The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-09-27

street was erected q little later, per-
hnus the first Hawaiian theatre. There
are those who well remember II and
the scenes enacted therein. The 90.
Establishment of this theatre was large.
~ due 20 the efforts Of set OF young
amateurs, among whom was Charley
Vincent "a well known carpenter and
Mr.. J. H. Brown. man about town,
and later Captain OF the Honolulu
Guards and Police Chief. one evening
in particular was noted for the per-
Torrance of the opera of Martha" OF
which Kamehameha ". was the stage
manager. while Queen Emma and Mrs.
Bernice z. Bishop and other noted la
dies Of society formed its chorus The
programs were printed upon white sat
in. There may possibly be some OF
these souvenirs still to be found in Ho-
nolulu. Mauka of the theatre was the
little cottage occupied by Mr.. Charles
x. Bishop and his young bride Bernice
papah Bishop. Mauka of this was
the quite large residence occupied by
William French.
The next parallel street was Rich
ards street. Makai of King street was
erected by Mr.. Il. Shillaber, an Amer
lean engaged in the China trade, "the
Bungalow" something after the style
OF the East India houses. where there
was a general dispensation of bachel-
or hospitality. Mauka on the palace
side of the street was n series of low
one-story buildings occupied at differ
ent times by the Princess Victoria and
her brother, Prince Lot, Kamehameha
V. Next mauka We're the old premises
of the Sumner family of which your
courts have heard not little in the
last few months. Still mauka crossing
a narrow lane, afterwards designated
as Palace Walk, came a large open
ground in which was the residence of
Haalelea. And mauka of this. coming
up to Beretana street, was the resi-
dence of Kaeo, and Lahilahi. the par
ents of the late Prince Albert recently
deceased. The Central Union church
now covers the ground formerly &C.
cupied by these houses. Adjoining, on
Beretania street. was the residence of
the French consul, Jules Dudoit in
whose family were also Mrs and Miss
Corney, his wifes mother and sister;
premises subsequently occupied for
many years by Jas. Smith of land Of
fee memory. From this place the con-
sui and his family moved in 1916, to
their newly completed mansion on the
opposite side of the same street, near
Fort, known of late years as the Dick
son premises. Mons. Dudoit had the
reputation of being, among other
things, a carcaturist, and often high
~ amused the merchants of the water
front with his timely hits.
The next and last street running
parallel was that known as Punch
bowl street. There was on the entire
length of this street, from the makai
side to the slopes of Punchbowl, but
one residence, the two-story house,
built of coral, of Mr., Henry Dimond,
mauka of King street. Beyond the
street was the old Kawaiahao church
and burying ground. A more forsaken
desolate-looking place than the latter
can scarcely be imagined. one to see
II in its present attractiveness of
fences, trees and shrubbedy, can hardly
believe its former desolation, when
without enclosure, horses and cattle
had free access to the whole space.
The transformation was mainly owing
to the labors of Mrs. Armstrong, wife
of the missionary, who was pastor at
one time of the church.
The houses of The Mission" l had
better leave to be described by some of
the children whose homes were there.
Having now taken up the description
of the streets running from the ma
kai side of the town mauka, and also
having mentioned Queen and Mer-
chant streets running at right angles
10 the others, we will now turn to the
three remaining parallel streets, name
ly King, Hotel, and Beretania. Begin
ming al the Nuuanu stream end of
King street there We're few scatter
ing native houses near the river side.
The first house that we notice was
store kept by Isaac Montgomery, a
true son of the Emerald Isle. He |
had been fortunate in business
and had a fair financial standing 1t |
was generally believed that the temp
tations of ready money, a quick sale
even at small profit, induced him to
supply the enterprising Australians
with goods desirable to keep up their
trade. On the same side of the street |
was a square medlum-sized plastered |
adobe house owned by Capt. John |
Meek This was used as a lodge room !
for the new Masonic lodge, the first |
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Pacific. under the name of lie Pro- |
gress de TOceanie." This antedated
somewhat the formation OF the odd |
Fellows Lodge, ana many of the bust
ness ana professional men of the town
were initiated as members. hold a
certificate in the handwriting OF Ii
holiho, King Kamehameha ", as
Worshipful Master OF the Lodge
The next premises on that side ~ the ?
street, as ! remember, was occupied by /
natives and Joined the premises Of the 4
Blonde, already mentioned, on the |
mauka side Of the street were the I
large grounds OF Capt John Meek, exc /
tending almost the entire length Of the
block 90 Nuuanu street, capt Meek /.
Was one OF the noted characters ~ the
place retired ship master who had
settled boz the islands years before ana
become possessed Of largo tracts ~
Hand and herdf ~ rnttle 90 shared
sin stephen Reynolds the duties ~
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