New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-09
BIG Prices FoR SEATS ara BENEFIT
n. C. GOODWIN MAKES A LIVELY AUCTIONEER TO
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n. C. GOODWIN MAKES LIVELY AUCTIONEER TO
HELP TONY MART.
N c. Goodwin oamo from Phi ladcphia yesterday
to app auctioneer al tho sac Of seats for IOy
Ialt's BENEFIT he rcocin I'd a round app when
ho stepped to tho stage of the Ma ison Square
Ihoare, and he certainly played his part better than
tho professional auctioncer that coca iOnaly relieved
HIM. He began by stating that tho following upset
prices had been placed boxes and seats and that
all bids would DO glIdcd premiums Six--eaieI
proscenum boxes, S25; fourseaied proscenum boxes
Sl5 artists boxes So orchestra seats and front row
of orchestra circ-e, 81 20. Mr. Goo win then pad
heartfelt tribute to the bene1ciary's kindly qualities,
and rccounted how ready no had aways been TO help
others
/ have known Tony Hart said Mr.. Goodwin, since
first thu AT mo stage aid an not young
enough to tear under the wing Now then, what ain
/ onUrtd for the first choice OF boxes 7 Show some
feeling, cn.ltmcn die game. Futy dohars. thank
yOn ono hun.ryd, that's better. Don't be sTa.d TO
speak can't you because haven got my
g.lase-pa,nt on No adj ancel We'll, I'll gil hun
ar,d anu tea myself hear ohs h4-drod an III
teen2 dol Vel That 1rvcs to the ditch l cant
ialso Ina. a ter Paying week in Williamsburg"
Al sloV prcnnDn, L. G. Behman, tho Brooklyn
managcr toJK BOx A. Box wenG To lsnty lo'rJ
10 a., a.. ar t,uodMn cneerud iLo pun ,uas,r "
saying heA have some beauties Ia tn DOxcs, an
way" He sccuIo. bOx Tor himself a. 90, ahd the
Who was .",cribed as . the nIan who discovered
'N.tGra "a, gut ~ 600. NJ wont u, h. :.
800 Il Ma &c Salisbury, who was al I'D d 10 as
tho latl OF BuiaaO Bal, pal. 1dU iOr n. william
Crane gOt a LUA a. Iuc Thoa Mechanics,
U New OK, pau &I3, and at that proc Nh onccdJ,
IeOhaId C4Oy.r jr, John haclNiy secure u pr
LOxss inc Smaller bOx-s were U0uont BY TOIy
Ie,t0r SIC0 TA son. 40 " J. F.o encc, S-5 Lo,,On
O4-, 4 iIAs. 90; and Tom noOno, SO Mr.
k1ene drcc.ed thai has box shoulI DO re~Od for the
BEN 1t Inc a lists boxes wero started ~ 10, q
pricc which drew grUah from Mr.. Goodwin, and the
Ouchng 0Xc aAiaiiOu Ony S21 10 STE me play Marx
An. ony FTd. LOwther got first chOicj at $40,
La Id Gideon tie next, al DO The pr MUM
then FILL 10 80, al which price Amy Leo NJ MnlOn,
Charles Rice. Frank ger, j. E. Brpwn Nat I.oth l.
G.. Beman, VI. b. LeaVIt and AessFs 81 lVcslcri
Lcltenstcin ard siadier were purchasers.
I he fr-t sin ,ie sold to DR. l. .. Robertson
for So 20. Louis Adrich tOOk tho next al tho same
price. Robson. who CAM In iato, bid 500,
and asked how many he wanted at that PRICE
Al. IIayman aid goo, and John Mud TOOK Two at
SO each. From these figures the premiums gradually
ell to 81 but of tn best seats in the orchestra
tho sale was the off ring OF a handsome ban ven
~ obson, tho nianua turor. A. NJ. Pa mer started
the ddng at $50 after rails to $50, c0inpeti-
ton lagg d. Then Tony Pastor took the instrument.
a ri stru X few no g, but Goodwin was raj the
singers pa ing would cause the last bid to retract
his Offer ne took back the instrument an proceed q
to show that he cOnldn't Dlav better, a. we'll
ment, but NJ. b. Lcavitt obtained 1t Tor 1928. Then
be wanted tho bag III which 1t came Not much,
observed Mr.. Goo win " hen you thing as cheap
a. that don't throw ANYTHING in. You ve got 10 bid
for the bag" Its value ha o been twenty hvo
cents, but great reope, entering into the fun
Of The situation bctravd desire to BIZ for tn bag
and Dir. Lcavitt pad SIS more to become Its owner