The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-09
WILL BID
FOR FAME
Young KauIukou to Be
Given Farewell
Benefit.

Lot kaulukou evidently has lot of
merely wish him well in the career as
an operate singer which he has deter
mined to enter upon. Young Kaulukou,
who first gave promise of something
the Toreador's role in Carmen. leaves
early in July for the States where he
will commence in earnest to climb the
long and steep ladder of success He
has many qualities which will aid him
besides his voice having an excellent
stage presence, graceful and forceful
with strong dramatic instinct. He
was chosen as the orator of his class
his speech made more than a passing
impression.
Since he first evinced not only the
talent but q determination to adopt the
stage as mis- profession Mrs. Annis
Montague Turner, who may have been
said to have discovered the Hawaiian
Baritone" has undertaken his tuition
in earnest and the young singer has
made wonderful strides. His voice is
now plastic and at the stage where
faults are easily corrected and correct
method readily inculcated while his
talent for acting smoothed many of the
paths that the beginner finds hard. It
is a great advantage to Kaulukou to
have the advantage of Annis Mon
tague's own professional triumphs to
point out to him the royal road to sue
cess and aid him over the initial OBJ
stacles.
Young Lots modesty as well as his
talents have united to win him friends
and a big array of singers have gather
ed round him to make his benefit set
for June 10 a triumph artistically as
we'll as a real financial aid to him in his
earlier endeavors. Besides the original
cast of Carmen, Paul Isenberg has Of
fered his pure tenor and will be heard
in the famous duet from II Trovatore
with Annis Montague while Kaulukou
as de Luna will help interpret another
scene.
Miss Gertrude Brown has consented |
to play Moszkowskis opus II, a waltz |
while Miss Ada Rhodes's |
contralto will be heard to advantage |
in Prophets ooh Mon Pauvre Fills. y |
Mr.. Stanley Livingstone, whose bari |
tone is all too rarely heard, is to sing |
King Charles and Mr.. Robert White, |
two numbers from the Lily of Killar- |
ney. Kaai has selected mandolin or
chestra which will render the famous
'Numa" and Northern Lights" these
numbers constituting a concert pro-
gram which will form an agreeable in
terlude between I'll Trovatore'' and the
third act of Carmen winding up with
''Kaulukous'' first hit the "Toreador' |
solo and chorus.
Some idea of the quality of the music
may be cleaned from the following list
Of those who are assisting: Mrs. Won |
Holt, Mrs. Percy Benson, Mrs. E. NJ.
Boyd, the Misses Alice Campbell, Stella |
Love, Agnes Lyle, Madge McCandless,
Daisy Lishman, Marguerite Lishman,
Charlotte Hall, Aylett, Leo Martin, BY
ngton, Alice Rice, Jessie Frazier, May |
Hellner, Marjorie Freeth, Ada Rhodes,
Annie McCrosson, Irene Dickson,
Afessrs. Ernest Ross, W. F. Dillingham;,
[. Dillingham;, Arthur Wall. Harry Won
Holt, Stanley Livingston, Clarence Wa
SI HldIl, N~IlIlOI tracy ANeu STdODe, bCn |
Jones, Wade Warren Thayer. J. Reed,
W. D. Adams, Robert White, Ernest
Naai, Beakbane, Merriam, Macintosh, |
Towan and Hiram.
The rehearsafs are practically down
20 the final ones. On Tuesday, the 14th,
I rehearsal of Carmen with the princi-
pals and chorus at the Opera House
will be followed by a last practice on
he following Thursday, also at the
Opera House, of Trovatore, both with
he orchestral parts which will be ham
He'd by Kappelmeister Berger for the
Il Trovatore scene and by the Sym
Dhony Orchestra under DR.. Marques for
Carmen. Rehearsals start at 7:30 and
L full attendance is necessary. An or
,hestral rehearsal was successfully held
asst evening at the Symphony Club
headquarters, Haalelea Lawn.