The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-16
SCENE MONDAY TUES

Last Week of the Popular Elleford
Company.


Last Week of the Popular Elleford
Company.
The Elleford company closed last
night with 'tShadows of New York y
to full house and the play pleased
immensely. The matinee yesterday at
ternoon was also crowded and
the young folks had pleasant after
noon. Commencing tomorrow night the
Elleford begin on their sixth and last
week. They will have three of their
best plays and lot of new specialties
to offer theater patrons. The offer. ng
for tomorrow and Tuesday is Edward
Kidder S modern Irish comedy, "The
Gossoon," play made famous by
Carroll johnson. He presented it in San
Francisco four years ago at the Column
bia, and it was one of the big hits
of the season. 1t is cast with the full
strength of the Elleford company, and
has some very charming scenic settings
and beautiful costumes. 1t deals with
the Emerald Isle and its quaint inhabi-
tants, has sweetly pretty love story,
and several sensational scenes and incl
dents. Wednesday and Thursday will
be devoted to the king of Iaughmak-
ers, "a Royal Reception or {. In
cog. The Elleford company presented
the farce here for an opening bill two
years ago and it was great pleaser.
The play has been running in New
York for the last year under the title
of "The Three Twins and it is the
production in which Bessie Mccoy made
such a great hit as the "Yama- Yama -
Girl. There are three acts of nothing
but laughter. Friday and Saturday s
offering is brand new American COM
edy drama, "The Town Constable" a
pretty home story with abundance or
comedy and strong plot, worked out
in an intelligent manner. A special
matinee will be given en- next Wednes-
day, especially for the school children,
presenting the laughable farce, "Hello
Bill. - The Osborn children will pre-
sent native Hawaiian songs, and their
hula dance. There is lot in the COM
edy to please the little folks, and the
elders as we'll. On next Saturday the
company will present their farewell
matinee when the offering will be
laughabe comedy bill. In all of the
bills of the week the Osborn children
will have new turns and Ray Collins
will sing some of the newest ballads,
| illustrated with the stereopticon. Sew
| eral other members of the company Will
each night present some new specially
Seats are now on sale for the entire
weeks engagement.
| Taft's Inauguration.
| At what, in any line of the show
business. would be considered a big ex,
! pense. Manager Congdon of the Park
Open Air theater has secured the mo-
ton picture film .'The Inauguration OF
President Taft = This film is to be
shown here for the first time on Mon
day night and it should assure a very
large attendance at this popular place
of entertainment. More than thou
sand feet of film were used to secure
the characters in the scene. 1t portrays
the events at the White House and the
farewell of President Roosevelt and the
start on his last journey as President
of the United States for the inaugura-
ton of his successor at the Capitol. All
of the leading characters in the drama
are shown Roosevelt, Taft, Sherman
and Fairbanks. After the ceremonies
President Taft and ex-President Roose-
Welt are seen in line with the thousands
of men in the military and civic bodies