Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-31
CAREY PROVES
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James T. Carey, formerly with the
Start HlIetin. wha recently left Homo
lulu with a troupe Of Hawaiian singers
and dancers for o tour of the main
land and Europe, has written to the
Promotion Committee from St Louis.
telling. of the success with which his
troupe has met since leaving the Par
adise Of the Pacific. Besides manag-
ing the singers. Carey Is doing Sonsid-
cradle promotion work. having taken
with him supply Of folders and other
literature descriptive OF Hawaii, which
he Is distributing In the larger cities
In the east - .
Carey's aggregation Is known as
Queen Liliuokalani's Royal Hawaiian
ESextette." and in speaking Of its pres
ient tour be says:
Since arriving In Chicago Septem-
Iber Is, Barnes and West. who are
handling the Hawaiian act and my
self. We're kept busy for ten days pro
ducing the act After that We tried
out ine Clinton, Iowa, where we we're
featured and topped the bill Follow
! ing that engagement, which was IN
the nature OF break-in. We were
booked for ten weeks BY the Western
lVaudeville Managers Association and
Iopened at the Empress IN ST Louis. q
lH1agnificent theater built along the
| lines Of the Hawaiian Opera House.
only a little more elaborate. with e.
seating capacity Of 2000, and II gives
me great pleasure 10 announce that
we were the feature act At this beau,
lt3flH theatef, and besides closing the
show, or topping the bill, to use the
theatrical :Vernaeular, we were feat
tured ON the. outside of the theater
with electric lights, as the inclosed
snapshot will show, and scored dis
Itinct hit in our topening. Quite a
feat, assure you, and when you con.
slider there, were two 0rpheum acts
en- the same bill, the showing we
made was remarkable.
1T Is gratifying, indeed, to be able
to be featured so soon after our arr
rival, and It speaks volumes for the
good work Of Barnes and West, whose
untirflg efforts and intimate knowi-
edge of stagecraft we're instrumental
in pushing the act to the front so
soon. At the same time, much credit
is due the troupe for the interest they
are taking In their work. II is only
la matter Of time before Queen I.fliuo-
lkalani's Royal Hawaiian Sextette as
the troupesis called, will be the most
widely known Hawaiian act IN Amer
lea.
Whine n Chicago Arthur Shepard,
Australian Representative for the
Bfennan FdIler circuit, who was there
"a 49, g., -. l..,,k 49,. +, - ! Z
tsaw our act and was so we'll pleased
with Il that he wanted to book 1t inn
lmediately for a six months, tour OF
AdstfalasittE but as our plans are to
tpiay in and around Chicago and New
York, and then London We had to
lfefuse theAoffef for the time being. :
j Speaking of the London trip, it
might not be anlfss at this time TO
isay that Will Collins, London agent,
land Mons Eehole, Paris agent, are
both bidding for the act Yieing with
leach other to be the first to produce
1.-THE act IN Europe. and in the mean
time we are playing in America and
waiting for the best offer before de-
fielding whether we will open In Lon
don first or on the continent.
3 IL
leaving for Elgfn Ill. tonight, and win
be ten weeks touring the different
cities Of Illinois before going back TO
\ Chicago and thence to New York We
lare figuring on crossing the Atlantic
Iabout Christmas time.
Crossing the United States on the
train, did quite lot Of promotion
work and distributed q number Of cir,
lculars. Everybody j came in contact
wen seemed very much interested In
Hawaii and when I told them that
/ the Thermometer never registered be-
low 58 in the winter, they were all
tsuTprised, and quite number assured
4 me they would visit Honolulu next
winter. spoke strongly Of our ear
lnfval week and painted pictures Of
foutdoor pleasure When the men and
Ewonien could go around in spotless
white and feel as comfortable as
though they were enjoying June
weather at home.
i The boys and girls attract very
lmuch attention wherever they 60, and
make friends rapidly by their quiet
land unassuning manner The girls
particularly are the center of attrac,
.ttion, for they are the only Hawaiian
buia dancers on the stage in America.
The ether acts. for some reason. prob
labiy due TO the fact that Hawaiian
sIgirls are not won't to leave home, have
white women take the part of the hula
dancers. and while they look well in
their makeup, on the stake they at.
ttrsef no attention.
I'VE carry a beautiful set of seen.
lerY Of Waikiki beach, with Diamond
Head in the distance and Castle Home:
stead and the Moana Hotel in the
foreground The scenery is a strcng
iadjunet to the act and receives very
favorable comment from the managers
as well as the patrons Of the theaters.
The troupe look stunning In their cos.
tunes, which were made by one Of
the best cashmere in Chicago The
royal purple sash with gold fringe
gives finish to their makeup which