The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-01

teur singers, and he was accorded gen
erous applause, particularly for his rem
dition of Danny Deever, of which the
audience demanded an encore In the
Bedouin Love Song, his singing was
particularly pleasing. Mr.. Henry Clark
won instant favor in his selections. his
voice, low and melodious, being heard
to the best advantage. Mrs. Herzer
sang several selections in voice which
was rich and powerful and in her duets
with Miss Irmgard Schaefer, the audi
ence had opportunity to appreciate the
blending of sweet voices, carefully
trained Altogether it was a musical
treat of rare success.
Pollards' Farewell Tonight.
Tonight the Pollards will give their
farewell performance, and every thea
ter-goer in town will be sorry to see
the good young actors leave us. They
have worked very hard to please, and
they have certainly succeeded. Espe-
cially in comedy and vaudeville they
have been particularly good, and they
have arranged for program tonight
that includes the best of everything.
The first part of the evening will be
taken up by very clever minstrel
show, in which there will be no black
face, except for Harold Frazer, who
takes the part of a negro. The per-
formers instead will be dressed to rep
resent different nationalities and types,
and they certainly have rafting pro-
gram of iests, songs and dances.
The second event of the evening will
be a farce. ''Under the Pump is a
comical little affair, and there is a.
laugh every minute. There is a bump
tious old country sheriff who lords it
over everybody, but finally gets his
just before the curtain falls. The idea
of the plot is a quaint one, and the
situations are screamingly funny. Yes
terday afternoon the Pollards went
through a dress rehearsal of the whole
show, and it is very good.
Today there will be a matinee of
Fun on the Bristol" This is the
funny musical farce that made such
great hit last week. 1t is more than
worth while to see Alfred Goulding as
a widow, and all the other members
of the company have equally funny
parts, except the girls, who have to
look pretty, dance and sing, which
| they do to perfection.
"Under The Gaslight,'' A Splendid
Production.
The Elleford Company offered melo
drama at the Orpheum last night, and
| it was not lurid melodrama either, but
| with just enough of the sensational
in it's makeup to stir your blood and
keep you interested. The play was
"Under The Gaslight," bill that
has been before the public for de-
l-eade, but which seems to grow more
Popular as the years go by. It is a
lstory that seems never to grow old and
| it gave all of the cast good parts
Augustin DAILY, the author, knew how
to write so that everybody would have
something good. Pietro Sosso appeared
las Smokey, the one-armed ex-soldier
and was always there to succcr the
ones in trouble. Auda Due and Mar
garet Marriott were Laura and Pear
| CORTLAND respectively, and both of the
| ladies did the parts justice. Lawrence
| Underwood appeared as the rascally
Byke, and he certainly gave as good al
| Interpretation of the part as any OF
| his predecessors, and some of the lead
| ing actors in America have, played it
| George Hernandez had jolly role IL
Bermuda, the peddler of notions anC
| peanuts, and in the usual Hernandez
way, he succeeded in getting into the
| good graces of the audience in the frs
| act, and staying there. Matte Lloy(
| Luce had "Peach' of a part a.
| Feachblossom, and she and the genia
| George managed to keep the fun fas
and furious. Anna Dodge had an ex
| cellent character study as Old Judas
the bag; Lloyd Edwards was mani,
Ray Trafford, and Ray Collins addet
to the comedy of the evening witt
Peanuts, the street arab.
The same bill is on for tonight AM
the offering for the matinee this after
noon is "The Princess of Patches,
with a lot of fun for the little folk
and plenty also for the grown up chill
!. dren. The Osborn children had a ney
speciality last night that was a dand,
and will also contribute to the pleasur
of the matinee this afternoon.
The Devil.
A play that has raised Cain in tn
United States bears the title: 18th
Devil Recently a theatrical eompan
j in Chicago produced it for manufa'
turer of motion pietuges films with yer
good effect and the management of til
Park Open Air has received from il
agent in San Francisco one of the fir:
films turned out by the company.
had its initial appearance last nigl
| and created a furore There were fir
!, quent expressed desires to take the dew
,. in hand and do things to him. TT
:, character is one that works the poop
|. up to the highest pitch of excitemel
I. and it is one receiving good suppo
from the other actors in the compaf
- producing the play The scenery is go'
and void of the glaring defects som
re times noticeable in motion picture
- 'The Devil will be seen again tonig
at the Park for the last time.