Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-24
Fireworks Display at MoiIiili
Field Last Night Best in Many
Ways Ever Seen Here


Colonial Days" a tableau given at
Moiliili Field last night by cast com
posed 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 10 be- one OF the
most spectacular events of the Car.
nival II was witnessed by more than
500 persons. most of whom reached
the grounds on special cars run by the
Rapid Transit Company or in automo.
biles.
Just few minor incidents detracted
from the event. One Of these was the
mistake made in placing OF the massed
band of 13s pieces, which was sta
toned in corner of the grounds.
where few OF its notes could reach
the grandsiand. The consequence was
that for a long time seat holders sat
watching instead of listening TO
band. The show started somewhat
late Another complaint was that the
beretania-street road was not sprin-
kled before the display and in colse-
uuence the hundreds of automobiles
which passed over il were enyeloped
in. a fog OF dust through which their
headlights shone dimly. Fortunately,
there were no accidents.
Show Well Conceived.
But these defects only slightly
marred an otherwise remarkable spec
tace. The whole show was well con-
ceiyed. carefully planned and was car.
ried through with few bitches. The
fireworks display. especially the Bat
tie OF Manila" and some other set
pieces. were very good, and the tab
leau play. Colonial Days was inter
esting and beautiful. Credit for the
latter performance belongs 20 local
people. many Oh whom volunteered to
take parts.
Attendance exceeded all expecta-
tons. Tickets ran out and more had
to be gotten by messenger. sent TO
headquarters downtown. These, too.
were soon sold. Before the perform
anee began every seat was occupied
and six or seven hundred people were
sitting on the grass. Receipts at the
gates amounted to almost $1,000
Boy Scouts In Evidence.
As at every other event Of the Car
niyai, the Boy Scouts did good work
in handling the crowds. The organisa-
ton has been of Invaluable service.
The boys can bold back crowd or
push Il back where IL men tried 20
do the same thing anger would be
aroused. Last night they handled the
visitors at Moiliili Field and acted as
messengers. Besides this four Coy
Scouts did one OF the prettiest stunts
OF the evening when they gave flag
drill using flags of nine nations.
After the massed bands had been
PLAYING for some time and the grand /
stand people had been straining their
ears and now and then catching a muf.
fled note from the bass horns, a bomb
exploded and row of lights at the
back Of the park flashed ur. The play
was on.
Showed sForest PrlmevaI."
II began with forest in which In.
dams moved about. busily 4lshing,
hunting or working as, they did before
America was discovered The lights
died out and 1t was night in the forest.
the red glow OF the Indians campfires
one by one beginning to twinkle.
These died and after q little darkness
the bright rays OF the morning sun
began to penetrate the forest, and cast
9 glow over the Indians homes. The
light reflected on the ridge of the coast
line hills and then out to sea on the
white sails of the Mayfiower. The
boat landed and the white men came
1shore Thus was depicted the com.
Ing Of new race to America.
There was very beautiful dance BY
some Puritan maidens, done BY Girls
1om the Central Grammer school who
were trained by Madame M. Lester.
lNo very pretty features Of the enter
Ioinueut were dances by young girls,
l11 dressed In q costume of which the.