The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-07

MSN bOOi was SlSAh W SIS q AAN-
= house Saturday evening at the
II llliputians and equally. every
body enjoyed the performance.
Indeed. through lack of familiarity
with American advertising methods and
unfortunate selection ON the part of the
management with regard to the opening
bill. the town seems to be awakening to
the exceHent ntentertainment proffercd by
the company just as they are leaving
OF course the gloom overshadowing
the town on account of the death of
the President had great deal to do
with the small receipts that Manager
Pollard has averaged.> Luck is a great
element in the theatrical gamble.
Belasco with, barring clever Florence
Roberts. an Indifferent company, hap
pened along at an opportune moment
and raked in money like croupier,
far more than his deserts warranted.
The Lilliputians with an array of
talented children have not reaped the
reward Of their merits =
With little attention to some of
the costumes, a good orchestra and vel!
selected repertoire, they should do very
we'll in the States. The colonial color
of mannerisms and dialects will soon
tone down and the talentsof the nlero-
bers will make the organization pop
ular and paying.
/ hear that Mr.. Pollard intends in
Guiding modern American operas in his
repertoire. 1t is doubtful if such a plan
viii show off his little people at their
best 1t is hard for any children, aside
from their colonialism, TO sustain in
terest through three acts of a modern
American comic opera, usually written
around a peculiar comedian or star
They succeeded in the Belle of New
York but not in the Geisha. One can
not but think how excellent the Lilli-
putians would be in the Brownies" for
example or some similar extravaganza
written around some well known nur-
sery tale for instance Time worn as
'Pinafore" is they would be we'll worth
seeing in it. Willie Pollard as the Ad-
miral, Alice Bennetto and the little
Trott as Dead eye would help to fill
a delightful cast.
Something that is peculiarly suited
for childish voices would be far prefer
able to shrill childish trebles or
sopranos, however sweet, singing the
choruses of modern comic opera
The Gaiety Girl, repeated tonight as
the last performance of the company,
was made most amusing and entertain
ing Saturday night
1t is not peculiarly tuneful, aside from
Tommy Atkins. Written in the London
Gaiety days, when Nellie Farren and
Fred Leslie We're the life of the musical
oufiesque produced periodically at that
theater, 1t depended more upon their
efforts and popularity and the array of
Wen drilled, good looking, chorus girls
LOT IT'S long run, than it's musical merit
Neither did the orchestra on Saturday
neip matters in this direction
Inc children however were most en-
'ertaining. Alice Bennetto had NOT
u ,uahS opportunities to display her voice,
"u' made the best of it. Willie Pollard
mas undoubted talent and was genuine
y humorous as the curate.
IS an original little aper of older
men eccentricities. Madge Williams
was plump, bewitching widow in
immature Daphne Trott as Ccrnorai
Lance makes excellent capital ont of
8 ms chances and has a good SOM bs-
sides. The two little ladies who r1aved
4 'he lovers have many admirers tho 1odv,
who played the Bowery Girl IN tl,a
Belle Of New York I forget bar 49,
for the moment, has in particnlar ,'it nI,ite
coterie of gentlemen admirers a,t,
wish she was older and ladias w. wv
qualify that with the desire that sbo
was a man. "i'e
The concerted dances are well orro,,o.
ed and carried out and all the n1ara1,s
Heserye a rousing send off tonight
Some young men who were in -
EN'reme front of the house exhibited =
uistasteful practice of walking ont as
,pe last chorus was assembling die
'uroing the house and showing 6acida4