The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-05-16
A PRIMA DONNA AND HER Critic

excellent work in quartet, solo ana
ensemble difficulties and the whole
company was unusually well adapted
to just such merry, charming enter
tainment.
Schumann Heink, with her great me-
lihuous, golden voice attuned to pretty
follies and fleeing waves of sweetness
and sentiment was a wonderful en-
ployment in the elevation of actual
comedy and delicious music. When
the imperial Fricka, the melodramatic
OrtTude tripped out a buXom laundress
i'm pattens and a mob cap it was some
thing upsetting and when her glorious
voice melted into a mischievous ditty
about Cupid" it was a serious propo-
siton for the Wagnerian idolatOr. But
the contagious vitality, the humor the
broad low comedy and solid German
wit which fairly enveloped the great
cOntralto carried the audience by storm
Her singularly amusing little face with
it's white teeth, swapping eyes and fun
ny. arms assist neatly comical Situa-
lions and her vivaclty, her romping
spirits gave to the little story a keen
touch of humor not exactly in the heart
of it, excellent though it was. Nine.
Schumanu Heink's greatest successes,
of course, were her own favorite songs,
out of an enormous classical repertoire.
She sung two, both in German, and
with a beauty of tone production, re-
velatiOu of timbre and delicate iOriture
rarely exl ected from contralto and Il
splendor of "vril" and power, perhaps
never before shown in comic opera III
1.,1f fnrn a nd
ultra sentimental, brought tears to
many eyes just out of sympathetic az
probation of its exquisite beauty OF
rendition.
John Savn is the madame's come
dian and he is delightful. Rather
submerged until the last act Slavin
contents himself with repartee and
good song and dance. But in the
last act Johnny has a chance and he
seizes it with a tact and spirit and
abandon which is immense. Numerous
encores for an eccentric dance and
capital Irish songs brought Mr.. Slavin
out for a curtain can, which was taken
with the amiable star on the stage, and
she approved of it too and applauded
agreebIy. He certainly is an amusing
little chap in this retty opera and the
audience made a great fuss over him
which while he was given rein and was
so delightfully."- entertaining. Ivy Clyde,
a dainty young person with beautiful
voice and much talent for neat acting
was the soprano and everything she
sung was charmingly done.
Margaret Crawford, Tekla Farm,
Grace D'Aubigne and Elone Leonard
sung splendidly and deserved much of
the applause bestowed upon ensembles
in which they led the chorus or part
song. Delight Barsch, handsome and
vivacious, danced gracefully and sung
finely. George Tallman was an agree
able vocalist and good actor and w.
II. Thompson sung well though none OF
the men We're especially attractive eN-
cept as desirable assistants to a de-
lightful ensemble. Karl Stal, George
Head and several others made up the
goodly sum of competent musicians and
as it was decidedly a musical entertain
ment everything else, even Slavin's ir-
resistible comedy, was made subser-
Went to the finer ingredient Of splendid
treat. Bouquets, applause and affec-
Tomato greetings were showered upon
the amiable and brilliant Schumann-
Heink and the evening was in every
way notable one.