Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-12-09

A casual invitation from chief male
factors of the Boston Lyrice to come
up peninu the scenes for an evening
performance was certainly something
to be thought on. II meant between
two and three hours of fine novelty
and contact at close range with lot
of the people who are just now so
prominently before the public of Ho
nolulu The bid being seconded by a
number of the ladies became nothing
less than a command. and, best of ALL
permission was graciously given to
publish some impressions.
Girofe-Girofla was being given. Mr.
Rogers. the stage manager and Messrs.
Glover and Hazelrigg. the musical di-
rectors are responsible to Col Thomp-
son and the audience. The chorus mas
ter for his section and the principals
for their parts receive work at the same
time. For rehearsals chorus and stars
are brought to gether. Mr.. Rogers is
the monarch until the curtain goes up
for the FIRST act. Then success or fail
ure, ,brilIiancy or mediocrity are with
the conductor. The opera artist in q
repertoire company is to the actor as
the naval man is to the soldier. The
ment must know all that his uniformed
friend ashore has acquired and whole
lot more besides. Memorizing words
and music for long opera involves a
mountain of labor TO some it comes
with comparative ease. TO others It
is q drudge. Comedian Henderson.
who started out with juvenile Pima
fore company. has to 90 little more
than review. Miss Mcneil Is likewise
credited with having an extensive rep
ertoire. Mr. Hallam is a veteran. Miss
Stanton knows nearly all of the operas.
Some of the chorus people have been in
the business for years. One girl in
the chorus-they are all "girls'-is
said TO be perfect with every bar and
every line of ali operas and to be able
for principal part had she the am
bition. With the majority of the conf
pany members productions mean the
mos, assiduous and painstaking genu-
inc labor for with the Lyrics no slip
shod work is permitted.
At $3.50 the stage seemed very dark,
but the curious visitor could make out
Mr.. Starbird, who handles the scenery
and lights for the house" He has half
Il dozen assistants, but says the work
VIII tue Is llOlHluS III tOUlpuIl-
son to wnat is required by company
like the Frawleys or Clay Clement or a
Hoyt combination. '"rhe hardest night
I ever had here" said Mr.. Starbird.
was when the Hoyt company gave A
Trip to Chinatown. You will remem-
her that in one scene there are three
large rooms, each one fully furnished
and they lad to DC provided with
nah. 4.
Just been organized and the stage man
ager was new man. Now, the Lyrics
are like n lodge and Mr.. Rogers knows
what he is about"
Just then one of the stage hands
passed along with knock down"
stone wall under his arm. The wall
was fixed in jiffy and then a big
piece OF ocean was dropped behind II
from above. The stone wall was flank
cd with natural wall and forest and at
the sides in the foreground of the
stage were quickly erected a church
entrance and the portico of palace.
AZ. Rogers happened along, glanced
quickly about, gave word of approval
ana couple of directions about light
ing. Mr.. Starbird remarked that he
was glad there was to be but one
change during the whole of the even
ing. Girofle-Girofla is given in two
scenes and three acts. Miss Stanton,
Miss Mcneil, Mr.. Hallam and several
other members of the company entered
in mugSy weather street array. They
were chatting and laughing, but ex-
pressed the fear that the house would
be small on account of the rain storm.
A descent was made with Mr.. Rog-
ers. The stairway passages are mar
row. lie traps were noted and ex-
planned and story was told about a
newspaper man one time sent right up
to the stage in his rain coat because he
ana a fairy impersonator with whom
he was taking mad become oblivious to
the fight Of time. In the big space di-
rectly under the stage are scores OF
pnes or costumes and accessories and
trunks. II seems an indiscriminate
PIE, but In truth is systematically ar
ranged and Is in charge of two men,
who must do all the mending of cloth
ing, wigs, ETC., and who are kept pretty
busy.
IN the dressing room with Mr.. Rogers
was Mr.. Henderson who jokingly COM
plaineo because smoking is not allowed
in the building. Then he mentioned
minneapolis as the one town on eartl
where everybody came to the theater
when II rained. Mr.. Egry, the violinist
came in and was welcomed. He said
he was denghted to know they were
soon to give Chimes Of Normandy, be-
cause he liked its music above that OF
any other opera. The master violin. ST
could not understand that it was storm
ing in Honolulu. He reverted to the
sight of plenty Of snow on the Fourth
OF July at Cripple Creek, Colo. Mr.
Glover's contribution to the coversa.
ton was the statement that he fell
tired and he wanted to know IL any
one could tell him what the trodblC
was. III it was me-" piped up Mr.
Joel, on his entrance to the apartment
Mr.. Henderson closing the door n
usual, they would say that Alex. hat
that tired feeling again" The lates
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