The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-07-06
THE OGGIDEHT Ind
THE ORIENT MEET
FLYING JoRosNs MAKE a WING.
LESS DESCENT UPON
CHINATOWN.
Celestial Melody TO Make = Man I'm
ss.ns Vain Thinss-The Little
People as crities-The Only Willie
Made . Hit

The occident and the Orient came
together Al the Chinese Theatre out on
i.liIha street yesterday evening, and
great vas the meeting thereof Yea.
verify. Il was bowling success.
The Flying Jordans made a wingless
descent upon Chinatown Their ar
rival was heralded far and wide among
the little men OF the east by the
sound Of the cymbal. the squeaking
fiddle. and the kiki's Of an overjoyed
popuEaee. From the topmost rafter
down TO the ragged edge Of the stage
every available foot Of space was COW
cred By a wondering and completely
surprised spectator. They surged
through the door in one continuous
stream. II seemed that there would
never be a let-up 10 the influx Col
}. c. Cohen was doing bigger bush
ness IN the box Office than the man
who gets a corner on the beer market
In a thirsty community. Tickets and
perspirstion passed from Mr. Cohen
with reckless abandon
First there was a preliminary erup-
ton Of Oriental melody by a profess
sional band OF tom-tom heaters. who
went al their work ike a man extract
ing the loose real estate from a dusty
carpet. While the racket continued
Il was one round of joyful hideousness,
comparable TO an ordinary western
orchestra In about the same proportion
as the noise Of a large boiler-making
establishment to the ticking OF clock.
The best OF the Chinese overture was
that the fellow who hammered great
dents into the big brass disc some
times got the better of his colleagues
engaged in the creation OF barbarous
disturbance. and il would be pretty
race between the shouts OF the multi
tude. the delirious bombardment on
thumped brass. and the violent saving
az high-keyed little violins. AS the
audience was Overwhelmingly Chinese
the labOrious efforts OF the boisterous
band received a tremendous ovation.
The Occldent then had an inning
The Orpheum orchestra took the
relns in hand. The Holy City.
Those Coo Goo Eyes. Hot Time in
the Old Town" Shall We Gather al
the Brewery followed one another
In rapid FIRE succession. The Orient
ais stood aghast
Mclean moosic vely much iotten
They allie samee clazey. was tbs
laughing comment OF little almond
eyed Celestial squatted upon higl
rail- IN the gallery
OF course the Jordans made hif
Nellie. the petite acrobat. captivate'
the hearts OF the Chinatown dudes
They bestowed upon the talented httl
lady unstinted praise in the form
continuous applause.
pantomine seemed about all tina
could be successfully put on the board
AZ the Oriental playhouse. When
came to dialogue the efforts Of tn
participants were about as useless a
the attempt Of a recent territorial leg
islature in passing a city and count
bin.
Not TO be daunted by the audienc
which faced him. Comedian Simmon
sprung several OF his inimitable jokes
Mr.. Simmons soon began to Sc
things" as they say back in the statel
He cut out the recitation OF. storie
and instead sung them 10 the lates
coon song melodies. He then had n
audience coming his way so TO speal
and for n time Il was a close contes
between the funny man OF the sho'
and the only Willie Crawford as
whom was entitled to wear the stow
hdmedallion for universal popularii
Dis is de hotties show | see sine
leave Carson City" vigorously d.
ciared Toma Abe Of the special polio
reserve. who was an interested spe
tator and occasionally acted as int
prefer 20 a bunch Of beauteous 0rien
al maids who were IN the throes (,
ravenous delight
Wouldn't dis jar you. JUS lit
bite" chimed In All On. also OF 4
police force. ~our Willie is de hottie
baby in de bunch all right
The stereopticon produced fresh ar
spontaneous salvos Of pleasure from
perspirtng multitude. The vender
the hxEy soda water reaped q harve
% nickels. The moving pictures al.
behaved themselves in a fairly dec
rus manner. The show was goo
The people we're pleased. The sceI
was strange enough at times 10 eau
a spectator TO pinch himself 20 feel
he was really In a land over which q
stars and stripes were floating. We
K was q great meeting Of the Far ga
ana the equally distant West.