The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-11
Skinner SHOW
A BIG SUCCESS

u UIU UUUUIUU
Something around 1900 people were
at the Bijou last night to enjoy the
first performance of The Land of
Harmony" by the Shriners. That the
show was thoroughly enjoyed was
proved by the applause given - ev-
cry number the outbursts of laugh
ter at the local hits and the encores
every solo and chorus received.
Although the title skit was the main
thing, the other parts of the program
were generally acceptable, Aloha
Land with Diamond Head for the
background curtain was very well
designed. King Koko, in a costume
the like of which had never been
seen on land or sea, was first re-
Vealed asleep on a throne several
steps high, with kahili bearers wav-
ing their fly-chasers over his head
On both sides in front squatted
score of brown courtiers. After the
king stirred and made an address of
awful pomp and ludicrous persiflage,
mostly about his huge appetite for a
cannibal feast, one OF the retaineTs
gave him news of a shipwreck. Some
dialogue and song came before the
appearance of Sandy McNab, one of
the shipwrecked people, dressed in
a travesty of Scotch kilt costume-a
whitewash brush formed the sporran
in front and then the king and the
stranger found they were brothers Of
the Shrine Forthwith a dialogue be-
tween the worthless took place, in
which some local parsonage or char
acter was more or less mercilessly
hit, roars of laughter showing how
well each reference took. e. A. Dou-
thitt as King Koko and J. Walter
Doyle as Sandy McNab carried out
their parts well.
AS for the musical corollaries of
the skit, probably there has never
been richer program of song given
by any company of local amateurs
here before. The solos were all good
and the choruses left small opening
for criticism. Especially for an I'M
tial performance did the singers &C
quit themselves creditably. Sam John
son and company gave an almost pro
fessional exhibition on the horizon
tai BARN fact some of the STUNTS
compared favorably with the lates
stage features in the advanced sci
euce of acrobatics. Maneuvers of the
Arab Patrol of the Shrine, though
grown familiar to many residents,
| drew as much applause as anything
else, Colonel Sam Johnson, it's train
er, being in command Mrs. Alice
Hayward, a Honolulu girl" the only
woman in the program, made a de-
cided hit in the number in whll,
she appeared. The program of the
evening was as follows:
Opening Chorus-Hail to Our Most
Gracious King, jolly Old Potentate
Let Music Sound, Here's to the King
End Song-That Mysterious Rag
VIM. Kerr.
Tenor Solo-A Rose in Heaven, e
Dyson.
End Song-Baby Boy, L. RAIDER.
Baritone Solo-On Moonlight Bay
Waterman.
Tenor SOLOMON Amour, Arthur f
Wall.
End Song-Everybody's DOM 1t, e
/; Allen.
Double Quartet - Aloha, DR.. ]
Cowes, H, Rose, G. Mcintyre, VIM
Kerr, G. Dyson, A. Myhre, s. Chilling
worth and G. Mcldowney.
Grand Finale--Any Place the Ole
Flag Flies, James D. Dougherty.
Horizontal Bar Act-Messsrs. Der
Clark, U, Lemon, Geo. Clarke, Mr.
Bum and Col. Sam Johnson.
Ernest Kaai and Quartet.
Mrs. Alice Hayward, featuring
''Nola," an Indian Serenade.
Motion Picture.
: Grand Exhibition Drill by Aloh;
Arab Patrol.
Taking part in the chorus were
DR.. j. Cowes, ]. Thompson, A Smith
G. X. Dwight, II. Lishman, S. Chill
lingworth, P, Waiolama, C. w. Kin
ney, F. Friessel, A. Marcallino, w
Bolster, H. Rose, G. McEldowney,