The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-07

Manager Cohen says he will feel
much relieved when the seat sale for
the Elleford Company's engagement
opens at the Orpheum tomorrow morn
ing. For the last week he has met peo-
pie on the street who say, "Save me
two in row three; save me four in row
FIVE; now don t forget it, Joe," and he
has n emorandums over all of the letters
in his pockets, and of course if he
loses one there will be trouble later.
The demand for seats to see the open
ing bill, "Pals," is very heavy, as all
of our best theater patrons know of the
reputation of Edmond Day, the author,
and are anxious to to see his best work !;
besides they are waiting to greet all of
the old favorites. There is Geo. Her
nandez, who mas an extremely funny
part, in fact one of the best in his ex-
tensive repetoire. Matte Lloyd Luce,
who appears in one of the leads, and
Miss Due, who also has leading part,
made great hit here four years ago.
She is charming little actress, and
her gowns are the envy and admiration
of all the ladies. She will appear in
some of the very latest Paris creations.
All the children and their elders as
well are anxious to greet the Osborn
children, two juveniles who made the
greatest hit of any youngsters that
have ever appeared in Honolulu. They
have an entirely new list of up to-date
speeialties that will delight everybody
The reason that the Elleford perform
ances go so smoothly is that every play
has been produced by the company for
the last two years; eight weeks in
Reno, six weeks in Oakland, eight
weeks in San Diego, twelve weeks in
Seattle, and the balance of the time
over the western circuit. .Pals,o the
opening bill, has four complete sets of
scenery, painted expressly for the pro-
duetion by Miss Grace Wishar of eye
Liberty theater, Oakland, one of the
cleverest artists in America. The first
act is a students room at Harvard Col
lege with the usual decorations of a
college boys den. The second act is
Troutdale, charming spot in the Ad-
irondaeks, beautiful set. Act fourth
shows the suburban home of ssJim
and his wife. From all indications
there will be s'turn-away house, to
greet this popular company on next
Monday. April u.
Splendid Scenery for Pcllards
a great feature of the Pollard COM
pany's production of ssThe Charity
Ball. at the Opera House next Satur-
day night will be the scenery. Not
only in this play, but In all other pro-
auctions the scenery is entirely new
and is the very best and most elab-
crate III it's kind.
The scenes have all been painted in
Seattle by an expert theatrical scene
artist, and the result of his efforts is
more than picturesque. In the ball
room scene of "The Charity Ball, " the
frescoing is remarkably well done. It
is SO good that one can look at the
canvas in the garish light of day and
be pleased. The canvas is not covered
with the usual daubs of paint, such as
one associates with stage scenery; it is
finished work, and, well as it appears
iduring the light of day, it will be
doubly effective when all set and show
ing in. the light of the electric borders.
One feature about the scenery is that
each set has a cover. Instead of those
who sit in the lower part of the orches-
ira being able to gaze up into the
mysterious heights of the flies, where
ropes and frayed canvas show IN
tumble of confusion, each scene will be
rooted in with a canvas painted to
fit the occasion. Even in the great
racctrack scene in "Checkers, there
will be a cover and this, of course, will
represent the sky and the far distance.
Frank Cherry, who is acting as as
sistant property master, displayed the
scenery with great pride yesterday ait
ernoon. when the writer went round to
the Opera House to take a look at the
new stuff. He was busily engaged IN
mixing up large bucketful of mys-
ferrous oOpC Lhde vas NV sNiJ
but was explained to be whitewash and
would show white Oh the canvas after
it had dried
On the floor of the stage were two
big pieces of machinery. each hinged
in the middle, and Frank was strug-
Cling to remove the screws of the
hinges so as to separate the different
parts. His arms were bare and he wore
voluminous pair of overalls Gas big
as New York" but he seemed to be
enjoying the work and smiled cheer
fully when a small boy who had buttei
in from the street offered to lend him
toothpiek.
Then arrived the younger Mr.. Ches-
ter. who is the chief property man,
AMI the two of them obligingly spread
cut some of the scenery to show just
how good it was. This not without
some pardonable display of pride. They
not only showed the different sets, but
explained how each piece had its own
place against the walls, when not be-
ing used, and everything is so arranged
that the grips as the scene-shifters
are called. can make no mistake in set