The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-30

Had 1t not been for the outrageous
conduct OF the Long Island Railroad
the entertainment on Saturday night at
Morrisons Casino. Rockaway Beach, in
aid of The Evening Worlds" Sick
Babies Fund, would have been success
full In every respect.
AS far as the show went nothing could
have been more delightful but the sell
fish railroad company would not run a
81 ecial train to the city after the show
vas over, and scores of persons had to
tramp about Rockawsy for an hour or
more late at night In search Of places
to sleep.
They won't stop talking sbout the
show at Rockawdy for many a day.
Everybody agreed tn At 1t was the great
est ever given at the popular resort,
Had Morrison's Casino been twice as
large twice as much money would have
been taken in at the door. As 1t was,
$3N have been added to the Fund and
there are other persons to be heard
from.
The interest OF the audience never
Jagged from the moment the entertain
little girl tots and twelve little boy tots
singing IA parody on the famous Tyro.ean
guide song. Then Baby Lii made AS
pretty LITTLE speech as IA little girl ever
made explaining what the entertainment
was given for and what was going to
take place. This charming little child
she Is less than four years old-spoke so
plainly and her voice carries 50 well that
those persons who were in the rear could
hear her distinctly: Next came QUA
trelli a jugger. and after him the great
Russell brothers. Such a reception as
these, favorites received must have been
pleasing to them. Following the Rus
sells there were lie Clair and Leslie
o'Brien and Havel Alburtus and Bar
Castellet and Hall, .Levanion, ,Leonora
the Leigh sisters. Jane. Sheehan and
Murphy, Ferry, the Frog Man; Ottilli.
| coin trio, EIWina. Walter Jones. VIII III
Sloan, Baby LII, and last but not least
| Weber and Fields
The German Senators" gave Their
kept the audience III roars. Their sing
ing. too, was very good, although Mr.
Fields thought he was too hourse to dc
worked ike good fellows to make the
show the big success 1t was. even coins
TO the extent OF acting as tiCkct-sellcrs
an hour after the entertainment began
Not only that, but they went arounc
Rockaway pasting UP the notices OF th'
show, paid the expenses OF those of tn,
PERFORMERS WHO from lilt CIT
and looked after all the details of tn,
affair. 1t would have cost many hun
dreds Of dollars to get together such I
fine collection of actors as appeared
Saturday night IN the cause of charity
and too much praise cannot he given L
the kind-hearted men and women WIN
lent their time and talent for the &C
casion.
Baby Frances, the wee little daughie
OF Mr. Fields. In whose honor the sho,
was gotten up, was brought upon tn
stage and introduced to the Adienct
r The glare of the iootiiGhts and the hand
clappng Of the audience frightened III
pretty little one, and she let II be know
that she wanted her mamma. Rosi
Mamm the nGd pMns w stsa to dsa,
pointment to many tina, they did nc
see her The girl was present an
ready, to appear, but there was son
stage, and the list of performers wa
SO long that 1t was decided not to della
5 matters.
r 1t isn't pleasant to have to say som'
thing unkind about any person in sto,
| like this, bat Maggie Cline. l.otte bi
: son J, W. Kelly. Sam Bernard an
: others who promised to APPEAR al
{ or we'll wishers. Miss Cline wrote
! short note saying Rockaway was I,
+ far away from the eggs for her to NAL
:. the journey. Some OF the others fail'
p to even send word OF their inability
= Discrimination to appear. Their apsen
II, was disappointing, the fact that thu
y would he present having been wide
!, advertised but the show was just
u big success without them.
Weller IL Fields wish To publicly thar
70 not only the performers who assist
&c them in the entertainment, but Mr., llu
zig. OF huUtiE n Seamou. MI Murrisu
the owner of the Casino, and all Il
, sons and daughters, they all "nipped
TO make the AFFAIR a success the CUES
Of the Grand Republic Hotel, W
sold tickets for Baby Frances, Poll
- Captain Billy" Allen, who saw tn
people were well taken care Of, Pr,
Gus Wolf and his musicians and n
IN forgetting the persons who patroniz
~ the show, They got the worth Of tn,
30 money and more too, but II viii be
Ie added Measure to them "a know tn
~ every penny paid goes Ia help save I
IN lives ~ suffering little babies.
And THE Evening World" wishes
e. heartily thank Weber 4 Fields and
n the ether big hearted persons who to
IN part In thc entertainment
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