The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-30
''ALABAMA''
A SUCCESS
MoWded House Attends
the Boat Club
Benefit.

e@ON
of Alabama" last evening. before an
audience which comfortably filed the
Opera House.
And not only the decora tons and
scenery were such as to excite COM
ment, but the play itself was of high
er order than is generally seen in the
realm of amateur theatricals. ALA
bama," with it's strong emotional parts
but it was handled by the cast last
evening in a way which calls for the
highest praise, and which certainly
met the approval of the audience last
evening.
And that the play is a success fnan-
ciaIly as well as dramatically, is a
source of pleasure to the members of
the Kunalu Boat Club for whom the play
'r4s given The receipts from tickets
3lready sold have paid all the expenses
-SaFd left surplus of nearly 500, and
Whatever tickets are sold between now
and the next performance will add to
In speaking of the cast individually
it would be perhaps proper and far
easier to give praise to all, but the act
ing of Mr.. Raymond c. Brown as
Captain Davenport" Miss Charlotte
Hall as Carey Preston Mr.. A ].
BIackman as "Col. Preston" and Mr..
A E. Murphy as col. Moberly'' de-
serves especial commentator. These
difficult parts were filled in highly sat
isfactory manner.
Mr.. Dougherty as "Lathrop Page"
invested his part with soft Southern
accent and looked his part as did Mr..
Harry Jeffrey. Miss Irmgard Schaefer
and Mrs. Jas Dougherty played their
part with unusual grace and charm,
and Mr.. Allison Jordan as Squire
Tucker divided the humor of the play
with Mr. Schwartz as Decatur,
negro servant. Mrs. B. s. Wotkyns
completed the cast and her character
of Mrs. Page calls for nothing but
pleasing comment.
Taken as a whole the play is GER
tainly worth seeing, leaving out the
purpose for which it is given, and Sat-
urday night should see a we'll filled
house.
The boxes last evening were all
taken. The Myrtles and Healanis had
the two upper ones which were ap-
propriately decorated with the clubs
ncolors. Mrs. w. G. Irwin with Miss
Helene Irwin and Miss Hyde-Smith oc-
Lupied the Irwin box, while Mr.. Jack
Atkinson, who has been actively in
terested in the KunaIu Club for some
time had the lower right hand box.
The Opera House was handsomely
decorated with streamers, flags and
bunting. and paper flowers, artistically
arranged. formed an important part OF
the decorations.
The Hungarian Orchestra furnished
the music. being stationed behind the
scenes and the Dillingham; quartet also
sang several songs during the course
of the play.
in white with summer hats decorated
with miniature oars acted as ushers.
The cast is as follows:
Colonel Preston, an old planter.
Mr.. A. J. Blackman
Colonel Moberly. a relic of the Con-
federacy. ...........M Mr.. A. E. Murphy
Squire Tucker, a Talladega County
justice Mr.. Allison Jordan
Captain Davenport a northern rail-
road man. Mr.. Raymond c. Brown
Mr.. Armstrong, Capt. Davenport's
agent. Mr.. Harry Jeffrey
Lathrop Page, a southern boy.
.Mr. James D. Dougherty
Raymond Page, a party of business
...........-...........M Mr.. A. S. Brown
Decatur, an ante-bellum servant.
..........Mr. Colman Schwartz
~ TIL frrrin
Mrs. B. S. Wotkyns
Mrs Stockton, a rich young widow.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Miss Irmgard Schaefer
shrey Preston, an Alabama blossom.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Miss Charlotte Hall
klanta Moberly, Col. Moberly's
laughter. ..... Mrs. Dougherty
SYNOPSIS:
Act IAN evening in May, 1880, Mrs.
Pages home in Alabama.
Act 2-The following morning, Col.
Preston's premises.
Act 3tEvening, a portion Of grounds
on Col Preston's premises.
Act dawn. Col. Preston's premises
Gas in Act ..
Patronesses-Mrs. G. r. Carter, Mrs.
Mrs. A. T. Hays, Mrs. A.
g. 4.&gss. Mrs F. NJ. Swanzy, Mrs
G. r. Samp Mrs. E. d. Tenney. Mrs.
Franci,E Judd, Mrs. c. Montague Cooke,
Mrs F&obt. Cation. Mrs. C. B. Cooper.
Mrs B. Dole, Mrs. z. Waterhouse,
Mrs. &Serrit Wilder, Mrs. w. w. Hall,
Mrs. Obrnelia Damon, Mrs. A. Hooking,
Mrs Itaura White, Mrs. Andrew Fuller,
Mrs. Walter Hoffman,.
The members of the Kunalu Club are
as fol- pws:
Senior Crew-Margaret Cattonl Julie
Damon, Margaret Waterhouse, Ella
Wight, May Kluege1. Elizabeth jesse
Ign, Sophie Judd, Elsie Waterhouse,
Marion Waterhouse. Elsie Werthmuller,
Eunice Pratt. Florence Hall.
Junior Crew-AIice Roth, Kenny Cat
tnr, Alinn Hadarrnarnn Sara I-unas Rella