The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-12-05
MAUI NEWS.
Minstrel Entertainment at Paia
The ElectiOn-PerSonals.

The largest Maui audience in sew
eral years was assembled last even
ing in the Paia sugar room, the at
traction being an exhibition OF
pseudo negro minstrelsy by sixteen
young men OF Makawao and kahu-
hui. 1t rained in torrents and kept
raining throughout the evening, yet
this hostility on the part of Old
Prob, did not deter hundred Wal
luku people and more from filling up
the cars bound for Paia, nor dis
hearten as many more Makawao
citizens from witnessing the debut
as darkies of sundry well-known
young bachelors.
The spacious interior was illumin-
ated most brilliantly with rays from
a myriad of electric jets, and the
midnight, stove polish complexion
of the boys, was made prominent by
fierce beams of electric footlights.
Bunting and ferns intermingled, lent
festive air to the walls and rafters,
and the twenty five foot stage with
it's wings and flies appeared decided
ly attractive in its holiday garb of
stars and bars and stripes and eagles.
The following songs seemed to
find much favor with the audience:
Jingle Bells" the opening chorus
of the overture; ''The Morning by
the Bright Light" solo by Brudder
Lemon Squeezer 81. IL. Hare); ''Gos
pei Wedding" by Sambo (H. Laws);
alabama Blossom" by Pompey Of.
S. Armstrong;; "Going Back to
Dixie" by Rosebud ID. Lindsey;
Every Day will be Sunday, by and
by" with each darky singing verse
containing some personal allusion;
money" by Brudder Blossom B {, e.. F.
Hughes); "Gospel Raft" by Bones,
CIV. o. Aiken; "Nellie Gray" by
Gumbo Soup Mr.. NicolD; "Ua Like
no Like" by the Senator Cd. Nor
ton); the "Arkansaw Traveller" with
violin accompaniment, acted and
sung by Uncle Remus &c. FL. Dickey);
Golden Slippers" by Brudder Sweet
Potatoes CIV. L. Mossman); "Massa's
in the Cold, Cold Ground" by Snow
ball &C. Baldwin,; and the finale,
"Carve Dat Possum," by Uncle
Remus.
The many jokes passed off fairly
well; those containing local hits or
references to the recent special cleo
ton being most appreciated.
A Surprise-Sambo asked the In
terlocutor, "Where was Moses when
de light went out?" Upon being
given up by Mr.. Johnsing, the an
swer came, "In de dark" and in
stantly every light in the house was
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.!
The fact that the entertainment
was under the patronage of the
Ladies Aid Society, gave eclat to the
affair; and another fact that it was
of humorous nature drew CRATE
full crowd which quickly purchased
all the fancy articles as we'll as
everything edible that was for sale.
So the debut of the Makawao Min
strels may be termed a success, but
before coming to the ''finis." Thanks
should be expressed to j. w. Col
vile for his kindness in loaning the
sugar-room, and for helping the
event in every way; to the decora
tive committee, Mrs. Simpson, Misses
Campbell and Gregory; to Fred. S.
Armstrong who had sole charge Of
the arrangement of the stage and
the electricity; and finally to E. r.
Biven for his efforts in drilling the
chorus and his spirited piano accom-
paniment.
THE SPECIAL ELECTION.
w. HI. Cornwell was elected last
Tuesday by fair majority. The re-
turns which may not be perfectly
accurate are as follows:
Cornwell Hooking.
Wailuku-1st Dist As Is
I" I'd g 81 s
q Sd 81 3