company
From the moment Rosalnd and Celia
Miss BoyeD tripped lightly on to The
stage, till the merry dance upon which
the curtain fell there was not a dull
moment. Everything was well deliy-
cred and clear, and there was as much
pains with the eloCution of Adam &C.
W. Bowman as there was with Orlan-
I dos tNorval McGrogur) or jacques
I civilian McNay).
Rosalind gives the opportunity for
much varied acting and for play Of
features and of voice Miss Waidorfs
voice is admirably trained. and
at times gives forth cooling tones that
are very fascinating. The effect inn
pressed upon the spectator was that of
unstudied and natural grace, and as
/ the greatest art is "Celare artem,' to
. conceal the means by which the effect
! is gained, and make art appear nature,
Miss Waldorf triumphs as an artist,
and is past mistress in her art.
Strength Miss Waldorf rose to in the
scene with Duke Frederick, culminat
! ing in the line My father was no trail
tor" Winsomeness she showed i'm the
! love scenes and WoOing with Orlando.
! All, how SWeetly did she coo, Come
WOO me. WOO me- with a long dwelling
note upon the second WOO which
was enrapturing. and who would not
be Orlando. faith the greyest greybeard
! of us all felt his pulses stirred and mis-
youth return. Orlando, lucky youth.
Make the best of your time, "fugt in
| vida aetas.' enViOus time flies along
! We have all felt as Orlando felt, let us
look upon it once again and dream of
the springtime of life. Woo your Kos
alind. Orlando. i'm loving mood, this Is
the springtime of her youth, both as
actress and woman and therefore is
she a most winsome Rosalind.
As Celia, Miss Boyer rose far above
her conception Of olivia In Olivia tho
character oppressed the actress, but
Celia was most suitable. Her enuncia-
ton was clear her manner simple ana
winning, and her conception of the
pretty cousin. the Clinging vine to the
more physically robust Rosalind, was
! excellent.
McGregor's Orlando was we'll play
81 Ia, h., rlf a N
,ited youth who felt keenly his neglected
condition was the handspring of the
actors effort, and was portrayed to che
life The keynote of the later scenes
was love, uncertain, pining love, rcI
an ideal mistress. McGregOr never
sank into mawkishness. but kept the
right pitch, and gave an Orlando that
any finished actor might be proud of.
HonOrs again must go to George Her
nandeZ as TOuChStOne one of the best
known and Cleverest of Shakespeare 5
fools" Mr.. Hernandez plays his
fool with an elan" a dash, a quick
ness that is refreshing as an April
shower. Not only are his points well
made, and delivered with light and airy
touch, but his by play is admirable
and adds 2est to tripping jest. To Mrs
, Ada Dow Currer must also go great
praise for her rendering of Audrey
: Truly a country Wench, unCouth. CAV
y. Il. I
is and to play Audrey's few lines Sc
well, shows how excellent an actress
the lady is.
The melancholy Jacques was portray
/ ed by MCNay, a sterling actor Of the
old school He delivered the biting
sarcasms of the moody Courtier to the
letter. His recitation of the Sever
Ages was a beautiful piece of elocu.
; ton. His scene with Orlando in the
forest was keyed to the proper pitcn
Jacques can be made to rant, but Nc
Ways Jacques is no ranter or raileT
He is a polished gentleman, at cd
t with life, and having a bitter humOr
, a follower of the duke when in exile
but no follower of him to the festiVi
ties of a court. This was McVay',
reading, and it is a correct one.
To the other characters praise mus
also be given. The excellence of thi,
company lies i'm the fact that eacl
member takes an interest in making
the part, however small it may be, {
thoroughly artistic representation
= Charles Martins wrestler was wei
conceived, and the wrestling scene
which is often dull and may be far
} cical, was so earnestly played, that Il
acquired IA vivid interest that added
materially to the success of the frs
act. A friend of mine who has seeT
productions of AS You Like It. by Ju
: liza MarloWe, Langtry, Ada Rchan anC
! Modjesia, says he has never seen tn,
| wrestling scene more realistic or bet
ter done. This is high praise, anC
7 shows where the Janet Waldorf Com
pany stands i'm its minor details.
The costumes We're accurate anC
tasteful, affording pleasure to the sens,
of color The stage groupings show
the master hand of a skilled stage di
rector. Your actors must not only
: speak their lines we'll, but they mus
make continued moving pictur,
which must appeal to the eye as tn
words do to the mind.
1t IL not too high praise to give tina
/ never has the Honolulu theater had
more complete dramatic representa-
ton upon its stage, than it is nov
having. 1t is an education and pleas
ure to visit the theater, and here, n
the mid-Pacitic, to have portrayed tn
Y masterpieces of the master mind O
English literature. / was struck wit!
| the appreciation displayed by tn
house. The points We're readily takel
. | up by the audience, and the ripple O