The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-02-08
TOWN TALK
BY THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.

of him as a candidate for mayor. lie
would be funny, and don't think ne
really expects to be in the finals when
it comes to selecting some solid citizen
to take the management Of our NUM-
cipal affairs. But ! remember a quo
ration somewhere or other about aim
ing high. If Achi has to be offered
something to harmonic matters, it will
of course have to be something good
i'm view of his having been mention
ed for mayor
p p
Joined a group of men i'm the club
yesterday and the talk was ON the
Symphony Concert of the evening be
fore. How did you like it, was the
question that was being asked and
answered in various ways. One said:
We'll the seats were not comfortable
enough to sleep in well, so was pretty
tired when the thing was over
Another admitted that he had eN-
perienced similar sensations.
Another told a story: when the
players stopped for breath at the end
of the second spasm in the second half
of the program, a fat boy about twelve
sitting with his father, who is W. 4.
K, a few seats back Of me, whisper
ed in very audible tones, Say, is that
the end?' His fathers reply that there
! were two more numbers scheduled was
not audible, but the exclamation o,
! golly,' was and it created a general
/ sympathetic smile"
There were a number of other OK
/ pressions and opinions but all seemed
to be about along the same reasonable
lines as the above Now all of these
men were of average intelligence AMI
| Culture-perhaps a little above the
average, for | think all were college
bred--and all recognized that they we're
subject to having these attributes
seriously questioned for such express
sions. But then it was just among
! themselves. Prof Bode nor any of the
Symphony Club would ever know, bu'
it started me to wondering why musi.
clans think it necessary to inhict theil
classic music upon audiences which
for the large part are not technically
trained in music. | know that the
average musician will sarcastically
. suggest 'rag-time" to those who arr
bold enough to acknowledge that the,
are not completely enraptured by Beet
hoven's second symphony, perfectly
rendered, but there is certainly a me
dunn between the two. ] observer
that at this same concert in question
that the choruses, the local solos, tn
overture, the Weber Invitation to tn
| Dance" all appeared to give genuin
pleasure to all and the applause wa
t more than polite or hypocritical for
, mality. And this music could scarceI
= be classed as "rag-time.' 1t is
; good deal like other callings. ! hav
, seen learned professors lecture so tina
} everybody figeted in their seats and lei
r the hall with blank expression at tn
, close, and have seen equally learne
. men make an ordinarily obstruse an
difficult subject so pleasant that every
body understood and enjoyed it. Ther
t is such thing among professionals
2 every line Of talking shop" whic
!. isn't considered good form when ou
e siders are present, and the same thin
=" might be said regarding "playin
" shop
k
q friend suggests that to keep RI
$ driguez in Jail, and to keep Lopez thel
if he is ever captured, the bars of IL
!" prison might be made of pipes charge
e with water under heavy pressure
H. that when a prisoner cuts into one
20 will be drowned. Or the bars mig
II be heavily charged with electricity,
"a that a freedom-loving prisoner wou
l" be shocked to death if he touched on
AZ Or they might be heated. so that
D. would be burned to death if he got I,
~ near. Rodriguez, / hear, is in G.
with manacles and an Oregon boz