The sun., 1880-12-12

what Ono or the Unregenerate UeatheD
Thinks of Ballet Dancing.

A troupe OF Arabs occupied the pulpit plat
form in Plymouth Church last Wednesday. The
troupe includes Selim Hashim. the Arab guide
who was the first to discover Livingstone In
the Stanley expedition; Sheik Abou Dayeh tEl
Bajalee), q Dedouin reed player and dancer;
Sheik Youseph Awdeh lei Ramlanee). who was
married when years old and became father
at 70 years Khawadja Yakoob tEl Bahzoozle). q
sword dancer and tambourinist; Khawndja
Yakoob lei Haweet). a player on the Syrian
harp Sheik Mohammed Suleiman lei Maowee).
q whirling dervish from Bagdad. and James
Rosedale and his cousin. Rebecca Rose
dale, Israelites from Jerusalem. Tho Arabs
represent the Jebusites. Edomites. Moa-
bites. and Ishmaelites They we're yesterday
registered at the Mansion House In Arabic
characters. and they roamed through tbs
corridors restlessly. smoking cigarettes. and
looking with something Of an expression
picturesque appearance. The only Iemale
member OF the party is Rebecca, the jewish
shaded by long black lashes. She was In ma.
tive costume and % wore bead, head dress Ss Of Of hnS ne
skirts, but wore long, baggy trousers Of bro.
caded silk. drawn about her ankles She was was
iEgt Sryate ocs and When the bird bit her she ut
tered scream that brought Mr. Avery In
Thee most M t' interesting member OF the party is
the Bedoun. big Arab. with a striking and
fierce eye, He and the dervish. who is faith;
terms. A few days ago he said that it was q
pity that the, camel, which bore Mohammcd in
phet's neck might have been broken also, and
then there would not have been any Moham-
l d"d ISon9 ths ons English 9Rat Da
Bedouin speaks is parrot-like repetition OF
ao aeerSeesh S the roo@ BaRdSdn
He t. chief Of 500 men IN his , country. Of whom whom
ba 10 tpnI Iprly yaftn nd ta ipnr having
been thrown from q camel upon which she was
trying to escape from band at robbers thei
taste for highway robbery is. so strong that his
manager does not think it safe to permit him to
dell Holmes and the, poet Longfellow called
upon the troupe in Boston Mi Hpmes sx
fu sword. He T,' said tstSe' to the Bedouin: @ o'D
on.'. n"ES;'S SI said the Arab. Would cut on your
After Watching the B0st9n S3 ne the Be-
and would have to do the cooking.,n
He saw ballet performance in Boston. and
asked whether they were oil orphans. "Oh.
no, " said the interpreter.
=" Have they brothers and fathers 2" asked the
). %:.YYsst",h Y he was told.
girls. would II they were my sisters before ]
would allow then, to appear like this"
ence. are said to be sincere He is obliyious ia
his surroundings as he howls and whirls In
his dressing room he kisses his hat both at tho
rim and upon the crown when he puts II on,
and he takes of his shoes when he steps upon
the prayer rug. 1t angers him TO see any one
with shoes on tread upon the rug, and he sayi
he would knock such irreverent Christians
down II II were safe to do so. The rug is oveI
800 years old. and was stolen from mosque,
The dervish carries. as his badge of office. q
bait e axe, descended from the Saracens and
made OF Damascus steel. Tho bowling Of the
deryish is to signify that he is ready to serve
God with al his might. and his whirling is 10
indicate that he will 20 just where God peasea
to turn him. He Is n true 1shmaelite. and be-
ieves that every mans hand is against hi m as
his hand is against every man. The derviSh 10
the only one OF his party who cares nothing fol
money. Accordingly he does not sell relics OF
products OF the East
James Rosedale. the interpreter. OF the troure.
was educated at Kings College. under the pat
ronage Of Horatio Bonner. the author OF the
hymn. What q friend have in Jesus" Hia
father is q learned pundit in Jerusalem.
As the Arabs appear ed in their scenes OF salu-
tation, bartering. feasting. marrying and rob-
bing. last night. they seemed to have stepped
dance OF Ell Bahzoozie Is interesting. 1t is the
dance Of a chieftain before his warriors as they
return from battle. The dancer brandishes the
sword so swiftly that he seems at times to bs
behind sheet of mirror glass. Ell Bahzoozie's
title is taken from his large eyes. and the name
means pap-eyes."