The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-02
ljlsytrated BY Performance Of the
Little Band Here.
rAs,R LIFE N THE ISLANDS.
- Performers at Manila When
- war Broke Out-IntcresfinE
characters With the Troupe
ssner Andres a "Globc Trottcr"-
rhe strong Man Only Five Feet
~aIl-A JugEier Four Years Old.

-. ittie hand of two dozen Filipino
$500 people at the Third Avenue the
49, tfis week are making things nearly
= inferesting for tho Seattle public as the
Srsrican soldiers are just now making II
4, Asuinaldo, their distinguished compat-
~ people here have all along been ready
4, racosnise In the latter a sprinter OF no
Sssn anility. In the FfllpInos at the Third
ss~rne they have an opportunity to Judge
Y ~ other athletic possibilities or the
Tssaios. For with two exceptions the To-
81 Ffliplnos are Of the same tribe as those
Il ID field against the Americans far away
across the Pacific.
Tnurk. wlry little fellows. with muscles
thst stand out in great knots on their arms
ana shoulders are the men of the Filipino
vaudeville and almost equally muscular the
vo7sen for they are no amateurs In the cir
~ blistness. Most OF them have spent
many years on the stage In their native
Ana a members of the numerous bands OF
Sroiline players and jugglers that, before
v,r drove them into retirement, gained
fhslr daiiy-what should one call 1t?
bread By cutting capers for the delec-
tation Of the rural public in the Philippines.
There are several interesting characters
II ne troupe Senior Andres, one of the
clever trapese artists for example. has
Travelled far more widely in his time than
rnoet globe trotters.'' He has been In the
III 81 the JohnsoE's circus, an English ag-
efS6auon Of talent, visited nearly every
country In Europe and in the Orient.
though. strange to say, he has never before
been il America. He made long stay in
AZ result Of his travels he has picked
up more than a smattering of English and
Il one Of the few members of the company
who understand that language. Among
themselves they speak their native tongue.
speaks It with considerable fiuency. 1t is
their ambition now to learn English for, as
W. H. Lille. one of the managers of the
company says. they are highly pleased with
ea IN sn Which, the Americano scat
tn his loose silver. The liberality of the
average American and his good nature,
vi. Lille says. are the things the Fillpinos
md most to wonder at in this country.
nss Sa A u the po s tribe 0u senior
Michael, the interpreter, Is also not Tag
aic and was born in Cehu. He speaks ex-
cellent English, having lived In the United
States for about fourteen years and being
naturalixed American citizen. He did not
come with the company from Manila, but
joined It In San Francisco.
BY all odds the most interesting char
acter In the company IL little Slowa, the 10
y9&f-OIu Slsttf OIL SenOTtta OlVlds Sno Ii
. pretty little creature despite her cafe
au-lAit complexion and clever performer
on the trapeze. A close second to her in
the point OF popularity Is little Tren, the
4-year-old son Of Prof. lister, the juggIer
Of the company. Little Tren lie perfectly
cute on the stage. the matinee girls say,
and on Of It he Is as big a romp as any
American child Of his age Senorita Olivia,
wife Of Senior Andres. who Is said to be
something Of Tagalo beauty, Is a clever
slack wire performer.
The strong man Of the company is
0usttn Qutambao, who, although he 10
scant five feet tall and weighs little more
than 100 pounds, has biceps that look like
baseballs and are just as hard. Pinon Ba-
tiste, the property man of the company,
wa Mr.. Lilies servant when the latter
was member of the Eighth army corps,
and vas also for time a servant of Gen.
Macarthur.
The stage properties of the Filipinos'
were all made in the islands and are good
specimens OF native carpenter work. The
ladders, tubs and other articles are made
Of native wood so heavy that they are by
no means easy for even a strong white
man to handle
In their native land these circus perform
err used to travel about much as circus
people did In this country before the advent
q the railroad, going from ono seaport
town 70 another In ''cascoes'' or fiat boats
ptopened by poles. or piling all their
earthly possessions into rude carts drawn
~ water buffalos and making long land
journeys, giving performances at various
vihsees along the route.