The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-16

Dainty little misses and handsome
young masters. wooing Terpsichore be-
fore the footlights at the Hawaiian
opera House last evening. quite cap
tivated the large audience. The ex-
hibition of fancy dancing of the pupils
of Mrs. Mary Gum was one of the
most creditabIe in the long series Civ
en- under her direction in Honolulu.
The originality of some of the dances
suggested an intimate knowledge Of
the newest things on the professional
stage.
Individually, the diversion created by
Master Reynold McGrew. in inimita-
bic makeup as a Paris Boulevardier,
coupled with his song and dance with
ballet accompaniment, was one of the
distinct hirs of the evening. Master
McGrew has a good voice and perfect
self possession before an audience.
Miss Esther Waller, a graceful young
delsarte. giving a series of living pic
lures representing Catching the But
terfiy." AT the Bat" The Maiden's
Prayer" The Rose and the Butter
fly and "snowbaIling." Little Thel-
ma Murphy as a forceful little singer
and dancer won hearty applause Mrs.
F. Howard Humphris, attired as an
Irish maiden in green skirt and white
blouse, recited "A Bit o. Barney in
delightful manner, a ballet accom-
panying her in a pretty dance. In the
Dance of Nations, Louise Mccarthy
as Ireland, Henrie Smith as Spain
Helen Center as Scotland, and Alice
Brickwood as America, danced in a
very fascinating manner. 1t remain
ed for Hazel auckland to show a most
decided talent for buck and wing
dancing, which took the house by
storm. The little miss dances with
an abandon which brings her TO the
front rank Of youthful terpsichorean
artists. :
The march of the Kings Guard was
encored. while the Cupid ballet, with
little tots dressed in blue and pink
with wings TO match 10 meet the tra-
ditional garb of the little god of the
bow and arrow, was extremely amus-
ing. The Puritan quadrille. with the
girls dressed in the old fashioned
gowns of the girls Of Colonial times
was . novelty
During the internission while the
curtain was down twenty-five Hawai-
ian boys and girls. dressed as picka-
ninnies of the South marched upon
the stage. all barefooted. each one
carrying a doll. They sang a negro
lullaby in a way which brought an
encore
The ballet Of the seasons was one
of the most picturesque on the pro-
gram, four sets of beautifully dressed /
girls. dancing successfully to repre-
sent spring, summer, fall and winter /
Rosen's Orchestra rendered excel {
lent music during the entire evening
Mrs. Gum was assisted by Mrs. Alice
Brown as pianist. and the following
young ladies who acted as ushers:
Miss Lady Macfarlane. Miss Helen
Miss Marion Scott. Miss Il
Helen Macfarlane. Miss Alice Jones. +
Miss HartnagIe. Miss Ella Wight. Miss
lorna Iaukea. Programs We're sold by
Misses Alice Nacfarlane. Violet Ma
lee. Margaret Center and Hazel Buck
and.
The young people. besides those al
eady mentioned who participated in
he exhibition were:
aecitation-.'A Bit O Barney -.-.....
Mrs Humohris. Ii
GLADYS Kruger. Juliet Atwater. Dean
Winter. Virginia Mccarthy. Christobel !
award. Pearl Mccarthy. Martha Nc I
hesney. Thelma Murphy. Martha Nc ;
-hesney. Geraldine Traphagen.
The Kings Guard-Kenneth Riede-
ord Gustav Ballenryne. Archie Sin
lair. Rafael Lake. James McCandless, Y
cell Cross. Herbert AIcInerny. Morris a
ugur. Wilfred Traphagen. Lane Web [
ter Lester Marks Gilchrist Hatch.
BaIIet-(a) Cupids: Kulamanu Nc I
wayne. Nay walker Martha Cares, F
lice Hendrv Edith Rice RIoud ord