The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-11-14

Just prior to the day the late Billy
Emerson left San Francisco for Ho-
nolulu, Aleck. Waugh, one of the edi-
4orial staff of the Breeder and Sports
man back in the sos, met him in the
Palace Hotel. During conversation
the affairs Of the monarchy were men
toned, and Waugh said:
"They'v a national debt down in
the Islands. Billy, and the King enjoys
a game of poker. You are good
player, and if you are careful you may
come back here with a goodly portion
of the debt.
OF course. it was only bit of a
Joke on the part of Waugh, but it was
passed around the multitude as Cos
pei truth. Emerson came and sung
his e'Moriarty" and the rest of his
songs and captivated the people. Peace
tic his ashes.
OF Emerson s dexterity in handling
cards, a good story is told. - know
not what the truth may be; LII tell 1t
as twas told to me- 1t seems that
n party, of which he was one, were IN
the palace deeply immersed in game
of poker and Billy was losing Pres:
emily il was his deal and he handed
out to the King four kings and dealt
himself four aces. When the call came
after the draw. each of them taking
one card, Emerson said:
stYour Majesty. have you beat. -
seWhat YOU got?'' asked the King.
"Four aees,'' answered Billy as he
laid down his cards.
'sNot worth talking about said the
King; GIVE FIVE kings-there s four
of 'em. and I m the fifth.
Representing two eras of minstrelsy
since the monarchy stand Chester An
thony Doyle and Albert r. Cunha-
Dovle was before Cunha, and they are
mentioned in this article together be-
cause it is to be the last in which the
atricals in Hc~nlulu is to be the sub
ject. DOYLE arrived in the country IN
1890 and went almost Immediately to
Hilo, where he remained for three
wears. He wns recognized there as a
man of co,,ei cradle originality, good
voice and q S~nse of humor that was
not small. While in Hilo he became
7nternreter of the Japanese language
for Sheriff Hitchcock. and during his
snare moments taught the young Jap
araso idea how to shoot English so 1t
would not be recognized. In the ca
pacitv of Interpreter and pedagogue he
scored.
During the revolution of 1898 he
came down TO Honolulu and became
identified with the police department. as
= special interpreter. Always prac-
4ieal Joker. he naturally had vein OF
bumor that would not down, no matter
fine Mace or occasion. and it often be-
came so strenuous in its exuberance
that his associates tremhled at the pos
sibilitv Of unpleasant results. Whhe
he was here in 80. the Honolulu Anna
teur Mins+reI~ proposed an entertain
ment, and Gus Murphy. who was prom
inent in affairs Of the sort at that time,
inveigled Dovle into II. When the
time arrived. he told Chester that ne
was IN play on the end opposite Billy
qCharIock. who was here at the time.
DOYLE baked, Int the heart of Murphy
was as adamant.
1t was a very nervous man who took
tbe tqmhnurire end that night. sitting
next TO W. r. Ash. long gone from
here Emerson. who had in Chester
an ardent .admirer. once told him that
the vav 10 spin his ramhourne was
IN have MIN concealed in his hand
and punch il through the parchment
head. When the opportunity offered. he
did the trick and created furore. Inc