The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-15


"Blondy" Robinson and Harry
Bowen appeared in blackface act
last night ana made the hit of the
evening with their witty remarks,
burlesuue singing and eccentric dane
ing. They took three curtain calls
again, and they bid fair to have a
very long run of popularity here.
Athon and Johnson's singing and
talking sketch went very well, petite
Eme Johnson winning many admirers
by her good singing and graceful &C
tions.
The Empire Films.
Wild West life was depicted in all
its phases on the screen at the EN-
pire Theater last night and proved a
very interesting study.
Ed. Fernandezs floral parade reel
was again shown and was highly
spoken of by those who attended the
show. Tonight and tomorrow night
will be the last nights of this film.
Splendid Film at Savoy.
Wherever moving pictures are
known the firm of Pathe Freres is
noted for its stupendous productions,
the fidelity to detail and the general
artistic worth of its films
At the Savoy tonight will be shown
the Siege of Calais" Pathe pro,
duction, which for realism and alb
sorbing interest is ranked far ahead
of the Inferno film shown here. If
this film literally thousands of actors
are employed The Siege of Calais
is an incident of the long war be
tween France and England and de
picts the storming of the great walls
of the city, the march of the French
king with his army to the rescue, HI
repulse and, finally, the capitulation
of the city with its attendant humilia-
tons.
With this feature film will be
shown a number of others. on popular
subjects. among them being "A Mai
of Erin" an Irish comedy film taken
on "The Old Sod
This is singularly appropriate III
view of the approach of St Patrick
day
New Bill at We Liberty.
Four excellent acts and as many
equally good pictures pleased the
| large audience at Ye Liberty last
night The 'holdovers," the Jour
dane quartet, the Gillian and VIII
Jams Four and the Mortimers gave
unusually good acts, while the
WiIkses, Grace and Monte, lived VI
to all the good things said of then
and proved more entertaining before
the footlights than they do on the
screen Monte handles the lariat will
grace and ease and performs SOM
really wonderful stunts with the lon'
rope. Petite Grace Wilks can SIM
and also dance, and all with a man
ner that captivates.
The Mortimer act is by far tn
best they have yet presented. Nh
Mortimer as a .music-loving and love
struck Italian proved what goo
character actor he is,
The Gillian and Williams Four, a
usual, put plenty of snap and ginge
into their work and were literally al
plauded AS a whole, the Liberty pro
gram this week is strong, and, take
act by act, there is hardly a flaw t
be picked.
Fitzmaurce's Lecture
Will Be lnterestn
William Fitzmaurice's lecture MOI
day night at the Opera House is al
nounced as touching on the followin
; points:
/. The setting of a stone betray
the art of a jeweler; 2, Honolulu We
= sus Suva; 3, a grand juryman of Hi
, nolulu; 4, Honolulu carrying compar
$ sons; 5, Honolulu hotels and cafes
/ g. Honolulu lanais; Z, Honolulu street
and street cars; 8, Honolulu shor
and Offices; 9, American customs of
=. Gals; 10, American coinage; II, Ii
}. reciprocity of feeling between En-
s land and America; 70, broad-minde
( lady; 10, candid opinions and the co
e rect use of words; IA, the colored II
h nolulan; Is, lady motorists; II
+ ladies' shoes and mems hats II,
y. mix of people; Is, legal laXity; I
g cleanliness and sport; 90 things dii
cult to obtain in Honolulu; 81, fork,
q music; %, botanical tennis; 20, Il
IS use of the word "stung;" "a, the Luz
of the people; %, one thing the pT
motion committee has forgotten.
At A number of queries have be,
If voiced as to what William Fitzmal
ice will have to say of Hawaii aft
he leaves, called forth by his co
ments on Australia during a previo
Ia talk hpra Tho visiting Rritish iOI