The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-07

An unus tally warm day had an appro-
pyiately hot ending at me Third Avenue
Iheater last night, when the band or YAK
ina Indians. now x. .iIis city appeared IN
a SUCCESSOR of acts intended to demon
strate some old tribal customs. The par
Elephants in the unique entertainments that
Mr.. Russell offered to the curiously IN
ciined are In the city primarily "a wit
neSses for the government against people
who are charged with the offense OF SELL
ing fire water to the wards or the United
States, and incidentally TO carry back 10
the reservation with them the odd change
that may be picked UP by the way. by ex-
hibitions such as were given last Night.
There were some departures from the
programme as arranged by Manager Rus
sell. but these did not In the least detract
from the interest of the occasion, as the
succession OF acts was monotonous to a
degree and consisted principally Of exits
and entrances in various degrees of nud@ty
and a hopping about OH legs that by court
essy called dancing. And thrs term
dance az explained by Webster Is n
derivation OF Roma words, and means tD
''to leap or move with measured steps, ~
To the sound OF music. or o. TO move nimbly
either alone or in company with others.
with a regulated succession of movements.
tothesound OF music, or % TO move nimbly
or merrsly up and down ar back and forth,
To express pleasure by motion, 20 caper 10
friSk." Another definition IS given as "a
leaping stepping with motions of tho
body. adjusted TO the measure OF "A tune.
a lively, brisk exercise or amusement. in
Which the movements are regulated by
art. In figures. to the sound Of instru-
ments'
There is reason TO believe that Mr.. Web
Ster's ideas of dancing were somewhat
strained or overdrawn by contact with ef-
fete ciyillza ton and this belief * Justified
Iyy a knAvfejga =
messed last night were called dances long
before Mr.. Webster ever thought Of
tabisShing a code that IS usually accepted
as authority. On the same theory that the
poetic movements of I<oie Fuller. Ida Full
Ter Amelia Clover and others that have
danced with taeir arms are dances, or that
carmencita or otero. who squirm around
with their anatomy and who have evolved
= danse du ventre. then 81 Ks fair 10 AZ
sumo that Charlie Warnassay's sweating.
painting bunch of pastoral farmers are
cancers, and picturesque dancers they are
When the curtain rose last night IL dis
closed naked stage, and then some
naked braves" came on 20 keep IL com
psny. Others were dressed in heavy
furs, the very Idea OF such an accentu-
ated heat causing the people In the audi
ence TO ian themselves vigorously out Of
sheer sympathy. What was billed on tho
programme as an indian waltz dance
participated in not only By those an
nounced. but by the entire bunch OF bucks
and squaws. The orchestra tsave the
mark,l sat In the first entrance on what
IN theatrical nome nciature is known "a
the %. p. side OF the stage. IL was a
bass drum In lieu OF a ton-tom and the
several players squatsed around ~ on
their hams and beat out Of IL more doIeful
music than bass drum ever emitted be-
fore The beating WAS accompanied by
q weird chant that suggested the delight
ful yarns OF James Fenimore Cooper and
the yellow backed literature OF Daniel
Boone and Big Foot Wallace The war
song participated. in by the hiyu chiefs.
sklew and White Bone, was backed up by
chorus Of the whole Part OF whom IN
sisted upon keeping in sight and absorbing
some Of the attention. II was very uu-
professional. but nobody seemed 20 care.
and when the act grew little weak
several came on and helped work ND the
climax The numbers were announced
by Charlie WannAssay. the Interpreter
who occasionally would say: These bows
want little rest for change and then
the "boys' would rest. A the pro-
Framme wore on ard the audience wore
out the members 81 Nr Wanns.sav's
company would lay or an occasional gar
men. or Two. appearing principally In t9@
charm with which nature had endowed
them. with their legs. forSo~ and arms
painted with all sorts % devices that we're
unQuestionabiy native art
This laying Oft Of garments fs os3ftn an
attractive 10 hear Of IS - SEE When II IA
told that the sauiy rsinent s9as principal.
~ sreees cloth ard apron o. clteags
eioih, the realism % come al she situations
can oe imagined. Tn all cases II Was either
too much or too little clothing N9.en tho
former u was furs from witch fhs. per-
formers souid isslse fro;hing and g.esrrius-
from their c1erti0ns; when the latter. IA
was always dread that some Part # tfa
brief attire would give way under the
strain % emulation ~ iha war times.
y bite Bons. the Indian who broke his
gun over ths head % Capt Jack ard ar-
rested that VIGOROUSLY Rad indian told ~
thr Aodoc battles in the lava bids lie cap
tuTsd Capt. Jacks souaw whom n. *
alHited last niTnt calmly telling his hear-
efs that she 1ss mis- slave This While Mrs.
eapt Jack White Bone wore a SASH Of re
StSTs ana stripes the emblem az the free.
Mr. bons also showed tire gun with hlesa
h~ hi Capt jazz. and said that rs would
AseD II ~ Las c1l.s .ay- Ha,Has .nIas-