Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-31
FINE MUSICAL PICTURES

The Musical Pictures from Many
Countries" given at Punahou last night
for the benefit of the free kindergar'
tens was in every way an absolute sue.
cess. The Preparatory School hall was
thrcn5ed Nth people insuring a goodly
sum for the charitable object of the
performance.
The decoration of the stage, arranged
| by Miss II. Thompson and Miss w.
Andrews, was tasteful and far above
the ordinary. To the left, immense
clumps of ferns and bananas almost
hid the piano. while to the right solid
wall of green with a delicate pink vine
artistically dropping from above, form
ed the coulisse. In the center bamboo
ingeniously arranged so as to hide the
wall behind from view, completed tho
arrangement. The art Of the deCOra
tors furnished the performers with
background which materially heighten
ed the effect of the tableaux.
4 The program, while lengthy. was SC
varied that the interest of the audience
was held to the very end. The mum
bers followed each other promptly 50
that the whole performance consumed
ont about an hour and half.
Mrs. Annis Montague Turner was
most unfortunately prevented from
singing on account of a bad cold. How
ever her two pupils, Miss Alice Camp
bell and Miss Agnes Lyle, gathered
more than sufficient laurels for her
These two young ladies by their per
Torrance could but confirm Mrs. Tur
ner's excellent reputation as a perfect
vocal teacher.
Ernest Kaai opened the performance
with either solo. The well.knOwr
performer is an expert on this instru
ment and did himself much credit b!
his performance. His second number
a guitar solo, was nothing short o
wonderful. Mr.. Kaai gave an eXhibi
ton of technique, surrounding grea
difficulties with ease and grace. Their
are few guitar players like Mr.. kaa
anywhere.
Stanley Livingston, dressed in a gen
uine Highland costume, rendered
couple OF Scotch songs with force an,
expression. Both numbers called fortl
applause which was certainly well de
served.
Miss Mary Anderson, clad In one o
the quaint Norwegian national cos
tunes which now are only seen in tn
isolated provinces Of that country, san
charming Norwegian song, by Kiel
ulf, and acquitted herself remarkabl
we'll.
Miss Agnes Lyle, representing a
italian flower girl, rendered La Fiol
ala" with great success. Miss Lyle
singing showed mastery Of techniqi
without losing expression. Her chi
costume and excellent singing con
bined to make a musical picture whic
/ gained for the young lady thunderou
applause. Mrs. Turner, who traine
Miss Lyle, accompanied her on III
piano.
The next number. a mandolin ser
made by Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Frazie
was a picturesque as we'll as a musici
success. Mr.. Frazier's skill as a ma,
dolin performer is well known, and /
played last night with his usual degre
of excellence. The tebleau was ver
effective one, AS Mr.. Frazier playe
Mrs. Frazier appeared in windo
formed by vines and green. and smile
down to the serenader. The prett
and quaint performance called fort
well-deserved applause.
The Chinese performances were We,
entertaining. Four Chinese profe
SIGNALS gave an exhibition on the
peculiar instruments which was lis
ened to with much interest. Five CT
nese girls. dressed in their gay Orier
al .garbs, rendered a pretty and quail
Chinese song very successfully.
The number, Hawaii, was certai
ly one of the prettlest pictures of la
night. The four young Hawaiian
g. dies, Misses Elizabeth Kahanu, Rosir
Shaw, Lahapa Kaleimakalii and Hell
Kaiwiaea-are all excellent singer
whose splendid voices blanded toget
err in perfect and rich harmony. II
y picture formed by these young ladt
was a beautiful one. Clad In light h
, lokus and covered with leis they we
artistically grouped. The charmll
e personality OF each of the young ladi
~ blending together formed a tables