The morning call., 1893-06-17
THE FIRE HEROES.
A Matinee to Aid Their
Families.
1T SHOULD BE A SUCCESS.
An Attractive Performance Prepared
by the Management of the
Grove-Street Theater.
1T SHOULD BE A SUCCESS

1t will not be the fault of the manage
ment of the Grove-street Theater if in all
the olackened ashes. symbols of despair
and destitutiou on Ashbury Heights, the
result of the recent conflagration, there
will not be given a newer demonstration
that the milk of human kindness is not
soured.
To extend the strong arm of assistance
Messrs. Haswell, Kneass and Holden, the
managers. have made departure. They
have arranged for Sunday matiuee to be
given during the afternoon of June 25 for
the exclusive benent of the families of the
fremen whose lives were sacrificed in the
Ashbury Heights disaster.
The prices will be advanced 10 so cents
and % cents, but as 1t is generally under
stood that every cent taken In will be
handed over to the sufferers the generous
public of San Francisco will commend the
managementS Judgment in making a
slight advance in the popular prices.
Then the attraction to De put especially
on the boards for that day is an earnest
that the programme is to be one of more
than the usual merit. The piece will be
"Ph6nlX.' This will be a fire scene.
almost as realistic as the one the burned
district recently exDerienced, and after the
nre period OF despair in which hone has
vanished amid the ashes and debris of the
destroyed homes. Then energy will build
again, and joy, contentment and plenty,
phRniX-like, will rise to displace the dark
ened picture of moment before. just as
hope and energy will rebuild Ashbury
Heights and bring again contentment and
prosperity.
But the management does not think hope
so inherent IN the human breast that 1t
does not sometimes need q little coaxing.
nor tall fh at hoas a
stepplng-stone to mount 10 success, so they
have offered TO furnish a theater, a good
company, several special features, piece
OF great merit, and intend to make of them
an attraction worth much more than the
admission prices will amount TO. All they
ask is that the general public, the philan-
thropic who wish to do good act, and the
unphilan thro pic who would like to attend
fine matinee, come and swell up the
sum TO be given the fire relief fund.
This they feel very sure the public of
San Francisco will dc.
Among the special features of the matt
nee is TO be song by the popular vocalist,
Meyer Cohn. He Is very well known, and
one song has made of him the idol of the
local IRE laddies and the lion of certain
social circles. In it he sings of the fire.
man, his bravery and what he has done at
the peril of life and limb to rescue the per-
lshing. Mr.. Cohn's effort is sure to call
forth rounds Of applause just as his songs
have always done
The public should not let the opportu-
nifty slip to go to the Grove-street Theater
for the matinee on Sunday, June 25, for
every cent of income is pledged to go
toward relieving the distress incident to
the fire fatality. Not penny will be de-
ducted TO pay expenses. Messrs. Haswell,
hneaSs Il Holden taking that burden on
themselves.
The employees of the North Beach and
Mission Railroad have donated S130 for the
benefit Of the widows and orphans of the
three hremen who lost their lives while
in the discharge of their duty.