Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-23
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! Barring rain that drummed on the
roof SO loudly that at times nothing
but its cannonading could be heard.
and barring stationary engine that
tried to crab the act''-=-as read actors
are supposed to say,--there was not a
! thing the matter with the opening per-
Torrance of the ,Wsrld's Fair Stock
Company at the. Bijou theater I last
Saturday night. Il big audience filled
the Bijou clear back to- the tin caves,
and most OF the audience stayed. The
rest, disappointed at the competition
between the show, the stationary en-
CINE humping somewhere outside and
the rain beating busfly overhead. de-
camped even before Monty Brewster
mad begun to get rid of his million
dollars in order to inherit six or
seven more
! "Brewster's Millions" the opening
show, was we'll done by the Worlds
Fair Stock Company 1t was not what
was, actually done however, that is the
most pleasing to theGritical Honolulu
audience. Ii lis THAR this company
shows most of the outward and visible
signs of capability, and Honolulu well
comes good stoeki company with
joyous relief lsIls
The first performance, aside from
the marring features of too much
noise off the stage, dWent little bit
roughly because of itfieulty in. hand
| ling stage properties rand, because of
company hardiys asedrsto the exact
ing acoustic deinandstof the barn-hke.
Biiou. On the ether hand, the com
pany Is large, weh1balanced, hard
working and has made preparation
| for its engagement here that shows it
has not treated Honolulu with con-
tempt because this city happe.ls to be
surrounded by few thousand miles
of water on each side. In other words,
the company is prepared to give an
adequate presentation Of the plays IL
advertises. sRf'5't.e:< s5 ~
Any fear on the part of the local
or visiting management that Homo
lulu's best theater patrons will not
go to the Bijou were effectually dis
PEELED last Saturday night The audi.
ence included probably three hun
dred and ninety-nine out of Homo
lulu's mythical Four Hundred.
Furthermore, the gallery" was jam
med. '7' r.. ~. - =
"Brewster's Millions" has a plot
which consists in a young man spend.
ing money and all his friends trying
to stop him. 1t is full of comedy,
with a couple of serious spots which
stand out in strong relief against the
general background of mirth. The
company is Well-cast, hut in fairness
| to two or three it must be said that.
the play is generally dfasucll a light
character that no opportunity is given
them for emotional work. Miss Vir-
ginia Brissac! leading lady, and John
g. Wray, leading man in the opening
performance, quickly proved them
selves able and destined to become
great favorites here. Miss Brissac ii
would seem, will be at her best in
more genuinely dramatic plays than
in "Brewster's Millions" She has an
assured stage presence, an appealing
voice and is well UP to the unusual re-
quirements of star in stock D.. r.:
John G. Wray is very good juve-
nile. 1t will take something further
than "Brewster's Millions" to deter
mine local critics that Mr.. Wray is a
very good all-around actor, too but it
| is fair to say that indications Of his
capacity for heavier work were shown
in the few opportunities he was given
Saturday night. The part of Monty
Brewster is eminently that. of an ire
sponsible, bare-brained youth with
strain of seriousness, deep. very deep.
within him, and boyish Camden and
engaging good humor usually playing
on the surface. 1r'''er"a5E
The scenery is adequate, but not
particularly attractivess Therewas an
effective scene aboard Brewster's
yacht, and the company is well cos
tuned.
| All in all, the opening performance
is a pretty good guarantee that. He-
nolulu may well afford to patronize
the Worlds Fair Stock Company
There is one thing, however. that
should be remembered by the manage.
nent: Honolulu will not patronize
any show that keeps the audience
| from catching last cars, and lot of
belated people walked or hired We
hicles Saturday night. The perform
ances that run until after eleven
o'clock are either giving too much for
the money and should be adapted &C.
cordiHgly or else are dragging things
neediessly, in which case the prod is
| desirable.
"Brewster's Millions" the opening
bill. is produced under the personal
| r. TTat ion Of 1,n