Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-29
Yvonne d eTreVilEe Eager to See
Sights and Yet Baked by
Buttonh0ok

Yycnne de Treville, one day late
but with temper unruffled by
rough sea-ycyage and buoyant hap
piness evident in her smiles and
laughter, arrived today on the steam
er Siberia from San Francisco, to give
two concerts at the Opera House.
Think Of grand opera prima donna
concerning herself about such a mere
detail as button hook 1t goes to
prove, however, that Yyonne de Ire
vile is just naturally sweet and
charming and uIassuming and that
she is her own manager because she
likes to be and not for press agent
purposes. The proof was given at the
Royal Hawaiian Hotel this morning.
s. Just see, exclaimed de TretiIle
disclosing a small bronZe-clad foot
from beneath the smart taupe skirt,
II haven't button hook and cannot
button my shoes, so will have to
stay at home and wait for my hand
luggage while the other members OF
my party go for an automobile ride"
Miss de Treyille was not petlllant
about it either She did not stamp
her foot or scream at her maid or de-
mand that the hotel management con-
centrate its attention upon her per
sonal wants as one would have expect
ed from the artistic Temperament.
Instead of that she smiled sWeetly to
her friends and waved them a good
bye which was the embodiment of
good will, and prepared to remain at
home until the truant button.hook ar
rived >.-. .-..-
The most striking feature about the
eo1oratura soprano is her absolute
lack of artificialty She is not con.
suIned with her own Importance al
though her triumphs have been
enough to make any woman seif-cen-
tered and egotistical, instead she ap-
pears to love music for inusic's sake,
and to be happy because she can give
to the world her quota of the good
things of life, inspiring and uplifting
those who hear her, and not for the
selfglorifcation it is possible to OBJ
tain from being a great artist.
MISS de Treville is humorous She
sparkles with wit and is quick to see
Joke whether it is on her or not and
she appreciates it just as much as
though she were the perpetrator. This
Is only another proof that the prima
donna is more than an artist-sie is
human" and her simplicity of man.
ner and speech wins friends and ad-
mirers for her instantly.
Tltian-haired, viyaeious, Just the
right height and delightfully."- slender.
fVonne de Treville comes to Hawaii
nei for the first time full of keen in
tereSt IN her surroundings, eager to
know. the history of the country and
its people and to give them of her
Wonderful store Of music from the out
side world.
I would like TO hear some of these
Hawaiian songs" said Miss de Ire
vile picking up a book of native
sings. Il have heard that they are
beautiful and l want to sing some of
them. You know have always been
interested in the Hawaiian Islands and
hoped to make a~trip here, but it has
just been of late years that | have
come west at ali; although | was born
IN Texas | nave not been back there
since my infancy until last Thanks
giving when l sang in Galveston.
Now that | am here" continued
Miss de Treville. 81 want to see all
that is OF interest. | am an inYeterate
sightseer and l want to know all
about the trees and the historical
places-and OF course l must go. to
the museum. But"-and here her
eyes dropped. to the unbuttoned shoe
Il will have to wait until that button
hook comes" and she gave a delight
tut little laugh as though inconven-
fences were to be taken that way.
She gives one the impression of al.
ways meeting the difficult and un-
pleasant things of life with sweet
smile. .-@
= The program for. the first concert.
the costume recital Saturday night at
the Hawaiian Opera House follows:
Part First-XVIIIth Century
MILE DE MAUPIN