The evening world., 1889-12-21
CHRISTMAS FOR The WAITS.
A Merry Holiday for 10000 Poor
Children Assured.
Great Success Of the Union
Square Benefit Matinee.
Liberal Donations TO Il" The EVering
World" Christmns-Tre Fund.

The good people who went to see Townsend
Aliens play of "Elsic, at the Union Square
Theatre yesterday afternoon, contributed a
dollar apierc TO TrE ESENING WORLD Christ
mas.I Tree Fund. and enjoyed a very pleasant
matinee performance.
Tie lady patroncsses were: Mrs. Frod-
crick w. Vanderbilt, MrE. John II. Brady,
Mrs. Calvin :. Brcc. Mr.. Roger A. Pryor,
NrH. Egbc't Guernsey. Marruire Lanzn,
Mrs. j.. Marcy Raymond. MrS. Archibald
C.Gunter, Mrs. Frederick 4. Goodwin. Mrs.
Alb er bartlett, MIR. Horace A. Hutchin'.
Mrs. j. j. ENkins, Mrs. BENJAMIN inntCld.
Miss H. G. AEbc, Mrs Matte Sheridan.
Mrs. Alexander Mckinstrey.
largo aud sympathetic audience wit
messed the play and showed their apprccin-
ton of the many good points in the domestic
drama and the excellence with which the
parts were rrcsented by ready applause.
The cart waE us follows:
CAPT. 'tidror Eldtidgp, Nr. Beaumont Em II
HtrGiu Warrington. Nj. Gny Lnisley D.ck La.
renee ~. rranc = C2grad; Dr. ko'e-t hhLey.
SCeaT @ @ tS MsGon a"os ~SSS' Ss' Fadre rcd =
Gooi.ln. ni!drtd Nnn pen.h,c.laer. Missjnie
non MN. Ms L"noI's rug, by himself El.ls.
Mrs. Beaumont Smith, Clergyman, bridesmaid,
U
rescued from n wrcCK aud taken care of al
hor lie by an old Yankee fisherman, Capt.
Eldridqc, was beautifully given by Mrs.
Beaumont Smith. who looked tic Part to
perfection. to speak pRradoxically. She is
in love with Harold Warrington, who. how
ever, through misguided motives, intends to
wed the CrlstOcrutic " society girl" Miss
Van Rensselaer,. At the wedding the bind
girl appears lust ~ III" brrlal couple me
.rawn up before the clergyman, MI-s Van
Rennselacr discovers that iiHrull's heart IN
not her.. and Indignantly rejects him.
In the last net Elsie RECEIVERS her sight and
an aunt A. well ~ her lover, and nm cnOr-
nous legacy. This wps ~ satisfactory as
possible.
The performance nGtted II handsome sum
for the Tree, and the thanks of TuE EVEN
lNu WotLp axe tendcre to the kind ladies
and gentlemen who Interested themselves IN
Manager john Is. Doris has rent to TmE
EvENlSa WonLD Il, check for Al4D. 40. the
rrocee IL of the benefit matinecs ut his
Eighth avenue aud HGrlcm museums last
Donations OF goods aud toys are librr-
ally comIng in from MERCHANTS and others.
have ready donation OF toys, books, cloth
ing, &c., aud an EvESING WORLD wagon
viii call Tor IT St Noni address; Ihosc de-
Mrs. John Allen, Hotel Hamilton. Ore
llundred ami Iwcnty-lifth street and
Eighth avenue.
Cndcr Mrs. pcrcy'R supervision arrange
mCnts for the Christmas trees are rapidly
taking form. The ladies' who will InatrOnizc
tho parties are, with able and attractive
corps of assistants, working theoretically
in al nmicable rivalry TO ma ke each tree
more successful than the others. Mrs.
Alien. MrR. Fernandez, Mrs Hnrrict Hub
bard Aver. Dir. Julia II. Lombard, Mrs.
HonhOn, Mrs. Hough aud all the other
ladies' will forever cndcnr themselves 10 tho
poor children 10 whom tho comuG Christ
mas Day will be an epoch-mark.nR event i'll
their checrlcsH lives.
Here IN list OF the places where the
Christmas parties will be held:
Turn Hall. One, Hundred and Twenty
fonrth street and Third avenue.
p, MaGnnerchor Hall. Fifty-sixth street and
Third avenue.
Nilsson Hall. East Fifteenth street.
Apollo Hall, Clinton street.
Salvation Army Hall, Seventh avenue near
Thirty-titth street.
Palace Rink, Clermont avenue. Brooklyn.
Coopcrs Hall. Newark avenue and NASH
ington Place. Jersey City.
lhe donations 10 The EVENING WORLD
Chrstmas-TrcG Fund are reported Rs fol-
lnty-l