The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-14
NEWS NOTES FROM HlL0.
\ CONCERT ny TuE GIFTED ALBU
SISTERS.
Tourists - volcano House Plenty Of
Rain -- Arrivals aud De-
partures

lliLo, Feb. Eve are certainly very
thankful to Honolulu papers for giving
the Misses Albu such good name
as singers. The recommendation sold all
the seats at one dollar each although the
weather seemed very doubtful. Well
we went to that concert expecting II
grand treat and we did have it, truly.
We do not ever remember having heard
finer voices in IIilo. Such singers are
not often heard here. Each selection
received one or three encores. The pro-
gram was as follows:
Soos--Nliss Rose Albu
Dear Heart. ......... Matti
Comm Thro The Rye"
"It Was a Dream .............Co wen
Encore-"She Stops to Conquer"
Solos-Miss Julia Albu
"Sing Sweet Bird"
Encore-"Ylang Ylang"
''The Song That Reached My Heart
Encore-"Twas Within a Mile of Edin-
boro' Town"
Duett-" Hear Me Norma" .... Bellini
Duett-"Maying". ................
The Misses Albm.
These Duets were repeated. The
pianist was Miss Grace Porter.
/ The reception given these gifted sing
ers, who have so quickly come into
popularity in these islands. is evidence
of the appreciation of the people here of
vocal culture. There can be no half
way opinion about the singing of these
great al fists. They have fine soprano
voices. one rich, pure, sympathetic: the
other flexible, birdlike, phenomenal,
The ladies have such perfect command
of their voices, and it seems not the
slightest effort for them to sing. Both
appear to have an ineXhaustible supply
in reserve. One remembers such voices a
lifetime. 1t seems to me that singers
who have such great means at their
command of giving cheer should have
a free passport into heaven, to be
musical angels above as well as here
below among mortals. We certainly
all wish these ladies the greatest sue.
cess, for they richly deserve it. The
accompanist at this concert, Miss G
Porter, a resident of Hilo, has touch
that is firm and sure, and one that
gives confidence to the voices she
serves. The Misses Albu, it seems, have
been giving concerts in Africa, Aus
tralia and New Zealand, and will g
from here to San Francisco, thence t.
New York, and from there to London
where they have started from. w,
shall ever remember their visit here
and shall hope that they will come t,
us again where we shall give them al
ovation, a more substantial one thai
we gave them at this time.
There are two plantations who shil
their sugar direct to San Francisco iron
, Iiilo, thereby saving considerable ex
pense and delay, also wear and tear o
bags. Economy is wealth, but SOM
, people cannot see it.
We are pleased to see Miss Krout
Chicago correspondent at Hilo. w
thank her for all the kind words she ha
said about us in the paper she repre-
, sents.
Glad to see so many tourists. Their
, will be twenty come where there Is on
I now when we get annexation.
Unless there is a change in the man
agement of the Volcano House there ar
!, parties who will erect house Their,
: where there will be no liquor sold Tex
- cept for medicine), and where islam,
II people and others will be treated proper
ly. If there is a change IN the manage
ment there is u party who will talk
$1,000 worth of stock at once. | am told
: Arrived ut HilQ, February 0, bar
=, Harvester, Captain johnson, from Sa
y Francisco, thirteen days, with carg
Z of general merchandise and 36 mules.
Sailed from Hilo February Z, BARI
> entine Chas. f. Crocker, Captain Lunt
Il for San Francisco. Freight 23.334 bag
e of sugar, 2, 96l ,632 lbs, value, $50, 1877 Il
&c Sailed from Hilo, February IL. bri
!, Lurline, Captain Chas. Matson, for Sa
II Francisco. Freight 1919 bags ,
Is sugar, 1,2S7,S25 lbs, value, $36, 52i 6!
le One passenger went on her, Antoine q
d Vasconcellas.
:, Hlo has been having an. unlimite
:, amount of rain, and still it comes. "
II are glad to know that the Hamaku
10 district is having all the rain il need
ls We wish the people there great joy.
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