. Review of reviews and world's work. and they cer-tainly go about it in a seri-ous and conscientious n harmony with this may take it or leave it,but beyond certain limita-tions, determined by the Indians themselves, it is im-possible to extend or vary the play, although,this year, the demands of the gallery have beenmet by Pau-Puk-Keewis to the extent of interpolating a modern laughing song, translated intoIndian, an innovation that is far from com-mendable. The auditorium is a natural amphitheater onthe shore ; the stage, a small artificial island,about a hundred feet distan
. Review of reviews and world's work. and they cer-tainly go about it in a seri-ous and conscientious n harmony with this may take it or leave it,but beyond certain limita-tions, determined by the Indians themselves, it is im-possible to extend or vary the play, although,this year, the demands of the gallery have beenmet by Pau-Puk-Keewis to the extent of interpolating a modern laughing song, translated intoIndian, an innovation that is far from com-mendable. The auditorium is a natural amphitheater onthe shore ; the stage, a small artificial island,about a hundred feet distant, at one end of whichstand the lodge and wigwam of Nokomis. Afew branches of trees are placed at intervalsalong the back of the stage. To the left, on themainland, a very good imitation of a cliff hasbeen constructed. This is covered with darkcanvas, and is so masked behind pine trees, vines,ami shrubs that it appears to be a natural promontory, towering far above the audience, andoverhanging at its peak the deep water of the SHOWANO (A FULL-BLOODED OJIBVVAY) AS HIAWATHA. The scenery surrounding this little stage isthe most magnificent of any theater on the continent, its background being the rocky islandsof the Georgian Bay These rise steep andclear cut from the edge of the shining waters,and are covered with brilliant foliage. Bold-featured and picturesque, these islands, m theirstrong coloring, stand as if they had been pre-pared for the use of some mighty prehistoricscene shifter, and are far more artificial in ap-pearance than the wooden cliff which the In-dians themselves have made. This beautifulspot has for generations been the campingground of the Ojibways, and is, therefore, mostappropriate for the purpose they have now putit to. Back of the stand where the spectatorssit rises a gentle slope, crowned by a semicircleof tepees. All this, on a fair summer after- 692 THE AMERICAN MONTHLY REVIEW OF REVIEWS. noon, makes an ideal setting for the Indianplay. The cast
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