The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-06-05
MAUI NEWS.
Ice Cream Festival at Paia-Miu-
streI Entertainment at
FTailuEu.

During w edne5day evening, May
3Ist, at Paia, occurred ''grand con-
cert and ice cream festival under
the direction of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety Of Makawao.
Despite of threatening clouds and
heavy showers, good number OF
Wailuku's, Kahului's and Spreckels-
ville's best people arrived at Paia by
the train and joined the Makewao
citizens in providing full house to
appreciate and applaud the evenings
entertainment.
The cobwebby interior of the old
warehouse seemed to have been
struck with a fairy's wand-for in
place of dust and cobwebs appeared
the pretty foliage Of bamboo and the
brilliant colors of bunting giving a
warm, cosy. pleasing effect to every
thing within quite In contrast to the
cold. the wet and darkness without
At one end of the hall was con-
structed roomy stage with curtain,
footlights, etc, from which the
Smiths, family of seven Mrs. q.
T.. Simpson, Misses Morris and
Campbell, Messrs Dickey, Chas
Baldwin, Lindsey and Aiken) opened
the entertainment and sang series
of solos and choruses most humor-
ous and unique. They stood behind
a large screen and gave view of
their faces only to the audience-it
was to all appearance a transmigra
ton of bodies-familiar faces at
tached to unfamiliar, abnormal and
grotesquely painted bodies.
After an interval of fifteen min
utes the bell rang, the curtain part
ed, and w. d. Howell's "Mouse
trap" was performed in such man
ner as to interest and amuse the
audience.
The dramatis persona were repre-
sented as follows: Mrs. Amy Som
ers by Miss Hammond; Willie
Campbell by f. w. Hardy; Jane by
Miss Morris; Mrs. Agnes Roberts by
Mrs. w. Ogg; Mrs. Miller by Miss
Gregory; Mrs. Lou Dennis by Mrs.
B. d. Baldwin, and Mrs. Curwen by
Miss Campbell.
The five ladies in elegant toilets,
standing on chairs, table and sofa
made a most effective tableau and
their screeches of fear because of a
fictitious mouse seemed to cause
much amusement.
Miss Hammond deservedly re-
ceived many compliments for her
rendering of the part of Mrs. Somers.
After the farce, the ice cream and
take stand received a most liberal
patronage, and altogether the re-
ceipts of the evening will very nearly
accomplish the purchase of piano
for the church's vestry.
THE MINSTREL SHOW.
During Saturday night, May 9th,
the WaiIuku Dramatic and Charita-
BILE Association gave their second
grand entertainment In the Wailuku
Government School building. The
large hall was filled to repletion by
people of the two districts, Waikiki
and Makawao, and nearly $500 above
expenses were realized and present
ed to the sisters of Waikiki hospital.
In the overture Mr.. E. B. Carley
acted as interlocutor, and Messrs.
Graves, III. L. Lyons, Robinson, and
Heferman as end men-bearing the
stage names of "Wailuku," "Kahu-
lui," 'sMaka vac" and Lahaina." The
FIVE gentlemen did their parts most
acceptably-
The list Of songs were as follows:
"The Babies on Our Block by the
Company; "OhI Susan Jane" solo
by w. II. Robinson; odd Black
Joe" by T. B. Lyons; Folks that
Put on Arrs," by g. Hefferman; 81
Want to See the Old Home" by w.
Bal; "Ohl Dat Watermelon" by M.
T. Lyons; "Hooheno" by q. Cops;
and '.Kahului Races" by g. Groves.
The chorus singing was a marked
improvement over that Of the former
entertainment.
The following numbers were de
serving of compliment; the qulntette
-"Malanai," the solo "Whistling
Coon" by G.. Groves, the clarionette
solo by T. P. Rochfort, the clog
dance by j. McGnire, and the stump
speech Water versus Whiskey" by
E. B. Carley. Groves acting and
singing of the "Whistling Coon"
was generally thought the most
ludicrous thing of the evening.
Good and amusing work was done
in the sketch, mo Pay, No Cure"
aud in the farce Midnight Intru-
der"
At the conclusion OF the pro
gramme, it was announced that re
petition OF the entertainment will be
gwen June 10th-(the proceeds this
time to be devoted to the benefit OF
the association.)
STRAY sCRIBBLINGs.
The jury term begins in Wailuku
at 8 AM Wednesday morning, the
7th inst.
Messrs. G. T Homer and r. Bal
leDtine of Lahains were in Wailuku
last Saturday.
Last Tuesday night. May Both,
Max Eckart's little jewellers shop IN
Wailuku was entered by thieves and
watch stoleu-so it is said.
Miss May Bailey of Kauai Is visit
ing at D. d. Baldwin's, Haiku.
Two Makawao gentlemen last
Wednesday night on their return
from the entertainment at Paia--
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