Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-16
URQARK BENEFIT
BuEVERsHOW
NLAR I' { HOUSE.
Biiou Well Filled With Audience
Which is Pleased With /
SpeciaItieS

SHSOtSANaSS
Some Of the eleFeFest specialties
seen in Honolulu in long time were
produced last night at the benefit per.
Torrance in the Bijou theateF for Jane
0'ROark, the young actress who was
stricken with illness almost at the be-
ginning of her local engagement. -.
Dancing, singing, Rapid-fre sketch
es. moRologues and athletic vaudeville
numbers held the boards from s
o'clock until long after 10 without q
dull moment and throughout the even
ing the End Infantry orchestra, under
the direction of Mr.. Francis Leigh.
performed in such a manner as to
make itself very popular. - j.
The program included some unusu-
ally good eontortionist work by Rob-
ert Marshall. who twisted himself into
and out of all sorts of impossible phys
ical knots and did ii all with a grace
full ease that almost made the specta-
tors forget, 1t was a mighty hot even.
ing ... -. :. s....z :. =. -
! Jack d. Cleary, whose jigging is al,
ways popular i'm Honolulu, appeared in
characteristic Irish costume and
danced splendidly He was followed
by two members of Miss O'Roark's
company, Broderick O'Farrell and .Ru.
pert Drum, and Mrs. L. III. BigeleW Of
Honolulu In a very laughable skit en-
titled Jealousy. Mrs, RigeloW made
q striking stage appearance and car
ried on her part with ease and effect,
The sketch kept the house In a gale
of laughter and displayed all three OF
the participants to good advantage.
Henry Vierra a'and Company. next
appeared. Vierra Is Chinese ina-l
personator and his work was q scream
because he gave correct imitation
of the sort Of pidgen-E English Honolu.
lans hear every day from cooks, yard
boys and Oriental tradesmen. aAnd
company" was fed up" with the right
lines at the right moments.
One of the biggest hits and the fin
est performance Of the evening was
the dancing Of Mr.. and Mrs Francis
Josef Cation. They appeared in mod.
ern society dances. With q grace.
yerye and q swing that was far better
than many professionals they gave
quest.
Robert Cunningham drew many al
laugh in q German dialect monologne
which enabled him to indulge in quasi |
humorous observations.
Mrs. Charles s. Crane. with A.. e. |
IariIner at the Piano, sang Love Ne /
lust Because from "A Stubborn Gin.
ierella, and won instant applause,
her soprano being fully up to the
standard she has set on previous ap |
pearances. "
Thomas B. Roam came on to do
some lariat-swinging. He had consid.
srable trouble with his ropes but kept
1T it until he pulled of some very
difficult feats and was properly re.
xarded by the audience.
s Mrs. Charles r. Bye sang a soprano
'olo, Somewhere a Voice is Calling
With much sweetness and effect and In +
response to an encore gave the ever.
popular Absence. She was warmly
applauded. ". r, =.
Three Ad Club members, Cannon.
Robertson and Slattery,' then ap /
,eared in a typical Ad Club sketch
Slattery was a bootblack and the plot
.hickened and thinned around his
stand, which evidently wasn't far from
Cunha's alley to judge by the stream
If visitors that went past.
s F. @, Cannon, who is remembered
or his female impersonation at the
Ad Club stunt at Heinie's Tavern a
ew weeks ago, came forth in stun
ling purple array. sat himself or her
SETON the stand for a shine and in
he ensuing conversation worked off
ionne hits on. AID Club members and
ired businessmen. A sorry-looking
Individual wandered in, sat. discon.
iolately down and was evidently Rob
rtson, for he took part to the extent
4 producing fiddle from somewhere
nd accompanying Slattery's boot
llacking. z. ,
Miss Aloi Prestidge in buck and
ting dancing was a big hit. The
yening closed with another sketch
y Mrs, Bigelow and Messrs. O'FarreH
nd Drum. which was much enjoyed.
. The ISaai aGlee Club, billed for the
ext to the last number, appeared at
he beginning of the program and