The evening world., 1894-06-07

That was a grand little entertainment
given the other afternoon at Cafe
Logelng, Fifty-seventh street, near
Third avenue. for the benefit of the
Sick Babies Fund.
The programme read "Given under
the auspices OF the Misses Rose Schimel,
Sarah May and Sarah Frank" and then
followed the list OF those who have
kindly volunteered to participate" The
patronesses are stately little ladies', who
had their first birthdays In the Sum-
ner time of 1884. and are known in pri-
vate life as Rosebud and the two Sallys.
Three of the volunteers were born in
1889. And that's where the joke came in
People bought tickets for IA Grand
Entertainment" and when a midget
calling herself Miss May. appeared to
make the opening address, the audience
had forty-seven fits, according to IA
truthful and discriminating eyewitness;
Master Mortimer Mayer, bright-faced
boy with musical hands and a mellow
toned violin, came out and played Il
solo. and when Gertrude Ashner, who
name, danced a fairy dance, the audi
ence was prepared for a rattle battle, a
babies quadrille or any other diminu-
tive exhibition.
on the programme. and the way those
little folks mimcked grown-up per.
formers was delicious. Tiny Sadie
samuels gave a recitation and was al
most dramatic: Joseph II. Wise de-
claimed and beat the air some telling
blows; prim Sally Frank had some Of
Miss Ada Rehan's lovely affectations;
Ruth Beekman,,s piece was spoken iG1
.velvety tones" as the critics say OF
Miss Grace Henderson's voice. and
Tessie seligman made the closing ad,
to go home. Elsie Cohn was, the piano
soloist She played with her hands
crossed at times, and when she waved
| her beautiful white arms In the air after
striking a pair OF notes at the far ends
| of the keyboard and tried to work both
pedals for n grand finale, her very best
| friends became anxious. But she didn'
COIN cR Is Ave YEAR Years old, and hopes very
soon to interpret Chopin. Blanche
taste, and irving Munich played on his
violin.
There were solo dances by May
Blumenthal. Birdie Oestreicher, Gertrude
Ashner and Celia Gluecks and Rose and
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Sarah Frank and Bertha Platt appeared
as 1.-THE Three Tots" and won the ap-
plause of everybody.
| good for n children's matinee. isn't II?
Mr.. Logelng gave his concert room free
and actually paid for an admission.
Everything was done in IA weeks time
One OF the patrons Of this delightful cafe
concert. who would not permit his name
to appear on the programme, Is Mr.
Cohn, whose interest Is n compliment
that "The Evening World and every
body connected with the Sick Babies
Fund thoroughly and heartily ap
preciates. Mr. Cohn is the President
OF the Hebrew Summer Sanitarium or
Long Island, n noble charity SUSTAINED
by private contributions for the benefit
OF the children of the poor.
When asked II he wanted to help ar
range n benefit for the Sick BABIES
Fund, Mr.. Cohn said to his fair friends
"Of course ! do. Children's charities
appeal strongly to me I believe tina
the more We do for the young folks tht
less will have to be done for the ole
folks Givo the child health and educa
ton and he will become n self-sustatn
ing man. And this sort of help canno
be commenced too soon
II any other friends of the fund con
template giving "A benefit and are un
decided as to the character, take tn
advice OF the little Misses Schimel. May
and Frank, and give a cafe concert.