Rosalie Stevenson
Here with a nice fernwood tiki. Mel Peterson to her right. This article mentions her as being active in hula
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Restaurants
Great Band at Don the Beachcomber
Left to right is Joe Custino on steel, Simeon Bright on guitar, Mel Peterson on uke, and Eddie Spencer on
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Virg Davidson-Chudacoff Co.
I started with this phot and the scribbling on the back: This photo was taken at about the opening on
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Early DtB Waikiki Aloha Hale
Here it is under construction. Donn’s original Hawaii location was pure Polynesian fantasy. Thatch roof, lauhala, pandamas. It was described
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Waltah Clarke at the Beachcomber
That’s Waltah with the gourd. He’s the guy who “occupied the third umbrella from the left,” on the beach at
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Actress/Singer Janet Blair Visits Donn in Waikiki
Actress and Big Band Singer Janet Blair visits Donn along with her second husband, tv producer Nick Mayo. they married
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Columnist Leonard Lyons Visits Donn in 1949
Noted for his syndicated column The Lyons Den in the New York Post, he was a world traveler. Wikipedia page:
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Irving Berlin visits Waikiki Beachcomber
Irving Berlin visits Don the Beachcomber’s in Waikiki December 1950. Note everyone is drinking out of actual bamboo. Their marriage
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Bandleader Freddy Martin Visits DtB
January 7th, 1951 bandleader Freddy Martin visits Don the Beachcomber on Waikiki. Donn and Freddy are about the same age.
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1956 Cabaret Quarterly
Is that Jayne Mansfield? Looks like some fun times at the Cabaret… Really fun times… But we’re here for their
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