Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-02-23
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They all sat up and took notice at
the orpheum last night at the initial
performance OF "The White Caps"
for an uninterrupted current of thrill.
lefty was on full force and blood and
thunder SO closely tripped together be.
fore the feet lamps that there were no
stops between the stirs.
Judge Randolph is strenuously OPP
posed to the White Caps and they
have sworn to have his life. Sheriff
Dick Golfer loves the judges daughter,
but the sheriff is madly loved by II.
tella, an octoroon who. fearing that
she VIII lose him because OF his love
for Hazel Randolph the judges daugh.
ter, circulates the lie that he has lived
In shame with her, Zitella. Hazel
hears about It and forbids the sheriff
her house. Nevertheless the sheriff on
q few occasions saves the lives OF the
Randolphs. when threatened by the
White Caps. The old Judge Is CRATE
full enough TO want to shake the sher-
ms hand, but Golfer won't think OF
II until II Is explained to him why he
Is forbidden the judges house. The
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ms face, for which he Is booked to
die, but escapes by the appearance OF
Hazel In time to cool the sheriff's pas.
sion. one of the White Caps wants
to marry Hazel. He disgusts her. In.
cidentally he wants the sheriff's life.
The sheriff arrests the leaders OF the
White Caps. They threaten the jury
and are acquitted. One shoots tho
Judge dead from the court house win.
dow while he Is crying out against the
travesty on justice. Suspicion falls
on the sheriff, who Is known to have
quarrelled with the old man and the
White Caps are about to string him
up when Hazel enters, bends over the
body OF her father, suddenly draws his
gun and confronts the White Caps, the
octoroon having meanwhile confessed
that she lied concerning the sheriff.
Then follows a series of exciting
scenes, In which the White Caps take
control, give chase to the sheriff, cap.
ture the girl and do lot OF terrible
things. only to be outwitted In the
end by the sheriff and his reconciled
sweetheart.
Richard Butler is Dick Golfer, full
OF gentle fire and neat execution, as
fits the part. In all his work revealing
wonderful pliancy. Brenda Fowler
plays the judges daughter. She Is
catching to a degree, fetching with
her hair down and wlnsome withal,
and clever, too. Tom Lowell appears
as the leader OF the White Caps, show.
Ing to great advantage and throwing
spirit into the part that does not
fail. He Is more than a conscientious
actor, for he possesses much talent.
Rupert Drum acts the Judge, forceful-
ly and with fine appreciation of his
lines. Chas. Place Is Jim Healy, a
White Cap His stage presence is al.
ways solid thorough and artistic
Henry Auerbach, as moonshiner,
brings In some laughter at the right
place and lots of It. Renfort is a good
colored servant and Ernest Wilkes
shows up as an impressive White Cap.
Lillian Hayward, as Zitella, Is mag
netic, complete and splendid in word,
expression, manner and movement.
Juliette Chandler makes a smart Sue,
a co.ored servant. She Invariably en-
tertains Louise Orendorf, as Ma Dill.
Ion, the moonshiners wife, is excel.
lent and, by the way, discovers con.
siderable of the versatile. for she can
play the wicked old woman or the pref.
ty and flrtatious young maid or mat
ron to further orders"
The house was both gratihed and
delighted last night. The same con-
ditlcns will prevail tonight and to-
morrow night, when "The White Caps
will be repeated. Folks should make
the most OF the Butler players, for
latter March "a they will not be here
In the meanwhile there are some eight