Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-05
HIGH PRICES FOR SEATS.
The Press Club Beneft-The Program
Completed.

The Press Club Beneft-The Program
Completed.
The auction sale of seats for the benefit
for the National Capital Press Club was
held yesterday afternoon in the House
restaurant at the Capitol, and was a rec
ord-breaker in the matter of advance sales.
The benefit performance will be held Fri
Gay afternoon at Aliens Grand Opera
House, and. judging by the names that
were registered purchasers of seats
yesterday. the performance will be one of
the greatest social, as we'll artistic,
events that Washington has ever seen.
Statesmen, business men and social lead
ers We'd with each other in securing
choice seats for the entertainment.
The boxes, which were first sold at auc
tion brought good round figures. while
some of the choice seats sold at almost
high price. The sale began shortly after
o'clock, and Mr.. c. G. Sloan who had
kindly volunteered his services, ofiiciated
as auctioneer. The restaurant was we'll
filled with Senators and Representatives
who wanted to bid for boxes or seats,
while many others who were not able to
be present had entrusted their commissions
to members of the Press Club, many OF
whom had long lists of bids to offer. AS
the auctioneer expressed it, the purpose of
the sale was to see how much not how
little, seats could be sold for.
The first bid called for was for the first
choice of boxes, and this started at $500.
rather a high price to pay. but this was
not enough. By large jumps 1T moved rap
idly to $3.50, at which figure 1T was knock
ed down to Mr.. Fred H. Thomas, who was
bidding for friend who desired his name
to be kept quiet.
Representative Sorg of Ohio paid $3.50 for
box A and the Pabst Brewing Company
took box for s125. Other boxes went to
Sena Murphy Senator Brice, Senator
Smith and Secretary Smith. the amount
bnYpS ha
ing over $500.
During the progress of the sale 1t was
stated. that the buyer of the first choice
of boxes had given 1T back to the club to
be disposed of again, and this will add ma
tcrially to the proceeds of the sale. There
Is some talk of rendering the box to Presi-
dent Cleveland, but it has not been def
nitely decided how it shall be disposed Of.
Then came the sale of seats in the Or
chestra. After some lively bidding the
first choice went to Mr.. George Hayes of
New Orleans at $40. That was the highest
price paid for single seat. but many
other Large sums were bid. A number
went for $50 more, while all the seats
along the center aisle averaged more than
$40. BY degrees the prices dropped. but no
one thought of bidding less than S. One
well-kEo"n lady bought all of row F. on
the left-hand eide, at $40 a seat, while
whole patches of seats We're sold in way
that showed that many people contemplate
giving Dig theater parties on F'ridny AL
most all of the orchestra seats had been
disposed of by the time the sale was over.
ard the prices that were realized justified
the committee in charge of the entertain
ment in their decision not to sell any seats
in the orchestra for less than s. The
same price will be charged for the first
two rows in the orchestra circle. and q few
good seats are still unsold. These are not
likely to last more than day at the rate
at which they were going off this morning.
The sale yesterday amounted to about
$500. and only a very few seats outside
of the orchestra were disposed Of
Ihe remaining seats Were put on sale
at Aliens Grand Opera House this morn
ing The seats In the orchestra and in the
first two rows of the orchestra circle will
be sold at IS. the rest of the orchestra
circle at 81. The first two rows of the
balcony will be sold at 81, the rest of the
balcony at 81. Gallery seats will be 81
each. and the general admission will be ST.
The program for the entertainment is
now complete. The numbers announced
are as follows
The Marine Band.
Brooks and Denton. the banjoists, assist
ed by J. Alexander Silberberg. pianist.
Mr.. H. Beerbohm Tree and his English
company. from the Haymarket Theater.
London, will present scenes from acts ii
and III of Hamlet
Mile. Eugene Petrescu, the marvel of
the nineteenth century," performing on her
hands what human beings ordinarily do
on their feet.
MIR. De Wolf Hopper in a characteristic
recitation.
Gyori Juliska, the Hungarian vocalist
and dancer. in her national Hungarian
dance, CZardcs.
Mrs. Potter and Mr. Bellew and their
assisting company. presenting the fourth
act of Camille
Maggie Cline.
Julia Marlowe Taber and Robert Taber
and company in Colonies Birthday" by
Rose Eytirge and Ada Fisher.
Sandow, the strong man.
Mr. Thomas Ryan of Chicago the athlete.
in an exhibition of ball punching.
Mr. Nelson Wheatcroft, director of the
Empire Theater Dramatic School of New
York; Miss Grace Fisher and Mr.. Alfred
Fisher in a sketch, entitled Jean Marie
Severus Schaffer, the juggler and equi-
Thirst.
Mrs Alice j. Shaw, La Belle Siff1euse.
Takezawa's imperial Japanese troupe
tortion, balancing equilibrium and wire
walking concluding with the thrilling slide