The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-02
HAWAII IN THE OPERA.

HAWAII IN THE OPERA.
CLEVELAND AND THE DUsKY
SANDWICH QUEEN
Dramatic Expose of the Hawaiian
Fiasco-Current History Tinkered Tn
In Three short Acts.
Comic Opera founded on Current His
tory as it Might Be.
ACT III.
Scene First Cabinet Chamber in
the White House, Washington. The
President and his Cabinet discovered;
Grover sits at one end of the room bv
himself, the others far removed from
him and regarding him with displeas-
ure.
Grover-(Humming to himself and
drumming on the table,
She's my Lii,
She's got me muddled,
Yes, by love
Soon twill be over,
And with her I'll be through,
lil1uOkalant
Is my hoo doc
Grcsham-Your excellency!
Grover-II'm?
Gresham-I looked through all the
papers that came here and couldn't
find single favorable reference to your
Hawaiian policy. Shalt ] read what the
New York SIN says?
Grovcr-(excitedly)-I dare you to!
Grnu Tho Nat,- N,rL IEn.JJ hos,
put you in horrid cartoon. Would
you like to see lt2
Grover-No, you fool [Snatches
offered paper, tears it in two and stamps
on i'll.
Gresham have measured the edi-
torials in al. the papers together and
there are just 200 miles OF vitupcration.
Grover-Go on; rub it in! Every
body's against me, and | don't know
what to do. | can't hear from Willis,
and don't know where I'm at as my
friend Cobb observed. These are troub.
lous times for Grover
Gresham-Won't you take our advice,
and the advice OF the nation and change
your viewsP Let the Queen take care
OF herself.
the poor weak, timid little creature, and
L VIII. W ldls llO. Hiull.
Enter Private Secretary Thurber with
the mail. Grover receives it, steals
away into the corner once more and the
Cabinet huddle together in the other
part of the chamber. There is a deep
silence, while Grover opens letter after
letter, till suddenly he gives cry and
all rise to their feet, to find him staring
wildly at the photograph.
Gresham-Your EXcellency!
Grover-Alasl
All-What is the matter2
Grover (holding out the Photograph
Look
GRAND ENsEMBLE-GRovER AND CABINET.
Grover-Look! look tits she!
Cabinet-Alas He's growing silly!
Grover-No, no, observe! The picture
of my Lii!
Before me behold
The picture of u woman;
She's surely rather old.
And aicely iCoketh human.
She's cruel tate!-she's black
I've been an awful gtlly
She weighs three hundred pounds,
And this-this is my Lii!
Bursts into tears! Sobs violently
during shivery music.
The idol of my dreams
Upon my heart made ravage.
She's nothing more, IL seems,
Than n kanaka savagel
Alas. at love | scott!
Alas. my dreams trusted!
My fancy was way off,
My idol fair is busted!
Cabinet (kneeling before their fearful
LEADER
All, Grover, list to us,
Upon our counsel ponder,
Now don't raise any fuss,
But let her go to thunder.
You do not need to worry,
You needn't sob and cry!
But shake her in a hurry,
And forget about Hawaii!
Grover-Boo-hoo tits hard, tits awful
That I've been nurturing such a
Queen
Cabinet-Tut!
Grover-But
My friends, your advice I'll take.
Cabinet-Hurrah!
Grover-My Lii I'll instantly shake.
Cabinet-Hurroo!
Grover-The burden I'll shift upon
Congress,
I'll lie no more nights wide awake
Cabinet-Hurray
Grover-Her image I'll cast from my
heart!
Cabinet-Hurrah!
Grover-I'll show you I'm still rather
smart!
ia
Capi''o' iVo'
Grover-NoW, mere Is the END OIL Ole
Lii
Also OF her photograph carte.
Tears up photograph, alter which hi
and the cabinet officers ioin in a WilC
danco
-,
photograph!
Gresham-Never mind! Let us hop,
it will affect her as hers did YOU!
Groyer-That's pretty hard, Walter
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