The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-20
DELGRTEDN|THH HONOLULU TIE ALAMEDA INA HURRY
THE NELL COMPANY WILL
RETURN.
Star Tells of the Dramatic Taste of
This Place-Promises Latest Sue
,cesses for Next Season.

With the fall of the curtain on the
play, Mr. Barnes of New York." last
night the Neill Company closed sue
cessful four weeks engagement in Ho-
nolulu. The company booked on the
Alameda for San Francisco and the
scenery was also sent to the States by
the same vessel. In speaking Ot the
engagement here Mr.. Neill said:
"Our engagement in Honolulu has
been satisfactory in all ways for while
it did not prove so profitable as we
had hoped we had the satisfaction OF
showing the people of Honolulu wnat
we could do and, l trust, making many
friends. This has been a most delight
full experience for us all and it has
served as a summer vacation. we
came to you as strangers, we showed
our goods and we think that they met
with the approval of everybody. We
will certainly return next year.
''Tastes in theatrical matters differ
as much in localities as they do in in
dividuals. 1t is very likely that the
class of plays which are popular in
the large cities of the States where the
public sees a play over night, are not
exactly the kind which take well in
place of this character. The public
here seems to prefer plays of a rather
stirring character similar, for instance,
to "Mr. Barnes of New York" On the
other hand finished plays like "hadyy,
and especially "The Bachelors Rom
ance'' failed to receive as much sup
port as we had expected. This is no
doubt due to the fact that the public
does not favor plays of such rather
subdued nature as are these for no mat
ter how finished or artistic they may
be, they were not received with the
same external evidence of enthusiasm
which marked "Mr. Barnes" and others.
"As an evidence of the finished man
ner in which all of our plays were given
here, 1 want to call attention to the
large number staged during the
brief engagement During the four
weeks of our stay we put on no less
than fifteen different plays. Everyone
of them was given without hitch. Not
q cue was missed not part roughly
learned or lines faulteringly read
think that these universally finished
performances constitute a remarkable
achievement. The great Sarah Bern
hardt will never appear in play with
out at least eighteen rehearsals. When
it is taken into consideration that we
produced four different plays each week
the feat will be better appreciated. The
reason that we were able to accomplish
this was due to our having been ass9"
ciated for foHr or five years and every
one being familiar with the others
work and ability.
1--WE will return to Honolulu about
the latter part of August of next year
for a longer engagement. When we re-
turn we will bring the leading successes
of the past year. Among them will be
1.-THE Christian" " "The Little Minister y
"Secret Service" sherlock Holmes" 4"
and Bronson Howard's ever popular
"Henrietta" The Company will opan
at the Burbans Theater in Los Angeles
July 29th for four weeks engage
ment.
"I have nothing but the most kindly
felings for Honolulu and the its people.
At the time that we first opened nego-
tiations to visit here We received much
discouraging advice. In the face of this
however we relied upon the judgment of
Frank L. Hoogs and to him is due the
credit of our visit and successful en-
gagement.