A Performance of “Two Roses and a Thorn”
Saturday, November 13, 7:00PM
The Kona Historical Society is pleased to have Aloha Performing Arts Company artistic director Jerry Tracy reprise his one man performance in order to share the humor and insight of Mark Twain, as Twain recalls his visit to Hawaii and specifically the Big Island in 1866. Interlaced with comments on current events, local and nationwide and the “goings on” in the Kona district during his visit, Mr. Tracy has cleverly woven Twain’s stories of visiting with royalty in Honolulu, swimming at Kealakekua Bay, planting the Mark Twain Monkey pod Tree at Waiohinu, sailing from port to port on inter-island transport ships along the coast, through the district and around the island on horseback, culminating in a visit to the “Great Volcano of Kilauea.”Also on the playbill for the evening, an original play, Tea for Two at Kalukalu, developed and produced by the Kona Historical Society, written by Victoria Nalani Kneubuhl and Kona historian Maile Melrose. The setting is mauka Kona 1890 when Miss Ella Paris, the unmarried daughter of the American missionary Reverend J.D. Paris, pays an afternoon visit to Mrs. Elizabeth Greenwell, wife of the Englishman and entrepreneur H.N. Greenwell, who is, as usual, minding their store at Kalukalu. The women interlace 19th century humor, news and gossip of the day (“Did you hear about that fellow Mark Twain?”) as they sip tea and eat Kona oranges. Co-starring in this delightful glimpse into old Kona are UH Hilo Theater Department’s Artistic Director, Jackie Pualani Johnson as Miss Ella Paris, and veteran Kona actor and Greenwell family descendent Maile Melrose in the role of her great grandmother Mrs. E.C. Greenwell.
Adults $15 and Senior and children under ten $10. Make your reservations now for this, sure to sell out, one night only performance by calling KHS at 808-323-3222 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 808-323-3222 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or visit Aloha Performing Arts Company at http://www.apachawaii.org for tickets.
This performance was made possible through funding by the County of Hawai`i, Dept. of Research & Development and the Hawai`i Tourism Authority.
