The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-31
DOGS, BIRDS AND
MONKEYS PERFORM
Iroquois Indian Orchestra
Another Feature in the
Afternoon and Also Gave
a Concert in the Even
ing-Addresses by Col.
Widerman and DR.. Atki11-
son.
BY GILFTLLAN SCOTT.

Every available seat occupied and
delighted children sitting on the floor
around the platform is the record Pa
mahasika and his pets can boast of on
their appeara nee at Pensa cola's first
Chautauqua yesterday afternoon.
Viewed from the gallery the Keyser
auditorium might have been one vast
flower garden, for society and its little
ones had put on their best bibs and
fuckers for the occasion.
The entertainment Pamahasika pre-
sented was one of the Cleverest and
most interesting of its kind, and PEN
sa cola people have probably never be-
fore had opportunity to witness
anything approaching to if in the city.
Dogs, monkeys, cats and birds per-
formed extraordinary tricks under Pa
mahasika's magic wand. They looked
to him for instructions and did as they
were told with the promptness and
precision of soldiers. The dogs and
parrots were great at arithmetic; a
parrot which can count sixteen by
ringing a bell just that number of
times, which can deduct six and give
ten for an answer is some" parrot;
and a dog which will select and carry
to his master any numbered basket
out of dozen, the number being called
by one or another of the audience, is
also some" dog The children were
literally "tickled to death; they
laughed till they were exhausted and
helpless with laughter, and those on
the floor just rolled over on their "tum-
mics to laugh at full length.
And, ladies' and gentlemen, that was
the great reward of the Chautauqua:
the children had a good time they will
never, never forget, and it was, the
Chautauqua that provided it.
INDIAN ORCHESTRA. -
The Iroquois Indian Orchestra was
another novelty in yesterdays doings,
and played some preludes a the after
4,sz rr1.-
ing splendid orchestral concert in the
evening.
The orchestra was under the direc-
tfon of Chief David Russell Hill, who
exhibited all the characteristics of !
highly trained musician.
In department well as in speech !
Chief Hill is a gentleman, and eX !
pressed himself clearly and to the point |
in an address from the platform, in /
which he stated that the manners and !
customs of the Indian tribes have /
very much for the better dur
ing the past twenty-five years, which |
he very rightly attributed
&c education.
When a red man comes forward and |
talks honestly and straightforwardly !
and rnodestly as did Chief Hill, it be- !
comes the duty of every white man TO
honor him, to shake hands with him,
to help him to help himself, and to
greet him as a friend and as brother.
was of a distinctly high order as is
evidenced by the program below, and
every number was executed in mu-
sicianly manner which met with many
expressions of approva! from the large
audience.
Miss Alberta Winona's rendering of
Raff's famous "Cavatina" was a reve-
IA ton in itself; nothing could have
been finer than the grand tone Miss
,ytnona drew from her violin; her
depth
If feeling and expression she impaired
to every phrase proved her TO be
artistic.
Mr.. John J. Harvey gave most
wonderful performance of lie Secret |
polka for cornet solo. He is a perfect
master of his instrument and accom-
ohshed the most difficult passages,
with which the piece abounds, with
he greatest ease and certainty of exc
,ution.
Chief Hill also appeared as bari-
one singer and gave a fine rendering
IF IT'LL the Sands of the Desert Grow
~o!d" A distinct novelty was the In
liam War Dance in full costume by Mr.
casper Peters.
The program was as follows:
Overture, Semerinidi-Rossini.
Spring Song-Mendelssoh
Il Secret polka cornet solo-John
Harvey.
Address on Indians of New York
Indian War Dance (descriptive)-Mr.
"a asper Peters.
Intermission.
selection. The Red Milf'-Herbert-
It'll the Sands of the Desert Grow
Sold''-D r. Hill.
selection. THE Spring Maid"
Raff's "Cavatina." violin solo-Miss
Albert Winona.
Two-step. THE Indian Trail
Doctor Dent Atkinson and Colonel
rohn w. Wideman addressed the au- I
lience during the intermission, stating s
hat the promoters of the Chautauqua | ]
re more than pleased with the sup /
,ort afforded by the public. and that, |
n spite of an expected small deficit. {
which the promoters will cheerfully (
r1bscrfbe among themselves. they are
to make the Chautauuus
IN annual event: firstly, because it is