The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-26

ry among the audience at the opening
night Of Grau's opera. Yet the most
brilliant night of the week so far as cos
tunes and enthusiasm are concerned, was
the one which was made notable by Mime.
Calves first appearance this season as
Carmen, Friday, May Is, though many of
the royalties were detained at Windsor
by the christening of the son of the Duke
and Duchess of York. The Duke and
Duchess of Fife, Earl and Countess Cado-
gan, Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Martin, Lady
Randolph Churchill, Mr.. J. Pierpont Nor
gan and many other prominent Americans
were present.
The presence Of the Princess of Wales
at n performance of "Quo Vadis'' this
week seems to have the effect of turning
the tide of fortune towards that produc-
tion, in spite of the press attacks. The
Princess presence seems to have demon
strated that the play contains nothing to
offend the Christian conscience and the
box office at last shows a balance on the
profit side of the ledger.
David BelasCo has secured the Ameri-
can rights of Ibsen's latest play, when
the Dead Awake" which has been such
"A success in Berlin and Vienna. He will
present the play in New York in the fall
with Mrs. Leslie Carter in the leading
role.
Frank McLeay, "A young Canadian long
Identified with Beerbohm = ree's sue
cesses, has the support of the Canadian
High Commissioner, Lord Strathcona
and Mount Royal and many other promi-
nent colonials In "A maunee which Nc
Leay is arranging to take place at the
Drury Lane June 10 for the benefit of the
Ottawa fire sufferers. Sir Henry Irving
has cabled his intention to participate
and T.. g. willard will reappear, for the
first time in two years, on the same oc-
casion. McLeay and Tree are to do the
third act Of "Othello."
Charles Frohman has secured the
American rights of Cartons comedy,
Lady Huntworth's Experiment and
Walter Frith's Man of Forty
rounds "Bobs'' fights on Bath divers -
These are not newfangled form Of
compressed ration, but simple-looking bis
cult made at Bath, the first recipe for
which is credited to the celebrated DR.
oliver, a friend of Pope and other eight
eenth century notabilities. "Bobs" appar-
emily took out large supply of these
and since has sent for more, which were
taken by Lady Roberts.
Regarding General Butler and his sup
plies, there Is also an interesting story
current. Butler, IL appears, telegraphed
from Natal TO some wine merchants to
send out fifty cases of champagne marked
Castor OIL" About the time the wine
was due Butler wired to the officer In
charge of the base notifying him that he
expected fifty cases OF castor oil. which
he wished despatched without delay. The
officer at the base replied, regretting the
cases had not arrived but saying he had
procured all the available castor oil
twenty cases-which he had forwarded in
the hope IL would suffice for the present.
General Buffers remarks are not record
ed.
The Highland people are wondering
hugely at the amount of steel Mr.. Andrew
Carnegie is using in the erection of his
addition TO Skibo Castle. These sleepy
followers have never before seen build
ing so done. All comes from Pittsburg
Skibo is now locally dubbed Iron Cas-
tie" IL Is said a mason mistook the mil
licr afre for some poor visitor and patron
ized him. on learning his identity, he
excused himself saying he 20 Sht TO
wear better clothes so that people might
tell who you are
The Tailor. newspaper, evidently agrees
with the mason, for in a sartorial crIti-
cfsm OF the clothes represented at TINS
Years academy, il declares that the Ia
pcls Of Mr.. Carnegie's coat were clumsy,
The edges very wobhly and had been fore
cd through a machine of the worst char
aCter.