The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-11-02
The THEATRICAL SEASON
barbara Fratcbia' is o. beautiful Play
From the Pen or clyde Fitch-IIas
Had Remarkable Success.

The most'briliant series OF high class
dramatic performances that Honolulu
has ever had the pleasure Of enjoying
win beyond AN doubt be- given during
the engagement of James NELL and
his fine and highly successful company
that is To commence an engagement at
the Hawaiian opera house naNt Satur-
day evening This orga1izatiol stands
at the head of all companies of its class
i'm the states and since its last visit to
this city has hal a most remarkable
run of twenty weeks in san Francisco.
Since last here IL has played with the
most gratifying results in nearly every
state in the Union. In about one year
from now it expects 20 begin trip
nearly around the world, ncluung
China. Japan Singapore. Australasia
and South Africa. 1t comes to this city
at present almost as a pleasure trip for
the week on the ocean Cacn way be-
tween here and San Francisco is about
the only rest that the members uf the
organization get as they are engaged
summer and winter and have been now
for more than seven years. 1t is the
only dramatic company that has ever
visited this city and plays here at the
same scale of prices that it does in the
states. In January Mr. Neil will make
a special tour of the states with his or
ganization presenting Barbara FRET
chic only at $3.50 prices.
Little has been said up to now about
urging people to purchase season tick
cts for the price is a reduction on them
from the single night tickets and it is
believed that when the Honolulu thea
tire lovers next Saturday evening rea-
lie what a remarkably brilliant dra-
matte attraction it has in it's midst
the single night tickets will all be Teadi
ly sold at the regular price.
Mr.. Neills supporting company is
about the same as II has been for years
and still includes as it's leading lady
Miss Edythe Chapman and for its in
genue Miss Julia Dean, who will be a
star herself next season.
From all indications the opera house
next Saturday will be much too small
to hold the culture and fashion of the
city who will desire to welcome the
Neills on their opening performance.
A large number of the leading society
leaders have secured seats already. AS
is always the rule with NELL engage
ments no children will be admitted to
any performances who are under seven
years Of age.
Barbara Fretchie" What thrills
and pleasant memories that name
arOuses in anyone who has ever seen
Mr.. NELL and the Neil Company pres
ent the celebrated drama of the wal
which Will be the opening play in Homo
lulu. How charming its quaint, south
ern atmosphere the pretty girls with
their wide old fashioned dresses, the
odd mixture of love and war. viii any
one who has ever seen it ever forget
that opening scene in the twilight of
warm Virginia evening, with the girls
sitting on the steps in front of the
Frietchie house, bareheaded and bare
armed, with bluff old Colonel Negley
smoking contentedly on his own porch
and Nanny Lu denouncing the Union
search gang over at the Royce house.
Then there is fascinating, lovable Bar
bara. Can one ever forget her? And
handsome Captain Trumbull, her
Northern lover, who is dearer to her
than all the south. A playwright never
devised a more touching love scene
than where Barbara finally capitulates
to the woong of Captain Trumbull nor
more heart-rending than where duty
interrupts the marriage ceremony and
calls him to battle from which he re-
turns mortally wounded. Barbara
Frietchie" is a play that will be re-
membered long after the rest of modern
dramas have been forgotten.