The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-24
BOY ACTORS
Of COLLEGE
Gave Good Show At
St. Louis Last
Night.

st. Louis College hall was crowded
with people last evening for the musi-
cal and dramatic entertainment an
nounced to be given by the students and
the evenings entertainment turned out
to be one of a high order. The stu
dents entered into every feature of the
work with a will and their perform
ances showed thorough preparation.
The opening feature was a flag drill
by the st. Louis College Minims-the
younger pupils of the school Carrying
American flags and singing American
patriotic airs the youngsters went
through quite a series of interesting
drills.
drama, entitled IF I Were A
King" followed and was the best por-
tien of the nights entertainment. The
scene was laid in Naples There Fer
dinand the King of Naples" Alb. Dow
ney, held his court, with his young
son Alberto" George Sims, and there
also his courtiers, "Melchiore'' and
Marine" Charles Roy Painter and
Ezekiel Vieira, attended to his imme-
date wants. About his court could be
seen '.Ruisco-Cousin of the King and
a conspirator," George Weight: Don
Gonsalvo-Spanish ambassador and
conspirator," Frank Painter; also other
courtiers We're there, while in the val
leys around the Bay of Naples were to
be found Charles K. StfIlman, as Ban |
quo, Overseer of Shepherds" L. Irvie |
Painter, as "Cecato, Chief Shepherd |
Harry Sims. as "Genaro, the Shepherd |
King" Columbus Sims, as "Valerio |
and four ordinary shepherd boys: |
Philippe" Herman George; "Battisto," |
Edwin Akina; ''Silvio," Walter Cough; |
Marco" Paul Vennemann, and occa- /
'.Alonzo, General of the Kings
Armies L. Drummond, the latter fit
ting about in golden raiment.
RUSSO and Don Gonsalvo plotted the
Kings downfall and the seizure of the
crown for RUSSO They threw young
Alberto into the bay but he was res
cued by Genaro. Then they plotted,
with the assistance of Spain. to assas-
sinate the king and seize the country
by means of the Spanish army and ma
Wy. But the shepherd boys intercepted
learned of the plot, and
prepared to apprise the
king of his danger. Genaro fell asleep
in the valley while they were prepar-
ing for this work and while he was
sleeping his thoughts aloud as to what
he should do were he king" King
Ferdinand and his courtiers happened
On the scene. They thought it would
be a great joke to make young Genaro
what he wished for a short time. He
was spirited away to the palace and
On his awakening found himself CARRIED
IN royal robes and listening to the fiat
;ery of courtiers, while underneath the
couch upon which he reclined lay Fer
1inand, cracking his sides with merri-
nent. king Genaro assembled the
court and denounced the traitrous
2uisco and Don Gonsalvo, and by clever
work saved the throne. At the finish
t was discovered that both Genaro
md his little brother were really sons of
King Ferdinand who had been lost
when they We're infants.
All of this work was we'll carried out
by the young pupils and some of their
antics must have been something like
What one would expect from the type
If people they were initiating.
Young Walter Cough rendered a clev-
II violin solo and this was followed by ]
Faust" played by the College Orches-
ra All of the boys of the school unit
ID as a chorus in singing "Pinafore."
\. De La Nux and Walter Cough then
Hawaiian melodies in a violin
md flute duet. n comedy, Capital VS..
labor" was cleverly carried out by
he following characters: {
Judge Henry Buttons-A Retired
Judge and Wealthy Mill-owner..
.Chas. X. Stillman :
Secretary. 49, Geo. Gilman
Ians Won Sandt-His Cook. Jos. Nunes :
Servant. .Jno. Nieira :
Ieb-His Servant. VIM. Achi :
henry Hansel-A Mechanic. ..........
Observation-Disclosures Frank L. Stack
.ristotle Thompkins-The Judges :
Most Intimate Friend. Frederic Ohrt
Ioratio Squash-The Judges Most
Intimate Friend. Edw. Dunn
i'm Coates-'Leader of the Strike.
.. John Meyer /
The orchestra and chorus concluded I
he entertainment with two selections. 7
he entire entertainment was a success {
\ every way and reflected considerable +
redit on the College Brothers who 7
ave worked hard during the last few Y
7eeks in training the boys in such a r
1anner that they could not fail to give I