The evening world., 1894-06-13

The great attraction was little BONNIE
song about the Fund Babies, and made
more than a hit. People threw 400 pen
niles at her feet. Last evening she drew
audience that %or ner w the
Little Miss Bonnie Thornton is very
pretty. She has bright yellow hair;
a Face like a primrose. She wore
white lawn slip made exactly like
baby's, with the waist up under her
arms and bands OF insertion let into the
match, and not a loop or leaf of color
marred the simplicity of her dainty out
At Some folks thought she looked like
snowdrop, little white lily and jasmine
rose, and they were right, for she re-
sembled them all
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
topical song that made everybody
took her white hat Off. shook out her
yellow curls and sang and talked about
the poor babies. She called them the
darlingest little creatures in the world"
Fund"
The mites" came In showers at the
| end of every verse, and as she danced
round the stage picking up the CO.. coins she
One Of the first mites was 5O-cent
piece and she called out:
| "Oh, what rich man! Fifty cents!
Thank you, thank you'll"
| 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
count. But III get them all. Hope the
bottom won't drop, out OF my hat"
OF money at her. and she called out,
| Good boy!'
1t was worth throwing a coin just to
see how prettily, she picked 1t up. 1t
| takes a vast deal of grace to pick up an
object gracefully, but Bonnie Thornton
hoped about like bird, kept at least a
quarter view of the immense Garden.
and each pose was prettier than the one
preceding II.
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 spoiled child, when she got
all the small change in the orchestra,
she, wanted more, and began to up
II tell You. the babies are awful poor
They want all the money they can get
You've, got to give 'em some. Oh you
Ses once yoSurse II weren't you Ter We'll
then. you ought to know how 1t feels, "
and for the next Ave minutes she was
as busy as she could be gathering ur
the pennies.
After her number, Mr.. Al II. Wilson
the prince of German comedians, came
out and began to abuse the audience
for lttering up the stage with gilt anC
silver. 80 that he couldn't "sing ant
dance or nothing" And in the middle
of comical song, about an Irish gen
tleman,, with yodel refrain OF inimita
BILE melody and mirth, he stopped t
pick up something and said, with {
wink. "Zwie beer" 1t was grea
night for Bonnie and the babies.
Miss Thornton Is New York girl. w,
are proud OF her.
The. Madison Square Roof Garden II
the biggest, coolest and one of the mos
attractive places of entertainment II
the city. II you went to be sure of u coo
sweet breath OF air and S wortl
OF fun foe 80 cents go up and spenc
this evening or tomorrow evening. G,
I and see the Deltorelli clowns cut up anC
play the carnival OF Venice with cal
and bells and boots and boxing gloves on
see them ring the chimes OF Normand,
with their feet. and, best of all. sc,
pretty. Bonnie Thornton.
/ incidentally, take q pocketful OF pennie
and see the exquisite way she will picl
them up and the magical influence the,
will have on the sick babies.
The Fund doctors have made &c. 00ovisit
t since May H. and gave free treatment 4
, -,055 tots. You can't subscribe to thi
Fund and make n mistake,
NELL NELSON.