The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-11-10
AMUsEMENTs.
BARBARA FRrTcHTE. :


The James NefEl Company were
given such : welcome last night AZ
the Hawaiian Opera House as fails
to the BOT Of but very few dramatic
companies Mr. Neil pleased the
pubic OF Honoluiu In his visit here
OF little more than one year ago. but
last night his company did more than
please. they aroused an enthusiasm
that win tell in helping to ill the
theater for every performance during
the long engagement here
Il was a great audience that greet
ed Miss Dean and Miss Brownell
when the cuEtained went up on the
first act Every seat in the house was
taken. the orchestra was placed under
the stage and their stall filed with
chairs while many people stood. both
down stairs and up.
No better selection in all the com
PAWS repertoire could have been
made for the opening performance
than Clyde Fitch's beautiful tragedy
Barbara Fritchie- The play is gen
orally known as q war drama rather
than a tragedy but It is a tragedy
nevertheless But withal it is a beau
tiful play. full OF the noblest senti-
ments. After seeing it produced by
the NELL Company last night one can
well understand why Barbara Frit-
chic" had such a wonderful run in
New York and the other leading cities
of the mainland. What could be more
natural than the pretty little
scene on the doortsep of the Fritchie
home in the first act when the four
southern girls are telling what love is
and Miss Barbara finally saws: Love
is man" To every woman love
must come as a man to win her heart
and her affections
II is not necessary to go into any
detail as to the rendition of the play
The work of the Neill Company is al
ready established in this city. 1t
would not do in passing, however. not
to mention the splendid portrayal of
the character of Barbara bv Miss
CHAPMAN. In fact Barbara is the star
of the cast and the character could
not have fallen into ADLER hands than
when cast to Miss Chapman. Her
work in the third act was really he
roic and reflects the good judgment Of
the management in putting on as the
opening play one that affords Miss
Chairman such broad opportunity to
display her rare ability.
The company was well cast through
out. very well cast, and one might
go on and enumerate each individual
and praise each and all alike for good
work. That is ons of the esDecially
pleasing things about the Neill COM
PAW. It always gives an even and
well-balanced performance. There
are not two o rthree parts we'll Dlaved
and the rest slurred over by incom-
petents. but each and every minor
character is relatively as well sustain
ed as are the star parts.
Another feature IF last nights per-
Torrance was the splendid stage
mounting. This was especially nota-
BILE in the first act. all the attention
to detail which goes to make I'D the
beautiful stage picture being present.
There was the old-fashioned knockel
on the door of ante-bel'um DAYS. the
old creton curtains. and the Cont
mental windows. and the southern
stcop and in fact all the little acces-
sories which make up perfect stage
picture So it was in the setting of
the other acts.
After the triumph of last night the
Neill company may be assured of
crowded houses throughout it's en-
gagement in Honolulu.