First Regiment Band
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- Aug 17, 1887The Senator and the Invisible MountainA visiting U.S. Senator’s high-profile welcome to Seattle is punctured by the realization that local landmark Mount Rainier is nowhere to be seen behind the heavy, industrial smog of the 1880s.Seattle, WA
- Apr 2, 1893The Human Deck of Cards at the ArmorySeattle socialites transform themselves into a 'living deck' to perform a complex, choreographed game of whist for charity.Armory, Seattle, WA
- Apr 14, 1895Shakespeare, Sold Out: Warde and James Bid Seattle FarewellA full house packs the Seattle Theatre for Richard III, then the Elks turn the stage into an elaborate after-party of speeches, music and backstage storytelling.Seattle Theatre, Seattle, WA
- Jun 20, 1895A Whole Ox on a 30-Foot Trench: The Butchers' Free Feed for Ten ThousandSix beeves, sixteen sheep, one ox and 45 boiled hams — roasted overnight over open coals at Madison Street Park and handed out free on pasteboard plates, with a greased pig, a greased pole and dancing until daybreak.Madison Street Park, Seattle, WA
- Jun 21, 1895Fifteen Thousand for Dinner: The Butchers Roast Seattle a Whole OxThe trade closed the shops, marched from Pioneer Place to the Yesler dock to meet Tacoma, and hauled the whole town out to Madison Park for four solid hours of carving, a ball game against Arlington, a greased pig and a dance under the lanterns.Madison Park, Seattle, WA