Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-23

way at the rear was very artistic. Be
meath the soft glow Of the lights ro
nance lurked In every niche and cor
ner OF the scene. The audience seat
ed beneath the tall palm trees and
gazing upon the dim stage. felt 1t and
prepared to enjoy II, for every Amer
lean, they say, has a vein OF romance
somewhere In his anatomy.
The plot hinges on the decision OF
the king of Navarro and three Of his
lords to establish a little monastery
of culture, that Is, to devote them
selves for three years to study, fasting
much, sleeping little, and forswear-
ing the company of ladies' Hot upon
this resolution comes the princess Of
France and her three ladies on an af-
fair of state. and then complications
begin. while amusing situations come
thick and fast. (
TIE play went forward without a
hitch or a flaw and each individual
character was handled with ncte-'
worthy intelligence and ability. John
F0'DoWda, in the role of Biron. car
ried the burden of the plot and did 1t
splendidly. David wilmington won
hearty applause in the character of
"Costard.s' the clown, getting a ire
mendous amount OF mirth-proyok
comedy out of the part. In the char
acter of the Spaniard, Don Adriano."
Closson Emory demonstrates a re-
markable adaptability and gives US
clever interpretation. Miss Inez Glib
son made a very dear little page and
I'm her scenes with don Adriano''
proved herself quite capable Miss
Ruth Soper was beautiful as the
Princess of France and handled the
rather colorless part very cieveriy.
Miss Elizabeth Woods was charming
as the Lady Rosaline. Ebert futile
was god as the king of Navarro"
L0rrin Thurston got much out of the
part of the choolInaster but then,
we need not 60 en- as 1t would mean
that we mention every member of the
cast for each portrayed his role in a
highly commendable manner.
The costuming was rich and elabor-
ate, the court suits and robes being ex.
lceedingly handsome Some very quick
work was done in the changing of COS.
tunes. also: the change of the king
end his lords from feresters' suits to
their court costumes was accomplish
ed in surprisingly brief period OF
time. u 49, - ',e,1 S>>s.E - ..
Mrs. Isaac Cox, under whose direc-
tion the drama was produced, de-
serves a great deal of credit and
praise for the unqualified success of
a rather big undertaking. The man.
agement and the costume committee
also deserve much credit.
A large and representative audience
enjoyed the performance last night;
in fact. 1t was necessary to place
extra chairs at the ends of the rows
in order to provide seats for all those
who came. The play will be repeated
tonight.
The cast is as follows:
Ferdinand. king of Navarro .....
................ Ebert futile. IA.
Damion. ........ Frank Winter, '16
Biron. John O'Dowda, IA
Longaviile. ....... Parker Woods, is
Lords attending on the king.
Boyet. .............. Ernest Heen, IA
Mercade. 49,. Joseph Harrington, 10
Lords attending on the Princess
Of France.
Don Adriano de Armada, a Fantas-
teal Spaniard. .Closson Emory, IA
Sir Nathaniel, A curate ......
| ...............H Harry Hitchcock, II
Holofernes, a schoolmaster ......
| ..............Lo rrin Thurston, '16
Dull. a constable. .. Goodale Moir, IA
Costard, clown David Wilmington, IT
Moth. page to Armada. Inez Gibson, Is
The Princess of France .........
Ruth Soper. IA
Rosaline. ...... Elizabeth Woods. '13
Maria Esme Damon. II
Katherine. Katherine Johnson, '16
iJaquenetta. country wench. ....
| ............... Ruth Harrington, '16
Scene: King of Navarre's park.
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Reception to Retiring Officers.
A reception will be rendered Perley