The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-11-28
AROUND THE WORLD
wanderings of Two Actors in
Three Continents.
Five Years Absence from New York
One of the Longest Starring
Tears on Record.

llCS II TIE OEtent- uci ketb NcN
York in April 1875 TO fulfill engage
naents in San Francisco. During the
following two years they played
through the territories and in the Pa
cifc states, and in February ISIS they
sailed from San Francisco for the
Sandwich Islands. Landing at Homo
lulu they appeared in many important
roles, King kalakaua, the royal family
and the American and foreign resi-
dents attending their performances,
which continued for one month. Miss
Firmin achieved brilliant success in
learning, in the space of five days. an
original native Hwaaian song set TO
a native air which she sang TO the de-
light OF the royal family and the ma
tives. Every night in which she sang
this song several thousand natives
would crowd around the beautifully
picturesque theater, unable to gain
admi sion. owing 10 the crowd inside,
and join in the chorus. The effect
was most charming A month of play
alternated with the enjoyment of the
varied sights of this beautiful island.
IN THE SOUTHERN SEAS.
They continued on their course,
leaving the fixed star OF our northern
armament behind, advanced across
the equatorial line to take up the great
antipodean constellation of the south
ern cross. Passing through the Fijian
and within sight OF the Samoan ISL
ands, fortnight brought them to the
shores OF New Zealand. Commenc-
ing at Auckland they played a two
mon rs engagement, meeting with re-
newed success and enjoying the nov
city OF an entertainment by the son
and granddaughter of King Short
land, the great Maori chief. at Ora
Jamestown, on the Thames, where
they ate shark and sweet potatoes
with the native New Zealanders, and
inspected the new native parlia-
ment house. built of hewn and
split logs, carved and painted by
and from designs prepared by the
natives themselves. In July she en-
tered the beautiful and extensive har-
Dor OF Sydney, New South Wales, and
landing at the town of the same name
soon han the honor of appearing for
a brief period in the initial city OF the
great continent island of Australia.
Thence they journeyed to the chief
city OF the antipodes, Melbourne, the
American city, so called on account of
the enterprise instilled into the anglo
Australians by the Americans wko
rushed there from the Pacific coast on
the discovery of gold. Next in order
they visited Adelaide, the thriving
metropolis of South Australia. Here
were to be seen results of the cenien-
uial exposition. American manufac-
lures and American ideas were very
popular. Here street railways were
in operation, and AInerican-built
were running on the lines.
These months of prosperity rewarded
this visit when our artists returned
TO Melbourne and took the steamer
for India. They first landed at Point
de Cattle on the island of Ceylon. In
southern In1ia legend ascribes this
beautiful spot as the refuge OF our
first parents when driven from the
Garden OF Eden.
IL INDIA.
Five days brought them to Bombay,
the capital of the presidency of that
name, a city Of 10000 inhabitants
and the second British city of import
ance in India. the bay of which is sec
ond only 10 Sydney harbor, the two
with the haTbor OF Rio Janerio being
the three finest in the world. The
then visited Calcutta by rail
400 across the peninsular OF India,
and proceeded north as far as Delhi,
visiting all the important points along
the road including Benares, Allahabad, !
Lucknow, Agra and Delhi, /
Inspecting the relics of the great /
Indian mutiny, the palaces OF Luck !
now, the tomb of the great Shah
Jehan, known as the Tai, one of the
of the world. together with
the fort at Agra, containing the pearl
mosque, the looking glass baths and
the hall of audience OF the great En-
peror Akbar Khan, the wonderful
Tomb of this ruler, together with the
Ionbs of the kings of Delhi, and the
kootub tower at the latter place.
These sights well recompensed the ar
list tourists for their journey while the
success attending their performances
made their wanderings still more
agreeable. Retracing their steps
they returned 10 Calcutta and thence
TO Bombay, where new triumphs
awaited them.
WONDERS OF THE EAST.
AZ the former place they visited the
sites of the Black Hole of
Calcutta and the gardens OF the King
Of Dude, where they saw, among other
the extraordinary adjdtant-
bird and the daneing-master. The
former j. a species OF ostrich, named
from his military strut, and the latter,
like stork, gambols most
grotesquely. They also visited the
king, snakery. The Seven Tanks, be-
ing seven dams or reservoirs on the
grounds OF the Indian prince, are in
for the drive thereto and the
famous carp OF enormous growth they
contain, similar TO those at Fontaine-
bleau. III France, which come to the
shore and feed from the visitors
hands.
At Bombay they visited the caves
OF EirI>hanta, ard inspected the won
deriui bhnaGist relics. New caves are
heNn in the solid rock, portions being
left stan-ing as columns TO support
the roo, all the interior being wildly
carved in base relief, representing EN-
blematiC scenes from their mythology.
The main hall i about 90 feet square
and II or % feet from floor to ceiling.
SCENTS N MADRAS
Leaving Bombay the tourists visited
Poonia, HyGersbad and Secundabad,
the ancient capital of the Brahmins
and the NaboiS. and went 20 Madras,
also vi itins SOtacamuBd and Ban
galor, the mountain resorts OF that
pre- .idency presidency Is the equiya-
lent for what we cali a state or terri
torV) II Madras il was novel to OBJ
serve the fishermen on three pieces OF
timber, about i or - feet long, dashed
t0gei her, forming a catamarau. going
"a mile or two from shore 10 follow
their vocation. Their return through
the surf was most exciting, though,
perhaps, not 80 dangerous a. il APP
peared. Their fish baskets and tackle
were dashed To their primitive boats.
which they padded with pieces OF
boards six feet long and s. many
inches broad. Their attire consisted
OF a small piece OF cotton cloth
about their loins and a couical-
shaped hat made OF cocOauut Hbre.
fitting tightly to the heads and said to
be waterproof At all events. they
will carry NOTES and letters to outward
bound vessel, going through the most
violent seas with their messages under
their bats
Mr.. Jack and Miss Firmin will APP
pear tomorrow night AZ Frye's
opera house.