The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-10-17
!" BIRD OF PARADISE"
FINE ADVERTISEMENT
Worth More Than Hundred Thou
sand to Hawaii-Still Running
in Los Angeles.

One hundred thousand dollars is the
value which prominent Southern
Pacific railroad official placed on the
Crosse of the Rancho the drama
which Playwright Tully produced not
long ago as an advertisement for Cali
fornia, and the same official declares
that Tully s newest production and his
masterpiece, "The Bird of Paradise
will far exceed that value as an adver-
tisement of the Hawaiian Islands.
According to statements made to
Secretary Wood of the promotion com
mittee 1.-THE Bird of Paradise all
the scenes of which are in Hawaii, will
be one of the most successful spectaeles
on the mainland stage this season.
Secretary Wood and NJ. L. Prosser,
who have just returned from California,
saw the play in Los Angeles and both
are enthusiastic in their praise. Mr..
Wood received a cablegram from Mr..
Tully on Thursday in which the play
wright stated that the fonrth week had
been passed and the play was still the
one great attraction in the big south
ern California city and that the tickets
sold had been far in excess of 10000.
Morosco, the well known theatrical
magnate, regarded ''The Bird of Para
disc as the finest production of late
years and prophesied for it success
full career.
Mr.. Wood is highly, pleased with the
successful production of the spectacle,
primarily because it presents Hawaii
and Hawaiian scenes to the great
theater.going public and that means
advertising for the Islands, and second
ly, because the Hawaii promotion com.
mittee WAS instrumental in its prodnc-
ton. When Mr.. Tully was in the
Islands the committee assisted him in
every way possible, and afterwards,
when Mr.. Tully was prepared to stage
it, the properties were sent from here.
A large number of things Hawaiian,
including palms, grass skirts, orchestra
music and many other essentials which
are to be seen in every scene of the
play, were forwarded through the pro.
motion committee.
Mr.. Wood stated yesterday that Mr..
Tully spent three months in Hawaii
and much of his time was spent at the
volcano of Kilauea which he studied
with deep interest. The results are
shown in the marvellous scene of the
crater. According to Mr.. Wood 1t was
SO realistically portrayed and the cleo
trieal effects were so perfect that one
could see the shifting and cracking of
the cooled lava as it foated over the
surface of the molten lake and one al.
most felt like standing on tiptoe to
look over into the crater into which
the young Hawaiian maiden is sup
posed TO have flung herself.
Mr.. Wood tells funny story in con.
neetion with the first nights produe.
ton. There are number Of Hawaii.
ans In the play, who contribute 10 the
musical features of the presentation.
In one scene Captain Hatch, a planter,
who used very grun tone toward all.
rebukes the liawaiians for using the
lknleie when they should be at work
on tho plantation and makes use Of a
phrases 'ftiol The bell out Of here -
The captain shouted this 80 feelingly
that after the scene the young Hawaii.
ans said II The captain said that again
they would quli. captain Haleho
2aa = little niora mild when ~ came
= that expression aRaiH.
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