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New-York tribune., 1910-01-23

changing of the water in the tank once a
fresh water costs $3.50 every time it is done.
In fact, the tank is IN every way an ex-
pensive thing to have concealed in a stage.
Last summer it was necessary to make a
few changes in the machinery which ma
nipulates it and in the part OF the stage
connected with it, and the cost of the
work came to $4,000. This was done just
TO produce a slightly more perfect effect.
The keep and care OF animals, espe-
cially the wild and jungle animals, are diff
cult. Elephants, of which they have some
times as many as thirty in the show, eat
mountains of food. Each OF these beasts
tosses to his mouth from fifty to seventy
pounds of hay a day. and besides that, he
often consumes a large tub OF rice, dozen
or two loaves of bread, pile of nuts and
finish of caramels chocolates or some other
kind OF candy. Candy is, in fact food for
all the animals, and frequently there is a
big candy counter in the Zoo down under
the sidewalk The food given TO an ele-
phant, particularly, is looked after with
great care, and his menu is constantly
changed. II he has had rice for a day or
so, he gets bean mash for a change and a
tub of carrots, potatoes and onions nicely
cut up and served daintily enough for a
man to eat If they were not raw Besides
all this trouble, the water given elephants
TO drink must be warmed with hot irons.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-23
SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS A WEEK TO RUN ONE SHO
The Hippodrome a Striking Example of What
New York Demands in the Way of
Costly Entertainment.

The immense amount Of money laid out
each week by New Yorks playhouses TO
oefray expenses shows what a tremendous
II important part theatre and drama play
nowadays even with the great number who
attend merely for the sake Of being amused.
For instance. the bills Of the New York
Hippodrome come TO $4,000 a week, & sum
whose size is astonishing even TO those who
Know OF its thousand players and employees
and its lavish displays.
These Is another reason beneath these for
tae expense. far more important in its
meaning, and only revealed by those items
OF expense which the public is entirely
sponslble for and OF which the public is
almost wholly unaware. Il is the keen.
critical, luxury loving eye OF the New York
piaygoer tnat not only demands splendor
2nd correctness OF effect, but wants per-
lection of detail.
TheaUegoers want, in fact, ''the real
ming" Bowery boys no longer are the
Indians Of the stage The Hippodrone has
recognized the public's desire for realism
oy sending to New Zealand for a troupe
OF sixty Maoris. whom they brought 10
New York under contract for the season
ior the sum OF $4,000. At the end OF the
season the natives are 70 be returned TO
@ew fork's big playhouse-at~ the expense
Ultimately, OF New York's big theatre
going crowds
he theatre manager Of the day has dis
covered that success lies in the way of ex-
NA'asalace. not garish. gaudy extrava-
s-hce' bur fine, luxurious extravaganza.
"Aere few years, a decade or two ago
1xe people dressed in imitation materials
1o lake 3eweIry, to-day they wear cloth
s and trimmings that few OF them could
moro 70 wear off the stage
n tne present Hippodrome show most OF
costumes have been imported from
men cost as much as $50 apiece. The
worn by the companies of men and
SNeh Who walk calmly down the steps
me magic lake and disappear last
s lhree weeks. Then, because they look
Iie"nat dingy, they are discarded, and
~ ones provided, although they cost 800
soCe Tor the women's suits and S75 for
N4eh s. The shoes that go with these
- are made OF elk skin, especiAiiy
"setner ana cost 81 60 a pair THESE
Hust be renewed each three weeks
Aeep AL the costumes clean and IN
repair requires the constant work
= I'VE tailors and thirty-two dressmakers.
Oost or the repair department alone
s'o q week. All the trimmings ana
1s used In this work have TO be I'M
rtsss as well as the perishabie SILK
pr.- Ia ract, the costuming alone OF tne
show costs $4,000.
'S"e OF the splendor of their attires
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They All Portray Some Primal Human Passion.
but Most Frequently Love.

quite light on the fmaxinatfons OF shs
primitive Hawaiians- Hawaiian poets did
rot indulge IN landscape painting for its
own sake. says DR.. Emerson Of another
apparent nature lyric "As a rule they
had some Interior end IN view. and that
end was the portrayal OF some primal
human passion-ambition. hate, jealousy.
lcve-especsally love- -
OF the many kinds OF nulas or operas
there is one which depicts the doinxs of
animals. especially the scandaIous ad-
ventures OF a hog god who was enamoursd
or Pele. the volcano goddess. In another
opera the performers take a gyrnnas.fc DO
sition on the floor. supporting themselves
while almost reclining on their backs by a
hand and leg, and using the free limbs In
sweeping or agitated gestures
peculiar form OF hula INDUCED In bv
amateurs is a sort OF betting game with
forfeits OF kisses and embraces There
used 10 be forfeits that went beyond the
limits OF Western taste. and the game was
often got up as a supreme expression gf
hospitality. with results that would Iead
in this country to a divorce action
Still more unlicensed was a hula N
which Two men armed with wands. fur
nished with tufts OF gay feathers. pass Up
and down the files OF men and women.
waving their decorated stats, ever ard
anon indicating with q touch OF the wand
persons OF the opposite sex who under tho
rules must pay the forfeit demanded of
them
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horse was led in at the proper time hy a
couple OF attendants. but the performer did
not appear. They waited until il was plain
ly apparent that something had gone
wrong; they looked for the man. but IN
vain, and were obliged 10 go on with the
rest of the act without him. IL later trans
pired that he had misunderstood what door
he was TO come through and had come N
the wrong one The crowd OF people on
the stage was so dense that he could not
make his way through IL 70 the foOtIiShts
where his horse was waiting for him. and
he had TO give it up.
The sum of $500 or $1,000 year is spent
in photographing groups and members OF
the cast for advertising purposes, and
varying amount. in the neighborhOOd of $500
a week. is spent on printing. Other kinds OF
advertising are undertaken expense hard
lv seeming TO be considered at all Hippo
drome primers, which cost $4,000 10 get Up.
are being now distributed among school
children by the thousand and the enthu-
siasm OF the children marks the success OF
the idea In fact. from the point OF view
OF the boys sent out to distribute these
primers, the children are altogether too
demonstrative. The boys come back 70 the
sheltering walls OF the Hippodrome with
their clothes literally torn TO pieces after
they have been down TO the lower East
Side public schools. Little Benny. one OF
the regular Office boys. came back one
morning last week hatless and with three
long scratches across his face.
Gee! they mauled me" he cried. Don't
send me down there again" a new hat
for Benny and some salve and bandages
Tor MS face were more expenses Tor the
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there is often discomfort among the mem
bers Of the ballet, who want still finer
things. To those who get used to Paris
ian dressmaking and TO Partisan silks. 1t
sometimes seems incongruous to be span
gled with unreal jewelry, even fine tmi-
tations of rubies, sapphires, diamonds and
the like.
st think said one member of the jewel
ballet to the head Of the costume depart
rnent, that I would rather have one real
sapphire than five hundred fake diamonds"
But most Of them like to glitter and
make various excuses to get more jewels
sewed on their cleaning garments. They
run to the costume director, offering sus-
few more CLEANS.
See, my shoulders have nothing over the
tops. and, you know, shoulders are meant
10 show, especially in a jewel ballet"
A touching incident Of this kind took
place before the opening OF the season
when the cast was called TO try on cos
tunes These dresses had just arrived
from Paris, and upon being unpacked were
stored I'D in the Jungle" as the room is
called which Is used during the season
as q buffet refreshInent room. The cos
tunes represent all kinds OF jewel ideas
diamond dresses are white, sapphires are
blue in TONE with blue trimmings, etc. The
irving on went merrily until the coral was
called A little girl was listed for this
marine gem, and when the youngster came
In and saw her pink costume quietly deco
ra+ad with pieces of coral she hung her
read and grew wistful. While she was
being pressed into the little glitterless pink
sress she looked sorrowfully into the mir
ror and then with side glance at one
of the gorgeous sparkling arrays hanging
on the frames near by. she burst out:
.Oh. gee, / wisht I was a diamond
7.h. scenery is painted by skilled artists
ybo draw salaries of from $50 to Sl25 a
veek while the material on which the
scenes are painted is fine quality OF linen
which COSTS, even at special wholesale
,r,ce. 80 cents yard. Three hundred and
sfxty thousand square feet Of it are used
in the present production.
An immense amount OF lumber, costing
ss5 oo. and sent in from Maine and the
south and the West, was needed in setting
-, this years show. Only the selected
lumber. having few knots in it, can bs
,xea and as the Maine lumber is begin
ming TO run low, it was necessary TO bring
:. in from other sections well.
Tho paint, the smallest item on the list
cost 500.
To operate the complicated stage ma
.h,nerv IL takes the constant and com
,,,ned la abors of twenty-five skilled .ng,-
naer.. and forty electricians, their salaries
amounting to s., ,2S4 week.
Another heavy itAa - sIpenHe lie thu
New-York tribune., 1910-01-23

popular hula love song ascribed to a
native monarch, goes like this:
While k1puupuu puffed jealous gusts
Love Is a tree that blights in the cold.
BUT thrives in the woods Of Mahiki.
Smltten art thou with the blows OF love
Luscious the water-drip in the wilds:
Wearied and bruised is the flower of Koaie:
Stung by the frosts and herhage Of Wai-ka- e:
And this-it is love.
The story of abduction. a man flying
with the woman of his choice in a pirogue
pursued by the clamor of parents and rela-
tfves. and the happy outcome. is symbol
lized in the following lyric:
The iva flies heavy to nest in the brush
Its haunt windy ke- ula.
me watch bird that fends off the rain from
Le-hu-a-
Bird sacred u Ku-hai the shark-god-
Shrieks. Light not on terrace of Lei-no-ai.
Lest Unu-lau fiercely assaiI you
Storm sweeps the cliffs of the iset:
A covert they seek meath the hills.
In the sheltered lee Of the gale
The cove at the base of Le-hu-a.
The shady groves there enchant them.
The scarlet plumes of Le-hu-a.
Iove-dalliance now by the water-reeds.
Till cooled and appeased by the rain-rnist
Pour on, thou rain. the two heads press the
pillow.
Lo prince and princess stir in their sleep,
There is a ditty which tells symbolicaly
the love essays of an aged man whose
physical strength is in abeyance" He is
New-York tribune., 1910-01-23
DR.. N. b. Emerson says They Form the Sacred
Grand Opera of the Hawaiian Islands.

Nest persons regard the hula hula
dances as exhibitions OF savage license
which they would rather not take their
families 20 see. The samples given on the
Bowery and at Coney Island have not
,ended TO remove prejudice, both moral
and aesthetic. But now it is asserted on
.,p authority of Uncle Sam himself (Bul-
l,ttn IS Of the Bureau Of American Eth
-7olosv of the Smithsonian Institution that
q zrievous wrong has been done TO the
hula which is the sacred grand opera of
fhe Hawaiian Islands. DR.. Nathaniel B.
Emerson expounds the facts al considera-
bic length in q book under the title, Tn
written Literature OF Hawaii: or The Sa-
cred Songs OF The Hula" The frontispiece.
showing a Young Hawaiian woman garbed
mostly in .cuticle. causes the reader to take
notice at the start. and A further glimpse
of the contents makes him wonder why
she government gives away such al elabo-
rate arr treatise. However. the document
Is Z glad contrast TO the run OF govern
1nent publications on bugs, beetles and
livestock ailments.
The author had mis- difficulties in tack
Ing the subject, even for official scientific
purposes. He says that when one under
takes 10 report the songs and prattlings''
tuto the terms Of modern speech what he
hss received in confidence. as il were. he
almost bushes. as If he had been guilty OF
spying on Adam and Eve in their nun
ral bower We must realize that We are
entering the playground of the human
race and act accordingly.
The hula was A religious service in
which poetry. music. pantonlirne and the
dance lenr themselves, under the forms OF
dramatic art. 10 the refresnment Of mems
minds Poiynesian mythology supplied
the main themes OF these sacred operas.
supreHlely religious and poetical the peo-
pie we're also the children of passion, SEN
suous- Worshipful Of whatever lends itself
n pleasure They could not help reit-
Grating The love motive with frequency
that coid-blooded Anglo-Saxons would con-
sder abandon In a large proportion OF the
lyrics which purport TO celebrate nature in
q Wordsworthlan way there is an Ella.
Wheeler wilcox meaning beneath the sur
face. This symbolism is usually quaint
and delicate, often too subtle for Western
comprehension Compared with the utter
snces Of Eliza bethan poets. the savage
phraseology IS wonderfully modest
New-York tribune., 1910-01-23

hunted treasurer of the big show house
Dressing rooms are everywhere being
improved and things in the furnishing OF
them that used TO be called luxuries are
now necessities. Back OF the HippOdrome
stage has been installed even the last
me dern improvement. hospital to take
care OF the injured. the over-fatigued or
the suddenly IL Two physicians and
trained nurse are in attendance. the nurse
being always on the spot TO administer
ready relief Her services are much used
and much Appreciated
But she found that ''bracers' at the
Hippodrome We're dreadfulIy practical
Especially to those stage managers and
stage people generally who come fr0E
abroad the spirit OF elegance and luxury
which is sweeping over this country IS
astonishing While IL takes their breath
away. they condemn il. They call IL calse
and unreal because IL makes every one live
in the atmosphere OF palaces. even those
who are themselves poor. They call Aneri-
cans an unreal people and say that they
like 10 make believe Some Americans
themselves agree with this Even a few
days ago a quiet but elegantly arrayed
woman standing In the corridors OF tho
Waldorf. talking 20 another about some
violets she was wearing. said:
They are artificial. you know"
Really" responded the other '-rhsv
are certainly exquisite. and they are per-
fumed. too. I never saw such beautiful
ones
y always wear spray OF finc ARTIFICIAL
violets." laughed the first woman. an.
symbol OF my country-a land OF hixh Ola.
unreality."
New-York tribune., 1910-01-23
THE DEvoURING OF DEVILS.

An illustration of the simpler initiative
or mimetic gestures was given by a per-
former, who indicated how a goddess rid
the earth of swarms of little devils The
artist went through the motions of seizins
each devil with the fingers as if it were
shrimp. biting and swallowing it, 4 gest-
ure signifying contempt-nOt unknown
among little girls OF civilized lands-is 10
stick out the tongue.
Pele, the goddess of the volcano. is cele-
brated in epic fashion in a hula OF which
the following is an extract;
From Kahiki came the woman. Pele
From the land OF POla- pola.
From the red cloud OF Kane,
Cloud blazing in the heavens
Eager desire for Hawaii seized the woman.
Pele:
She carved the canoe Honua-i-a-lSea-
The iashings of the gods canoe are done.
T@e canoe OF Kane, the world maker.
The tides swirl. Pele-hOnua-m oermoUnts
The god rides the waves. sails about the
island,
The host of little gods ride the pillows
Ku and his fellow, LOnO.
Disembark solid land:
They aight on shoal
Lo, an eruption in kahiki,
a flashing OF lightning. Pele,
Belch forth, o Pele'
An instance of inveterate symbolism in
hula poetry is a stanza which tells of an in
dvidual who while bathing in the ocean is
seized and devoured by monster shark.
The shark. are assured. is love and the
author remarks that this fierce i6yI'' casts
New-York tribune., 1910-01-23
TWO KINDS OF PERFORMERS.

The hula IN ancient times was a royal in
stitrtion and was perfor med only BY profess
SIGNALS. There were two kinds of perroru1-
srz. called the agile ones and the steadfast
ones. The agile ones were the young men
and women who handled light musical in
struments and did most Of the wriggling.
posing and gesturing while the elder stead
fast ones squatred or the ground working
the heavy gourd drums and swelling the
chorus
Performances were given in hall spe-
ciallv built. and here companies of Young
artists we're trained for weeks and months.
Without 4 rody Of rules. a strict penal
code. says fl1e author. .and firm hand
- hold in check the hot bloods OF both
sexes. = would have been impossible to
keep order and 10 accomplish the business
purpose 'Uf ti1e organization. The explosive
force Of passion would have made the gath
ering a signai for the breaking loose OF
pandemoniUm
Z was proba ply the awe-inspiring tabu-
= representations fear OF the spirits-which
school behave themselves and concentrate
UPON their religious tasks. The utmost pro-
prtetv and decorUm were exacted of the
pupils Even married people taking the
course had 70 live like celibates for the
greater glory OF art. The penalty for a
breach Of the rules as TO morality or other
wise was an Offering OF q baked pig with
T'aTd the penalty was reckoned on a money
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bic as a heat producer, keep the monkeys
warm all winter. Meat is never given TO
them, because experiment has shown that
as soon they finish it they eat up their
own tails as chaser.
The gander who has appeared for four
years on the stage OF the Hippodrome is
the most independent member Of the staff.
The only expense he caused was that of
keeping him supplied with popcorn and pea
nuts. When Mr.. Dundy was manager he
never went to his big playhouse without
putting some popcorn in the corner of his
mouth for Dick. The gander as soon as he
saw his friend. always waddled up TO him
and, with his big bill, took the dainty from
Mr.. Dundy's mouth.
Aside from the cost of feeding the ami
mails, which runs from S400 TO $4,000 a
week, depending on the number OF them
there, the damage they sometimes do is a
tremendous extra. The elephants especially
have sinned in this respect 1t was a couple
of years ago that a herd of thirty elephants
appearing on the stage all at once became
confused, and. frightened by the scenery
the lights and the music. stampeded They
ran back of the scenes. breaking the stage
fittings and the scenes into splinters rushed
through the back doors and out into the
"luS Nohiu- Eoolne OI ttletn were caught
side streets. some on Broadway, and some
not TIL they had reached the banks of the
Hudson.
The repairs. not only to Hippodrome
property. but TO that OF many persons on
the line OF march, cost thousands OF dol
lars. That night was one OF the nights
when the elephants got no candy for des-
sert.
All kinds OF publicity schemes are very
expensive The streetcar and special ad-
vertising costs $4,000 for "A season. not
including the painted signs in the city and
the four hundred foot fence signs along rail-
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nasls. The average number OF PENALTIES
collected is not given
The night before graduation d,ay the en-
tire company of hula scholars completely
nude. marched to the seashore and took a
plunge 10 purge themselves of any lurking
ceremonial impurity. They were enjoined
not 10 look back or sdewise during the
trip to the ocean and return. ''Nakedness
is the garb of the GODS says the proverb
Ihe next day special dispensatlon permits
the scholars to get shave, d hair cut or
otherwise attend to their toilets. which have
been neglected during the weeks of artistic
study Then they go into the woods and
adorn themselves with wreaths and bios
SONS After various ceremonies the
scholars make their debut with the follow
ing dttty:
The huge roller. roller that surges from Kona,
Makes loin-cloth fit for lord
Far-reaching swell. my malo streams in the
wind:
Shape the crescent maIo TO the Joins
The ioin-cloth the sea, cloth for king girdinG.
Eere comes the champion surfman
" hile wave-ridden wave beats the island
\ fringe Of mouutain-high waves
Spunae lashes The Hiki-au altar
a surf this TO ride at noontide
Glossy the skin of the surfman:
Cndrenched the skin Of the expert;
Wsve-feathers fan the wave-rider
You've seen the grand surf OF Puma. OF Hilo.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-23

road lines. costing s1450O a season more.
Regular bill posting eats up the additional
amount or 5000 of which the printing of
posters consumed s23, 900. Even the letter
stationery comes TO $1,000, while 10000
postage stamps are used in answering
queries, sending tickets and innumerable
other things.
The weekly bill for electric lighting
amounts to s1.6o0 which does not include
the average of five hundred bulbs broken
each week and resupplied at the expense
OF the house.
The force of directors and OF men and
women under them who work in various
capacities, from cleaners up to the clerical
force in the Offices; the skilled workmen
the stage hands and the uniformed at
tendants total about three hundred per-
sons. The cleaners alone, who go over the
entire H9podrome after every performance
cost the house $500 a week During the
ten weeks of rehearsal previous TO the
opening of the season there are great
many extra hands taken on and especially
during the one week of dress and orches-
ira rehearsals. For instance the paw OF
the stage hands who attended TO placing
the scenery. lights, etc, during the last
week OF rehearsal for the present produc-
ton amounted 10 nearly $4,000
New-York tribune., 1910-01-23
MONKEYS AND THEIR NEEDS.

A monkey is a fussy little creature even
if not so sensitive as an elephant. Mon
keys are vegetartans and must have plenty
OF fresh green vegetables and potatoes. In
winter, when their quarters somewhat
cold, little Jackets are made for them which
they run for and get into at once after each
performance. These jackets. together with
a special feed OF onions, a vegetable valua-
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enticed by the fragrance of upland lehua
and puts garland around his neck, but
the fruit Of the neckpiece proves to be
withered rubbish 1.-The summer has
flown. winter has come" sighs the aged
Don Juan. You shrink from a plunge in
New-York tribune., 1910-01-23
DARwIN1AN THEORY IN LEGS.

After which lament. Dr. Emerson makes
an chronological. or social. inquiry to ascer-
tain the responsibility for this overthick-
ness of leg and ankle on the part of the
dusky queens. and surrnises that the stand
ard Of beauty which held sway in Hawaii
courts FOR ages may have acted as Oar
winian principle of selection, culling out
the thin legs and fostering the fat ones.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-23

Kind 1Ian-Madam. won't you take this
seat
sCffragette.
Kind Man-Then sit in my Iap--Lite.
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A HUGE SALARY LIST

The salary list is the largest single Item
of expense, and 1t comes TO s0.0co or xs2. 900
a week. This sum gives a fair conception
OF the number OF people that IT requires
TO produce show and iu the stage at the
Hippodrome. Perhaps. even a better notion
of the crowd on the big stage during one
of the ensemble scenes can be gained from
a little incident which happened there a
short time ago.
The cue had been given for the appear
ance or one OF the circus men who was TO
do some bareback" feats on q horse. The