Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-27
CLUB
CAST IS Strong
IN NEWESIPLAY

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OAHU COLLEGE, April 2S.-It is
hoped that the play TO be presented
| May II by the Punahou dramatic
clubs viii be the best they have done
| for many a year. This is saying much
when one remembers The Pied
| Piper" Loves Labor Lost TIE
Miracle Play" etc, but the play
chosen this year, Green Stockings"
| is such 4 fortunate comedy, the cast Is
so aptly suited to the splendid parts
and they are so we'll prepared 4:
even this early date that it is safe to
count on rare and pleasing treat in
Green Stockings" "- ...
Green Stockings" is a charming,
three-act comedy, requiring about an
hour and three-quarters of playing. II
was written by A E. w. Mason and he's
been used in the East with signal sue
cess; for example, Margaret Anglin
was featured In it in 1911. 1t is a
modern play, but though it is light
and contrasts fortunately with the
many heavy programs the Honolulu
audiences have enjoyed this season,
it has a deal of real merit in its char
acter dehneations and we'll arranged
story. .:...->.. ..~". a
The plot is woven about heroine
who is about to be subjected to green
stockings" That is, she is to attend
the wedding of the third sister young
er than herself. while the heroine is
still without matrimonial prospects.
Her father objects 10 this humiliation,
and, because OF his objection, which is
no less patronizing than is the atti-
tude of the heroine's three younger
and more popular sisters, the elder
daughter resolves to announce herself
as engaged. This she does, surprising
everyone by claiming as her fiance a
colonel of an English regiment doing
foreign service. ~ .
Now, by chance, there is just such a
colonel in the regiment she Names.
and the most unusual and happy mali
ner in which the heroine suddenly
popularizes herself by announcing her
engagement becomes interviewed by
the strangely fortunate colonel, and
withal retains her fine dignity and
sincere modesty, is the chief burden
of the play. s..-:...~..
who is proving herself splendidly
suited to the part. The American
aunt is Elizabeth Hobby. John Gift
ford is the colonel and George Brom-
ley is the heroine's father. >All these
characters are doing their lines in
splendid understanding and ability
Another for special mention is Helen
Church, who has the part of the
young sister. Phyllis. The whole cast
is much above mediocre. =. ~.>-. :
There are still about two weeks
until the May IL performance, which
time insures a perfected presentation
Miss Maud Hastings has had charge
\ of the drilling of the cast. Her fire.
quent appearances as a reader have
won her the aloha and the genuine
admiration of many Honolulans.
Miss Hastings is working very hard
with the cast and she is very enthu.
siastic about the way the play is
progressing. She feels certain of its
favorable reception. g.. -. =. =
The cast is: IL +: -
Admiral Grice, an old, retired sea-
man ................W William Noble
William Faraday, father of the hero
inc ............,... George, Bromley
Col. Smith, the military fiance.....
John Clifford
Robert Tower, sutton to Phyllis.
.............. Harvey Hitchcock
Henry Steel .....r.. Dudley Pratt
James Raleigh ....... Gordon Scott
Martin, a family servant -
I al
Celia Faraday, the heroine.
................. Katie Singlehurst
Madge, sister of Celia. Marian Paris
Elevlyn, sister of Celia. Gladys Traut
Phyllis, youngest sister of Celia. -,
................... Helen Church
Mrs. Chisholm Faraday, Celia's
American aunt -. Elizabeth Hobby