Electric Theatre - Eagle Elk, 1926

On 26th October 1926 a party of Sioux performers, led by the actor Chief Eagle Elk, appeared at the Electric Theatre to promote the Hollywood silent film "The Flaming Frontier."

Eagle Elk appears to have spent considerable time in Britain from 1913 onwards, appearing in theatrical productions and promotional tours. He is described in promotional material as a grandson of Sitting Bull, although Beyond the Spectacle researchers have not been able to verify the provenance of his ancestry. The group with which he toured comprised of Eagle Elk himself, Miniga Red Feather (sometimes called Wanita), Running Stream, Black Calf and Blue Sky.