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une bonne nuit pour un spectacle

The Hawaii Theatre opened on September 6, 1922, with much fanfare and celebration. The opening night concert featured a local tenor, Tandy McKenzie, who was a regular performer in Europe, and a local soprano, Ululani Robertson. The Hawaii Theatre orchestra played, and Governor Farrington spoke.

 

It was an exciting opening night, but not the event that was originally planned. It had been advertised that the opening night program was going to feature the silent film, "The Three Musketeers," but the film was on a boat in the ocean on opening night. The concert was quickly pulled together to replace the film. The movie arrived the next day and played for several nights after that.

 

 

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