Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-04
By A. L. c. ATKINSON.


The Hawaiian music boys are do
ing splendid work in advertising Ha-
wall. They have played in every city
OF Importance, especially through the
Middle West, and invariably they have
become fayorites. In fact they are
represented in almost every line of
musical entertainment and they are
making good"
Willie and Jack Ellis are now the
king-pins in New York City 1t means
a great deal to Land" in that big
place but those boys have done it.
When left New York, the Hawaiians
were the rage. The hardest line with
which to make success is carbaret
work. VIII, who has developed into
a mighty capable orchestra leader,
has jumped into this line and is big
card. Jack il recognized as one of
the very best lad singers in the Me-
tropolis. At present they have two
companies at work In leading cafes
and are planning to have third. VIII
told me that he expected to put his
crowd into Little Hungary" This is
one of the biggest show places of
New York City. Anybody seeing
New York" always goes there. It is
Bohemia Of the Bohemians and is the
most unique restaurant in the United
States. One OF the Ellis companies
finished an extensive engagement at
Churchill's, about as gay a place as
can be found on the Great White
Way" With the Ellis boys are
John Paaluhi. Kalama Boiling, David
Kaleikoa, Alfred Jones, Joseph Kelii.
aihue and William Kanui who has or.
gained the Ellis companies. ...
Lloyd Childs, who came to Homo
lulu originally with one OF the spe-
ciaI excursions from Los Angeles,
took company on the road last
spring. The aggregation is due in
New York in few weeks and will
probably go under Will Ellis man.
agemsnt as all of the boys were with
him originally. j. A. c. Peterson,
who used TO be with wall.Niehols mu.
sic department. George Vierra, Henry
Smith and George Kalaluhi are in
Childs' aggregation. I
The Bird Of Paradise.
! did not see "The Bird of Para. |
disc" in New York as il was on the
road during my stay there. From peo.
PIE competent to judge, learned that |
the SHOW is splendid in point of local !
color. Mr.. FULLY, the author, caught |
the true native atmosphere, although
the theme was rather severely criti. |
cised. Many persons thought Tully |
mad not been fair to the native Ha- |
waiian. But be that as it may, there
is no question of the hit that Ben |
Jones and his Hawaiian singers and
dancers made with the. play. Moke
kaiawe, a Honolulu boy, is admitted
TO be the most graceful hula dancer
VINO has ever appeared on the main
land The singing is charming .Ma,
una Kea," air which was told. had
been composed by one Of the KewaIo
girls, helps to make the final scene
and tableau, dramatic in the extreme
Ben Waiwaiole and Walter Kolomoku
are the Others with The Bird"
July Paka, who was one of the first
OF the Hawaiians to 20 to east is
firmly established in the show busi-
ness. Toots" Paka. his wife, is a
headliner and though not a native. is
admitted by the Hawaiians to have
learned the dance quite we'll. Alphon-
so Jones was with the Paka company.
which was on the road when | left the
east. Dick Reuter-, formerly the star
pitcher for the old Kan baseball
team. sang with July for awhile but
Is now located in Los Gatos, Cal.
At a great reception to Cardinal
Farley. the noted Catholic preIate.
which took place in New York, eight
cen Hawaiian boys played and sang.
1t was one of the features of the
event.
In New York at one of the cafe ca
haret shows there is a Russian girl
who is making a tremendous hit as a