The New York herald., 1878-01-12
JOHN DKOUGaAM'S BENEFIT.

SALE OF BOXES AT STEINWAY H8LL-LvIDENCE
OF THE PREVAILING HARD TIMES.
Tho sale OF boxes for John Brougham's benefit at
the Academy OF Music place yesterday afternoon
iu the rehearsal chamber of Stcnway Hall. There
were about q hundred aud nfty persons present. In
ciuding six ladies' Of tho theatrical profess
sion Lcstor waack and John Gilbort were the only
conspicuous representatives. diagram OF the boxes
and seats In the Academy placed On the platform,
SO that all could plainly SEQ their location. Mr.. John
H. Draper acted auctioneer, and punctuay at four
O'Clock began tho business OF the meeting. He said
Il was proposed sell tho boxes first for the alter
Ioon and for the evening pcr!ormanccIhe largo
boxes accom- oda,ug SIX and small ones four per.
sons.
"Boxcs aud c." he said. "are reserved: and now
what am offered tor the first choice ?" Away wont
the auolionecrs acile tongue with the whrr Of
mill, rafting of tho figures as hey followed IN this
ordcr:- 500 500, S75 $50. sloo, 1925, $3.50, sl4o,
$50, st55 aud $lG0 Aud here his reel out and
lie harpcd In VAIN on $lG0
FIRST CHOICE.
The first choice was knocked down amid applause
20 Mr. Robert Heller, who selected box Y. Next choice
started OF at 800, aud there was hope Tor the
me mt that 1t would psc In price the previously
sold; bu, despite the OF the auctionecr stuck
whero It started and Knocked down 10 Mr.. Thco-
dore Moss who took box ID. Third choice was speedily
latter figure became the purchase OF Mr.. Robert
Heller, who Immediately made II donation TO the
made choco OF box NJ. Tho bidding here Tell below
zero aud Mr.. Lester Waliack offered $50 and had un
choice OF box j. The last sale Tor the aftcr
noon perform Of box l., which went TO Mr.. J,
II. Mead ior $50
ron THE EVENING PERFORMANCE.
.Now We VIII sell Tor tue evening pcrformarce, p,
cried the auconecr, "al the boxes except A. b. O. ID,
NJ, l. and the Nelson box, which arc reserved; how
much for first choiccf"
s.Onc hundred doars,'' responded voice from the
roar II tho room
,Opc hundred collars repeated tho reinvigorated
auctonecr s.onc hundred dollars ''Lc me have $40
moro Try mo with sl5; say $40 On with the dance
Keep the bali rolling! Say $lOl Coax mo with $oP'
But u all of no avail, and Mr.. Robert b. Roosc-
Welt, the purchaser was LETT a0no IN MS glory, aud
sccctcd box N. Tho next choce made pleasant rip
po and ran Thus $50, $75 500, $llO. $780, Thcn
IL was brought up with round turn anu foil to the
lot Of Mr. George Kemp, who took box r. Mr. Gull
aumc Rcusens solitary 10 his bid of 500 tor box
r. and so was gentleman with the Initials A. b., who
al $50 fell in Tor box K Again there was little STIR
ana ,hs bios multiplied thus, $25 80. $35, $40 and
Si5 and box l. was taken by representative OF tho
| Catholic orphan Asylum
Box o went 10 Mr. Richard O'Gormnn Tor $40, and
| tho last box, Il, to Mr.. Rouscns for S25
| All tho stage boxes having been disposed OF the
front or balcony boxes were act up; out as nothing
higher texcept In us,ance than $40 the reg ular
| pricc OF these boxes could be obtained thoy were
withdrawn and the salc terminated, the netproceeds
| boing about $500
The absence OF that enthusiasm in the sale OF these
boxes for the benefit Of widely popular and dcscrv-
gentleman OF experience solely on the ground OF tho
| hard tImea
Tho boxes mentioned US being reserved arc held BY
ha einnk hodAra,