The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-31
Il TRUNKS FULL Of GOWNS
EDYTHE CHAPMAN's SPLENDID
COSTUMES.
The Neil Company VIII be Here in
November-A Number of New Plays.
The Repertoire.

SAN FRANCISCO, August e.
There is no question about James Neil
and his great dramatic organization
visiting Honolulu during the month of
October or November next. Manager
Charles Astor Parker has completed
all arrangements and has booked the
company in other towns so that the
Honolulu dates will conform with
them. 1t is now only a question
whether the company leaves San Fran
cisco on the Sonoma, Thursday, Octo-
Der "a or on the Alameda Saturday
November 2. At present they are all
booked on the Alameda and Mr.. Parker
is booked to go on the Sonoma. This
would make the opening performance
there Saturday evening, November 3
and if the present popularity of the
Neills here can be taken in account and
the great performances that they are
giving to packed audiences, the event
in Honolulu will be the greatest that
has ever occurred in the history of the
Hawaiian stage.
The plays for the Honolulu engage
ment will include among others: THE
Lottery of Love-" The Case of Rebel
lious Susan" "Niobe," IAN Enemy to
the King" Under Two Flags" "A
Social Highwayman," "a Colonial
Girl" "Phroso." Rosemary" IAN
Ideal Husband" "The Benefit of the
Doubt" "A Partisan Romance" "A
Gilded Fool" (by requesD; Barbara
Frietchie," and three other new ones
that will be announced later
Among Mr.. Neills present supporting
company are Miss Edythe Chapman,
Louise Brownell, Evertt King, Julia
Dean, Frank MacVicars, Donald
Bowles, John w. Burton, Mary Eliza
beth Forbes, Scott Seaton, Edwin H.
Nei1l, George Bloomquest Lillian An
drews, Joseph Phister, e. Gardner
Jones, Robert Norris Arthur Cross
WELL John p. Wade, Eleretta Magruder
and William b. Jarrett.
The amount of special paraphernalia
in the way of scenery and properties
that Mr.. Neill carries with his company
is sometime enormous. He will take
all of it to Honolulu as well as his own
stage carpenters, property men, etc.
Miss Chapman's fine gowns have been
the admiration of the feminine patrons
of the Neill engagement here. She has
twenty-one trunks full of them. On
September 16 Mr.. Neill and his COM
pany go for a short trip to Portland
Seattle, etc, playing in Salt Lake City,
October rs, 20 and 80, unless present
plans change and the company starts
for Honolulu a few weeks earlier.
+ The subscription sale for the Neil
season will commence two weeks in ad-
vance of the opening night. This will
be in advance of Mr.. Parker's arrival
| in Honolulu, for he will be OBLIGED to
remain and go but one week in ad-
vance of the company in order to han
die other arrangements in the states
regarding the movements of the Neil
company.
The scale of prices will be the same
as during the last engagement of the
company in Honolulu-$15 for the sea-
son of twelve performances and the
single tickets $3.50 each. Just what
plays will be selected for presentation
will be announced with the opening OF
the subscription sale. 1t will be sure
to include these: 1.-THE Lottery OF
Love-" 1.-The Case of Rebellious Susan,
"Niobe." Under Two Flags" "a Gid
ed Fool" can Ideal Husband" "A
Colonial Girl" Rosemary" THE Roy
al Box" and Barbara Fritchie."
I'VE shall all be glad to visit Homo
| lulu again." said Mr.. Neill Saturday
last. at is to us almost like an oasis
| in the desert of ordinary affairs and
places. Everything over there is sc
restful and the people so kind to you
Our company, with the exception of the
time taken up in travelling, has never
stopped playing, winter or summer fol-
nearly seven years, and to visit Homo
| lulu with the trip on the old Pacific
! is simply deliohtful and most restful
If we could get enough of our delight
full Honolulu friends over here for a
night we would give a special perfor-
nance for their benefit in return for
the many clever things that they did
! for us when we were visitors in Ho-
nolulu.
1--WE have had the pleasure of meet
ing at many from Honolulu since
our San Francisco engagement began
including Captain Kenny, DR.. Hum
phris, Mr.. Macfarlane, and I guess
thirty or forty Others" Miss Chapman
who was standing near endorsed all
that Mr. Neill had said.
For my part" said Manager Parker
1T wish that I could take the boat to-
morrow. After a fellow has been jug
gled around on railroad trains for a
year and had the dust blown in his
| eyes, a trip on the Pacific is a great
relief. I expect to leave San Francisco
on the Sonoma sailing from here Octo-
Der "a and arriving in Honolulu, Octo-
Der 30. Anything further that our Ho-
nolulu friends want to know about the
coming engagement they can ask w
M. Giffard or Tom WALL Send them
all for us our sincerest Aloha"
Note Heads. Bill Heads, Statements
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