The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-11-09
LADIES' NIGHT
BIG SUCCESS
Commercial Club Entertalns Fair
Sex for First Time and
Finds II Pleasing.
rrrom saturdays AdvertIserA

"Ladies' Night is something which
will probably become very popular
institution among Commercial Club
members, such was the success attend
ing the first one, last night. From
seven last evening until after eleven
the club rooms were filled with the fair
relatives and friends of the members,
the rooms being very prettily decorated
for the occasion.
One of the dinners for which the
club is celebrated was served, after
which a splendid program was render
ed. The welcome of the club to the
ladies was given by Fred w. Macfar-
lane, who, in a witty speech, referred
to the fact that the occasion was a
novelty but one appreciated by the
members. After the applause had died
down, Mr.. Macfarane turned the man
agement of the evening over to r.
Buchly, the chairman of the club q en-
tertainment committee. The program
for the evening, under Mr.. Buchly g
able management, was a most enjoyable
one. The first number was a violin solo
by Master Willard Ables, who, for his
age, shows wonderful mastery of that
difficult instrument.
Miss Helen Wood Lathrop's solos
proved to be one of the treats of the
evening. Miss Lathrop possess a clear
bell-like voice which showed to advan-
tage, particularly in her second mum
Der, which was Chaminande "Sum
mer."
Another of the younger generation Oh
the program was Master Ezra Crane
This little chap sang George Cohan 4
latest military march song, 'The Grand
Old Rag" and did it remarkably wei
for George Cohan Is music is the mos
difficult of present day popular music
to master.
Evelyn Niles Gee was the real pro
fessional of the evening. To watch he
work it would be impossible to tell tina
she had not made it her profession t.
"tread the boards She first did ,
monologue which was a clever take-of
, on the feminine habit of letting tn
telephone mania run away with them
Later on the program she appeared witt
her husband, Edwin Stanton Gee, in |
one act comedy skit called ga Pair o.
Lunatics.' The work of the Gees il
this showed them not only to be wei
able to handle comedy but the heavie
: work as well for each of them gave ;
short reading from Shakespeare tina
was capitally done.
Miss Ruth Harrington recited Eugen
I Fields "Little Orphan Annie" AM
brought down the house. This littl
r lady not only uses her voice remarkabl.
l well but is gifted with most expires
/. sive face.
: Mr.. Buchly was down on the program
: for two violin solos and his work
S so well known that his hearers settle
f themselves with signs of enjoyment t
!. listen and insisted on a repetition o
: the second number which was gracious
c ly rerendered.
H. F. Wichman was in excellent voic
t and sang two solos "Come Back" b.
t Reeds Miller, and "Ho! Fill Me
: Flagon,'' the little Nevin gem tina
: never fails to bring forth an encore.
Three accompanies presided at tn
5 piano during the program, Mrs. l.. Ter
> ney Peck, Mrs. Brainerd II. Smith an
a Miss Pearl Littlejohn. Theirs was tn
most difficult task of the evening 70
{ the soloist's work can be made o
y marred by the accompanist, and thre
> ladies should be given full credit fo
, their work.