Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-11
MADAME BISHOP IN
A GREAT SUCCESS

Many years have passed by since the
taste of the music loving public OF Ho-
nolulu has been so well satisfied as IL
was at the recital given by Madame
Genevra tombstone Bishop in the
Opera House last night. Honolulu au-
diences have the name of being very
cold, particularly when passing silent
judgment on music but there was a
most enthusiastic gathering In the
Opera House last night. Madame
Bishop won her audience when she
first stepped before the footlights and
when she had finished Verdis Pace
Pace, Milo Do" the genuine enthusi-
asm Of her listeners knew no bounds.
It was about $3.50 o'clock before the
concert began. the management wish
ing to have everyone in his seat before
the work should begin. when that
hour had been reached, every seat in
the orchestra. dress circle and balcony
was occupied, the best people in Homo
lulu being out in great numbers. The
right hand lower box was occupied by
Prince and Princess Kawananakoa and
Prince and Princess Kalananaole while
the opposite box was occupied by Gov
ernor and Mrs. Dole and their rarity.
The box above the princes was occu-
pied by party of seven. Both loges
were filled with jolly society people
the guests of Albert Cunha.
The stage was very simply but eff
fectively decorated. On the piano was
bunch OF pale pink roses while on
the left was a table with huge bunch
OF marigolds. About the base Of the
music rack were strewn lot of yell
low flowers.
The number Of the program was the
allegro 10th SonataD of Beethoven. on
piano and violin, by Miss Castle and
Mr.. ANIME. This selection was well
done.
No special mention need be made OF
the various selections with which Ma
dame Bishop delighted her audience
last night. She satisfied everyone and
when singer can do that, her music
has reached about the highest notcn
attainable. She gave three big arias
which would tax the strength of the
strongest and she sang as well at the
end as the beginning. Madame Bish-
op is to be judged from the artistic
plane and from that standpoint her
work during the concert last evening
was delightful as to tone. quality and
cnunciation. Each tone was thrilling,
each syllable distinct and the singing
pleased the minds as well as the ears
of the audience.
The singing of kun Pua PaOaka-
lani," copy OF which was presented to
Madame Bishop, could not have been
done better by singers of the soil. The
plaintive strain that runs through all
Hawaiian music. the lazy produced
easily and as the final notes died away,
Prince David Kawananakoa nodded
his approval, smiled and then applaud
ed. This morning he said: Madame
Bishop delighted me. She sings lila
waiian music like a Hawaiian and
believe she felt every word OF that sons
last night"
The second selection ~ Miss Castle
and Mr.. ANNE, the Allegro from Op.
10 OF Grieg, was so well done that an
encore was demanded and really, the
second selection was better thah the
first. Mrs. w. L.Whitney as accom-
PIANIST was excellent. Madame Bishop
complimented her on her playing after
the concert was over.
Madame Bishop has decided to ac-
cept the kind invitation of the Kilo-
hama Art League and. a recital viii be
given there Saturday afternoon 1T 3
o'clock. The arrangements w'!l be an.
nounced later,
1t should be mentioned that after
every selection of Madame Bishop the
head usher handed her up bouquets,
baskets of flowers and leis.