Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-13
CHARITY ON THE STAGE.

Theatrical Performance to Be Given
for the Benefit of the West Penn
Hospital Students Travelling in Style
The Gossip of Society.
THE arrangements for the forthcoming
benefit performance for the West Penn
Hospital are being pushed forward by tine
ladies in charge OF the matter. There was
q meeting yesterday afternoon, in the Y. NJ
c. A. rooms, of the ladies. The benefit was
talked over, and there were many su9ges-
tions made of greater or less value Inc
performance is to take place at the Alvin
Theater January 13, in the afternoon. There
is to be an act of school for Scandal" with
Marie Wainwright rs Lady 1snzte, an act
from Nat Goodwin's play, "a Gilded Fool"
with Mr. Goodwin in the leading role, ana
speciality performance by the company
playing at the Academy OF MUSIC tnaS
week. A proposition was made at the meet
ing yesterday to place ice cream and other
refreshments on sale at the theater, but IL
was voted down, the ladies deciding that
the public would not approve of this feature
in the theater. If they want such things
they would prefer to get them OUTSIDE.
Another suggestion that did not meet with
favor was that young girls should sell now
ers in the foyer. 1t was thought that the
young ladies might object to such duty In
the theater, and moreover that the people
who paid to go, with the idea of benehting
the hospital, would feel that they were
being imposed upon If they were solicited
to buy flowers and other things that tney
did not expect.
1t was proposed that there should be list
OF patronesses but 1t was objected to this
that the patroness idea had been done to
death, and it is possible that there will be
no patronesses in connection with the w est
Penn Hospital benefit this year. There is
meeting to be held Tuesday, January 8, In
the 7. II. c. A. rooms, when the patroneSS
question will be settled. and the final ar
rangements for the benefit Will be made. 1t
is thought by sone of the ladies that it
would be we'll to have patronesses, because
there are mothers who object to their daugh-
ters attending theaters, and who will feel
better satisfied If the entertainment IS
under the ostensiDle direction of prominent
and well known society ladies.
A BAZAAR and supper is to be held this
evening in Cyclorama Hall, Allegheny,
under the auspices of the members OF the
congregation of the new Calvary NJ. E.
Church. This church is the Allegheny
branch of old Christ Church, and the ediflce
is to be erected at the corner of Allegheny
avenue and Beach street. It will cos. about
500 900, and most of this sum has yet to be
raised. The entertainment this evening is
to be the first OF several that will be held to
accumulate money for this purpose, and tits
the earnest hope Of the members that the
building fund will be materially increased
by the receipts tonight. large number OF
the leading society and charitable ladies of
Allegheny form the Committee of Arrange
ments, and will be in charge of the various
tables and stands.
THE musical organizations of Princeton
will take trip West during the Christmas
vacation. The tour will embrace all the
large cities of the West. They will travel in
a special train consisting of three Pullman
coaches one baggage car and q special loco
motive. Mrs. T. Harrison Garrett and Mr..
Lord, of the B. & o. r. R., have kindly
loaned their private cars and there will also
be q Pullman sleeper. The entire train will
be draped in orange and black bunting and
will run on an entirely independent
schedule The clubs themselves are the
largest that ever represented "Old Nassau"
The Glee Club numbers about 25 incl uding
a whistler and warbler; the Banjo Club Is
and the Mandolin Club 10. Their concert
here will be in Carnegie Music Hall Tues
day, January 8. The many alumni and
friends of Princeton in Western Pennsylya-
mia are preparing to give the boys a rousing
welcome, and it Is probable that seats will
sell at a premium long before the entertain
ment commences.