Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-04
College Club Entertains
With Play and Music


For weeks expectation has been
Legged to the highest notch by ru-
lLors that the College Club would cell
citrate it's second anniversary by Civ
ing a reception as well as play and
1t dance on Monday evening at Pau
ahi Hall, Punahou. When the inVi-
Il tions finally arrived with dane
ing on the cards and no mention of
It play, naturally those not in the
know" thought it simply a rumor
that play was to be acted on that
evening, and not a fact, as they had
supposed. However, everybody was
assured by the gracious President
Mrs. Frear, that a play was to be
seen on Tuesday evening, but that
its name was a secret until then.
On Tuesday evening the large and
well lighted grounds at Punohau were
filled with motor cars and vehicles of
all descriptions, and many hundreds
ascended the steps to the hall where
the receiving committee were in line
w FNolON L - ICllNuN SIttllHS uDcl al
corners. This reception committee was
composed of Mrs, Frear president of
the College Club, Mrs Richard Ivers,
Mrs. Alexander Lindsay, Mrs Whitney
and Miss Hazel Hoffman Miss Pope
is an officer of the club, but having an
important part in the play, was not
in the receiving circle. Miss Will
helm and assistants in college caps
were the ushers and well they attend
ed TO their duties The college and
university pennants as well as large
flags were used in the decorations and
there were pOtted plants most lavishly
decorating the corridors. The Ellis
quintet club, stationed in the alcove
near the middle of the assembly hall,
played right merrily at the reception
and, for dancing later After all the
guests had arrived the flower bedecked
rope at the top of the stairs was re-
moved and Her Majesty Queen Liliuo-
kalani, looking magnificent in a rich
brocade frock trimmed with rare old
lace, attended by the Princess Kalani-
anaole, who was particularly beautiful
in toilette of white, with pearls in
her hair, assembled the staircase to a
central position in the lecture hall,
which had been reserved for royalty
Everybody then poured into the hall
and when the curtain went up there
was not vacant seat to be had, for
the gallary, as well as the doors on
either side, were packed with eager
guests. The play THE Land of Hearts
Desire, little gem, by William Butler
Teats, gave touching picture of
May Day legend of Ireland a hundred
years ago when the Little People, as
the fairies were called, influenced the
times and were especially active on
May Day Eve. All the parts were well
taken, and the prologue most graceful |
ly recited by Mrs H. E. Hendricks, |
who carried yellow roses in her
arms and took the audience into the
atmosphere of the play. Mrs. Augustus
Knudsen evinced strong dramatic tai
ent, and acted the impulsive. supersti-
tious wife of Maurteen Brun to per-
lection. Her costume was becoming
and she gave the audience a treat
the beautiful tones of her voice
being specially noticeable. The clever
make M of Father Hart, parish priest, !
taken by Mrs. F. c. Atherton, was
most realistic and convincing, and her
work quite true TO the part "Mauteen /
Bruin, Miss Ida Pope did some very
clever acting The long clay pipe in |
her hands was an especially good hit