New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-30
AUNT LOUISA'S PROTEGES.
ANNUAL FESTIVAL FOR THE LITTLE
CHILDREN OF THE STAGE.

THEY SING AND DANCE AT TONY PASTORS AND
GET AL. THE GOOD THINGS FOR WHICH
THEY HAD WRITTEN SANTA CLAUS.
Although Christmas Day is now thing OF the
past all Of the Christmas fun is not over yet as tho
good times at Tony Pastors Theatre and in ram
many Hall last night amply proved. The occasion
for all this enjoyment the annual Christmas
festival Of the little children of the stage. For
many years this festival has been under the direc-
ton of a committed consisting OF Aunt Louisa
Eldridge presids-t; Mrs. T. l.. Fernandez vice.
president: Mrs Antonio Pastor, Mrs. a. T. Harness
Miss Lille Eldd 'ge. Mrs. Queenie Nassar Lynch
Miss owe Nelson Miss Katherine tombstone. Miss
Annie White Miss Kate Bartlett. Miss Matte Fer
gusoa Miss Cora Tanner. Miss Beatrice Moreiand
Mss Annie Ellser, Miss Bijou FERNANDEZ MISS
Clara n,.opp. Miss Vivian Bernard, Mrs. May 81
lott Randall, Miss Jennie 1eamans' MISS he"5 VII
Bishop and Miss Ricca Allen.
When the plan TO give the children who earn their
living on the stage and their little friends a good
Christmas time originated, the Work was not
a great burden 10 those who carried IL on pu' loi
the last two or three years the work falling upon
the shoulders Of the president and v.ce-presldeht
has been very hard and onerous. "Aun; Louisa
said last night that she tired TO death, and
Mrs. Fernandez, who acted as stage manager
looked about worn out. The entire amount OF money
10 buy the presents was secured by personal let
tiers The amount raised was &.leO, ana among 'he
contributors were Cornelius Vanderbilt. hior'dse
r. Gerry J. Pierpont Morgan. W. c. whitney A
H. Juiard. =. c. Benedict. J. c. Osgood' AugustIh
DAILY A. " Palmer. Charles Frohman. FRANK ".
Sanger. Fred f. Proctor Henry Irving, John Drew
Joseph Murphy Nine Modjeska. Miss Ada Renah'
Nine. Melba Nine CalNe. Mrs. John JACOB AstoF'
Mrs George j. Gould and Mrs. Charles 1erkes.
Tony Pastor lent his theatre to the committee,
and at o'clock 800 children, with tneir lrlehus anu
relatives were gathered there 10 see what the niue
ones could do From the beginning 10 the end the
performance excellent one, ana many o, ,
older actors present might well have taken points
order Of the evening and the various songs dances
and specia.t.es went OF without h'tch. ,anod was
when Baby LIZ Marks was siyng h iei fnpnis
OF vesta Tllley She wore white manner EN- lev May
or other the black trousers hsd not been iassereu
she noticed that they were slowly but surely Sip.
ping of. Precarious as the s.tuatoh MINT
never 9has fe her 6" Old Ti ar She pulled them up
and went with her song TIE 'rou1srs WEI ia5t he
stssd D Victor 9P and the audience fairly sloptng
with laughter. Lot'a, from her poHi ss - IzveraM
VINO occupied one OF the front seats was i"'''
Another pretty seht was to n,tIe Flora k Ss-
sell just 81 enough TO toidle on ne 's5rie as
sas SAM she NAY Have seen Better bays wih
voice as true and sweet as her lauShins saoe
ySe and Ghsrte or slGeWnEs and Johnny Du
gan kept the house ioarinbb Kan am many professional
actors, Their imitation OF y [hg Honey Boy" was
The other little ones who took PAR n ne .ne "Baby
corr rsa T Io,e Lily and Alexsnde[ s Gen,e
Ofelia Esperanto. Ruby Johnson; aa En- pennett
pefca Vest Rccq scott MSRel s J 4ie Baiy
Eun!ce Randall Olive Brooks and Bedtr ,rnal H.
Al Inc close ot the gerormanses a. 70 Tony Pastor
an album Contain g the photographs OF ali '"'
children who had taken part. Wa and marched
TO the ba sement OF Tammsny Hall TO ane sand
room where luncheon was sefVepi "' . ssiI snris
w,ches fruit boDbons ard good inns .i ciimbed
were soon disposed Of and then tns sbo rhr,srnas
the stair. 10 The grand hall, where ,hc ~ .r ali
trees radlated enough Christmas enser and
other toys to stock and all y, ~eTe ea sf the
away to the ltte guests In ada ans giving away
clothing In the cb 9Ser rhn a'oo earns its
iyng on he stage The youngsters ha eyeyw case
letters telling what they n wamls'f followed
ali SrOSd , 81 nsay over naf he
children .ef, the hall for a''Ty The older people
good tines OF the evening. Inv
NAMED to dance