The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-30
REAL zULUs At GILMOREs.
What they DO. In their Heather Fashion, to
Make Themselves Agreeable.


There was plenty Of room on Monday
evening in Gilmore's Garden for all the specta-
tors that won't to see the thirty Zulu warriors
and twelve dusky Zulu maidens. Tho warriors
were advertised as the conquerors OF Lord
Chelmsford and the gallant Twenty fourth at
lsandula. All that the spectators saw was q
bunch OF empty clean straw huts. with en-
frances similar to those used by Digger Indians.
AT 8 O'Clock Pop Whitaker who has made the
stentorian announcements at tho walking
matches. said. with voice that rang through
the almost empty building:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN tladles we're as
scarce as the Zulus): Owing to sickness and
unavoidable circumstances the Zulus are not
here tonight. They will certainly appear an !
give a lively performance at q o'clock to-mor-
row afternoon"
Inquiries from the lessees Of the building and
the managers OF the Zulus elected this interest
ing information:
Mr.. Samues-Oh. yes they are genuine
Zulus. There Is somo hitch in obtaining their
costumes. See the manager; he'll tell you all
about them.
Mr.. ORorke-Yes. they are all genuine Zulus (;
that is, fifteen Of them are. You see. they
couldn't get their black velvet trunks finished
In time. II wouldn't do to lot them appear
naked you know.
Mr.. Harvey tthe managorl-All genulnei To
be sure they are. Well. nine OF them are
They, were chased out OF Southampton. You
see they were not popular in England.
What ship did they come over In 2"
Nell, couldn't say"
Why didn,t,hs warriors and dusky maidens
We had TO engage auxiiaries here. They
led the warriors of and-wel, they didn't get
drunk; but they were taken sick. They will bo
all right tomorrow"
:, What will they dor"
oh, give war dances lion hunts. wrestle
eYnGs Jnfsuan songs and illustrate the customs
At2h o'clock Yesterday afternoon there were
perhaps, about flity persons assembled In GIL
more's Garden. to witness the first performance
OF the intrepid warriors Of the Dark Con-
tinenti who were fierce and yet bashful. They
looked, TO say the truth, for the most part very
much like those colored barbers walters. aud
whitewashcrs who make the neighborhood OF
street so attractive: but they were evidently all
IInlns In tor as they marched In with the beauti-
~, iui naive women OF Southern Africa. in sparse
attire. bringing up the rear they warbed the
songs OF their natiye land.
.,.oa, There goes C,, Big Jim Of Twenty,sIyth
index finger at what he supposed was a club
able colored citizen OF his precinct; but he must
have been mistaken. for tho man sang Humba
Somo0lo IN tones even more stentorian than
:" Hulloa, Bob" exclaimed spectator. in
'"azement. what are you doing heref" and
dusky w.,.or gracefully waved his assegai
tthe haft Of which. ~. Asrvey had explained.
was made Of the hard wood oi :hc hoor..!. tr"el'
and winked. The spectator so honored prou1,5
observed that he had been on friendly terms
with this chteftain for some years having made
ms acquaintance when ho used to aine at a res-
aurant uptown. where his friend was employed
as q waiter.
This. Of course. was regarded as blunder.
but though there could be no reasonable doubt
as To all Of the men and women clustering
around the huts being Zulus there WAS one
among them who looked even more like Zulu
than the rest.
At the close Of the performance the reporter
mustered up courage to 40 down among the
Zulus He made many surprising discoyeries
and got much useful iniormation but what
man the Assebungi Ghy with the kinky hnir
aud the fierce countenHnce. and Mr. Harvey.
the general manager. were one and the same
person. But this IL no Indication that all the
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