Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-13
THE DEVIL Wins.
APPLAUSE At
BIJOU

"Th" Hcvii" risCUe if You please,
bizarre. clover, vita biting satire and
sharp Wit AID "a g2iIy constituencies
as His Satanic Majesty Is popularity
imagined made his the atric bow to
TIE playgo;ng Public Of Honolulu last
night through the medium OF James
Dillon and tie Worlds Fair Stock
! Company AT ;ha BljOu. And il IS
suImised that the xvi! One fulfilled
every expectation.
| TO lc quite frank with the public,
! this wonder fu! conception OF Frank
! NClHar's imagination docs not pro
vide entertainment for persons OF
prrdish inclination. Those Who went
last night expecting to he shocked
we're gwen TIE thrill they sought.
The theme pres enting the struggle
CT conscience In young artist who
still loves and is loved by his old
sweetheart, after the latter has mar
ried a g, ntlCEl CT means is filled
with naughty su9gcstivenes6 fro L
start to finish. In the end the Devil
who predominates and takes control
of every situation, wins his wav, evil
thoughts triumph and the honorable
husband like all married men, deaf,
dumb and blind, is diShonored.
Briefly, it is a new style in problem
plays, wherein the auditor seeking
neral merit must ignore the plot and
, give sole attention to the lightning
play Of satire with which the Evil
Genius unmaSks the innermost con-
science CT men and WOmen-chiefly
the latter. It's the kind of play that
is written to create endless argument
and warm criticism, and accomplishes
its purpose.
The role Of The Devil is taken by
James Dillon. and those who have
seen him work in Honolulu are of the
opinion that be surpassed all previous
efforts last evening. His character
ization of Mcphistopheles as a society
man was excellent, and he seemed
better fitted for the part than any
other role in which he has been seen
in Honolulu His cynical epigrams
seemed to afford a more perfect in
sight into the thoughts of a certain
type of men and women. Mr.. Dillon's
mapnerisms. his enunciation, his very
acting was d revelation, and the audi
ence left the theater we'll pleased
or displeased, according 10 what they
went to see.
Miss Virginia Brissac, in the role
Of JOlan, the wife Of the unsnspecting
husband, once more demonstrated her
ability 10 perfectly portray any part
that She is given. In the last act,
where she has supposedly gave way to
the temptations offered her by the
Devil, she not only surprised the
Devil and her artist lover, but she also
had the audience guessing for while.
The excellent acting on aer part won
her more laurels in the eyes of the
Honolulu theater-goers.
John G. Wray, who takes the part
OF Jean Renaud, the artist in love
with JOAN, who was not given the o.
portunity last evening to seize the
success which has been offered him in
other plays. While the play dealt
chiefly with the opposite sex, yet the
part taken by Mr.. Wray was probably
IS important as that taken by Miss
Brissac. The artist. too, in spite of
'hC uIoSol ave VIII IL Ilc hLS" IL NOuIu
bring to the husband Of the woman he
loved, fa!tered and fell under the temp
Special mention must needs be made
Wray's acting last ISN'T, as it has al
ways been, was good. Miss Ruth Van,
in the role of Mimi, the model, alsD
deserves credit for her acting in that
difficult part. Evelyn Handy, as
Elsa 10th, the young society woman.
was particularly adapted to her part
Andras, the servant of Renaud, was
we'll played by Ray Hanford
Although it has been praised by
somc and damned by others, '"Thc
Dcvil' is play we'll worth seeing.
Special mentions must needs be made
CT TIE scenery used in the product ion
of the play last evening. No other
company, it would seem, has ever pre-
scented to Honolulu such Stage settings
as has the Wcr!d's Fair Stock Con-
pany. AS the curtain rose On the sec
end act last evening. the scene was
greeted with surprised applause
The cast of 1.-The Devil" is as foI-
lows:
The Devil James Dillon
Jean Renaud .......... John G.. Wray
Alfred LaszlO ........ Howard Nugent
AndraS .................R Ray HanfOrd
A Servant ............ Rooney Brandt