The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-12-20
FAUSrLAST NIGHT
Annls Montague Turner
as Marguerite.
Treme dous Success of the OperT,
Splendid Support by Lyrics
Hawaiian Band,

The largest and best production ever
seen in Honolulu was given last night
ii the Opera House by the Boston Lyric
Opera Company when they presented
Gounod's masterpiece, Faust" with
Mrs. Annis Montague Turner as Mar
guerite. The Opera House was crowd
ed to its utmoss capacity with the
wealth and fashion of the city, who
undoubtedly came there expecting TO
see fine performance, and they were
not disappointed.
Mrs. Turner on her first appearance
received a tremendous ovation, show
ins how dearly she is loved by the
whole community She was literally
smothered in flowers Her rendering
of the role of Marguerite showed her
to be magnificent artist. She sang
the Jewel Song in the third act with
great taste and judgment The church
scene was beautifully given and it was
IN this hard scene she showed her great
histrionic ability. Her acting was very
intense and she fully deserved the tre>
mendous call she got at the end of the
scene. Indeed, her whole performance
can be summed up in word-a tri-
umph.
Mr.. \. l.. Parmley was the Faust,
and his beautiful tenor voice has not
been heard to as good advantage here
before. His rendering of that grand
aria in the garden scene was a perfect
piece of vocalization and throughout
his performance he left nothing to be
desired.
The Mephistopheles of Mr.. George
kunkel was 4 magnificent piece Of
work; both his acting and singing dis
played his deep study of the character.
Mr.. Lovette Rockwell as the Nalen-
tine, Marguerite's brother, in the SYM
pathetic music that falls to his part
showed all necessary feeling, especial
ly in his death scene. Miss Maude
Leekley was the Siebel and in figure
and voice was admirably suited to the
character. The Flower Song" gave
ample opportunity to hear her beauti-
full cOntraltO voice.
A word Of praise is also due to two
minor but most essential characters of
Martha and Wagner taken by Miss
Katherine Mcneil and Eugene Rogers,
whose assistance was greatly feIt IN
the ensembles. AS to the chorus, moth
ing need be said-it was as usual well
up to its work, as in every production
of the company, the whole perform
ance rejecting great credit on Mr.. w.
z. Glover, the musical director. A big
feature in the performance was the ap-
pearance Of the entire Hawaiian band
under the direction Of Captain Berger.
Led by the Captain the band gave a
rendition Of the celebrated
Soldiers Chorus" which met with a
vociferOus encore, it being the greatest |
musical ensemble ever witnessed in |
Honolulu.
On account of the tremendous sue
cess of Faust it has been decided to |
repeat this grand performance at the |
matinee next Saturday. Mrs. Annis |
Turner will again appear as |
she having kindly con-
sented to do SO for the benefit of the |
school children. Minister Mott-Smith |
has also given the services of the Ha-
Waiian band for the same reason. This
will be the last opportunity the school
children will have Of witnessing the
Boston Lyrics, as it will be their last
matinee performance. Arrangements
have been made SO the children can
secure their reserved seats at Wall,
Nichols Co. or at the office of the
Board Of Education