Identifier: sieurdulhuthisto00stoc (find matches)
Title: Sieur du Lhut : historical play in four acts, with Indian pageant features and Indian melodies
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Stocker, Stella Prince
Subjects: Duluth, Daniel Greysolon, sieur, 1636-1710
Publisher: Duluth, Minn. : Huntley Printing Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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brother (Low sky)0-za-wa A-ni-mik. .Chippewa Indian in the employ of du Lhut (Yellow Thunder)Chief A-que-pa-ga-tin Sioux at Kathio, on Mille Lac Chief Is-ta-ba (Sleepy eyes)Mah-to-ho-ta (Grizzly bear)Wan-di Du-ta (Scarlet Eagle)Two Indian RunnersFolle Avoine ) Chippewas accused of murder- Chief Ashiganaga j ing two Frenchmen Nah me-gos (The trout) ) „ . , ,, ... Ta-ko-zid (Short foot) ( Chippewas at the trial Mah-in-gans (Little Wolf) ) A-ni-sha-que (Sprung from no one knows where) Chippewa girl brought up in Sioux camp Zit-ka-la (Little Bird) Anishaques friend Isabelle de Mirval Montreal girl, beloved by du Lhut Madame Barre Montreal lady Toinette Barre \ Friends of Isabelle Elise Barre ( Sioux and Chippewa braves, squaws, children, ladies andgentlemen at ball in Montreal. N. B.—In the Indian words a is pronounced like ah; e,like a in fate; i, like ee in meet. There are some misalsounds as in French. Please refer to other notices and to Indian melodies at theclose of this volume.
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^atti>i y/Jtue-ifd-n^c^ Sieur du Lhut SIEUR DU LHUT Act I.Time : July Afternoon, 1679. Scene: Forest glade at the luestern corner of LakeSuperior. The blue water is seen through the trees at theback. It must be understood that the temporary camp ofOuasicoude, the Sioux chief, is in the immediate vicinity at theright. (A) The rising of the curtain shows groups of Indiansoccupied in various ways. At the extreme right and leftsquaws are seated, one weaving a small rug on a hand loom,another making a basket, a third bending before a bowl ofbi7xh bay^k. She is dyeing ropes of dried grass. Severalchildren are playing towards the back of the stage and Indianbraves stand in groups as if interested in conversation. ChiefOuasicoude sits on a log near the front, right center, smokingmeditatively. Suddenly a tall Indian enters singing the moc-casin game song (B) and showing the other Indians a brightlycolored blanket. They rush towards the front, left center,spread the blanket on the ground ansieurdulhuthisto00stoc

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