The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-29
SAN FRANcIsoo,s SIGHTS.
A Special Chinese Performance for the Wis
iting Knights TempIars.
San Francisco Call.


San Francisco Call.
Next to his opium pipe, or, in fact, before
his pipe, the Chinaman likes his theater, and
consequently there was trouble on Washing
ton street last evening when the patrons of
the theater on that street were informed that
mo Chinese need apply" 1t was one of the
plans of entertaining the visiting knights and
their ladies to give them performance in
the Washington-street Theater which for
one performance only, should be closed to
the Chinese patrons. The proprietor wisely
refrained from making known this fact in
advance, for fear of getting himself
disliked, Consequently, when the box
office was opened last evening there
was the usual rush of Chinese anxious
to obtain front seats. 1t Immediately
became known that they were not to be adj
mitted, and the constantly increasing crowd
took the information in very bad humor.
The Celestials Kicked violently They
asked, Indignantly, if the Chinese had no
rights the Mclean man was bound to re-
spect. The state of affairs plainly answering
mo" the dissatisfaction resulted almost in a
riot. 1t was very complimentary to the
actors that the crowd objected so strongly to
being denied admittance, but it was very I'M
comfortable for the white strangers who be-
gan making their appearance In large num-
bers. The sight Of them entering the the
alter without interruption SO enraged some
Chinese lover of the drama that he gave vent
to his disappointment in shying stone at
one of the theater windows. His example
was quickly followed, and in an instant
shower OF stones ratified against the front of
the building, several panes of glass being
broken before charge of the police scattered
the crowd. The theater was filled with
amazed white strangers. The performance
consisted Of scenes from several popular
dramas.
Thinking it would be most interesting to
F., ta@O
lected scenes in which great number of
warriors appeared, and which required I'M
usually terrific exertions on the part of the
orchestra. The costumes were exceedingly
brilliant, and their richness was apparently
a source of great surprise to the audience
accustomed as most OF them are to the brave
dresses of the valiant knights In one of
the scenes one warrior after another APP
peared on the stage, and, after contemptuous
gestures, whirled about with astonishing
rapdity. A visitor endeavored to learn from
an interpreter the meaning of the spinning
by the warriors.
"What does that mean, JohnP'
Him belly stlong."
"Stlong?'
"Stlong."
what that mean?'
Belly stlong man; allie same Muldoon.
You sabe?"
The visitor evidently did sabe, for he ex-
planned to his companion that the spinning
meant that the spinner wished those before
whom ne spun to know that he was a very
bad man. Very many OF the visitors staid
but short while, the din of the profoundly
unimpressed tom-tom players being too much
for unaccustomed ears.
One of the attractions OF the evening was a
stage fight between two warriors, whose
method of attack was to jump up in the air,
strike the adversary on the chest with the
bottoms of both feet and then fall back full