Evening journal., 1916-04-26
SPLENDID PROGRAM
FOR ''POUSSE CAFE"
Hawaiian Songs and Music,
Wonderful Dances and
ChoruSes This Year
SAFETY FIRST BRINGS
OUT NURSES AND NUTS

Members OF the Pousse Cafe Com
pany. which is comprised Of viii
ningtouans. all of whom are promi-
nent socially, will present the first
performance OF the Pousse Cafe,
which they are giving for the benefit
Of the Home of Merciful Rest. in The
Playhouse, on Thursday evening, May
Two other evening performances
on May and 6 and a matinee per-
Torrance on Saturday afternoon, May
win also be given. The proceeds
Of the show will go toward the Home
Of Merciful Rest Daily rehearsals
arc now being held and Judging from
the spirit and vim with which each
participant is working the show this
year will be an even greater success
than that of last year.
Tho orchestra ana singing choruses
are under the direction Of Miss Belle
Wales, well known In musical circles.
All the choruses contain catchy.
swingy music and all the voices are
we'll trained The presentation of the
.wo-act musical COMEDY entitled
Safety First" is the chief feature on
the program Other numbers. how
ever. win he given I'm vaudeville form
eech of which is an entertainment in
Itself
The stage manager Is A. ID. War
ncr Jr: assistant stage manager, j.
IT Lindsay, producing manager, Mrs.
J. Horace Lindsay The costumes
we're designed by Mrs. j. Horace
Lindsay and the costumes were ex-
ccuted by Mrs. Richard Reese The
scenery In Hawaiian act, Garden OF
the Sorcercss. and safety First.
was painted by Herbert Moore. Mrs.
!. Montioth Jackson is in charge of
properties.
Following is the program
A-Ilawaiian Orchestra. Costumes
from Honolulu. Hawaii; I, "One. Two,
Three. Four" 2. Aloha Oe;; ,, Homo
luu Tomboy: 4. On the Beach at
Waikiki; 8. The flula-Hula s. Hula
Shouting Song, Beverley r. Cause,
Harry r. Blocher Edward J.. kenly.
First guitar. Frank Milano; second
guitar. r. =. Patterson, Tilghman %.
Johnston: ukeleles. Misses Constance
Moore, Eleanor Pyle. Margaret Whit
taker. Hartlove Mrs. Horace Lindsay,
Robert r. Patterson; Hula Singer
Mrs. Cummins Speakman; Hula
Girls. Misses Laura Amory, Gertrude
IRrinckle. Sarah Evans. Jean Evans.
Alice Johnson. Dora Sexton, Suzanne
sAeakman. Elizabeth Steward, Janet
Thomas. Barbara Va.degrift. Grace
Weldin. Mrs. Truman Campbell, Mrs.
Perie Sisler.
B-The King Of the Black Isles, a
pautomime In two scenes. Cast
Parizsde. the sorceress, Margaret
Whitaker: the King Of the Black
Isles. Gale Hoskins; the Young Prince
william Bright; the Elder Prince.
Alfred Armstrong: slaves, Harriet
Kirkus Alice Johnson; Dancing
slaves. Mary Shields. Helen Bowe.
Svnopsis: Act The garden Of the
sorceress; the Sorceress in her gar
den awaits the coming of the King OF
The Black Isles. her lover. She ISL
chaerined by the entranc of the
Young Prince. and repulses him. lie
leaves her. swearing vengeance while
fhe Sorceress welcomes the King.
Durina their love scene, the Prince,
consumed with jealousy. stabs the
King. The Sorceress. by magic aid,
keops a spark of life in the King. and,
onraeed at the murder of her lover
she causes the Young Prince TO be
turned into stone. leaving him, how
ever. the sense OF sight and the sense
On feeling.
Act 1.-THE Palace of Tears. The
Elder Prince. In his search for his
missing brother. comes to the Palace
~ Tears. where the Sorceress makes
him welcome. She tells him OF the
murder of the King and as she points
40 the Prince. he recognizes him as
his brother. He conceals this from
the Sorceress, and not until she
leaves him. overcome with her sor-
for the Ning. does he express his
anguish at his brothers plight. He
then stabs the King and conceals his
bod beneath the couch. taking his
place upon Il. The Sorceress enters
and listens for a sign of life in what
she believes to be the body OF the
King. but starts back. as the Prince
tells her to release his brother from
her SPELL Thinking II is her lover
who commands her she removes the
spell and turns TO greet the King,
only to be confronted by the Elder
Prince, who attempts TO kill her. She
sludes him. and overcome with hor-
ror and despair. throws herself from
the high window Of her palace.
CA Little Harmony, by Beverley
r. Cause. Harry T. Blocher. Edward
u Kenly.
Drank Milano, violin solos; at