Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-15
Native HaWaiianS
Will Sing Daily,
Other AmusementS
Land Show Will Be Mecca for Those
Seeking Entertainment as Well
as Information.

The Land show will not be wholly devote J
to talk of land or exhibits of the lands
produce. The entertainment part Of the
exposition, most important from the popu-
lar point of view is to be we'll taken care
of. Daily concerts. afternoon and even
ing. by brass bands and by choruses. and
octets will be the features of the enter
tainment program.
The most novel feature Of the musical
arrangements is the appearance I'm Omaha
for the first time Of the famous Hawaiian
octet, an organization OF eight native
singers, from the Sandwich islands.
These soft-voiced people were first
brought 70 the United States to attend the
Alaska-Yukon exposition at Seattle, and
the eight, who are of both sexes, were
the most talked of feature along the Trail,
These Hawaiians win be heard here sing
ing the famous Kanaka melody aloha, -
which was first widely sung in the United
States a few years ago by a glee club OF
Harvard university. 1t is a haunting mel
ody, full of sorrow-suggestion, and it is
about the most impressive piece Of simple
music that Americans have heard imported
in years. II is one Of the truest specimens
Of folksong that exists.
Another song which the Hawalans will
give is battle hymn, which is as glori-
ously militant. as savagely ruthless a piece
Of music as Aloha" is sad and haunting
Their repertory also includes many pupu-
lar American airs.
The several members of the octet are
gifted diversely in music and they play
many instruments, besides singing. They
are thus able to accompany themselves
on the mandolin. the either and guitar
and native Hawaiian instruments Of some
what similar genus and species
one Of the eight is declared to be the
sweetest voiced tenor Omaha will have
heard in many day. His English name
is c. L. Ellis
Cornet solos by Miss Nettie Rieter will
be another musical event at the land show.
Miss Rieter. who was until recently d.
rectress Of the American Ladies Concert
band, Is reputed the best feminine cornet
player in the world.
/ She will need no Introduction 10 the
people Of Council Bluffs. for she PLAYED
there during the horticultural show. An
/ nouncement of her appearance in Omaha
| is alone enough to make many men and
women OF Council Bluffs cross the river
in order to hear her again.
Daily afternoon and evening concerts will
be given by Green's Land Snow band q
thirty pieces which has been especially
| organized for the occasion. and which
contains most of omaha's best professional
instrumentaiists.
| Besides these persons and organization
! the land show has secured the services
OF a Scottish pipe band. which Will dis
course Scottish and other tunes upon the
/ festive bagpipe. Stll another feature viii
be the appearance one evening OF 30
hemian seNtet
Lloyd Childs the Hawaiian commissions
in charge Of the Octet's tour, has an
nounced that his people win prepare ant
serve at the land show native Hawaiian
dishes and beverages. Here Is. an oppor
tunity for those who have often heard o
but never met with such drinks as "Kona'
coffee and the peculiar and delieately fla
vored drinks which the Hawaiians car
make from the pineapple.
The land show will not depend for en-
tertainment upon music alone. There vii
be many other features. The various ex
hibits themselves are entertaining Il
the strictest popular sense of the word a
we'll as educational and informative. DOE
ems Of moving picture shows will be givei
free and these will not be only picture
OF Towering farm lands, but OF life AM
scenes and incidents I'm the great ives
which lies at the rear Of Omaha and Ne
braska.