Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-26
Free kindergarten Association
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Free kindergarten Association
Entertainmsnt
On "Wednesday afternoon and on
Thursday evening, two very success
ful performances were given al the
Hawaiian opera House for the benefit
Of the Free Kindergarten Association
financially and dramatically they
were great successes.
As a curtain raiser Mr. Edwin IdeIer
played very lovely violin solo. ac-
companied by Miss Sutherland This
was followed by Lady Gresory's we'll
known "Workhouse Ward Ii is a
short one.act play, showing two pa
thetfc old lrishmen who. are dependent
on charity for their scant comfort
Though very old friends they contin.
ually squabble and wrangle together
0nd Mr.. Ned steel and Mr. II. f. Lam
bert played most successfully these
parts. Miss Anna Danford took the
part of Widow Donahou and she e
all people would do il perfectly. and
she certainly lid When the curtain
went down upon the final squabble of
the two old men the audience was be-
tween laughter and tears.
Next on the program was Nine Aug
cite Foret What can one say of the
clever artist who has already sung her
way Into the hearts OF Honolulu mu-
sic-loyers. Dainty, bewitching, piquant
the moment Nine. Eoret appeared
the audience realized that a real and
rare treat was in store. Who but a
Frenchwoman can sing the chansens
OF France. She made. three changes
OF costume each more charming than
tue last Finally as. a French mar
nnise she was so attractive that many
fair ladies forgot themselves so far
as to fiirt with her Nine Foret was
accompanied by the city's best-known
piaist, Mrs l.. Tenney Peck
The last number on the program
was the Peacock Ballet The curtain
rose on q FHturist courtyard Slum-
bering in the garden we're the queens
pet peacocks To the slow aud stately
music, the four birds awoke and,
preeniRg themselves. escaped through
the ungnarded garden gate Miss
Sara lucas. Miss Mary Lucas, Miss
Dorothy Wood and Miss Helen Nc
Lean toolt the. parts Of the peacocks.
No sooner had the four birds. in their
k01keous costumes disappeared than
four glintfiia sHnbeanls twinkled on
the stage and danced as only sun
beams. etii Dressed in gorgeous yell
low and gold costumes, Mrs. H. j.
Bodd hiss Doris Noble. Miss Ruth Nc.
cheer and Aliss 1pycelyn Parker
wrfI tlNI lovely 10 Behold.
Mil Laura Il i6p oahced q very love-
~ solo q Is fIipdsse The wrath OF her
otleen. Miss low is very attractive
And very graceful and IN her dancing
expressed the cSrefree a8iness of a
JOYOUS sunbeam. Into their midst
tripped the lovely blue flowers, Miss
Florence Holman Miss Amor Hall.
Miss Henrietta Smith, Miss Geraldine
Berg. Miss Edith Williams and Miss
Eleanor Bissel made this group most
attractive. into the midst OF the blue
and golden group danced the fruits in
striking orange costumes Miss BETTY
Case. Miss Myrtle SchunIan. Miss
Rose Herbert Miss Ruth Richards,
Miss Ruth Anderson and Miss Marion
ChaIin were the. fruits.
Then by Miss Jeane
Mead, Miss Beatrice Castle, Miss Ruth
Soper. Miss Eleanor Castle and Miss
Kathryn Blake. all in gorgeous green
robes of peacock design came Vani-
tie. queen. in truth, of them all. Too
much cannot be said of the grace and
superb hanteuf of the queen. Miss
Mary Won Holt. Her royal despair
then fury. az the loss of her pet birds,
w0dld have inspired the whole court
to immediate search. Her robes we're
very beautiful and esvanite'sr qlieenly
shouiders wore them as If they had
never known any other than royal
robes.
After the fruits and flowers had
done sheir best to restore their ruler
10 her usual pleasant humor. and
failed the black slave. MI, l. Young
Coffethers was summoned and severe
" reprimandel Tor his carelessness.
The executioner, Mr., c. Y. Bennett,
next appeared. carrying the sword of
1|s office IS suggestion OF the slaves
I1lf II he Failed to restore the lost
birds. The Queen and her court de-
mart sorrowlhg, leaving the PROSTATE
slaves. Two. other slaves, Parker
Wi6bmah and .. b. C6clsett come to
his assistance. As they ponder over
tl1eir friends fate. the pretty sun
he6Ins bring the disconsolate slave
make mirror with which the lost birds
are Inrcd back again.
Mantle reappears. oyerjoyed. and she
and her attendants give the peacocks
warm welcome The slave is for
given and Joyous finale concludes
TIE nerI0rmance.
TIE highest praise must be given
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