Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-24
DETROIT DANCES
To HAWAII music
BY FORD QUINTET
Famous Auto Manufacturer
Breaks Rule BY Allowing
Musicians at Public Ball
BY J. WALTER DOYLE
pecial Star. Bulletin Correspond snce)

special star bulletin correspond snce1 . =.
DETROIT, Mich. Oct ln-FOr the
first time in the history Of this city
the general public was given an op-
portunity last night to dance TO the
weird. fascinating and charming mu-.
sic of far-off Hawaii, rendered by.
Ford's Hawaiian Quintet at Arcadia
auditorium. Music lovers of this city
from time to time have heard Hawai-
ian music on the vaudeville stage. On
rare occasions the Ford management
has allowed this quintet to sing and
play for dancing at exclusive society
functions. To the Arcadia manage
meut belongs the credit of giving the
first public dance with this novel and
attractive form of music and that it
filled a popular demand was evil;
denced by the fact that Arcadia was
crammed to eapacity-in fact, at 9:15-
O'Clock the police and fire authori-1
ties stopped the further sale of tick
cts. Box office figures show that the
attendance totaled 5316 persons and
many hundreds were turned away. At
various times during the evening it
was estimated that there were 1890
couples on the floor at one time.
In addition to the popular music,
which was rendered during the even.
ing, Detroit was given an opportunity
to hear real Hawaiian folk songs rem
dered in a manner far different from
that attempted on the vaudeville
stage. That popular ballad, aloha
Oe," was rendered in the native
tongue and sung with all its native
charm and melody. This number and
ION the Beach at Waikiki" were easi'
ly the big hits of the evenings, enter
tainment. .. ~ ~
"Ford's Hawaiians," as they are
STYLED, were brought to Detroit last
year by Henry Ford after he had
heard them in the Hawaiian building
at the Panama-Pacific exposition:
Henry Kailimai, the leader of this
quaint band of singers, is song
writer of note, having written and
composed several song hits during the
past year which are ranked high
among the best sellers" The bal
ance of the quintet are: William Lin
coin, Robert Waialeale, Gordon Pia'
MIA and Frank Kema f..
As bit of diversion last night
William Lincoln danced the Hawaiian
hula; not the hula that popular fancy
has it pictured, but sort OF eXpur.
gated edition which caused not the
slightest offense and made decided
hit .#~. III. f. j..
Henry Ford takes a personal inter-
est in his singers from the Paradise
OF the Pacific and has furnished an ell
aborate studio for them downtown
where the boys are allowed the
privilege of giving ukulele lessons to
largs numbers of Detroiters who have
become fascinated with this new mn-
sic Although this quintet deyotes
most of its time to Mr.. Ford's person
al entertainment at mis- palatial home
in Dearborn, Mich, they are taken
from time to time to various large
cities in the Middle West to give pub
lie concerts under the Ford sales
management. Next week the quintet
will be taken to New York for a
brief engagement and upon the COM
pletion of this, they will sing several
numbers for the Edison records.
1t was announced that the Area.
dia management will repeat last
nights entertainment in the near ,fU.
ture. II last nights attendance and
the favorable comments made upon
it are any criterion to go by, the af-
fair promises to be al unqualified
success.