Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-19

HalIi6FSt6 AIa4tlohS ahaf FEetaf
songs.
4here were few traces OF the ANA
teur performance last night. Al times
one or two OF the performers forgot
their lines and needed prompting but
the halt was scarcely peFeeptible, To-
ward the last the tempo OF the per-
Romance let down and slowed up,
and a dance or two was ragged. But
Why be oYer-critical? 1t is no. more
than the plain truth to say that this
was a remarkably good performance
en- the whole and that in conception
ard carrying-out its spirit and opera
ton were far above the ordinary. Just
to see the riot OF color on the stage
and to hear the fresh young voices
united in chorus, TO see and hear In
such surroundings. must have amply
repaid the thousands Of spectators.
yocat Assistance from the 8uiifrogs.
Once or twice the slight m.shaps
really added 70 the fun of both per
formers and audience. The Punahou
bullfrogs. long famous for lung power.
end incurable Insomnia at night, were
present in force, and even though;
most OF the lily-pond was floored over
for the stage. they were undaunted.i
Every minute or so during the per.
torrance cavernous bass croaks@ rum
bled out in the Silly night and ones
a tremendous big fellow hoped upon
the stage, sat through a scene or two
and then solemnly hoped on toward
the backdrop, the one piece Of arti-
flcial painted scenery For a long
time action by way of one OF the en-
frances was made at the peril of step
ping OF this big fellow.
Mrs. Charles s.. Crane, who took
the role of oloto San. daughter of
Kow Tow, had the principal singing
part and also the part around which
moved most Of the slight love inter
est of the plot. Her singing last
night, her graceful and wellskey 60
Interpretation of the modest, dainty
and at last boldly daring little Japan
ese maid, met with instant apprecia-
ton and will long be remembered in
amateur theatrical annals. Mr.. viii
liam Hutton. as Julian Lincoln. tenor
--also one OF the stranded played OPP
posite her and these two carried off
the vocal ilonors Of the evening. Mr..
Hutton disclosed clear and manly
tenor voice of considerable range. Onel
of their encore. entrances was charm
ing, the tenor. wheeling his japanese
maid upon the stage in a sort OF
jinriksha. Mrs.
Cranes gorgeous kimonos. three dur
ing the, evening, were the delight and
envy of the feminine portion OF the
Adds to Her Eaurels.
! Miss Beryl Hunter-J Jones appeared1
as Betsy Lincoln the American heir
ess slightly inclined to flirt viva
eious. buoyant and always a centerE
of ATTRACTIONS Her capabilities in this
kind ofsEale have already been proyed4
and last night she added new laalreis. /
Hers is stage presence always eff
fective and well-handled and she
made the most of it,
) Mrs. Alice Hayward, the slangy SOU
brette, Birdie falcon, has unusual op-
portunities in this play and her dane
ing. acting and a song In which she
perches high on the pergola and sang
to lover below, was seen and heard
to advantage, Her sburlesque of Juliet L
was not the least of her bits OF clever
work
Mrs. Sara Fl. Douglas, as Madam
Stitch, the wardrobe mistress, went IN
to the broadly humorous part with
much spirit and consequent addition to
the good work of the evening
-Four Honolulu girls, In as hand
some kimonos as ever seen here, sup
,orted Mrs. Crane as friends of Oloto
san. They were Ylang Wang. Kimono,
Yama and Toma, respectively Miss
Myrtle Schuman, Mrs. r. r. McEl-
iowney, Miss M. Walton and Miss NJ
Chaplin The effect was stunning.
5unnor IS Broad.
The broad humor of the play falls
argely to the male roles and each of
he roles was well taken Marcus Or
aHdo Kidder is a part full OF laughs
md Mr.. William Warren's acting and
singing was more professional than
Imateur. He sang a good topical song,
lanced a little on pair Of trainedI
egs, succeeded in throwing life over
he few dull situations and generally
IDeeded things up. Il