Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-16
The FootIightS Club Presents
/ ..Ihe Importance of Beng
Earnest at Punahou

.tfs.ar 3E'.rlc<s~ famous thfeeact com
a3r. THE Importance OF BEING Ear
nest e. vas presented by The Foot
.lfahrs last night arsCharIes Il. bishop
4i.aLl, punahou before Il house u!led
/ with IcnJlulu's most aPpreciatiEe
folk. .-:.<... :.
Tie inheritance cf Being Earnest
r.; fall 10 the hrim OF dashiHg INES
reislrteo. .satire summary, cynFclsh
an humor The whole production II
in tho best vein OF the incomDarable
.fra.it I5rt Sc writer Wilder II does
not al ound in action, but there is no
latk 81 interest, because the Audience
lid hc,l BY keen and clever rally after
reilly. first feeling a doubt as 10 some
Oh tlle poignant SEATS at eStabHshed
convention tnen relishing the display
Of human nature in some EGeniE aua!N-
tiral passage. .... .. ~
Club Well Trained
TIE cub had reen well trained by
II tlr.1 VIII Levers and Mrs. Fred 0hrt.
H To begin " it'll the cast was admirably
H fitted 10 the rRrts. portrayed and each
one seemed perfectly at home and al
/ case in his part. d. F." :.
n The part q Lady Bracknell was
+ urobHbly as admirably handled as any.
Il Mrs. F. T. T. Warehouse was ar her
hest in this role, and she sustained
h with perfect understanding the part
Of the English aristocracy. The part
granddaughter. Gwendolvn, was MIN
taEly played by Miss Nora SwanZy.
Fl Miss Swanzy's manner and appear
anCe marked her favorite at once,
and her Interpretation CT the young
| upper class English girl was fine. Miss
Hazel Kellogg was a splendid Cecily
Cardew. She perfectly portrayed the
Young. Inexperienced, pretty ward OF
Mr.. Worthing. Her voice was 1t 81
times very clearly heard and her eX,
preston was excellent. The part OF
Mss Prism. the gOverness, was given
to Mrs Alfred Castle, who delighted
the audience continually with her apt
delineation of precise and conyen-
tional English woman
Ro'es Well Handled &@
Mr., Hogarth PettyiOhn made a
strong aid convincing John Worthing.
This major role REQUIRED much vim
end decision as well as traits quite
the opposite all Of which Mr.. Petit
lichn furnished. His voice was partic-
ularly distinct and pleasing. The task
cf tiding a long play void OF action
through the hard places was assigned
to the unexpected and droll wit of the
role of Algeron Moncrieff This role
was admirably appreciated and inter
preted by Mr. Watson Rallentvne. To
Mr.. c. NJ. " Forster was given the
role of the Rev. Canon Chasuble. d. d..
! who expressed Oscar Wilde's keen sa-
tires en- the stupidity CT things in gen
eraI. especially the established church.
/ MIR. Forster was most clever in touch
ing up the comedy features of the
/ play. and he was eXcellently made up
for his part Mr.. Harry Lucas estab'
| lished the tone Of the production in
his first appearance, and in his role
of Lane, man servant, he accurately
Interpreted Wilde's idea of the English
valet-so important a parsonage. Mr.
a. NJ Novel;. as Merriam, a butler
was also good.
The play had no disagreeable smack
of hesitating amateurishness in it. The
business and action were natural and
spontaneous and not in the least oye1
or under done. The scenery was es-