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Darrach Is an Artist.

OdIIdCu LIS an ArIlSC.
Somehow, just how it is impossible
to explain, miracle was performed at
the Young Hotel last night. Without
makeup, without the aid of scenic
effects, without anything but intrinsic
art, square shouldered Irishman, garb-
ed in the bizarre dress of the Nineteenth
Century evening, transported some two
hundred delighted watchers to an or.
ehard in Illyria. He placed them on his
magic carpet, woven by voice and GEES
ture, and the blank wall of the makai
pavilion became a wonderfully set
stage, peopled with living, laughing,
human characters.
Marshall Darrach is the name of the
Irishman and Shakespeare S "Twelfth
Night" was the medium that worked
the TRANSPORTATION. He did not read
the parts, there is too much love of the
flowing poetry of the lines in him to
ever have to read. The words rippled
off his tongue so naturally, so easily
that one forgot that one man was speak
ing and every character took shape and
acted his mimic part, "all for their de-
Light
The actual speaking of Shakespeare s
lines comes not hard to such man.
One might expect to hear them cleverly
delivered. But where his greatest art
came in was the method with which
he kept the audience posted and ex,
plotted the entries and exits. Much
of the play had to be omitted but each
hiatus was explained in few succinct
words and even those who had never
read or seen the play could follow it
as easily as though it were staged with
full cast.
Perhaps the cleverest part Of Mr..
Darraeh s performance was in the or
chard scene when the cowardly Sir An
drew draws his sword on the supposed
Caesario and, when the girl quayers
and does not fight, he runs off the stage
to chase her and meets her twin brother
instead. The action and the boastful
gestures with the explanation after
ward were drawn so closely together
that one could see the craven baron
! running up the narrow street and fore
tell the fall that was to follow pride.
Mr.. Darrach has two voices, one for
male characters and one for female.
But the ordinations! No matter how
many characters were supposed ID be
on the stage at one time, you could
tell exactly who was speaking. Bluff
old Sir Toby, the humorist and prac-
teal joker, changed instantly to the
quayering boast of Sir Andrew, while,
when the Duke was talking with the
supposed youth, in reality the girl who
loved him, the graceful love passages
were delivered to make one shut ones
eyes and think Of younger days.
Marshall Darraeh is an artist. He
reaches the very highest point of art
by perfect expression. He has shown
what he can do in comedy, the sweetest,
purest, most graceful comedy that was
ever written; and next Monday night
he will show more in tragedy. Julius
Caesar, the dreadful exposition Of what
Nemesis can do, he has chosen for the
next play. To hear him is a lesson in
rhetoric and reminder that the really
clean comedy was written long before
people began to adapt from the Fench.
Farewell Concert Tonight.
The Withers Concert Company viii
give their third and last concert in Ho-
nolulu tonight at the Opera House. The
program viii be made up Of numbers
requested by some of our local musical
people. Madame Ely viii play three
numbers, two studies by Chopin, ''Dum-
ka' by Tschaikowsy, one number by
Mcdowell. and a rhapsodie by Hol-
brooke. Mr.. Withers will play three
fine numbers. and Mr.. Charles Bennett
viii give pleasing selection of songs.
Don't miss this last program. Seats on
sale at Bergstrom Music Company.