Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-17
PUNAHOU HISTORY
TOLD IN PAGEANT
Story of choruses, Dialogues
and Tableaus Told for Spec
tators Next Week; Pageant
Book BY Miss Ethel Damon
Striking Work

Striking Work
Prominent and perhaps chief among
the features which commemorate
Punahou's 18th anniversary next week
Is the great pageGnt to be held on
Alexander Field on "Wednesday after.
noon. ..... III
The story OF the pageant, the mean
ing OF its symbolism and pantomime,
its choruses, dialogues and tableaus,
Is told herewith. Intending specta-
tors OF the pageant next week are ad.
yised TO keep this Issue for reference.
The pageant book Is by Miss Ethel
NJ. Damon and Is rightfully regarded
as q strikingly able and appropriately
handled piece OF work The poetic
form In which the book is written
shows rare degree OF creative ability
and expression.
In q fofeword Miss Damon says:
-In the celebration OF an anniyer-
sary representing. as this does, so ex-
tended period of time and so inti-
mate phase OF the life of the COM
munity, there arise. unbidden, numer-
Gus features OF unusually vivid signi-
ficance The early Hawaiian period,
for example, conjurs up before Qua
eyes scenes Of days that are silently
and irrecoyerably slipping through
our grasp. Many of the parts in all
the episodes from beginning to end
are portrayed by descendants or rela-
tiyes Of the original characters. The
costumes, faithfully studied and Low.
inelF executed. lend q very personal
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