Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-05-21

pectant colored boy. The afternoon
concluded with the serving of light re.
freshments In the dining room. where
an deliberately decorated table held the
place of honor. The May pole motif
was employed in the table decorations
most deity. In the center arose the
May pole in the form of a tall wishing
candle from the top of which, amid
clusters of pink baby roses, extended
pink ribbons, each of which was held
BY n sunbonnet baby doll whose candy
body was clothed In pink and white.
Small pink May baskets filled with
bonbons and bearing the place favors
pen and ink sketches Of sunbonnet-
babes--were scattered about the
table among the meidenhair ferns and
pink bows, and added charming
touch. The electric lights were shad
ed in rose color and the birthday cake
bearing it's six pink candles In rose.
bud holders was also decorated In this
same May co'or The dolls and May
baskets were afterward distributed
among the little guests as souvenirs
of the afternoon. The guests includ.
ed Betty Lindsay. Marjorie Schmidt
Betty Steerc. Louise Drew. Elizabeth
Frazier. Margaret Thrum. Gwcndolen
Gurrey. Iiuldah Guild, Elijah th Nor
ris. Virginia Rowland and Charlie
Hemenway.
| shakespeare Comes to Town.
In the last issue of the Saturday
Evening Post contains an intensely
interesting article under the heading
OF 'Mr Shakespeare Comes To Town. >
The article was written In New York
! with regard to the phenomenal sue
cuss that Mr.. e. II. Sothern AMI Julia
Marlowe are making In their elab)r
ate production of The Tanning Of the
Shrew." Mr.. Sothern's production has
I awakened the New York theater.go-
ing public 20 the fact that Shakespeare
still lives and has set the tongues of
the entire metropolis wagging praise
to the Bard of Avon. From a finan-
cial standpoint THE Tanning OF the
shrcw"' has been more Successful than
any OF New York's latest and greatest
successes. and as New York Is looked
upon by the entire theater-going pub
lie Of the universe as the one city that
has an opportunity to crlticise the
worlds best productions, its criticism
is accepted by the amusement lovers
of the world. when we take into con
sideration the fact that we are going
to have the opportunity OF witnessing
complete production of this greatest
OF all Shakespearian plays right here
in Honolulu we do not feel one bit
behind New York theatrically, and We
are certainly going to take advantage
of this favored opportunity. Mo-
since the days of Frederick Wards
engagement some seven years age
have we Witnessed real Shakespear
Ian play produced In legitimate ant
proper manner; true we have hat
Marshall Darrach, whom we all dear
ly love, and appreciate his rendering
of Shakespeare and | am Informed
that II was In allegiance to Mr.. Oar
rach's suggestion or request that Mr.
McRae decided to give Honolulu !
production of Shakespeare. Mr. Nc
Rae Is personal friend of Mr.. Oar
rach. who Witnessed several of Mr.
McRae's productions and was so fav
orably impressed with them that dur
, ing his last visit to Honolulu he earn
estly requested Mr.. McRae to prodlici
/. Shakespeare. Thanks to Mr.. Oar
, rach's request we are going to have
. an elaborate production of THE Tam
: Ing of the Shrew," with "Midsumme