Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-12-20
HOLIDAY CABARET
At YOUNG HOTEL
SCORES SUCCESS
Trio of Singers, Quintet Club
and Dancing Add to At
tractive Cuisine

Perhaps the most elaborate and sue
cessful effort ever made in hotel en-
tertainment in Hawaii began last Sat
urday night, the Alexander Young ho-
tel offering an especially fine cuisine
fer diners, cabaret entertainment
during the dinner-hours, and a roof
garden musical program and dance.
Each Of the features was an indi.
yidual success and, combined, they at
| tested the care that the management
of the big hostelry is taking for the
comfort and amusement of its guests,
whether stopping in the hotel or drop
ping in for the evening.
From $50 to S:30 the rathskeller
and ground-floor dining-room Of the
Young were filed with diners. In the
rathskeller began the special musical
features which will be continued at
least through the holiday season and
longer If the patronage shows that
Honolulu is sufficiently appreciative.
And Honolulu should be appreciative.
for the attractions are unusually good
and well diversified
Miss Ruth Florence, heralded as the
prima donna of the original mime.
Sherry" company, at once won favor
with the diners. She has a melodious,
strong and well modulated soprano
voice. Her first number, an aria from
Madame Butterfly" was done with a
happy combination Of the restraint
necessary to concert singing and the
natural dramatic intensity of the oper.
attic selection And with this song she
established herself as q strong favor
tie, adding during the evening to the
impression she made. Her encores
were always chosen from simple, IA
miliar and loved airs of this and other
days.
Miss Billie Fisher. the rag" singer,
is a slender young person, gowned in
particularly juvenile manner on Sat
urday night and her performance Is
clever and humorous. He's a Small
Town Sport" was one of her best.
Miss Edyth James, already favora-
bly, known by patrons of the hotel, add
ed to her friends by her pleasing Sc
lections. In every case the singers
were called on for encores and the
comment around the tables showed
that the popularity of the general pro-
gram was constantly gaining. Sonny
Cunha accompanied the singers on the
piano. Alternating with the singers
was Hawaiian quintet club whose
songs and instrumental music were
representative of the best Hawaiian
renditions.
Following the dinner-cabaret the
singers and Intermediates went to
the roof-garden, where they appeared
from TO 11:30 The roof-garden had
been beautifully decorated with green's,
Japanese lanterns and colored lights.
and covered with canvas so that al
though the evening was somewhat
damp and cool the garden was very
comfortable place. A dancing floor had
been made by stretching ironed can
vas upon q frame. 1t wasn't long
before the floor was filed with dane
ers, the music being furnished by the
quintet club. The singers won popu-
larity here also.
During the holiday season the cafe.
is kept open until 1890 each night,
except Sunday, and tiffin is to be
served each afternoon in the cafe from
2:30 to $50 for the benefit of Christ
mas shoppers.
The holiday program should be a
generally popular one and Manager
Thiele and the Young hotel have al
ready gained the credit for distinctly
worthwhile move in the direction OF
furnishing entertainment for visitors
as well as residents.