Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-02-06

Mariana" was given in splendid
style at the opera house last night b.
Honolulu musical talent. A good per-
Torrance was expected, but the expec-
tatlons were not too high. This was
clear from the fact that the house.
crowded from bottom to top. rewarded
the opening chorus with great applause
and continued enthusiastic to the con-
clusion a few minutes before midnight.
The Honolulu Symphony Society,
ably conducted by Mr.. Jocher, fur.
nished an excellent orchestra.
Mrs. Annls Montague Turner, in the
title role of Mariana the Gitana. ex-
hibited simply amazing power and pur-
lily Of voice throughout the exceedingly
arduous part. 1t was equally remark
able how vivaciously she sustained her
acting from beginning to end. Mrs
Turner seemed utterly unconscious OF
effort at any time and was apparently
as immune to fatigue in the last act as
In the first. To many Honolulu people
of long residence she must have vivid
ly recalled. with n sense of its adapt
ness, the title of the Hawaiian night
ingale" by which she was known all
round the world.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eston, respec-
lively as Don Caesar de Bazan and tho
boy Lazarllo. perfectly well earned
the cordial favor with which their per-
formanCes were received throughout.
In the scenes where they came into duet
they were most charmingly effective.
Mr. Elston's acting wax OF high char.
acter. his beautiful tenor notes being
no surprise to those familiar with his
vocal talent Mrs. Elston's solos cap
tivated the audience.
J, Lovette Rockwell gave a fine stage
representation of Don Jose de Santa
rem. the villain of the plot, while his
rich bass voice, In solo and duet both.
never failed to elicit hearty applause.
Ernest Ross made a good King OF
Spain in acting and won a liberal need
Of applause with his singing. One OF
the ovations of the evening. indeed,
was shared between Messrs Rockwell
and Ross for their duet In the last act.
Allan Dunn. as the Marquis OF Monte
fori, rendered that comic part In eX-
cellent style while Mrs. Benson, as
the Warehouses, displayed fine acting
| For first performance of an elab.
crate opera complete, the chorus ac-
quilted itself with great credit. The
costuming was all that could be desired
and not the least of the elements of en-
Ioyment In the entertainment was tho
spectacular features. Mrs. Turner es-
! pecially wore magnificent gowns and
the ladies of support and chorus In
general eylnced great taste and evil
denced mstinted pains. not to mention
sacrifice, In their costumes
The entire cast, with the orchestra,
was as follows:
Charles H., King of Spain. ........
.....,..........,. Ernest Ross
Don Jose de Santarem. ..,......,..
........,... j, Loyette Rockwell
Don Caesar de Bazan.
...,. .....,,,.. Charles Elston
Marquis de Moretefiori. -. Allan Dunn
Captain of the Guards. Hugo Herzer
Old Gentleman ,...., Lieut. II. Newton
Young Soldier ..:......... C. Tracy
Warehouses de Moretehori ......
.....,...,.,..,. Mrs. Percy Benson
LaZaTillo ..,...... Mrs. Chas. Elston
Mariana "a Gitana) ..............
....... Mrs. Annis Montague Turner
Ladies OF the Chorus Mrs. Won Holt
miss Alice Campbell, Mrs. Catherine