Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-05
ATTENDING THE PLAY.
oLEvElAspy HANpsoxK Rxonrrius.
Tne Audiences Ia tho New York Academy OF
Music Give the ePresident.Elsct
magnificent ovation.

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Music Give the President.EIscts
magnificent ovation.
President elect Cleveland attended the
benefit performance for the actors fund
Ia the academy Of music In New York on
Thursday, and the scene that occurred on
his entering the building was one of the
most remarkable ever Witnessed in
theatre in that city. The governors party |
consisted of Miss Cleveland, Private SEQ. |
retary Lamont, Mrs. Lamont, Mayor and |
Mrs. Blocker Banks, Miss Van Nechten, |
Corning, Col. William X. Cassidy and
Messrs. Davis and Coyle. Fully five
thousand e,sons had assembled about
Fourteenth street and Irving Place,
awaiting the arrival Of the dis
| tinguished visitors, aud when the
governors carriage wheeled around
from Fourth avenue the crowd cheered
like mad. The party entered the academy
by the stockholders entrances, q passage
having to be cleared by Captain Clinchy,
of the Eighteenth precinct, and six officers.
The guests ascended to the three pros
cenium boxes on the second tier of the
Fourteenth street side.
| It was during the supper soeue in
| Lend Me Five Shilling" when Captain
PiObbs (Mr. W. Herbert) was wildly
| gesticulating with the carving knife and
threatening all sorts of destruction to
| Golightly Mr.. Jefferson) on account Of
jealousy. The audience rose as it per-
eeived the governor aud the play stopped
Men shouted welcome and women and
children clsp?ed their hands aud waved
their handker ,hiefs for several minutes.
None of his friends could have desired q
more enthusiastic reception for the
governor. Joe Jefferson and Mr.. Herbert
waved their napkins with every body
else. Mr.. Cleveland stood in front Of his
box until the nos had sui 'ided. Then
the players arose, she >k bands across the
, table aud went on with their parts. Three
} polio smen guarded the door to the gov.
, e.1or's box and according to the promise
!, made to him by the commit zee Mr. Cleve.
land was not molested by q single politi.
clan or intervis Ser. he said he came to
= the perform ance for recreation. He
4 seemed to enjoy the entertainment very
much. He expressed admiration for
Irving and Miss Terry and at 4:30 p. m.
c said he would like to meet them, Mr..
J. Jefferson and the other artists who had
s contributed most to the pleasure of the
day. Mr., Jefferson had already left for
. Philadelphia, however, and Mr.. Irving
'r and Miss Terry had gone to their respeo
tive hotels, Mr.. Coyle, of the committee,
jumped in a carriage and drove to the
| bOuhCr WucIc WI. lINluR was ~
dinner. The latter quickly left tho table
when he learned that the president elect
o wanted to see him and returned with Mr..
n Coyle to the academy. When intro iuced
the governor grasped him by both hands,
expressed delight at the actors perform
ance and said it was one of the principal
pleasures of his trip to meet the TRACE
dian, The governor expressed regret al
the absence of Miss Terry and Mr.. Jeffer
v son.
i The governor and his party left the
!, academy at 5 O'Clock and took the return
train Immediately. The fund committee
!. returned to Albany with him. He said he
had been well repaid for his trip. The
= journey IRON Albany to New York We.
a marked by enthusiastic demonstration
along The route and at many places grea,
crowds had assembled and cannon doomed
in honor of the distinguished traveller
d There was also a remarkable demonstra-
4 tion IN New York on the arrival of the
I train. which was made up of Mr.. Wander
bits private car and one day coach, drawn
By the crack engine No. 12, known as the
" Saratoga Pet" The committee of the
=, actors' ioaa aeeeA .Psoi~. ootnrultte'
of escort for the governors party. Mr
n Cleveland was in excellent humor ant
q seemed to enjoy the trip thoroughly.
e The net proceeds Of the performance
including subscriptions, will aggregat
y nearly $40 900 Among those paying 70
boxes were Harry Miner, A. NJ. Palmer
a. Madame Patti, Mile. Nevada, W. IL. NAL
lory, Tony Pastor, Mrs. Charles Leland
ex. Senator Thomas T. Grady, Samue
Colville Richardson & Foos, Mayo
Q Edison, Mayor elect Grace, Henry French
b Austin DAILY and w. W.Tillotson. A fea
d tnre of the occasion was the flying trip o
>, Joseph Jefferson aud his company from
Philadelphia and the return to the latte
g city in time for the evening performance
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