Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-22
Punahou's Splendid Pageant Gives Story Of
Is Years in Series of Picturesque Groups
NOTES. OF PAGEANT CAUGHT
ON ALEXANDER FIELD

Only confirmed peSsimist or
chronic kicker could have found fault
! with the big pageant; and their criti-
cisms would have been purely imagin-
airy. Honolulu's most critical critics
praised the event
Someone passed shell through
the audience with this inscription:
Darn the rain!" But those without
umbrellas seemed to enjoy the page
ant as much as those who had them.
Although the pageant was few
minutes late in starting. the rapidity
and smoothness with which the vari-
Gus episodes were enacted entirely
made up for the delay.
Queen Liliuokalani abandoned her
automobile for a chair In the reserved
section. She displayed keen inter
est in the pageant and heartily APP
| plauded the participants.
To change from the role of staid
Judge to that of a minister of 80 years
ago was the task which fell to Hon.
w. L. Whitney He enacted the page
ant role like veteran thespian.
Only a few showers occurred dur
ing the pageant, but these neither
lnarred nor halted the action Of the
performance, nor did they discourage
the audience. - e.
A hundred cameras clicked thous-
and times throughout the afternoon.
An elevated platform at the rear of
the sbieachers accommodated a large
number of photographers. .
II a motion picture concern was to
stage a number OF Hawaiian plays,
and secure the same talent and cos
tunes as used In the pageant, 1t would
scoop" all other concerns in Ameri.
ca. This is what one interested spec
tator remarked. ~ , US. IT,.
Every available chair. and bleacher
seat was taken, and the IS. r. o."
sign went up shortly after $50
O'Clock. Interest In the pageant was
unlimited. -
The trustees and faculty of Punah0u
and the guests of the school formed q
stately and representatives pageant as
they marched on to the grassy stage.
The procession was an interesting
and appropriate opening event.
A hundred or more young Hawaiian
boys and girls, CARRIED In the colorful
costumes of thrce-quaTters Of a cen.
fury ago, played highly important
part in the pageant Their perfect
work is deserving Of much credit and
their representation of the Hawaiian
race Of 100 years ago was striking in
its reality.
As Kane, the god Of flowing
streams, David K. Kalauokalani enact.
ed a difficult role with a degree Of
ease which won him hearty applause
Acting opposite him was Edward K.
Lilikalani, as Kanaloa, another Hawai-.
ian deity, who handled his part in an
admirable manner.
Kamehameha, enacted by an aged
but giant Hawaiian, looked right roy.
al in great feather helmet and long
flowing feather cape. 3"
AS Boki, the high chief, Akaiko
Akana reminded one of a picture of
Hawaiian royalty in the histories Of
the islands.
The outstanding feature of the
pageant was the carefully prepared
and realistic costumes, not only those
worn by the Hawaiians but those rep
resenting the garb Of the missionaries
and their families. There was moth.
ing modern in the costumes of Is
years ago.
A score Of Punahou's prettiest
girls danced in front of Kapunahou,
''the New Spring." in representation
of spring, rain snd water lilies. 1t
was one of the prettiest features OF
the pageant, the blue. pink and white
costumes OF the participants forming
a colorful furry on background of
green.
The setting for the pageant was
perfect. Dull mountains arose from
a base of green foliage, while in the
center dubbed the historic Punahou
spring At the right was a perfect
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