Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-12-26
Two WOMEN FIGHT
BEFORE EXCITED CROWD
FOR LOVES SAKE

IV WvLU UHnL
A splendid Christmas night crowd
turned out to enjoy what is perhaps
the liveliest melodrama ever produced
on the local stage. at the 0rpheum last
night. The house was packed. The
National Stock company was in fine
fettle. as usual, and Richard Butler
and his splendid players presented For
Her Children's Sake" a four.act play
whose every incident was stirring to
the last degree. The crowd was de.
lighted and the gallery was particularly
demonstrative. What the gallery gets
enthusiastic over is certainly most ef
fective. Tonight and tomorrow night
this moving production will be repeat
ed. Great crowds should attend each
evenings performance. Last night the
players were perfect and, needless to
say, they will be at their best again to.
night and tomorrow. On Thursday
evening The Queen of the White
Slaves will be presented, a play full
of surprises.
In Her Children's Sake" the hero
loves the daughter of a parson and, of
course, she loves him. But he is also
loved by designing female who plans
that he shall not attain happiness with
the heroine. Where two women want
the same man there Is generally trou.
bic galore and so II is in this scens
from life. Trouble flies thick and fast
through the most exciting scenes but
well the end is interesting indeed.
BUTLER, as Dr. Horace Parker, in love
with Edna, the parsons daughter. is
grand. BUTLER is above all else most
conscientious actor. He does not over.
do his part for the sake of drawing all
the attention to himself, as do some
leading men. He makes the character
he delineates his sole idea and presents
II with all the force that the character
calls Tor, but he never oversteps the
lin merely to keep in tn center of the
lime light and do the idol stunt. Hence
his entire success in all roles, leading
or otherwise.
Rupert Drum, as the parson, is most
effective, but one suggestion might be
offered. He is somewhat too frequent
with the gesture of the hand in which
the arm Is half raised, the elbow
crooked and the palm placed outward,
In motion Of half ecclesiastic, half In.
definite significance. 1t is a manner.
ism that might well be relieved occa.
sionally by some other gesture. Drum
Is a clever actor and would be still
more clever II he took example from
Buffers great versatility Of motion.
Thomas Lowell as the brutal pro-
prietor OF circus who attempts to
brain his dying wife, for reasons devel.
oped in the play, is strong and thor
Dugh. Auerbach, In the character of
A parsonage servant, furnishes some
Of the humor Of the piece in breezy
manner. Earl, as Gilbert Harcourt, ls'
10 the fore in the right place with his
well known accomplishments.
Brenda Fowler as the parsons
laughter Is all that the part requires. !
rne scene revealing her mounting her
horse to enter the circus arena, though,
she has been ordered by the doctor,
Ter lover, not to attempt the appear
'nce, going for the sake of her chill. !
lren whom her tyrant husband threat.
ms to put In the ring unless she
goes through her performance, and
he immediate events following are
with excitement of a nature
calculated to bring the most exacting
'allery to its feet with loud shouts OF
approval. Lillian Hayward, as the
designing woman who would rob Edna
II her happiness, exhibits all her great
lower of acting. Louise Orendorf, as
he Dutch servant, is nightly enter
aiming, full of fun when occasion de-
hands and delightful throughout. Ju-
iette Chandler makes a fine, spirited
10Y and is naturally and brilliantly
daptiye. Baby Winton makes sweet
nd lovable little Rosie.
There We're numerous occasions at
asst evenings performance when the
ig house simply rocked with applause
t the most strenuously enthusiastic
allure. Clearly the verdict of the
eople is that these players are in all
rays the real goods. |,