The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-06

Wisconsin's Dramatic
Club Makes a
Hit.

Woman'S skirts and high-heeled SHOES
cannot disguise the rolling walk of
Uncle Sans sailorman, and this was
proved at the performance of the Wis
consin Dramatic Club at the Orpheum
last evening, in which all the feminine
roles were in the keeping of members
of the battleship's crew. 1t was an
Eveless cast, but the performance was
excellent throughout and the tars are
splendid imitators of women's wiles
and ways.
The presentation of the melodrama,
"a woman's Honor" as presented by
the club from the battleship, was
most creditable one and was witnessed
by large and enthusiastic audience.
Imagine soubrette tripping down the
stage in high-heeled shoes, short skirts
peek-a-boo hose. low-neck dress,
dainty as you would want her, and
then hear a mans voice roar out from
between incarnadined lips. The effect
upon the audience was magical and all
laughed from the sheer desire to laugh
DIT the HOFclly VI TIE SllOcttIoll. III
those who played women's parts played
them we'll and they were frequently ap-
plauded.
OF course, a sailors hands are large.
No man who ever went through the
fo'castle can expect to keep his hands
small and dainty. The next thing is
TO know what to do with them, and
that is where the ladies' in the cast
We're completely at sea. Wind their fin
gers in and out of the folds of a hand
kerchief as they would those hands
stood out like turrets on the fore deck
But whether these ladies" were in
street, house or ball gowns the femin-
inc parts were in good keeping. The
Wisconsins dramatic club is an anna
teur organization which plays in a
professional manner. The many trying
scenes of loYe and affection were gone
through with in a creditable manner
and the more stirring masculine scenes
We're presented with a vim that brought
down the house every time. L. II.
Chaplin as Sally, the soubrette, was a
star performer. When his hands and
feet were not in view he looked like
dainty, winsome young lady with
very kiSsabIe expression.
F. J. McKeon as Olive, sister of Sal
ly had a difficult role and sustained it
we'll Mr.. McKeon was chosen largely
because he had a SOFT soothing voice,
but it was pitched down in low G
and the effect was comical. c. Rob
inson as General Mark Lester, hero
of the Cuban Ten-Year War, played
a star role and showed himself a capa-
BILE actor. c. f. Harrier as the darby
Ebenezer was excellent throughout.
F. McGraf as Gregory Grimes, Testers
private secretary, was a splendid foil
to the soubrette, and c.. A. Davidson as
Mendez. the half brother of Lester, a
keen, cunning West Indian, was clever.
J. f. Rhodes as Gilbert Hall, Tilted by
Olive. was capable, and F. J. Sullivan
as Maria brought ginger into the play.
Last but not least was j. Swan as Rob
ert Glenn and also as Dr. Garcia. The
play was we'll staged and the Wiscon-
sin orchestra, under the leadership of
c.. G. Schultz. added not little to the
pleasure of the evening.
| Between acts quartet, consisting OF
H. Gibason. w. j. Kraft, A. T. Martin
and H. L. White, captivated the audi
ence with several songs, and the whole
company sang the Wisconsin's favorite
Keep on the Target" a reference in
the chorus to the Wisconsin's winning,
of the navy target trophy being as
follows:
| Keep on the target; keep on the tar
get;
! Don't train by jerks and starts; keep
your "crosswires'' on the mark;
Follow throughout the roll; remember
what you're told,
| The shots that count are those that
hit the target
The following were in charge: Man
l L ID
Rogers; scenario, R. H. Lake; cos
tunes, Seymour, White & Co, mod
istes; electrician. E. H. Loud; stage
carpenter, w. McManimie; properties,
| w. Johnson printer, r. D. Jones;
chief usher j. j. O'Brien; musical di-