Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1906-09-14

liam language, with Indian braves and
in Indian costumes filling the
on a stage set with scenes
Of Indian life, including Indian war
dances, an Indian attack on stage
coach, a burning at the stake. a stam-
pede of ponies, and other thrilling and
exciting scenes. In the cast of charac-
tiers will figure a number Of Indians
from the Nez Perez reservation. The !
show will open in Spokane for one
week and will then be taken along the |
Northwest Theatrical associations
circuit which does the booking for the |
Temple theater in this city. After |
playing the northwest, the company |
will be taken east, playing en- route all |
of the houses controlled by Klaw & |
Erlanger, the theatrical magnates.
The performance will be one Of the
greatest novelties ever produced on the
stage, and will be one of the first ever
attempted in which Indian warriors
and maidens fill the roles as actors.
Not a white man appears on the stage
with the exception of the driver of the
stage coach, which is attacked, and
not a word is spoken except in the In
dian language.
Half a Hundred Indians.
More than 80 Indians, four of whom
are women, will have speaking parts
and over half hundred are scheduled
to take part in the performance, which
will be under the direction Of Arthur
Dexter, who will have charge of the
Indian village at the fair, and who has
had much experience among the In
dians. He has had the drama in prep
aration for several months, and it is
said the Indians have entered into the
| spirit Of the thing and are well pre-
pared to give the first production OF
the drama. 1t has never been put on
the stage over $4,000 is said to have
| been expended in costumes and para
phernalia for the production, which,
it is promised, will be upon an elab-
crate scale.
She Loved a Young Chief.
The story of the drama is romance
the chiefs daughter, In-we-ne-ha, be-
ing the center of attraction with hel
lover, Anasta. The story dates back t
the early settlements when mdiar
warfare was rife among the differen
tribes Of the northwest.
The beautiful Indian maiden, In-we
ne-ha, was the daughter Of power
full old chief of the Kootenais, and hat
many lovers among the young braves
of her own tribe, but who. with tn
perversity Of maidens of all nations
had fallen in love with young chic
| of the Blackfoot tribe called Anasta.
While on a visit to his sweethear
Anasta is taken prisoner by half
dozen Kootenai braves, headed by tn
young chief In-kam-ke, mad Wit
jealousy that the fair In-we-ne-h
should smile upon any warrior excep
himself. He has his prisoner boun
to the bare back df a cayuse an
takes him into the Kootenai CAM
This Is one of the strong scenes of tn
drama.
Here he swears that his rival, An
asia, was scouting in the vicinity G
the Kootenai camp with the purpos
of leading the Blackfeet in battl
against the Kootenais Anasta denle
the charge vigorously and asserts tina
! he was only on a friendly visit
Bound to .he Stake.
The old chief is inclined to belize
his story, when Kootenai brave a
rives and states nj n-kam-ke We
4 telling the truth. perjuring himself I
In-kam-k Ike in order to gain that your
chiefs favor Still protesting his i
Q nocence, Anasta Is tiled to the star
2 and preparations made to burn hi
c In-we.ne-ha pleads with her faith
Q for her lovers life in vain.
Q Just before the fire is started 8
Q sees an Indian runner approachin
c and asks her father to stay the ha
Q that was about to apply the mat
6 until he could get the latest me-
Q from the Blackfoot nation. Her !
G quest Is granted. and the rum
- nroyes to be one of her rejected 10
ers. Que-to-kum.
Betrayed Once More.
= When told the story Of Anasta's ca
ture and the charges against him
| III
stands between his two rivals.
Hates In-kam-ke, a member OF his o
tribe. because he loves In-we-ne-
He also hates Anasta. the you
J Blackfoot chief. because ln-we-ne-
loves him. His evidence will REM
one of his rivals, and after debat
with himself he decides IT will be o
ter for him to remove the one
loves. and therefore he tells the cl
that In-kam-ke has spoken witt
. straight tongue.
In-we-ne-ha brands him as
and once more pleads with her fat
to spare the life OF her lover, but
ipleadings are in vain. and the ms
is applied to the faggots which
piled around Anasta. Ass
She Cuts the Thoncs.