The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-08
a FINANoIAL SUCCESS.
The Kirmess Nets over $1,000 for
the Episcopal Orphans Home.

the Episcopal Orphans Home.
The last performance of the Kirmess
for the present, vas given at the matinee
: yesterday afternoon. The matinee was
a decided success as was the previous
performances.
The Kirmess has been entirely in
charge of ladies from Christ church. The
ladies of this church devote much time
and attention 10 the work for the support
of the Episcopal Orphans Home, and 1t
was for the benefit of this institution that
the Kirmess was given.
The ladies are very well pleased with
the results of their venture from a finan-
cial standpoint, something over $1,000
having been netted for the support and
maintenance of the institution mentioned
[ during the current year
The receipts from the sale of seats and
admissions to the different performances
are as follows: Thursday night, $3.50;
! Friday night, S122 and Saturday mat
inee, S657.25, the total receipts being
81, 029.25.
1t is roughly estimated that the ex-
penses, at the outside, will not run over
$3.50, being divided as follows The the
ater for the three performances, Sl05 !;
music, S65; advertising, etc, Sl5, and sun
dry expenses will probably run the
amount up to the above stated figure.
| This will leave net receipts of nearly
81 500, out of which the director. Prof.
F. NJ. Agostini, receives 40 per cent, leav-
ing for the Orphans Home about 81 $50.
This is quite a handsome showing, and
one of which the ladies who had the work
in charge may well feel proud.
Few parts in the performance were
more appreciated than those of the little
pages in the Spanish dance, Masters
Charles Mackall, Edward karow, Jr.,
and George Baldwin, and the AGO.
lytes in the beautiful Grecian
! scenes, little Misses Mildred Cunningham
| Elsie Chisolm and Eleanor Shotter. They
performed their parts with a natural
ease and beautiful childish grace.
Miss Belle Harrison, as Flora and
Miss Phoebe Elliott, as Cleopatra" in
the Grecian scene, were beautifully and
appropriately costumed for their parts,
| which were among the prettiest and most
interesting in the Kirmess. Miss Sadie
| Anderson, as the priestess in the Grecian
dance, held prominent position and
aided in one of the prettiest scenes of the
| evening.
During the performance Prof. Agostini
| was called before the curtain and loudly
! applauded by the audience as a testimo-
NAL of their appreciation of the excellent
/ work he has accomplished in directing
/ the Kirmess. He kindly thanked the
audience in an appropriate speech for
/ this expression of its appreciation.
! Ed. Wilson secured a large fash light
negative of the tableau during the per
| Torrance yesterday afternoon. All those
interested in the performance trust it
/ will be a success.
So phenomenal has been the success of
| the Kirmess that the ladies in charge
! have been prevailed upon to repeat it.
which they will do April "a and %, giving
! three performances, two nights and a
matinee the afternoon of April 25 These
! dates were decided upon yesterday after
| noon. Just before the ~eurtain went up
on the tableau at the matinee Prof. Agos-
TIM put the question to the performers
and they were unanimous in favoring a
repetition of the kirmess. The suggestion
was greeted by all with a cheer. Prof.
AgOstini will remain in Savannah and
take charge of the dictatorship as before.
The hope is expressed that in the event
! of repetition the orchestra will make
| opportunities for having two or three re-
| hearsals with the performers, so that the
music will be thoroughly in accord with
| the dancers. The music was the one
feature of the Kirmess that did not give
satisfaction