The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-13

The great attraction was little Bonne
song about the Fund Babies. and made
more than a hit. People threw 400 pen
nies at her feet Last evening she drew
nh eso'e and dimes e and worried the
Fire Commissioners
Little Miss Bonnie Thornton is very
She has 9rsN Wn yei testh h and
a face. like a primrose. She wore
white lawn slip made exactly like a
baby'S, with the waist up under her
arms and bands of insertion let into the
skirt. She had a shirred lawn hat to
match, and not n loop or a leaf of color
married the simplicity of her dainty out
n sweet girl graduate; others called her
snowdrop. little white lily and jasmine
rose, and they were right, for she re-
She was suffering from slight hoarse-
ness. but she captivated her audience
the moment she appeared. and her eff
forts were well received. First she SANG
laugh and clap for more, and then she
took her white hat off. shook out her
yellow curls and sang and talked about
derlingest little creatures In the world"
Fund"
The mites" came in showers at the
end OF every verse. and as che danced
round the stage picking up the coins she
said sweet childish things to the audi
| ence.
One of the first mites was a 5O-cent
piece, and she called out:
"Oh, what a rich man! Fifty cents!
Thank you, thank your
-, Twenty-Five cents! Goody, goody!
| There's another one over there. too. My,
but won't the babies be tickled. ! see
another half dollar and Ave, six, seven,
eight dimes and more pennies than can
bottom won't drop out Of my hat"
| Then a little fellow threw a handful
Of money at her. and she called out,
1t was worth throwing a coin just to
see how prettily, she picked II UP. 1t
takes vast deal Of grace to pick up an
S6IeSt, ETaSefqy bq IT. Po Ea THORNTON
quarter view Of the immense Garden,
and each pose was prettier than the one
Girls Who knew what they were talk
ing about said that she had her Del
sarte by heart. And that Is true. She
has.
Like n spoiled child, when she got
all the small change in the orchestra,
she wanted more, and began to up
braid and pout,
They want ali the money they can get.
you've got to give 'em some. Oh, you
b lies once yourself. weren't your Well,
then, you ought to know how II feels,
and. for the next five minutes she was
as busy as she could be gathering up
the pennies.
After her number, Mr.. AL II. Wilson,
the prince of German comedians, came
out and began to abuse the audience
for llttering up the stage with gilt and
silver. so that he couldn't Sing and
dance or nothing" And in the middle
Of comical song, about an Irish gem
tleman. with n yodel refrain of inimita-
BILE, melody and mirth. he stopped to
pick un something, and said, with q
night for Bonnie and the babies.
Miss Thornton is New York girl We
are proud of her.
The Madison Square Roof Garden Is
the biggest, coolest and one OF the most
attractive places of entertainment In
the city. If you wont to be sure of cool
sweet breath OF air and s. worth
OF fun fo' 90 cents go up and spend
this evening or tomorrow evening. Go
and see the Dr!torelli clowns cut up and
play tho carnival of Venice with cap
and bells and boots and boxing gloves on
see them ring the chimes OF Normandy
with their feet, and. pest OF all, see
pretty, Bonnie Thornton.
Incidentally. take pocketful OF pennies
and see the exquisite way she will pick
them up and the magical influence they
will have on the sick babies
The Fund doctors have made 80. c0ovisits
since May IA, and gave free treatment to
s.055 tots. You can't subscribe to this
Fund and make n mistake.
NELL NELSON.