The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-06-16
HAWA|ANPAGIEAuF.
GIVEN IN SHOWERS
Rain Interferes With NIGHT Fete
But Does Not Dampen Enthu-
j. slasm Of Players
(From Wednesday Advertiser,

Before crowded bleachbr and q
large gathering at the side, lines, the
Kamehameha Day committee last night
gave its pageant, illustrative Of scenes
III ancient Hawaiian history. Showers
Of rain now and then ihterfered with
the Performance, which, WRs entirely
tnst the open air, and as, the costumes
of the performers were. Of light and
brilliantly colOred material, il seemed
likely for q time at the start that the
Performance would be called of on ac.
count Of rain. As it happened, the
crowd stayed, and even at the end,
when the rain began to be quite heavy,
those In the grand stands kept their
seats while q chorus Of 200 voices
sang Hawaiian songs as a finale to the
evenings program.
Scenes Staged On Lawn
4, The scenes were staged on the lawn
In, front of the Capitol An imitation
stone fence-a heiau fence had been
erected as a background, and in front
of this the performers went through
scenes representative of old.time Incl.
dents in Hawaiian history. The strik.
~ AOeA1NhOo VI bhp buO" WtTt the Dill
lance Of the costumes used, and the
enthusiasm with which the performers
carried out their parts. This applies
especially to the hula dancers, who
divided hOnors, as far rs applause is
concerned, with tho singers who gave
the last feature Of the program.
The scenes presented were of an
Gent royal entertainments, and war
and religious ceremonies. In the first
scene there was included a hula, of
quite lively character, which brought
applause from the bleachers.
Dttacult To Hear
l 1t was difficult for the crowd to
hear the dialogue which explained the
ceremonies which next took place as
part OF sacrifice at the temple
staged on the lawn, but all could ap.
preciate the spectacular features of the
act. The bright costumes prepared in
imitation Of the garbs Of olden days
showed with fine effect under the
lights directed upon the scene from
behind the grandstand.
Scenes three and four dealt with
war declarations. between. Hawaii and
Mani, with King Kamehameha as a
central figure. While the crowd ap-
plauded the performers for the fine
picture they made, it appeared to
many that the story that was being
represented was not being plainly
anohgh brought out, even to those
who understood the Hawaiian langu.
age and the weather conditions were
shchE that 1t was difficult to hear the
dialogue.
Rain Outs Scenes Short
q Scenes I'VE and six, representing the
landing Of the missionaries and teach.
ing Of Hawaiiahs in early days, were
cut short on aecodnt Of rain!!1 After
they were given, the. chorus sang, in
the rain, and most, of the crowd STAYED
to listen TO, the end. The singing, BY
b chorus Of two hundred voices, was
excellent--but before they got through
the singers were wet, and the erntS
was beginning to scatter. o.
:" Hawaii Ponoi, - listened to with
due honors, to the, Hawaiian national
hymn, and then "The Star Spa npled
Banner, which also brought the lis.
teners to attention, ended the program
By the time this feature of the pro.
gram was reached, however, the grand.
stand was empty, and the bleachers
were rapidly losing their occupants.
Management Excellent
The management Of the affair, as far
as seating and police arrangements
were concerned, was excellent, in
striking contrast to the fizzle of the
night before, when failure to control
the crowd caused a postponement of
the event. Mayor Lane, chairman of
the exuctive committee, said after
the show was over that he hoped next
year would see it repeated, with the
same spirit of enthusiasm which made
it possible to give such a spectacle
this year.
~ would like to express specially
thanks to William E. Miles, secretary of
the executive committee, who, l under
stand, probably will be chairman next
year" said the mayor. "For the sue
cess Of the pageant we should give
much credit TO the Princess Kaiani.
anaole, John Wise and others who have
arranged the program and drilled the
performers.