The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-07-29
NATIVE MUSIC PAU
At ATLANTIC CITY

At the meeting of the Hawaii Pro
motion Committee yesterday afternoon
everybody seemed to have reports of
Isomebody else 'Ginocking> Hawcfi
There were stories OF steamship
agencies and officers knocking, of
coast people knocking and of Hawai-
ian musicians being made tabu on the
broadwalk at Atlantic City. It was a
day full Of tales of woe.
A. c. L. Atkinson was before the
committee and told of travellers via
the Orient who would, under ordinary
circumstances stop over in Honolulu.
The concensus of opinion was that
some effort should be made looking
to the establishing of a Cook tourist
agency in Honolulu, and that will pro-
badly be done.
Mr.. Baugh was before the committee
in regard to the coffee campaign in
the east. This matter will be left
largely to Mr.. McInerny, who has in
terested himself greatly in it.
Letters from II. p Wood told of
the Refused of the owners of the build
ing at Atlantic City, in which the Ha-
wall exhibit is located, to permit the
singing boys there any longer. The
following are the letters on the sub
iect, which explains the matter tho
roughly.
John j. White, Managing Director
Observation-Disclosures, Atlantic
City, N. J.
Dear Sir:-Regarding your verbal
statement that you have found the
singing Of the Hawaiian quintet OBJ
jectionable and must therefore ask us
to have the boys discontinue theil
vocal music, may l ask you to favor
me with your reasons. in writing, tina
may forward the same to my princi
pals, who will naturally wonder VIII!
some of the best musical talent il
Hawaii is not allowed to sing for thu
entertainment of the guests of you
hotel and Atlantic City visitors gene
rally. Respectfully yours,
II. P. WOOD,
Manager Hawaiian Exhibit"
Distinctly lowering" -. 8.
"Mr. H. P. Wood, Manager, Hawaiia
3 Exhibit.
| Dear Sir:-After having given tn
: matter a very fair trial, we find ths
= the singing by your Hawaiian quinte
: in the store, occupied by your eXhibi
= at Ohio avenue and the Boardwalk,
? Objectionable, and we are, therefore
) compelled to establish a regulatio
: against it, of which we hereby advis
: you.
: "As explained to you in the begiI
, ming, we have had our serious doubt
whether this singing could be carrie
: on when the weather became warm S
!. that the transoms and doors of you
= place would have to be open. We no
- find that the singing is plainly hear
n on the Marlborough side. The gener;
tone of the locality is affected by ha
e ing singing going on in such a name
:. that it can be heard outdoors, q
q though the singing itself is indoor
J: thus giving the impression in Atlant
: City of an establishment more on Il
v nature of the cheap restaurants al
V vaudeville layouts, which the bett
elements of the town have been tryir
e so hard to get rid of. OF course,
}. trust you understand that we do n
y reflect in any way upon the quail
10 Of the singing, although as heard fro
~ the outside it is anything but musica
70 but We only find it necessary to pl
70 hibit it because of the general effe
as being Objectionable to our CUES
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