The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-30

OF the Hawaiian islands and
its people" says Mr.. James
IL NELL, the star OF the NELL
company. "Our company has
ssven performances daily for about Ave
ronsecutive years. and we went to the
hawaiian islands last June more as
recreation trip than with any Intention
OF making very much money. We were
the nrst dramatic attraction TO visit Hon.
oIulu since the islands became American
territory, and our opening play. being
IAN American Citizen was quite an APP
! proprfate one for the occasion. In all we
gave sixteen performances TO most re-
markabIe financial receipts.
"The conditions that exist there are
particularly suitable to our style OF an
organization. The long association OF the
members OF the NELL company. their
thorough knowledge OF each others ar
tistic capacity. as we'll as each others
mAshods and peculiarities. puts us In
position 20 present In comparatively
short space OF time probably thirty or
forty different plays. and in Honolulu no
play should be given more than once.
For that reason II In very diff1cult for the
usual theatrical attraction TO visit the
islands with pront. The public there will
not 70 TO see a play tho second time.
Everything must he changed at each per-
formancc. including plays, the ladies'
gowns and the scenery. But four per-
fcrmances are given each week, and trio
audiences are as fashionable as any
have ever appeared before.
Another popularity II that about every
patron Of the theater--that n. ! mean the
Hawaiian opera house. for there IL also
q sscond-clnss thepter there rs well
called the Orpheum-ridcs IN carriages.
think that the hack inspector told me
that there were t23 hacks that he Ind &c
attend TO with HIS assistants at our open
ing performance. The hack rates double
after II o'clock NJ night therefore II be-
hoov~s the theatrical manager. In the In
terests Of his patrons. TO have his per-
fefmsncea over by 1880 n possible.
Friends OF ours In Washington gave us
sors letters OF Introduction. 40 that Miss
Chapman. myself and others Of our com
rany had the pleasure Of meeting Presi-
dent Dole. Attorney General Dole and
myself formed quite a warm attachment
for each other.
n regard the Hawaiian islands a. the
most picturesque land I have ever seen.
fpon entering or leaving the harhor tho
rclar scheme IL entrencing-the blue sea
separated from the shore by rim OF
water. greeniah blue 81 that same shade
seen IN the Swiss lakes: the narrow low
lands clothed IN palms and the verdure
~ all growing plants; the mountains
showing ribs 90 black and brown lava,
with ravinas OF greenest grasses. then
stretches ~ yellow and russell, and
wrvashinr IN and out are floating wells Of
Translucent mist. now gold. now ruddy,
and then empurplea with upehocting
heams Of the sinking sun. Diamond
Head superb prcmentory. conc~als
Honolulu and impRtiently we watched
is majestic proportions In our earerness
% catch arst glimpse OF the famous
eAnltal ~ Hawaii
The scene AZ the wharf when the Nell
company was about 20 take It's departure
was one that ear never forget. How
many People we're there ! could not cor
feeily estimate. but tho big wharf was
packed with our weli-wishers and the
government hand had been ordered down
g give "a farewell cheer A. we were
about 70 depart we an found ourselves
decorated wlih dozens ~ let's OF flowers
strung on threads with laurel ana hay
sraves II was with genuine regret that
ws saw the last % the nnwcr-crcwred
ans aower-bcitca thronK that waved
Aloha &c us until We rassed from sight
me native Hawaiian possesses the
mesi sensle tho most sentimental and
klndiy disposition ~ any class that
Nase met Every one over there Is able
s'ng ntcely and play uron some instru.
men, Their deposition Is suggestive ~
'hfir sefi gentle moonlight nights 70.
hucailys I VAS oficu toid that the islands
would 81 Democratic. mainly far the rea-
80 ssss Cleveland was a Democrat ana
" refused 20 interfere WITH che Hawaiian
anAfehieai fafn 90 govern fneut
Ever lh9s early we are sl looking
'ef~afs 90 ne time when we shall seatn
vs'i Honoiulu 49, weil as mo NEXT
snsnmn After cur next enFasrment N
hes9ihia We home 90 make e more cx-
,FnNvs irir fe frs orient and Australia.
y AZ shis trir would consume nearly nine
aNniAs e oalr tino after We have en-
wANs ewr next SAN Francisco engage
r~'t which wtil oe about zen weeks
MMM
sTlsHE enlargement tn th,s city begin
nias this evening 81 Janes Nein
An8 ihe cstecrttfd Nelu company
a. ne Seattle theatcr hes caused P'eAs-
sai sntieiGs among sHe acsi class sc
Raestt,e gntrc Ehe Neal company IS
sefse3ea Sc he owe ~ taa eeet hish-claHs
sefsf;9sre theatrical orEAHGsa tious 10 KRIS
@'~atFs. lt H ihe pi3otaT ef sW 1gKania&+
uazs - tAis class ard - sucecsstal mas ID
ssen tha, q, has uat appeared cutsl1c ef
Afes leading American ei4cs 90 Eve
years A. "a CORP rattan. lts Investment
~ scsntf equipment costumes ana csro-
s'&Nf designed properties represents a
s-fEeF sam ~ money thah that OF ans
esaeT similar travelling dramatic orgaul-
aAtien Mach play given by 2he Nci1
Nanpsny d presented Nilh a thorough
asss that stamps It's prNtucUous Wtth an
esselate superiority Nit James NeliL
vac heads the organization. has been re-