The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-16
BANDITS OF
The STAGE
Portuguese Youth
In a Border
Play.

Pistols, knives and oaths were the prin-
cipal features in the production of the
melodrama entitled Jesse James OATH"
given last evening by the Youths Dram
attic Club in Concordia Hall on the slopes
OF Punchbowl The oaths were stage
vows, uttered with all the fervor Of
amateur actors, and the pistols were fill
ed with blank cartridges making pro-
digious noise and plenty Of smoke. Had
Jesse James the original been present to
have seen the makeup Of his counterpart
on the stage he would have thrown UP
both hands and surrendered without
word
The bloodthirsty Jesse who occupied
the boards of the Concordia appeared in
many DISCUSSES. In the opening act his
head was concealed beneath a wig Of
long brunette hair descending to the
shoulders designed originally for one of
the weaker sex. A pair of fierce mus
taches which made the small boys in the
rear Of the room laugh, relieved the wo
manish appearance of the upper portion
of his head. There We're others Some
wore yellow wigs, some black, all pat
termed after the conventional cowboy of
the dime novel 1t was essentially a
dime novel play, but despite this fact,
was creditably rendered, much to the de-
light of the audience which comfortably
filled the cozy interior. There were Am
erican cowboys and Mexican bandits,
fiercely and wonderfully made-up. each
side swearing, In bad English, eternal
vengeance against the other side and
threatening to start a flow of blood I'M
equaled in border warfare.
The villain of the play, was bad Mex
lean, wearing sombrero, slashed trous-
ers and pair of French mustaches. He
Missed between his teeth and would
knife the hero, who in this instance was
the redoubtable Jesse James himself.
and shoot several streaks of daylight
through him. However, at each critical
stage Jesse always had his revolver
ready and though a dozen armed men
attempted his life, he was equal to the
task, single-handed. of fighting his way
to liberty.
The Youths Dramatic Club is compos
ed entirely of Portuguese young men,
and no women have as yet the entree In
to the exclusive circles of it's member
ship. The part of an American woman
thrsting for gore and the life of Jesse
James was taken by young man. Up
on her, or rather his, entrance in the
first act, a deathly stiffness pervaded the
house. The hero, busily sorting out a
fun poker hand squared his back to an
entrance; the lights were dimmed, and
stealthily figure robed in black enter
ed, the right arm poised in air, a gleam-
ing dagger clenehed in the hand. Be-
fore burying tn blade into the heros
back, the woman nemesis kindly blew out
the candle on table behind the hero,
the noise of her, or his, escaping breath
warning him that he was In mortal
danger. His trusty revolver was whip
ped out and the would-be assassin foiled.
Between her clenched lips she Kissed,
"Foiled" However woman-like she was
cajoled by the hero until she became
his friend and made him swear an oath,
whereby the play derives it's title, that
he would avenge the death of her hus-
band. II swear it!' said the hero, weak
ly, and the climax was reached
But the woman's voice. VIII the audi
ence ever forget 1t. It had a sound not
unlike that of buzz-saw tearing its
way through knot holes. Vocal consist
ency has not yet reached a high place
in the productions of the Club. In the
second act there appears a Mexican wo-
man. Her appearance on the stage
nearly caused a panic in the audience.
A wig made for minuet was worn with
greaSer'S grace by this dark woman, VINO
was also the President of the club. The
voice was manly, the feet large and the
dainty hands encased In number nine
gloves, while a dress of the vintage OF
long ago gave a crude idea of a beau
tiful, but treacherous senorita.
Between acts several jigs, cake walks
and other specialties were introduced
which won special favor. little Por-
tuguese newsboy with club feet who is a
well known character on the streets
danced the buck and wing in a manner
which caused no end of surprise. The
cast of the characters was as follows:
American Cowboys.
j. James-(Outlaw) ..........M. j. Cabral
IF. James-(Ourlaw) .............J. Almeda
Walter yellow top .......P. g. Gardim