Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-02
A. P. Taylor Sends Whitening
Letter to Manager OF Alleged
Hawaiian Show at Frisco

In the belief of A. II. Taylcr, acting
secretary Of the Promotion Commit,
tee. the alleged Hawaiian show at the
exposition Is really not Hawaiian
show at all. and 50 firm Is Mr.. Taylor
In this opinion that he Is putting
forth every effort TO rid the exposi.
ton grounds OF the attraction.
Comments from Honolulu people
who have visited at the fair, and who
have Witnessed the Hawaiian show in
the amusement zone. have led Mr..
Taylor to an Investigation OF the con-
Iiitions that exist there, and his In.
yestigations have led himito feel that
the sooner the show l.. removed, the
better 1t win be for Hawaii and com.
mon decency I.
In reply to q letter that Mr.. Taylor
sent 10 H L Leavitt manager Of the
Hawaiian show, the latter has stated
his view OF the matter In no uncer-
tain terms, and tries 10 put the Pro
motion Committee man right. on the
question. 81.
For your information - says Mr..
Leayitt, eve wish 10 state that we are
staging dance knoWnsas the Hula
Hula dance. We have endeavored at
all times to make this dance rs. faith
ful q reproduction or the original as
possible, except that We have adopted
certain notifications out Of Difference
to the prejudices Of q few individuals,
and In order that there might be no
possible grounds for complaint or cri.
ticism. st5s5s5 q:
.we were forced to discontinue the
services Of some qf the original .mem,
bers OF the comphny3 etnlinnes Mr..
Leavitt, .and IL may be that several
performances were given which were
not up to the standard we wish to
maintain, but everything Is now work
ing smoothly and satisfact Fiiy. Sew
eral members Of one Of the most In
telligent audiences we have had. APP
preached us last Sunday, August Is.
and voluntarily stated that they were
pleased with the performance and had
no criticism to offer except that they
thought In yielding to possible preju-
dice we had gone Q little too far In
the matter OF propriety.s s-= -
In reply to Mr.. Leayitts letter. and
warmed by q letter he had Just receiv
ed from H. p. Wood, who is at the
exposition and who had taken occa'
sion to describe some OF the disgust.
ing features of the Hawaiian show,
MT. Taylor made reply in part, as fol-
lows: s. g. .....y.s-.s -
81 win call your attention to some
other facts. Your barker or ballyhoo
artist announces to the passing crowds
that the real hula dance will be Civ
en- In the lower theater. because It is
in what he calls, its original state.
"You also parade on, q platform
alongside the barker, several perform
ers whom you cali Hawaiians. I I'M
derstand that the majority Of these
people at least are not Hawaiians.
but octoroons, and even Fihpinos.
Your barker misrepresents facts in a
very glaridg manner when he says
that this and that performer is a des-
eendant Of members Of the royal fam
lily of Hawaii. that one is Prince So
and-so, and the other Princess So-aBd'
so. and that they are compelled to
give their national dance because they
have been reduced to poverty"
Referring to the audience mention
ed by Mr., Learitt, Mr.. Taylor remarks
that he does not know who was In
the audience, but that such persons