Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-05-19
TabIeaux of Hawaiian Legends
Hold Vast Throng Enthralled
at Home of Prince

The curtain of the Hawaiian past
was lifted last night For the editi-
CaI4on of the congressional party the
years rolled backward, and the glory.
romance and bravery of the ancient
island kingdom was depicted in tab
leaux, dance and song.
Pualeilani, the stately Waikiki home
of Prince and Princess KalanianaOle,
furnished the setting last night for one
OF the most distinctive entertainments
ever given in Hawaii, and a distin-
guished gathering remained enthral-
ed for more than two hours while a
pageant of island legend was being
presented. Seated in a low wicker
chair placed on the lawn. and sur
rounded by members of her household,
Queen Liliuokalani, the last of the
Hawaiian rulers, watched the rulers
Oh the past in a series of seven tab
leaux representing the defense of the
ancient kapu."
! United States senators and repre-
sentatives, territorial and government
officials. army and navy officers, soci-
ETY. folk, soldiers and sailors all went
to swell the great crowd of nearly
5000 which overlooked the lawn on
Which the stage had been erected, I'M
til the entire grounds and driyeways
were dotted with humanity.
I White, the tropics true badge, was
the prevailing color The request
of the host and hostess was
that the male guests conform TO this
idea of dress, and the great majority
/ complied. The color was supplied by
/ the gowns Of the ladies. and by the
crimson sashes that the prince and
those assisting him wore. Cadet Off
GERS of the Honolulu School for Boys,
in their white evening uniforms, act
ed as ushers, and the Kamehameha
Glee Club, its members in the smart
gray uniforms of their battalion, add
ed to the general appearance OF the
gathering, and greatly to its pleasure.
An out of door stage large enough
for the requirements of the presenta-
ton, had been erected next to the
house, and ranged in a semi-circle on
the lawn in front, row upon row OF
chairs furnished seating arrangements
from which the performance could be
both seen and heard. Kukui and lau.
hala trees thanked the platform, while
cecoanUt palms here and there spread
feathery tracery across sky OF
stars and a dim crescent moon.
Twinkling incandescentS were strung
between and among the branches OF
the great tree which formed leafy
canopy for good part of the audi
ence, the whole lighting effect, natu
raj and artificial, blending so well that
it was difficult -te- tell just where ma.
ture ended and artifice began.
Following the ancient Hawaiian
tableaux, the guests were whisked
across the years to modern Hawaii,
with its music, its dancing and its
merrymaking. I'm the woods of Ha-
waii'' was the title given by Musical
Director Charles King to this charm.
ing glimpse of modern island life.
At the conclusion of the program
one of the visiting Washingtonians
proposed three cheers for the prince
and princess, and these were given
with a will. The crowd drifted away,
the neighborhood of Waikiki being
checked with motor cars for half an
Members of the congressional, party
were entertained at supper in the dele
gates home, where they had the op-
portunity of examining his priceless
collection of Hawaiian royal heir
looms. The entertainment from first
to last, in its entirety and in its de-
tails, was q fitting climax to the Ha-
waiian visit of the congressional
party. .... 49,. ..,,-.-s Ia. /
Following is the synopsis of the tab.
Ieaux and scenes presented:
DEFENSE OF THE ANCIENT KAPU.
FIRST TA8LEAUx. i
Kamehameha the Conqueror, with
the blessing of Hewahewa, the high
priest, proclaims his son, Prince Iolani
Liholiho, heir to the Kingdom of Ha-
wait e.. ..~. -. I
His nephew, Kekuaokalani, the son
of his brother, Kalanimalokuloku, he
made keeper of the ancestral war-god
Kukailimoku of the Order of kala-
ikalolopua-o-Kuenaena. =
Hula Pahu-(drum dance).
!. SECOND TABLEAUx.- H.. J
Iolani Liholiho, now King by the /
persuasion of his mother, Keopuolani, /
consents to abolish the old tradition
of the Kapu, that is. men and women
were not allowed to eat at the same
table, hence the general breaking of
the kapu: !
Kekuaokalani arises and throws de- |
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