The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-01
HAWAII IN THE OPERA.
CLEVELAND AND THE DUsKY
SANDWICH QUEEN"
Dramatic Expose of the Hawaiian
Fiasco- Current History Tinkered Up
In Three short Acts.
ACT IL.

Scene First: The White House al
Washington; private Office OF the Presi-
dent; Mr.. Cleveland and his Cabinet
discovered.
Opening Chorus, Grover and Cabinet.
Grover-Oh, now's your chance to
gaze upon wonder.
Cabinet-Gaze, we people, gaze!
Grover
I'm not a bnastful fellow,
As you doubtless know full well, oh,
But I'm willing for to tell, oh,
I'm the greatest meath the sun!
I'm an oracle, cyclopodia,
Like Moses l can lead ye
I'm the screaming 'Merican eagle bird and
Sphinx rolled into one
Cabnet-IIe's the screaming 'Merican
eagle, etc.
Grover-Leave out the dance, boys
/ can't join you because Pm not feeling
well. Besides, I'm little overweight.
Let's to business What mighty prob
lem of statecraft wants to wrestle with
my indomitable mind this morning.
Bring it forth!
Private Secretary-Your highness
there awaits without young lady, q
princess of the blood from the Sandwich
Islands.
Grovcr-Hey2 What's that? / didn't
order any sandwiches.
Gresham-Your Bigness mistakes. Il
is a princess from the Hawaiian Islands
situated in the Pacific. The Queen ha,
been overthrow; Il republican form O
Grover-A republican form, ell? I'm
a Democrat, and I'll do all can to dow
it ii Pm asked.
Gresham-l understand that the
princess has come on exactly tina
GRAND.
Enter Kaiulani.l
RECiTATIvE.
Kaiulani-Oh, noble knight, to you / max,
In me behold the scion of a race,
Deprived IF all the rights our station
Grover-Rise, lovely maiden, rise and shov
your facet
Tell me your troubles! If can I'll hell
you.
Kaiulani-My mother, noble Queen
has been dethroned-
And so | come to you!
Grover-Kind fate that made you!
Have not your people for their sim
atonedp
kaiulani-Nay, nay, not so! The,
grow each day more vicious.
For me and ma they do not car,
apin.
Way up within the attic they hav,
stored us
Grover-lt seems to me they're rub
bling OF it in
Kaiulani We need your aid, Oh
noble knight and stalwart!
Your bravery alone can save III
twain.
Grover-Hd like to help you, dear
There, there, do not cry, now,
Unless you want to give your uncle
pain.
Kaiulani bursting into tears)-Alas
alack Boo-hoo. | knew vol
would do it!
I'd really like to kiss your foot-anC
will
[Courtesies in veneration and touches
toe of President with her lips.
Grover (hushing with qualification
soliloquizes)-
This Princess, fair, beholds in me might
pUtentate
Compared with whom no royal nibs il
Europe is so great,
The tribute is so pleasing to my nose TO
fataree
All suitors, now, must pattern take iron
sweet haiulani.
To the princess.
Oh, dry your eyes, III help you, dear, as yo
VIII shortly see!
All dancing
Oh, dry your eyes, wen help you, dear, as yo
will shortly see,
SO cheer Hp and mop your face, and things al
right will be!
Grover (aside)-That little girl ha
touched my heart OF course I'll he'll
her and her mother! TO Kaiulani)-
shall do all in my power, dear, to assis
YOU. Coochee-cOo!
Kaiuani (aside)-I've just won m
way into that deep-seated heart! Nam
mas little girl didn't go to boardin
school for nothing! CTo Grover)-Thanl
you, noble knight And, now, mus
away again!
Grover-Don't hurry, my dear, dom
I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll send an
other representative to your place an
remove the fellow who is there now
He's no good, for Harrison appointe
him.
Kaiulani--But, your grace, l mus
hurry home with the good news t
mamma.
Grover-Well, well; goodbye littl
princess Give my brotherly love t
your ma.
Kaiuani-Exit, coquettshly kissin
her hand.
Grover-Nooks around as the doc
closes behind her)-Ha! ha! tell you
fellows, I've made a hit with Hawaii
Gresham-'Sh, your majesty!
Grover-Whew. | forgot But Nv
made some sort OF IA promise i'll thi
business, and suppose I've got to kee
it. What's all the trouble down ther
in the Sandwich Islands, anyway?
Gresham-The Queen, Liliuokalan
became distasteful to the better class {
natives, and with the aid OF some OF on
sailors who were in the bay, they ros
and dethroned her. That's the trut
of it.
Grover-And she wants to get back o
the thronep
Gresham-Of course!
Grover-Then she shall
Gresham--But, your highness!
Grover-Thatll do! She wants to g,
back, and I'll put her back. | don
care a rap whether its policy or not.
say it goes, and besides-Oh, thu
vision of loveliness!
The Cabinet-Your excellencyl
Grover-Keep still feel know NJ
what some sort OF magical power draw
ing me into this matter. 1t is more tina
l can do to resist it. | wonder viii
it is?
Grover sings:
Oh, beautiful isles in the southern seas,
know but little of you,
And your tough Queen Lii do not know
all,
Though shall pretend that do.
But now we are in trouble, and, though 1t
queer,
Round my heart there is drawing loop,
And ieel, willy-nllly, I've got TO help Lii.
And lift her right out of the soup,
Oh, Lii, cheer up
Oh, Lii, brace up
Your Grover is coming TO save you.
He'll do all he can
10 recover your land
And the power that your ancestors gave 20
[Grover sinks into chair, his han
pressed over his heart. For a nome
all is silence, but for the hard breathil
OF the President.
Grover rising(-Gresham, need 20