The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1883-01-06
Stanley the Explorer and His Audiences

When Stanley had returned to England
from that wonderful journey of his across
the continent Of Africa, and while he was
writing his book, / suggested to a theatrical
manager that he should propose to Mr.
Stanley to make a lecturing tour through
England. and tell the people of that country
Of his wonderful adventures. Stanley con-
sented, and sailed forth. The tour was
fairly successful. After some weeks alb
sence from London Stanley returned for a
few days and his manager went to see him.
and asked him how the Iectufing Aourished.
Very well" /" said Stanley, " in a finan-
cial sense. The halls are always crowded
when-l begin; but, as | go on, the people go
trickling ouI, till at the end am left with
emily half audience, and | don't ike it.
II seems to me they come to stare at me as
If were a gorilla. and, when they have
stared their fill. they rise and go, not pre-
tending to take any interest in what am
telling them"
The manager suggested that perhaps he
was too monoIonous; that he ought to divers
sify his serious parts with some play of hu-
NOR But Stanley objected tnat there was
no hunor in his composition, which
quite true.
I'm not like Mark Twain or Artemus
Ward" said he. There is no fun in me,
but only dead ernest"
This puts me in mind of the remark
Scotch ex-editor once made about the man
who had succeeded him. "Ay," said he.
candldly, " the new man is a much better
man than me. IL IS true | can joke with
difficulty, whereas he jokes just spon-
taneous" Well, St,nley can't joke, either
spontaneous or with difficulty.
Just then the manager heard hideous
bowling proceeding from the lower regions
of the house.
H What, in the name of Cesar, is that
noise?" asked the manager.
oh. said st ,ney, its only my black boy,
Kalulu. that | brought from the interior
of Afr.ca. YOU know He's singing one of
his 'nfounded war songs while he polishes
my boots.
A bright thought occurred to the manager.
ave him up" he exclaimed. land let
us hear him.
KaluIu was summoned. and, nothing 10th,
gave his war song and his accompanying
wild nee IN their n,tiye blood-curdlIng
horror. Ia fact, he want-d to go on war
dancing and war singing all day. and Was
with difficulty suppressed. after breaking
most Of the furniture. and sent oack 10
his boots
Now. SAID the manager, with the
acnmen of a Snowman, ''here IS your ca nee
tOr the lutIOOuCLlOu- NOSNN
vour lecture lie d up 10 and introduce one
of kalulu's war dances and songs, and say
that the lecture will conclude with another
exhibition.
Stanley agreed, and the necessary lntIma-
,ion WIS duly given in the advertisements
Some weeks later Stanley returned again
20 London. and the manager went TO see
him
s,on RIGHT through to the end By the way,
1,oII,d better alter that advertisement. Ii
inns now-.Lecture by Mr.. Stanley on
,Sonth Africa. with War Dance and Song by
- native bow Kalulu. in the middle and
again at the conclusion You had oeter
b9ve il changed to this, l think-A South
African Concert by Kalulu, MI IT, NJ
StanIev's Black Boy, accompanied by War
0~ncsS with an Introduction and some Ex-
.,anstions by Mr.. Strnley.' You see" con-
t;nusd stanley, modify, ''the crowd keep,
~, ancorino Kalulu-s first performance TILL
the time comes for the second; when Try 70
20, a IittIe show, they won't have me out
81, me down with wild shouts for 'halniu.
EE-I,,I,,r -, which evidence OF bad taste
t--. S,,nIev's sense OF self lfesteem, and he
e.. onite Jealous of poor Kalulu, who how
80 non died. partly because ne was TOO
eseI eI oS ,um-ArchibaId Forbes, in the
Century.
r,.. municipality Of Paris has passed vote
:. t.vor Of n demolition Of the ancient iortlnea-