"ALOHA, HAWAII.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2125, 17 May 1922, Page 6

"ALOHA, HAWAII.

The novelty of Hawaiian played by a troupe of Islanders styled the "Waikiki Hawaiians," kept a very large audience pleasantly entertained in Everybody's Theatre last night. Noth--7 ing could be sweeter than the soft ■ notes of the steel guitar, and the ' leader of the troupe, Mr Keoke Grcig, ' plays it artistically. For his playing 1 of "The Rosary" he was insistently re- ' called, and contributed "A Perfect ■ Day," and "Hawaiian Lament." Also • heutilised the ukelele as a solo in--1 strument with excellent effect, using 5 the newly-introduced double strum. • The other male members, as well as ■ their leader, play all manner of ' stringed instruments at will. The na- ' live dancing as interpreted by Miss ' Lilliokalani, was graceful in the ex- ' treme and performed with perfect poise, especially her dancing of the , famous "Luau Hula." Misses A. 1 Leata and T. Greig were also respon- ' sible for a number of bright song and 1 dance items. Most acceptable, perhaps, to a New Zealand audience, was ' the Maori song "E Pari Ra," taught ' to the girls during their stay In Ro- ; torua. The costuming was principally \ in the native style, very effective and pleasing to the eye. A couple of bur- ! lesques were introduced and created a ! deal of amusement. An interesting item on the programme was a de--1 monstration of the ceremony attached to the making of the native drink, "kava." The entertainment is on lines quit£ new, and the members of the troupe are all first-class native performers. No one who likes originality and novelty should fail to visit Everybody's Theatre for the farewell performance to-night and have his ears titillated by the dulcet notes of the steel guitar, and be intrigued immediately by the slumbrous eyes of the dusky beauties.