The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-06-19
THE AL||OLAN|
COMMENCEMENT
Interesting Exercises Are Held
at the PaIoIo Valley
Institution.

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lege took place yesterday morning be-
fore a large gathering of visitors and
most successful day was participated
in. The proceedings commenced with
a brief address by the principal who
reviewed the work of the past year
and outlined the aims of the institu-
ton. The prizes for school work
We're then presented by Mrs. Mary E.
Foster, after which an adjournment
was taken to the mauka schoolrOom
where the exercises proper We're to
take place.
The room had been prettily decorated
with flags and bunting, and liberal
use of bright double marigolds helped
to make very effective appearance
The program began with instrumental
and vocal selections and the trial
scene from The Merchant of Venice"
was then given. The representation
by the juvenile actors was admirable
and it is safe to say that few anna
teur performers OF like age would
equal the display given.
AS ShyIock, Franklin Kalua was en-
ergetic and effective. His interpreted
| ton of the play was both finished and
convincing. Wilhelm Nett, as Portia,
also scored a distinct success and car
ried out his part well. Antonio, Bas-
sanio, Gratiano, and the Duke were
| all thoroughly represented and showed
| thoughtful and careful work. The, cos
| TUNES and staging were effective with
| out being pretentious, and the per-
| Torrance was distinctly above the
| average.
AT the conclusion of the play several
musical numbers were given during
which time light refreshments We're
| handed round.
| A light farce called "The Locum
| Tenens" was then given. This had
| been written especially for the oc-
! casion and depicts the troubles of a
pseudo-medico who is holding down
| the lid for a doctor friend who has
been called away. The bogus medical
man gets into several kinds of spilikias
| through administering medicines with
| too lavish a hand. His knowledge OF
| infants is both weird and terrible and
his interview with a fond mother and
her two-months-old daughter, develops
some very amusing situations. The
| incarceration of a siX-fOoter in a vapoI
| bath and subjecting him to a pro-
longed boiling is we'll handled and
/ when the giant energies he has beer
reduced to a wizened and decrepit
three-footer! The doctors part was
admirably taken by Hanford Harri-
son whose enunciation was unusually
good. During this little sketch the
faudience was kept in such a roar OF
laughter as to well-nigh drown the
actors voices, but the little men hello
their own we'll and handled the sit.
uation capitally.
| A recitation by Willie Beckley was
greatly enjoyed. This little fellow al.
so did yeomen service in the doctors
play.
After further songs, the visitors dis
persed, leaving the floor to the young
| people who held an impromptu dance
| The music was directed by Mr.. Henry
| Kailimai, whose work was greatly ap-
preciated.
Following is the list of prizes:
Glass Prizes:
College-Albert K. Hoapili.
Intermediate-G Tim.
Fourth Class-Quan Sum-
Third Class-Bayley Mackenzie.
| Second Class-Tso Sin.
| First Classy oung Sey Yit.
| Preparatory-R. Lopez.
Mathematical Prizes:
College-Thomas Cockett.
Intermediate-T. Foster Robinson.
| Fifth Class-Jew Sin.
| Fourth Class-Wilfred Richardson.
| Third Class-Kwai Wing.
Second Class-Chong Hin.
| First Class-Homer Breckenridge.
! Preparatory-Quai Wah.
Commercial Subjects-Franklin Ka-
lua.
| English Prize-Albert Carter.
Special Prizes-En Pui, Man Kong
and Lloyd Breckenridge.
| Following is the caste of characters:
Dramatis Personae.
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
! The Duke of Venice. ...... Coon Tim
Antonio, a Merchant of Venice. .....
Observation-Disclosures. Albert Hoapili
Bassanio, his Kinsman, Suitor to Por
tia. .............. Henry En- Pui Lee
Salerio and Gratiano, friends of An
| tonic
-. Arnold Richardson, Albert Carter
Shylock, a rich Jew. Franklin Kalua
| Portia, rich heiress. -. William Nett
Nerissa, her waiting maid. ..........
Alexander Fritsehi
THE LOCUM TENENS
! The Locum Tenens. .Hanford Harrison
| Patients