Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-17

| event in the ceIeDrat1on OF the t0tL
anniversary, the music is one OF the
very interesting features. serving e
! intensity certain dramatic portions
and giving desired atmosphere to the
| various parts. The music, has beer
so arranged that it also carries out the
idea of growth which dominates the
entire pageant and typifies that splen
did characteristic which has stood
preeminent in the life of Punahou
This idea of development Is shown in
the gradual increase in the number
of characters on the stage, in the dra
matte movement as the pageant pro
| crosses, and in the costumes and color
effects. In the music the gradual
change from the early Hawaiian
chants intoned by one or few voices
| to the modern songs given by a full
chorus shows a process Of growth
which has great significance.
Three Periods Exemplified.
The music might be classified into
three periods: First. the old Hawai-
ian; second, music of the early days
at Punahou, and third, the modern
songs Of the present day school.
Preceding the pageant proper ap
pears the academic procession cross
ing the stage to the inspiring music
OF Meyerbeer's Coronation March
played by the Hawaiian Band. Then
is seen approaching the Prologue Spir
! it. symbolic of education, whose posi-
ton dramatically Is likened to the
old Greek chorus, linking the parts OF
fA1ssrN
| character is suggested by the accom-
panying music of a single violin, a
solo from the Sylvia Ballet by Dele.
bes, played by Mr.. Edwin Ideler.
Begins With Mele. 80. S..
The Hawaiian music begins with a
mele given by Mrs. Nahinu and Mr..
Hufhui of the Lunalilo Home. This
mele is of historic importance, pro
phesying the coming OF Kamehameha.
1t is ten cantos long and gives.a good
example of the great physical exer.
ton in breath control and sustained
tone which were typical requirements
OF the ancient Hawaiian music. Mr..
Huihui has long known this mele and
is one of the few Hawaiians of the
present who can give it additionally.
He also chants an oil, a more joyous
narrative, at the entrance of Kane.
hameha in the next episode. Another
oil Is chanted by Judge Mahaulu. II
was written in the spirit of. the olden
time by Miss Ethel NJ. Damon, who
has written the pageant for this occa.
sion, and has been put into the an
Gent Hawaiian by Mrs. Mary Jane
pkulani F. Montana, who is one of Ho.
nolulu's distinguished Hawaiian
scholars. She translates a great deal,
writes in charming manner and has
marvellous knowledge of the legends
OF Punahou and vicinity. Mrs. Mon
tano spent much of her early life at
Punahou. She is the mother of Mrs.
A. p. Taylor, who has done so much
In helping with the Hawaiian group
in the pageant.
Pohakuloa Chant, --'
Pohakuloa, meaning the great stone.
was the. early boundary mark of the
Punahou land. The old chant bearing
this name will be intoned by young
Hawaiian boys of Punahou and Kane.
hameha schools, after the scene is
enacted in which the great stone is
deposited in its proper place after the
granting of the land for the school.
The Hawaiian and English versions
OF this chant were given by Mrs. Mon.
tano, who is also instructing these
boys in its proper Interpretation.
While the stone is being moved the
bearers give a chant which was used
when a. Hawaiian idol was. carried.
This is an incarnation with very sus.
tanned tone, calling for silence such
as Mu, the god of silence. enjoined. 1t
ends with shout to victory.
Old Missionary Hymns.
In the scene in which a missionary
family. bids farewell to the older child.
rem who must be sent to New England
10 be educated, occurs the song Abide
With Me" This is the first number
OF the music of the second period OF
the-pageant, which includes some of
the old melodies and hymn tunes
that were so much part of the early
missionary life. After one stanza the
instruments take up an Improvisation
OF the same theme but in the minor.
lntensifying the sadness of parting.
They finally break into the hopeful
major as the torch of learning is Civ.
en- to the child remaining and the
founding of the school is prophesied.
Vernon E. Tenney, a graduate of
Punahou, has arranged and. written
this number for five instruments, VIC.
Inns and cellos.
AS the natives are finishing the
original matched structure of the
school building the orchestra echoes
the old missionary faith expressed in
the hymn, Safely Thro' Another
Week"
After day at school in the early
torties, at evening prayer is sung, with
melodeon accompaniment, the hymn.
"Hark: From the Tonbs the Doleful
Sound" which is peculiarly typical of
that period. The effect of this somber
number with its minor strain and
dlrge'ltke movement is most impress
sive.
Later occurs the inauguration of the
tlrst president of Oahu College. On
this occasion The students sing the
Pilgrim Chorus from Verdi's opera.
i Lombard" This was one of the
numbers in the repertoire of the stu
dents IT Punalou in the early DAYS