The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-05-28


Z called Chekalis and is veritable
tombstone of a place. remember one
time We were playing one night
stands. They're fierce l can tell you.
We were to play John Drew's famous
play, "The Butterflies" The butter
may have, but by Jove the tickets
didn't and when the curtain went up
! l felt like inviting all the audience to
come down and sit on the piano stool
to watch the play. Say--there wasn't
hardly a soul besides the janitors
dog.
An old Reub baggageman, hearing
about the poor house out in front, be-
gan to get nervous, and stroking his
old goatee exclaimed Indignantly that
he just wanted to see a statement OF
finance by gum
so l wrote him out this little state
ment and told him to hand it to a rival
manager who had scored a big hit
the previous night in Browns in
! Town
Browns got coin-were up a tree,
We're done up brown, but Browns
We're done imp brown, but Browns
cone we'll
Here Mr.. Royal hesitated.
The last line is omitted" he said
smiling.
, Speaking of places you've played
in I suggested.
ooh, yes l know what you're go.
ing to ask replied Charles Royal.
when l step out on the stage in Ho-
noluu l fell just as if l were meeting
a pal on the street for l feel as though
everyone in the audience were a friend
of NINE
You and your wife Edith Elliott
seem very popular here" l remarked,
81 notice you receive very warm recep-
lions always"
"Sure!" said the comedian. 81 was
kidding Wray the other night about
the reception given to my wife. 'Hully
gee listen to the applause' cried Wray
as my wife, made her entrance. oh,
that's not for her. said, it's for me IN
Old Heidelberg. They're just getting
wise to the comedy of that part. l
haven't tumbled to it yet myself!'
I'VE all came to Honolulu more
for an outing and rest than anything
else, but my wlle can play much bet
ter parts than she is playing here"
"She is appreciated though, and l
think she holds warm place with her
audiences"
Yes, and she was very popular in
Everett. Why, a year ago last July
she was elected Carnival queen ana
as she was in the hospital at the time
she was compelled to get out of a
sick bed to participate in the jollifica-
ton"
You ought to write book, Mr..
Royal" limited, with all your humor
and experienced"
The comedian went over to the bu-
) reau and lifted down a book of manu-
scripts
Here it isl" he said joyially "and
it's called Bubbles of Mirth' or a Fun
mel of Fun and there will be squibs
about Honolulu in it tool"
The preface of this promising little
volume is as unique as no doubt It's
contents will be. 1t READS as follows:
If you see = bubble bubble
You m9y know beneath there's trou-
bic.
; Just investigate, and you will find the
cause.
= For suspense is simply awful
And as secrets are unlawful
! I'll tell you why this bubble made you
/ pause.
Your feelings are lacOnic
I And you're looking for tonic
Just to stimulate the mirth lines on
: your face.
You're on melancholy's border
! And your humor's out of order,
So l prescribe this nonsense for your
case.
nope this book is funny
Y. Just because | need the money
And if it is you'll boost to make it sell
= And when the publics joy bones
Jingle
q I'll be raking in the jingle
a Then Wen all be satisfied so what
a the hell?
a / caught a few lines on the first
!. page which are also characteristic OF
a this original genius:
a SYmmetricals. a LITTLE naint.