The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-04-24

| The Elks' great show approaches and
the gag of the minstrel is heard in the
land Nightly the Opera House re-
sounds with the clackety-clack of the
castanet. and the tambourine for
season enjoys signal favor. Rehearsals
are in the air and the toll of the ticket
seller is already long and arduous.
1t lacks a scant week to the great
day; there will be two performances
by-the-bye. on Thursday and Saturday
evenings next, respectively. Saturday
saw the bulk of the seats for the open
ing performance" disposed of but for
number of good seats still obtainable.
This isn't likely to be the case long,
however for children are crying for
tickets and the world and his sweet
heart are arranging to be there.
The curtain will rise On the orthodox
charmed circle which will On this oc-
casion include two charming members
of the fair sex, Mrs. j. Pratt and Miss
Gertrude Hall. The end men will be
J. Hastings Rowland, Guy S. Living
ston. Paymaster Brown. u. S. N, and
Walter Doyle. The sextette will do end
stunts of the most approved order
which will include fearful ballads, up
to-date coon songs and whiskerless
jokes. A censor committee has been
appointed to examine and enquire into
the origin and antiquity of each and
every quip and suspicious cases of
ammo domini are either subjected to the
cremation cure or disposed of to Joe
Cohen for future use at sacrifice rates.
A new laid egg would addle itself with
envy at the pristine freshness of some
of the Elks' jokes.
Augustus Murphy the man with the
twelve-inch smile, has graciously con-
sented to officiate. as interlocutor and
his sagacious interpretations give prom
ise of unrestrained joy. Murphy was
born smiling.
The olio is particularly fine and
large and the first spasm will take the
form of refined comedy act by the
Comedy Four, Messrs. Livingston,
Rowland, James Dougherty and Cole
man Schwartz. This will be a bang
up feature and will furnish the motif
as the society writer's put it, for the
introduction of some clever topical
songs. Number two of Part two will
take the form of a comedietta entitled
"a Happy Pair" This was written
by S. They're, the famous sketch crea-
tor and is a humor-hummer. The gull
ty parties will be Miss Gertrude IIeli
and w. G. Adams and that they VIII
carry the thing to a success goes with
out saying. The mummers will take
occasion to introduce a burlesque on
the famous melodrama con the Hand
of Fate" during the single act of the
A musical contribution by J. Richard
son will follow the instrument being
the concertina. The artist will demon
strate that there is more genuine mel
ody in his wind-boX than in a flock of
bagpipes. and this with all due defer
ence to the official piper of the Scot
fish Thistle Club. loot monl
Mr.. Richardson is en- route to Lon
don and is visiting friends in the is
land metropolis. He halls from Kim
berley, South Africa, and the sweet
music discoursed by him during the
late war in no small measure sustain
ed the dropping spirits of the famine
stricken defenders of the besieged cita-
del. When he left the Cape he was
the recipient of a rough diamond stuck
in a nugget of gold, the gift of lovers
of true music. ,
The concertina expert will render Sc
lections ranging from grand opera to
the imitation of a cat baying the moon
and it is whispered that Prof. Berger
has written a march to be concertinned
on the fatal night.
Mr. Richardson will be accompanied .
On the piano by his daughter, Miss
Elsie Richardson who was for four
years accompanist and soloist to the
Musical Association
Mr.. Hugo Herzer. the baritone singer
will help to restore order with popular
ballads and the last round will be
fought by the entire company in a
farce, yclept 1.-The Country
School, This is where the town will
receive the shaft of wit right in the
neck.
Thousand Steamer" Berger will
grind the organ and W. G. Adams
look after the stage biz. Wall, Mich
OILS Co are guarding the box plan.