The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-11

A quartet of European musical stars !,
constitute the artistic forces of the
Herbert Withers Concert Company, now
closing their first season in three years
projected touring to all parts of the |
inhabited globe. The three years may, |
indeed, run into four or even five, for
so great has been the company's artis- i
tic success in India, the Malay States,
Java, Manila, and the cities Of the
China coast, that every place visited
this past season is anxious for an early
return, and substantial guarantees are
freely forthcoming. Acceptance OF
these profit assuring "returns' will,
of course, extend the original tour pro-
gram The management of the long
journey and the incidental concerts in
many lands is in the hands of Charles
Harrison Gibbons, late manager for
Madame Albani, who, under his dlrec-
ton, made her famous farewell tour
to every portion of the British domin-
.,
Christmas Eve, 1907. The present tour,
if it is not enlarged, will take the COM
pany over 10000 miles of land and sea,
and will include $50 concerts, public
and private, the latter including sew
eral appearances before Royalties, and
no fewer than eighteen special concerts
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nobility, the first of these being at the
Palace of the Maharajah of Mysore,
who is himself an amateur cellist of
| no mean ability. The principals in the
Withers Company are Mr.. Herbert
Withers, declared by the London Times
| September %, 1909 to be foremost
among the cellists of his generation ~;
| Madame Sobrino, one of the favorite
| prima donna soprani of the Royal
Opera, Covent Garden; Mr.. Charles
Bennett, the American baritone, who
by the way is also an organist and
composer of note; and Nine. Marguerite
| Ely, F. r. A. NJ, an exceptionally bril-
| liant solo pianist. Music lovers of Ho-
nolulu will have the rare opportunity
of hearing the company June IA, IL,
| and %. The date of the second concert
has been changed from the 10th, Sat-
urday, to Friday, the 18th, as the Oahu
College closing exercises come on Sat.
urday, the 10Th.
Kamehameha Program.
AS an anniversary number, in com
memoration of the birth of the great
Kamehameha, there will be Lantern
slides shown at the Park tonight, de
pieting events in the time Of the mon
archy. There will be pictures of hula
dancing, luaus and gatherings at th'
palace. While these slides are being
shown the Male orchestra will sins
meles. Fraser Shaw will sing "Th'
Holy City, accompanied by Mr.. Vierr'
on the piano, and George Milne vii
sing GA Message to the Violets.' Thu
feature films will be In the Colder
Days. showing parties of treasure
| seekers crossing the plains to the L
Dorado of 40. The comedy sketch vii
be "The Troubles of Stranded Ac
tori 1t is a funny bit, and will de
light the large audience that will sure
" be on hand when the gate opens to
night. The little girls will SIN
"Navajo," a popular and catchy all
This is the longest and best program
| ever given in Honolulu for the prize
| of admission.
Art Theater.
Yesterday was the first anniversar
of this, the leading moving picture sho'
in Honolulu, and the management hav
decIJed to inaugurate the new yea
with an extra good program toda.
"Vulture Hunting in Africa - furnisht
truly marvellous illustration of tt
seemingly insuperable obstacles whic
the purveyors of cinematographic sui
| iects sometimes have to face and eol
quer successfully. The height of rea
ism is surely reached when the ente