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On the Scene
John Berger
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On The Scene
THE DEVIL STOPS BY
JOHN BERGER / JBERGER@STARBULLETIN.COM
Don Pomes, left, and Joyce Maltby, center, had already received leis from other well-wishers by the time they were congratulated by Larry Bialock, second from left, Gary Skinner and Tomomi Saito at the opening-night reception for "The Gin Game" at Hawaii Pacific University on Friday. Pomes and Maltby received a standing ovation for their portrayals. See review, D6. Catching the show was a treat for Bialock, who will be seen as The Devil (aka "Mr. Applegate") in Army Community Theatre's production of "Damn Yankees" in May.
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A TRUE PUBLIC SERVANT
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State Sen. J. Kalani English, left, didn't let protocol issues stop him from personally serving a round of drinks at the pre-show reception for Jean-Michel Cousteau's documentary, "Voyage to Kure," at Washington Place on March 14. Most of the political bigwigs hobnobbed at a separate super-private party, but English and his office manager, Ainoa A. Naniole, stayed out on the grass with the other guests. "Voyage to Kure" airs on PBS in April.
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OUT OF THE SHOWCASE
JOHN BERGER / JBERGER@STARBULLETIN.COM
Rush-hour gridlock kept Candes Meijide Gentry, right, from entering SMART Magazine's 2nd Annual Sexy Shoe Contest at Macy's Ala Moana on Thursday, but her shoes got lots of attention. `Her sister made them for her to wear in the 2000 Miss America Parade. Thao Miller wore something simple from Louis Vuitton.
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HE CAME, HE STAYED
JOHN BERGER / JBERGER@STARBULLETIN.COM
Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann attended the opening of Kumu Kahua's production of "The Songmaker's Chair" on Thursday with his brothers Gus, left, and Nephi and Gus' wife, Sylvia. Politicians often "show face" and then take off, but Mufi not only stayed for the entire show, he hung out afterwards to congratulate playwright Albert Wendt and the cast.
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NOW BUY THE BOOK!
JOHN BERGER / JBERGER@STARBULLETIN.COM
"Songmaker's Chair" cast members Wil T.K. Kahele, left, and Mata Simanu-Klutz talked with playwright Albert Wendt at the opening-night reception after the show. Non-Samoans who are not well-versed in Samoan culture and don't speak fluent Samoan will find that buying a copy of Wendt's annotated script is money well spent.
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