The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-01-31
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raiser and comedy at the Opera House
on the evening of February twenty
third The curtain raiser will be
Washington S Birthday based on
! the historical facts of George Washing
ton s eleventh birthday, and written by
Alexander Hume Ford in collaboration
with Mark Twain. The incident of the
cherry tree is brought in, and truth,
full explanation is made of why the
cherry tree was of so much consequence
to George Washington s father
The comedy, "Pygmafion and Gala
tea, is in blank verse, and has an
easy swing to it all through. It is
one of the finest plays ever written.
Although it is strong in character,
there are many comical situations which
arise in the most unexpected places. As
play, it is entirely pleasing, and the
members of the cast are all working
faithfully to make it a decided success.
The League members are all looking
forward with great interest All League
members will be invited, but the rest
of the house may be sold to members
and outsiders.
Constabulary Band.
Many people will remember that the
Filipino band played here some four
years ago at the Alexander Young Hotel
roof garden, and that they made a
decided hit at that time. Whenever
band playing is spoken of, some one
who was there will be sure to say, lyon
should have heard the Filipino band
play four years ago!
The band then was only a part of
the large one of eightyfour pieces that
is now coming to play here. New in
struments and new members have been
added, and it is now one~of the largest
in the world, and certainly the finest.
The passengers on the Buford are
having rare treat in the way of mu-
sic, and as the Filipinos are very good
natured people, they are most likely
favored with finest playing every even
ing.
Tickets are on sale at Bergstrom S at
25c, SOC, 75c. and $100.
Captain Walter Fl. Loving, who leads
the Philippines Constabulary band, now
en- route to Washington to participate
in the inaugural parade of President.
elect William H. Taft, is one of the
master musicians of the age. Monsieur
Lefebre, the famous saxophone player,
speaking of Loving, says:
Gin genuine musical ideas and in
effective Interpretation, he is more
nearly like our late leader, F. S. Gil.
more, than is any bandmaster of today
81 was at the worlds fair in St
Louis, 1904. for three weeks and heard
the Philippines Constabulary band near,
ly every day of my stay there. Low.
ing, the leader, has perfect control OF
the musicians, eightyfour in all. He
leads as an artistic musician should
and his conception of operate selections
is simply fine. The band performs the
works of the great composer with per,
feet expression and their leader is al
ways sure in keeping them in the right
| tempos. Another thing in which the
band and the leader remind me of the
Gilmore organization is in the introduc-
tion of surprise features era ne-eIeiee,
which never fail to please. =
The Kansas City Star says: "This
compliment, coming from so important
a musician as Lefebre, whose knowledge
of the work of the great Gilmore was
so intimate, is probably the sort of
praise which will be most appreciated
by the Philippine band, and which will
delight Captain Loving more than
salvos of applause