The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-07-14
CARNIVAL SHOWS
. WILL BE BEST

''One nunure0 ftn0usand dollars
would not duplicate the shows we are
going to bring down to Honolulu for
the 1917 Carnival" said ]. L. Cooper,
holder, with E. X. Fernandez, of the
concession rights from the Carnival
company, yesterday. .ar., -. ,.
"The transportation alone for the
shows is going to cost in the neighbor.
hood of $500, and will bring from the
Coast merry-go-round that win be
an eye-opener to the Riddles otthe Ter
ritory. That alone is costing us $4,000,
and 1t is going to be a permanen fx-
ture in the Islands, for we are going
to keep it here and send It to the other
Islands as 1t may be wanted, or turn
1t loose at some of the shows aiven
in Honolulu, besides the Carnival.
8" The Carnival, however, will have
the first whack at it, as we are de-
termined that there Is to be nothing
shoddy ~ cheap about our shows, ex,
cept the prices Of admission. Maybe
they won't be cheap, but III guar.
antee that they III be reasonable.
Square Dealing For Everybody
'I'm business man and I m going
into this thing with an eye to a fair
profit. That goes without saying, but
also l am a Honolulu man and 1 be.
lieye that "a really worth while show
in. Aala Park during the Carnival week
Is going to prove a big thing for the
Carnival and the city, to say nothing
about the Territory as a whole.
$50 one of the clauses of the con.
tracts Fernandez and 1 are going to
sign with the show folk on the Coast
Is that the employees are to have clean
costumes, or clean white uniforms: that
the tents are to be of the better grade
and that all paraphernaIia is to be
new or newly painted. There is not 90,
ing to be anything shoddy allowed in
the field If we can help it, and l think
"Aala Park is to be divided into
three strips, running from King to
Beretania streets. On the River street
side there will be the outdoor Games.
ehuckaluck and all the rest of it. At
beretania and River streets the band
stand will be located and if possible
we intend to hsve-a different band con.
cert every evening.
PlaIsance Center Of Ground
Down the, center of the park is to run
a plaisance unobstrueted by poles, and
stands or booths as in the past, but
well lighted. And on the far side Of
the park is to be the row of shows Of
all sorts.
There are to be pit shows, freak
shows, illusions and, we hope, some
good animal shows. II possible, we
are going to secure dog and monkey
show, but we are not saying so posi-
lively until, we get to the Coast and
see things for ourselves. We buy no
pigs In pOkes for this Carnival if we
know il.
Mr.. FERNANDEZ is going to the Coast
esriy next month, and I shall follow
about the fifteenth. He will 90 as far
north as Seattle, visiting the carnivals,
and then run east to Salt Lake City,
thence south to the border, if neces.
sary, so as TO get in thorough touch
with the situation
WIN Get Pick Of shows.
1--WE should be able to get the pick
of the shows, for the carniVals are laid
of during the winter on the Coast, and
most of them would be tickled TO death
at the chance to come down here for
season. ...
GAN in all, ] believe that Honolulu
people, the visitors and the directors of
the Carnival are going TO be pleased
with the Aala Park show next year,
and / am confident that we shall be
able to make some, money for the Car
nival." Ne.