Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-23
THE ALLIED WAR RELIEF
RFEEFIT

A large house greeted the wee play
ers who did their bit" last night for
the Allied War Relief fund, at the
Bijou theater. Madam Testers dan.
cling pupils gave a very creditable
performance Some Of the dances
were excellent
A pleasing feature Of one number
was the whistling accompaniment by
Mrs. George Bustard, to the music
and dance done by little Thelma How
ard. Mrs. Bastard has never been
heard in public before and her whist
ling was especially effective. She
performs in a more finished style than
do many professionals, her trilling and
Warbling were unusual.
A wee mite of a child, Pat" Fen
ton OF Australia, only seven years old
and as dark as a gypsy maid, gave
two recitations which showed her
cleverness. II was astonishing to
hear such a deep, full voice from
such a wee miss. Her selections were
patriotic and brought her the applause
she deserved
Tiny American flags we're pur.
chased by the audience, the proceeds
adding to the fund.
Special, mention must be made Of
Miss Helen Center's two dances, the
Blue Bird and Butterfly" numbers,
both being not only interpretatiye but
graceful and dainty. She is evidently
going to excel in dancing as her siste1
Peggy" does in singing.
"Valse Caprice" with Helen Water.
house, Alice Schuitze, Lorrin Andrews
and Newton Peck as the dancers was
a very pretty feature. Little Hyberta
Humes and Gwendolin Waterhouse
were both dainty and graceful in the
boy Blue" number.
The Dying Swan done by Miss
Dorothy Palmer, daughter of Col. and
Mrs. Guy Palmer Of Fort Shafter, was
q clever bit Of work, showing pains.
taking practise. In THE Fairy. Dance"
Hyberta Humes, who is not only one
OF the most dainty and graceful dane
ers. but remarkably pretty child,
danced herself into immediate favor.
black and white 1rot by Gerd Hi
oTth and Bryant Cooper, was without
GCuDt the prettiest and l. best done
Elixea dancing number on the pro-
gram. Grace was in every movement.
one feature was the costuming. The
PARTICIPANTS received unstInted ap-
pIause for this pretty number.
The same program will be repeated
this afternoon as matinee for the
children and a crowded house will
greet the young performers. Last
night the boxes were filled. Miss
Beatrice Castle had in her box Brit.
ish Consul and Mrs. E. L. Gordon,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood Lowrey, Mr..
and Mrs. Philip Spalding. Mr.. and
Mrs. c. W. G. Deering had in their
box Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Weller, Mrs.
Ernest Waterhouse, Mr.. Augere and
l. r. Marsh. Mrs. Alexander Isenberg
who held a box but VINO had gone to
Kauai, gave the box to Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander G. Halves and their guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Duisenberg,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Collins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ambrose Patterson and Miss
Florence Butler.
IA Some among those present were
General and Mrs. Frederick 8. Strong.
Judge and Mrs. Charles F. Clemens.
Mrs. David Center, Col and Mrs. Guy
Palmer, DR.. and Mrs. M. E. Grossman,
Mrs. Charles NJ. Cooke, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. J. Campbell, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
R. Frazier, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ten.
ney, Mrs. Helen Noonan, Miss Laura
Wight, Miss Wilhelmina Tenney, Miss
AHA Ward, Mrs. Augustus e. Murphy,
Mrs. w. H. Hiserman, Capt. James
Gallogy, Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Won
Hamm, Miss Bertha Young, Miss Ruth
Anderson, Mrs J. NJ. McChesney, Miss
Ruth McChesney, Col and Mrs. James
B. Houston, Mr. and Mrs. Charles d.
Wright and others.