The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-10-24

is round the thrown" but the Kohala
| chieftain redeems his promise in eff
| feet by presently throwing his mus
cular rival violently TO the ground,
| producing compound fracture of the
| cervital yertebrP, and converting him
| into a harmless, but decorous corpse.
| In the second act U'a, the lady
| friend of Kaala, takes the floor and
| explains that Opunui has "played it"
on Kaaialii by hiding his daughter,
| the lovely Kaala, from the reach of
| her lover. IRA, it should be explained,
is painfully and vain-fully bedizzened
| with shoes, stockings, jewels and
laces which, she further explains to
the audience in confidence, have been
presented to her by her haole lover,
John Young. She engages in love
lore soliloquies, aud executes love
song in English. Is approached by
Kaaialii with inquiries as to this lost
love, but can give no information.
Old Opunui, however, comes in later
and informs the audience that he has
secreted his daughter in the Spouting
Cave and spouts about his reasons
therefor to some extent. A priest,
however, tells Kaaialii where to find
his love, and that impulsive young
VOW to the gods to rescue his bride
elect from the Spouting Cave or-fail
I'm the attempt.
Others of the dramatis personna
rush upon the stage and describe his
leap from the bluff into the sea, (the
entrance to the cave being below
water,) but that aquatic feat is per-
formed around the corner out of sight
of the audience, though no doubt it
occurred as threatened, for the splash
is plainly heard in the parquette.
kaaialii presently returns, leading
his beauteous bride in triumph, smiles,
and a tapa skirt of great brevlty.
Their pilikias are practically ended,
the old man Opunui throws up the
sponge, and the honeymoon rises
above the eastern horizon.
The retreat of the army of Kalama,
chief of Oahu, and their pursuit up
Nuuanu and over the pail opens the
third act. The retreat is realistic-as
much so as the attainable speed of the
warriors can make it-but their sue
cessive leaps down the pail brought
involuntary suggestions of "leap-
frog" to mind Still, that was not
the fault of the pail.
The act and drama ended with
scene embracing all the leading
figures of the play with armies and
staff; the conquerOr receiving his
hosts and chiefs and his Queen, Kaa-
humanu, seated by his side in serene
majesty and the dishabille of the
period. Kalama presents his daugh-
ter, Neleiki, to the King to be zone
of his wives" The King lectures the
people, reminds them they are con-
quered, orders them to their homes,
and himself embarks with his staff
for the windward isles. He passes
from view, like Lohengrin, in canoe
across the stage in rear, though not
drawn by a swan as was the latter,
nor quite as smoothly as the Flying
Dutchman of Wagner's creation,
waited in speed and silence over the
waves. The fact was potent
that Kamehameha's transportation
department had broken down, as the
head canoe, after a jerky voyage across
the stage, was nearly swamped upon
the shore by one of the
alighting too soon, and the
ConquerOr's own canoe, in which he
held brave career for a time, got
water-logged, and His Majesty was
obliged to finish the voyage by walk
ing on the waves, apparently suggest
ing scene from the ancient history
Of the East.