The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-06
It IS THEIR TURN NOW,
Actors Who Have Often Helped
Sweet Charity Will Play To-
Day for the A. A. A.
Some of the Attractions That VIII
Be Presented at Morosco'S
Theater.

No one is more ready and willing, in
season and out of season, to give profes-
sional services gratis for charity than the
actor. In a recent article published by the
New York Herald, which drew attention
to the magnificent sums raised for all
kinds of benevolent objects by members OF
the dramatic profession, it was stated that
half million was raised by actors for the
sufferers from the Johnstown food alone
and that the sum total of the money that
annually goes to churches, hospitals and
other worthy objects through the exer-
tons of the Thespians OF America is some
thing enormous.
The benefit performance at Morosco's
Opera house this afternoon for the Actors
Association of America will give the pub
lie an opportunity of reciprocating some OF
this kindness, and doubtless many people
for whose favorite charitable institutions
the dramatic profession has cheerfully lent
,, its aid will be glad of the opportunity OF
aiding the Thesp ians. The association is
the first actors union that has ever been
known to exist in the history of the world
1t was founded four months ago, and while
its aims are very simple 1t fills a long-felt
want.
IllLncItO ulSCIupQlOuS lHdlldScIS nave
been able to take companies out on the
road and leave them stranded, sometimes
| under the most heartrending circum-
| stances, without much redress being OBJ
tainable. Lately in the East a cry has
| gone up about the number of young girls
who have been induced to join small
| travelling companies and have been left
stranded and penniless hundreds of miles
| from home. The object of the A. A. A. is
| to put an end to these abuses. A stranded
actor or actress by telegraphing to the
lodge will be Immediately supplied with a
ticket home, and any INSCRIPTIONS man.
| ager, who is proved to have stranded a
company, will be placed on the black list,
and every effort will be made to prevent
him from organizing troupe again.
The Paclflc Lodge was organized four
months ago, with George Osbourne as presi-
dent, Z. J. Holden vice president, W. l..
| Gleason treasurer and T. Wyman secre-
| tary. New York followed suit with a
lodge, and now the Eastern organization is
1000 strong. 1t has been decided to give
| women equal rights with men in the
| A. a. AS.
| A line programme has been arranged for
tomorrow, covering the dramatic range
from Camille" to negro minstrel enter
| tainment.
Among. the many attractions will be
solos by Jules Levy, F. K. Tobin and Miss
Lille Morrisey, reading by Frank Bangs
and the performance of fChatterton." In
recognition of Manager Morosco's kind
ness in donating the Grand Opera-house,
"Virginius'' will be performed by mbers
of the Morosco troupe, Edmond Hayes
enacting Virginius, and Miss Edna Hall
taking. the part of Virginia. W. r.
Dailey's company will appear in an act of
"a Night Off," Prominent ladies and GEN
tlemen of the organization will perform the
fourth act of Camille" and Philip Hast
ings and Ruby Sinott will appear in their
own version of "Trilby."
A committee of popular leading men
will act as ushers, while Mrs. j. K. Emmett,
Miss Minna Gleason and Miss Anita Fal-
lon will sell buttonhole bouquets. The
reception committee is composed of J. K.
Emmett, Francis Powers, Edmond Hayes,
W. j. Elleford, John Pierson, Leslie Mo-
rosco, Mortimer Snow, II. c. Brinkley,
Willard Newell, Paul Craig, Horace Thrum.
The following ladies and gentlemen have
been invited to form an honorary recep-
ton committee: Miss Julia Blanc, T. 4.
williams, w. III. Bunker, Miss Minna
Gleason (chairman), George L. Elliott,
Hugh Hume, Miss Kitty Kerwin (secre-
tary), Charles M. Shortridge, r. A. Cro-
theirs, w. T. Hess, Leon Samuels.