Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-02-24
POI, Poi, POI ON
OLD. BROADWAY
HaWaiianS Do New Stunt and
Make Happy Days for
New York.


important society function which OC-
cured among IirOaGway's younger set
yesterday was tho uOi dinner which
the native Ilawaiians who are playing
in "rhe BRA of Paradise lby Richard
Walton Tullv, Maxine Elliotts The
Gtrc, West Thirty-niuth street just
cast Of broadway, telephone 1850
RryanD gave 10 Miss I.aurcitc Tayilr
and the other United States members
Of tho company now appearing in the
Hawaiian pronounced lah-yay-an, so
ii was learned, by the way, from
native Yesterday play yesterday even
ing between the matinee aud night
performances. Three press agents
poured.
Among those present were John
COrbin. Assistant Electrician Dick
imkin. james 5. MctCalro, Fireman
Tom j. Farrell, Mrs. lsobcl Strong.
who is the stCpdaughtCr Of Robert
Louis stevenson; Hartley Manners.
l'cad Flyman Pat J. Carey, Miss Jane
Pcyton. Stage Carpenter Chas. Gciger.
Richard Walton TullN. Assistant Flee
triCian Pete Salmon, Miss Dorothy
Richardson, head OF the Bclasco press
department dream section: Property
Master Bat Nelson. Jym Garrysun.
Electrician George Lane. John Cor
bin, as has been said: Electrician Bob
larkin, Mrs. Rodcric pCnncld Pamela
Gaythornc, w. X. KolumDku, u. Wal
wai0le, 5. and A.. .iNaiawe, W. Aeku.
Guy Bates Post, Mrs. Esther Banks.
Van Rcnssclaer Townpt9l,, Pa,roIman
Francis y. Burke, who has the Thirty
ninth street beat: III. Misses GLADYS
liyCrs, Margaret MAGGIE, virginia Roy
nolds. Jane Meredith. Ida Waterman.
Mona Kelly, Nance CardwCll, John
Corbin, Mrs. Estar Banks. Ticket Ia
kor Jake IIeydinglc and to conclude
John Corbin
kchilclani ana his five trnuhadours
also were present 10 make music. Mrs.
Arthur Tavarcs, the blond American
wife Of Tavares. the Hawaiian tenor.
also was in evidence To lend beauty
when Miss LamCttc Taylor was som,
place olsc-ur 10 help lend beauty
even while Miss Taylor was amnns
those present. Ana SO successful was
the party that when the time came T.
open the front door so that the carli-
est arrivals of the night au,iicucc
might filter In everybody adjourned Ia
the concrete hOOred and walled base
ment. where all gathered around To
hear. JOcEckuku played aglin and
again and again ana again and again
1 Like No \ Like lSWCpt clnytInCy
II moans) ana Waikiki" Ohc Lc1pipg
Watersl on his guitar and again t.
near Moki sing native songs, ana at
the special request of Miss Taylor e.
who Is n star amd therefore must have
l'Hn"S'S gIantcd -- The song Tom
boy, which runs I'm part:
She is my dear little Honolulu
tumbuy.
She lives on fish and pOi-
Nutuui moCmoc,
| There we've fish and poi scattered
| all over the stage in the meantime.
/ Eycryhudy sat down on the floor.
( There WIS Of course poi -- three
finger poi, the real sticky kind such
MS one wrapped around ones hand
and bit into in the Moonlight EVENINGS
on on" of tho thirteen bnlrnnies Of the
late All Fungs house ~ the hin from
/ the waves Il couple Of dozen years
ago. And there were brown suckling
pigs, r"ast"d puau and nm1ama, which
is a mullCt fish. and uala, or sweet DO
tatoCs ANA lmkui. which Is a nut. and
Miss Iaurottc Taylor and John Cor
bin ana Miss Taylor aud Miss Taylor
and Miss Taylor.
She she has eyebrows like Julian
street - she sat on the floor and ate
the stun joyously, and for this reason
alone everybody else, including MIR
jnhn Corbin, who was present, alSc
put the rollers under al the natl, ,
rood, which had been prepared Clrlul
IN the Hawaiian restaurant known a,
the kascrhOf at the broadway cor.
h"r To the west. And all the time on,
was surrounded by ferns aud native
mating ana Miss Taylor and the mn
sic Of the uliulclC. which Is sinai
guitar, and l.HurCttc TAYLOR and liza
"alinns in their bare feet. ana the
dancln" Ola sisters aud paper Ioi
carnations, Miss Taylor strcamCrs o
the national yellow, ilash-light smoke
u E'rl named Taylor, and all the per
fumes ana sights and sounds Of m,
Pacific - ana Miss Tnyor. All q
which dOubtlcssly gives YOU tho i'm
preston that the star of THE Bird o
, Paradise" attended the party and tina
, she thoroughly succeeded (Quitc un
consciously in making a hit amonl
: the unprpI"Esionai PERSONS present.
When IN" mats on the nuur- whCr
'hc food was, or had been spread
were merely II smear Mr.. Crrbiu an,
Ia" other folks present retired to III,
p cellar to hear more Of the native mn
sic. And after that everybody shoot