The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-01-30
MAUI MEMORANDA.
Rare Minstrel Entertainment by
Wailuku Amateurs-Remark
Improvement at Spreckelsville


Wailuku Amateurs-Remark
Improvement at Spreckelsville
Mill.
The long promised entertainment
ofthe Waikiki Amateur Minstrels oc-
Cured last Friday evening, the 9th
inst, and proved very successful.
Shortly after 8 o'clock the curtain
rose on the stage in the schoolhouse,
which was tastefully decorated with
birds nest, ferns and profusion of
flags, kindly loaned for the occasion
by Mr.. A. f. Hopke, U. S. Consular
Agent, and Capt. Christensen of the
brigantine j. D. Spreckels. Upon
the stage were seated, in semi-cir-
Gle, the very sable artists responding
to such euphonious names as Brud-
der lao, Brudder Kalepolepo, Brud-
der Kahului, Brudder Makawao, ETC.,
with Mr.. Matli as middleman. The
show was very creditable from an
amateur standpoint, Brudder Bones
(Mr. M. 7. Lyons) and Brudder lao
(Mr. Geo. Groves deserving especial
mention. MIR. Lyons in particular
acted his role with considerable
perue and abandon and displayed a
latent comic talent, which frequent
ly sent the audience into fits of
laughter, and was the mainstay of
the troupe.
There were several clever local
hits and some good songs, solos and
choruses, which concluded the first
part of the program. The second
part was initiated by very amusing
and humorous scientific" lecture on
"leap years." by Mr.. E. B. Carley.
An oboe solo by Mr.. Thos. Rochfort
was appreciated by the audience,
also a vocal solo by Mr.. Maxwell,
guitar accompaniment. A ludicrous
interlude "on the train" followed,
then "Moriarity" sung with esprit
by Mr.. Groves, the performance con-
Guiding with local farce, cat the
Wailuku Hotel the Night after Elec-
tion," which set the risibles of the
audience in motion, the different
parts being cleverly acted by Mr..
SEVERN as the fat Dutchman, Mr.. M.
T. Lyons as the mischievous darkey,
Mr.. Jno. Mcguire as the SASSY"
Irishman, Mr.. Ben Lyons as the
landlord and Mr.. w. t. Robinson as
the "lone unprotected female"
The indefatigable Mr.. Biven,
genial friend Ned" was the musical
conductor and director-in-chief of
the evening, and as usual outdid
himself, playing as well as ever with
an injured thumb bound up in rag
Financially the entertainment was
bowling success, the spacious
schoolhouse being packed with PEG,
pie from all parts of East Maui, the
train bringing quite number of the
Makawao and Spreckelsville people
The net proceeds will probably
amount to some $3.50 and be given
to the native church, the hospital OF
some charitable or religious institu
ton.
The boys deserve credit and en-
couragement for their brave effort
and when they repeat the entertain
ment, which they expect to do in 6
couple of months, it is hoped they
may see their labors crowned will
equal success.
Mr. A. r. Laws, bookkeeper o
the Haiku Sugar Co., breathed hi
last on Monday evening, the 23rt
inst. The funeral, which took place
Wednesday forenoon from the Pal
Foreign Church, was largely attend
ed by most of the prominent resi-
dents of Makawao, who had Learned
! to love and esteem the deceased
gentleman for his many sterling
, qualities.
The brigantine Jno. D. Spreckel:
Capt. Christensen, arrived last Sun
day, the 22d inst, 16a days from Sal
Francisco, with cargo of merchan
disc and fertilizer. She will leav
,, next Wednesday with a full load G
sugar for j. D. Spreckels & Bro
, The bark Alden Besse, Capt. G. s
Friis, leaves to-day with about 125
tons of sugar, valued at $62,56S.7;
from Hawaiian Commercial & Suga
Co., Paia Plantation and Haiku 81
gar Co.
, The bricked-in boilers at Sprecl
/ elsville do excellent work since tn
}. improvement was made, and tn
/ mills turn out a big lot of sugar, b.
a sides furnishing more trash than ca
possibly be consumed as fuel, will
out burning single pound of Goa
I 1t is estimated that the daily outpu
a will reach 120 to 100 tons of suga
!. respectable quantity for one plan
tation. MAUoNI.
Y Maui, Jan %, 1893.