New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-12
1L1RGE SUN FOR COLONEL MCAULL.

THE BENTFlT At TIE METEOroLTAN OPERA
HOUSE.
There have been few more successful benefits IN
New York financially. than that which was given for
Colonel John \. McCaull, at the Metropolitan OH"
House Yesterday afternoon Almost all The seats ana
boxo, were ~oid at good prices and there we're many
subscriptions 10 the fund The total receipts were
about 5000 This result does great credit 10 the
theatrical managers Of the city, nearly all OF whom
combined their efforts to secure IT,
The entertainment began at O'Clock yesterday
afternoon with overture by the orchestra. led by
Ernest Never. minstrel first part given by
l.oui, Harrison Burt Havcrly, Willis =. Swcamm
Charles V. seaman Luke .chOolcraft, Julius j. VII
morlt and J. C. Miron. This was followed by dance
by Miss Amelia Glover topical song, by William T.
Ilocv Two selections by GilnOIes Band. ballet
dance by james Z. Powers, am song b. Nine. sofia
,calclh Ms Agnes Bonh and Walden Ramsay then
PLAYED After thoughts Miss Marie jansen sang, and
be- Professor" Molri. exhibited his trained ponies.
The performance ended with the second a't OF
81 Erminlc7 with "a east made mp from six Of the com
p,nlcs now In town. II was cXccllcn'ly done, buN
alas, there wa, pink ballroom. Half the atm"'
phclc Of that memorable act due 10 the pink BAH
room and nothing about it could b. made 10 seem
natural without the twisted columns. Miss LII al
Russell sang the lullaby dcciou-ly, but the hail
he did II in was green. Fanc, Wilson made Inc
old futile efforts 70 manage his clothes, but the back
ground Of the scene landscape in on" Of nose
foron opcIauc countries where the greens ar choco
loe-cOlored the subjects who dance white ana the
subjects who do not dance black, ana where INC
architecture spends itself in dOmcs and observation
towers Mr. Wilson told stnza after saiza about Inc
dcy birds but they all seemed to be singing In the
Tree that grew in the corridor close to the ballroom
door Yet the old Ermine" strains were familiar aiiu
were welcome. though met IN a strange nha' inc
rest of the east included Miss Nete Lyfod Miss |ece
Kissing, Miss Eva Davenport, Miss Kate UAfr MisS
Ferris. Mark smith, Lloyd Wilson. y. Burnham' WIN
lam sticger Murray Woods L. Knight ana D. f.
Joslyn. S...ia'
The lobby was In charge Of the ladies' comml,'co
consisting Of Mrs Louisa Edrdge, Miss julia Arthhr
Miss Judith BcrOd, Miss Madeline Lucette, Madahe
cottrelly Miss Isabel EvessOn. Miss Gladys Wills
Miss Estclc Clayton. Miss Vesta Hastings, MIS- Ohr
,otc Tttcll Miss Celia Ellis. Miss Geraldine hcC"hh
Miss sylvia Thorne. Miss Annie BOYD, MISS ecu"
Onion Miss Lente. Miss Grace kimball, hlaS Nhi'c
Shotwell Miss Verge Graves and Miss ia'rlcc i"'
They sold souvenir programmes. flowers ana Pho,o
graphs. and added about $500 10 the uiI i ia
rot do this ~ may well be Imagined Wilnout ri-Iu
exactlon of duty from all who crossed theiI lIVYie
At one time the frlghtul discovery Wa Hin d ' .L
paper programmes were given away 10 ,nc run 'o
trade In satin at 81 each Inc pap, 49, Ia
were at once suppressed, except IT" with " ~
al % cents each. =, ,,. ,,os ,o 10
The benefit 10 Colonel McCaull whlcn wus 10 ~
given In Philadelphia yesterday mas oeeh Poe'p0neu
for one week.