Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-26
COLONIAL DAYS
ANDFIREWORKS
DRAWBIGC CROWD
Fireworks Display at Moiiiili
Field Wednesday Night Best
in Many Ways Seen Here


Meiliil Field Wednesday n:eht by
cast composed mainly of local people
who volunteered for the work and fire
works designed by the Hit Fireworks
Company Of Seattle met all advance
claims and proved To be one of the
most spectacular events OF the Car
Bival II was Witnessed by more than
5000 persons. most OF whom reached
the grounds on special cars run by the
Rapid Transit Company or IN automo
biles.
The whole show was well con-
ceIved, carefully planned and was car
RED through with few bitches The
fireworks display. especially the ',BatH
lie OF Manila and come other. set
|pieces, we're very gsod. andsthe tab
2eaH play, Colonial Days. was inter-
iftiHg and beautiful. Credit for 7, the
after performance belongs 10 local
beople, many o. whom volunteered to
take parts.
Attendance exceeded al .expecta-
lions, Tickets ran out and mare had
10 be gotten by messenger, sent TO
Headquarters downtog9.5 s1bese, too,
we're socn sold, Before the perform
hnce began every seat, was occupied
and six or seven bHndEed people were
sitting on the grass. Receipts at the
gates amounted TO almost $1,000.
BOY Scouts in Evidence.
AS at every ether event of the Car
niyal the Boy Scouts did good work
ID handing the crowds. The organiza
bon has been OF Invaluable service
The boys can hold back crowd or
push it back where if men tried to
&c the same thing anger would be
aroused AZ the show tAey handled tie
visitors al Moiliili Field and acted as
messengers. Besides this four Boy
Scouts did one OF the prettieet stunts
of the evening when they gave q flag
driil, using flags OF nine nations. a., !; !
After the nassed hands bad been
playing for. some time, ard the grand,
stand people had been strainine their
ears and now aud thenfeatehing muf-
red note from the bass horns, a bomb.
Exploded and row of lights at the
back Of the pafk flashed u, 1.he play
Was on. ags0 9feeea s2sM eisssE
Showeu sfortt +. Prifflevafg .aiges
Il began wit2 forest n which IN
dams moved .abea5t h.stiy fishing,
1Gnfing Or WQrHing aa taeR did, before
america was diEeosered s. 1he lights.
died out and II was night n-the forest.
the red glow OF the indians campares
one BY one, Deginn,ng 70, twinkle,
These died and AFTER g little, darkness
the bright RAYS of the nlorf-fig sun
began TO penetrate q fol est ana cast
glow over IT & adams homes. Tie,
light reflected a the ridge OF the coast
line hills and t1en out . sea on the
white sails q me PEI, M "a. low .. the me
ashore Thus was depicted the com
Ing OF new race TO America.
There was very beautiful dance by
some Puritan msidens, done by girls
rom the>Central Grammer school VINO
we're trained by Madame NJ. Lester.
TWO very pretty features OF the enter
tainment were dances by young girls.
one dressed In costume Of which the
front was an American nag and the
back q Hawaiian gag Madame Les
tiers pupils were graceful and pretty
h the Maynower Dance. and the min
net was another good dance number
Colonial TabIeau<.
The Burning ora .Wieen showed
On ancient woman pat y the hre by
fuperstitious PaIltans. OtneT gLe.ly
lobleaux were The Courtshlr OF Miles
etandish' eng fNP1 lt4rs4 tqf tl1f
American lag | KILT
Tie FeM FT94{k + ~ lviyust 4lfS
dance. which was part OF the Colonia1
Days tableeth vas Py ntEie an lss ~ nfF
ma hoWaM, lIl'I n11ls3awns = HlIfsss
dent Of 1o40lIiIt SRe 9sia 4plt QI
Madame i1eslet and Gordon Baihplssib
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