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Orenlng Will te the Social Event or Three Seasons II Trovatore ty Mrs. Turners Company of Artists-Mrs. Dimond as "Jace" In a Night or Comedy Then tho Frawleys. Honolulu may be said, just now, to be undergoing a season of theatrical activity, if not in fact, at least in an ticipation. Thanks to the efforts of Bob Scott and the members of Company B, N. G. H., much latent talent has been recently brought out, so that when it is again deemed advisable to make a production by amateurs the management will know where to look for performers. But with the performance of "Ole Olson" last night the series of plays by the military company will end for the present and the attention of the public will be riveted upon the events to take place at the Irwin during the coining season. Naturally the thought uppermost in the public mind at present is the opening of the Opera House, which takes place under the auspices of Mrs. Annis Montague Turner on November 7th. Unquestionably this will be the society event of thiee seasons, and to attend the performance of II Trovatore on that occasion will be to acknowledge yourself somebody. Mrs. Turner has surrounded herself with the best singers in the city, and in addition to being vocalists they have talent as actors and actresses, a combination necessary in grand opera. It is not necessary to mention each individual in the cast in an article of this character, nor is It particularly necessary to say a word in praise of Mrs. Turner's efforts in producing such an opera, or of her capabilities as a singer. Her record in the United States and Australia is one of continued ovations wherever she sang, and in Australia particularly, where, with her lamented husband, she appeared for so many seasons in a repertoire of operas, she was always a pronounced favorite. Mrs. W. W. Dimond made a great success sis years ago as Katisha, in the "Mikado." She has a rich contralto voice and has a know-how in acting. Her conception of the character and her ability to portray it, combined with her knowledge of music, placed Mrs. Dimond at that time in the same constellation of operatic stars as Laura Joyce Bell, and she has not been rele gated to one of less magnitude since then. On the contrary, she has traveled, and never lost an opportunity, either in the United States or Europe, to witness performances by the best actors and singers there, and by this she has gained information not to be found in books. That Mrs. Dimond will be a success in the part assigned her is assured before the curtain rises on the scene. Will Lewers has never been heard here in opera, but his reputation as an actor is well known. As a member of the V. H. Crane company in the United States he achieved a success which would put the average professional far above appearing on the stage with amateurs. But Mr. Lewers' head has never been known to be of the elastic sort that puffs out when an audience shows its appreciation of merit, or a newspaper expresses in a half column the satisfaction an actor gives the writer of the criticism. Under the capital training of Mrs. Turner, Mr, Lewers' voice has extended considerably in the upper register, and he will face the audience quite as good an actor and tenor singer as has been seen here in years. Mr. Monteagle established a reputation as baritone singer and actor with the Mikado Company. His voice is admirably adapted to the part he will sing and will be strong in the quartettes in which the singers named above will take part. He has an excellent stage presence, is absolutely free from either a resemblance to stage fright or He has been a conscientious student during the months that the opera has been rehearsed and is perfect in lines and music. Much of the success or failure of the opera "will depend upon the efforts of the singers named, but the others in the cast will contribute largely to the en VOL. XXXL NO. 81. HONOLULU, H. L: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1896. SEMI-WEEKLY. WHOLE NO. IS01. tertainment of the audience. Mrs. Turner has selected the following cast: Leonora Annis Montague Turner Inez Bertha Young Azucena Mrs. W. W. Dimond Manrico William "H. Lewers Count Di Luna Mr. Monteagle Serrando Ernest Ross In the repairs to the theater and the staging of the opera, W. G. Irwin has spared no expense. Robert Abrams, for so many years stage carpenter at the Baldwin Theater, San Francisco, has had charge of the stage, and the result isthat the facilities offered for producing a play are equal to the largest and best theaters in the United States. Mrs. Turner has made arrangements with Mr. Abrams for staging II Trovatore, and her selection is another evidence of the thoroughness of the production. As has been frequently mentioned in these columns, William Porter, the veteran scenic artist of California, has painted the scenery, amounting to seventeen full sets, some of them having fifteen separate pieces. Some of these were painted especially for and will be used only on the opening night He has just finished the drop drapery and will begin next week on the drop curtain. Following a few days after the op; eratic event will come a night of comedy, when a company composed largely of amateurs will appear in the mirth provoking comedy of "Jane," a play which had phenomenal runs in,.Eng-land and the United States. , This play was selectedfrom among the large number suggestedby various persons interested, because the available talerit seemed better adapted to the characters to be represented. The, production of the piece here willbe under the management of Mrs. Dimomii and she in turn has engaged the ser-ices of Robert L. Scott. The play is replete with comic situations, and tho public will have an opportunity for a night of laughter. Following is the excellent cast for the play, and among the company will be found the names of Honolulu stage and society favorites: Charles Shackleton Wm. Lewers William, his valet C. D. Wilson Mr. Kershaw Geo. C. Potter Claude A. St. M. Mackintosh Pixton Mr. Wilder Miss Norton Mrs. W. Porter Boyd Mrs., Chadwick Kate McGrewi Mrs. Pixton Pauahi Judd Baby Buster Jane Mrs. W. W. Dimond It is possible that between the time of the production of "Jane" and the opening of the Frawley season the Nat Goodwin company will appear for one night. Then will come the Frawley season of three weeks. Just before the holidays Mrs. Dimond will stage the opera of "Robin Hood," but the arrangements for that are in no way complete. Rehearsals for "II Trova tore" and "Jane" are going on constantly, and next week they will be held in the Opera House with scenery. Tramp Steamers in Demand. San Francisco Examiner. Seven more tramp steamers are on the way to this port under charter to carry grain cargoes to the United Kingdom, and nearly as many more are being negotiated for by local wheat shippers to get the grain to the British market as quickly as possible. Those that are now heading this way are the Flintshire from Hongkong, Strathness from Kolu, Kirkhill and H. W. Jars-berg from Nagasaki, Wennington Hall from Shanghai, Glenesk from Singapore and the City of Dublin from Yokohama. Fourteen such vessels have already loaded and left with their cargoes or are now takiQg on loads of wheat Masters and owners of sailing vessels look upon the tramps as usurpers in the field they held undisputed for years. The advent of the tramp steamers they say will In a few years send the sailing ships to the boneyard. They predict that before another decade a sailing ship in this port will be as much of a novelty as a tramp steamer was a year or two ago. HOUIt HECORD. Louli Grimm 3Inke New Bicycle Mark at Chicago. CHICAGO, Sept 25. Louis Grimm of Cleveland broke the American 24-hour record at the Coliseum tonight He rode 486 miles and 1,151 yards. He did not ride the full 24 hours, thanks to the officials, who, guided by humane sentiments, had him withdrawn from the track at the expiration of 23 hours. Had they not done so, his half-conscious form would probably have had to be borne away by the attendants. CROUP QUICKLY CURED. MOUNTAIN GLEN, Ark. Our children were suffering with croup when we received a bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It afforded almost instant relieL F. A. Thornton. This celebrated remedy is for sale by all druggists and dealers. Benson, Smith & Co., agents for the Hawaiian Islands. E3UN ACT DON'T M. Chinese Member of Phi Betta - Kappa at Yale College. Y.PHOULEE EX ROUTE TO'CHIXA Was Sent to Yale as a Government Student. Lectured From Maine to Florida- Contributor to North American Review Will Have a Concession In Nashville Exhibition. Among the passengers for Hong Kong on the Monmouthshire is Van Phou Lee.a1' graduate of the class of f J' YAN PHOU LEE. Chinese Graduate of the Class of '87 at Yale College, and one of the New York ' , World staff, now en route to China. 18S7 at Yale College, and consequently ; Agent, Chief Justice Judd, and Justice a particularly bright individual. ' Frear, and dined in the evening with Mr. Lee first visited the United States Mr. Damon. He was a member of Mrs. in 1873, when he was twelve years old, j Damon's father's church in China and as one of the 120 Chinese sent out un- remembers Mrs. Damon as a yOung der the auspices of Li Hung Chang to lady before she met her husband. After obtain an American education. He he graduated Mr. Lee declared hla In-went through the grammar school and i tentlon to become a citizen of the Unit-preparatory school for college, and en-, ed States, and renounced his allegiance tered Yale in 1880. In 1881 the Chinese ! to the Emperor of China. During his Government recalled all its students and Mr. Lee returned and was assigned to the Tientsin Naval Academy, but 2ZE ?Zi:Z navy, in 1884 he returned to Yale and was graduated with high honors in 1887. Mr. Lee had not the money with which to pay for his college course, and to repay the amount he entered the lecture field and traveled from New England to the Everglades of Florida, telling American audiences of "Chinese Customs and Manners." By this he earned sufficient money to keep him and pay the debt he had contracted. During the Chinese agitation on the Pacific coast Mr. Lee became a contributor to various magazines on the subject of discrimination against the Chinese, one article from his pen under the caption "The Chinese Must Stay," in the North American Review, attracting considerable attention. After he was through his lecture course Mr. Lee embarked in the mercantile business in a town near Wilmington, North Carolina, but at the end of two years went to San Francisco and was given a position in the Pacific Bank, controlled by the McDonalds, who were his classmates in Yale. He remained there eighteen months and then went to New York, and for two years past has been Chinese interpreter in the courts there. When Li Hung Chang arrived in the metropolis Mr. Lee was engaged by the New York World to accompany the Viceroy during his stay there and write up the various functions attended by him. During this time the gentleman in yellow was in poor health and refused to be interviewed by the reporters, but being known to him, the Viceroy gave Mr. Lee an advantage over the others by according him an audience three days before an edict was issued allowing reporters to enter his presence. Mr. Lee's visit home at this time is in relation to a concession granted him by the managers of the Tennessee Exhibition, which takes place in Nashville next May. At the request of the management he will take out to the United States the material for building a typical home of a Chinese agriculturist. In addition to this he hopes to take with him a Chinese family so that visitors to'the exposition may see how Chinese live. This can be dope, Mr. Lee said last night, as an act passed by the last Congress permits Chinese to enter the Unite' c'ntes for the purpose of attending the exhibition in connection with a concession. ' Mr. Lee's home in China was at Hong Shan, or "Fragrant Hills," Just north of Macao. He knows of Mr. Afong's place there, and knew Tony and Chun Lung when they were students at Hart ford and New Haven respectively. In 1SS7 Mr. Lee wrote a book entitled "When I Was a Boy in China," and was fortunate enough to sell the copyright to the Lothrops in Boston for a good round sum. The money earned in this venture enabled the author to travel extensively in the United States, and he has visited nearly every city of Importance there. During yesterday Mr. Lee called on Goo Kim, the$Chin4e Commercial visit to China this time it will be as a citizen of his adopted country. . ! HAWAHAS PASTORS MEET Gathering- of Evangelical Association. Rev. Timoteo Chosen Moderator Chinese Testaments to be Distributed Portugese Church to be Dedicated. The Association of Hawaiian Evangelical Churches of this island has been holding its semi-annual meeting In Kaumakapiil Church. Rev. E. S. Ti moteo of Waialua was chosen moderator and Rev. J. M. Ezera of Ewa scribe. All the churches were represented by delegates. The usual routine business was transacted on Wednesday. Yesterday representatives from other churches presented their greetings. Mr. F. W. Damon asked the Hawaiian pastors to aid in circulating Chinese scriptures. He has Chinese New Testaments for sale at ten cents each, and 120 have been sold in Honolulu during the last two months. Mr. Okumura, of the Japanese Mission, expects to go to Japan on the Monmouthshire and will bring back his wife and family. The Portuguese Church is to be dedicated the first Sun- day in November. ' Pastors were urged to look after members of other churches residing in their parishes and have them connect themselves with the church in their new place of residence. The Hawaiian Sunday School will be asked to contribute towards the publication; of a Gilbert Island Hymn and Tune Book Dr. Bingham has sent the manuscript of a book like the Hoku Ao Nani, with 180 tunes, to be printed for the Hawaiian Board by the well-known music publishers, Biglow and Main, of New York city. It was resolved to devote some time at the next meeting in April, at Waianaeto the open discussion of practical topics in regard to religious life and church work. The Norwegian ship Andrake, barks Fantasie, Snowdon, schooner Robert Lewers, British bark Samoa and Norwegian bark White Rose will load coal at Newcastle for Honolulu. I IS iFN Egyptian Forces in Full at Dongola. GLADSTONE SPEAKS OX ARMENIA. Grand Old Man Urges Indetendent ACtloa tr Great Britain Another Trans Pacific Line. Ives Beaten Storm in Gcorzfa Ei-Secretary Whitney News- DONGOLA, Sept 23. The Anglo-Egyptian forces are in full possession of Dongola, and the Soudan expeditloa proper has been brought to a successful close. The ease with which the result has been achieved Is astonishing, though unquestionably It is due to the thoroughness of the preparations for a protracted campaign, which was one of the liveliest of possibilities. The advance upon Dongola was begun at 5 a. m. Tho gunboats covered the left flank of the cavalry and the camel corps was on the right flank. Scouting parties of cavalry found that the Dervishes had not only abandoned their outposts, but that their main camp had been deserted, the enemy being In full flight and carrying with them their women and children. Whenever parties of Dervishes were sighted they were pursued by cavalry, many of the fugitives being killed. The gunboats shelled every detachment of that came within their range and did much execution. All the principal Dervish chiefs with the exception of Wad Blshara, have surrendered, and the opposition to the Egyptian power in this section has completely collapsed. Only five British soldiers were wounded In the day's operations. There were captured six field guns, a large quantity of ammunition, great stores of grain and many flocks and herds. According to the intelligence department, defections at Omdurman and. Khartoum threaten the overthrow of the Khalifa within x, short time . X- GLAimbxi; iv itAie Aurtlno 'it Liverpool. LONDON, Sept 24. The Grand Old Man has spoken, and he is the Grand Old Man bllligerent. His message to the trembling statesmen who guide the destinies of this erstwhile proud empire is reassuring. He tells them that it will not plunge all Europe In war if they enforce respect for the common laws of humanity In Turkey. He declares that It will be impossible for any Christian government to raise Its hand against them if they honestly undertake the simple duty and mission of stopping unspeakable crimes against helpless people. He Insists that it Is impossible, despite the universal suspicion of England, to give acceptable guarantees of unselfishness In the execution of the task. He demands that Great Britain shall no longer be dragged like a slave at the chariot wheels of the European powers. This is the substance of the great speech which Mr. Gladstone delivered to an enormous meeting in Liverpool today. He spoke an hour and a quarter with no sign of collapse or fatigue, and when he had finished he was the Gladstone of twenty years ago instead of the retired chieftain who had come upon the platform. It Is impossible yet to estimate the effect of his speech. His severest critics cannot describe it as rash or intem perate, and yet it wa3 undoubtedly Intended to spur the Government tp more decisive action against the Sultan. x NOT VLKA.KO AVITII TITH fZAtt. Comment of an F.nirlNh I'nper on Russia' Ruler. LONDON. Sept 23. The Chronlele says of the Russian visitors: It fa stated that the Czar and Czarina are highly pleased with their hearty reception But such feelings are certainly not betrayed by the Czar, whose brJe"f and almost laconic thanks for the addresses presented to him and whose cold unlmpresslbility was In great con- t trast to tne iranK ana reaness pleasure of the Prince of Wales. The Czar was always glancing nervously aside at the I slightest hitch at the proceedings. He listened to the addresses in impassive j style, as if they were in a foreign j tongue, and seemed surprised at the weight of the gold casket presented to him at Edlnburg, so that he quickly dropped it into the hands of the Earl of Pembroke. The baby, Grand Olga, was the center of Intense interest and admiration among the court ladies. X nGnTING IN MADAGASCAR. ReportH ot Lnwlews Acts on the j Island. MARSEILLES, Sept 29. Mall ad-; vices received here today frorn'the. Island of Madagascar bring further news of lawlessness there A company of Haussas were surprised by Insurgent Fayavolas "near Antanarivo recently I and several of the former were killed.