Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-29
THE FREMEM'S FAMILIES
Entertainment at Aliens Grand Opera
House Tonight for Their Benefit.
The United States Marine Band and
Other Talent to Participate
in the Program.

There is every Indication that a regular
grand opera house. will be in evidence
at the big benefit for the families of the
dead f1remen which will be held this even
Ing at Aliens Opera House, and it Is hoped
that enough tickets have been sold in adj
vance to fill the big auditorium. There are
10 reserved seats, and it will be first come
first served. The program which will be
rendered recommends the benefit to the
general public as an entertainment of the
highest order, irrespective of the end for
winch 1t Is given, and amusement seekers
In general will patroniZe 1t for the double
attraction. The selections to be rendered
by the Marine Band were given in The
Star last evening, and include compositions
OF high order Of merit. The Capital Glee
Club, under the direction Of N. Dushane
coward. Will also appear In several se!ec-
tlons Wnlle the male quartet or the CLUB,
consisting of Messrs Hensey, Cough, AS
mussen and Cronin, will render numbers.
Mr.. Melville Hensey will also sing tenor
solo, The Cecilian Ladies' Quartet, under
the direction of Miss Katie V. Wilson, will
De heard, end Mr.. Charles B. Hanforo. one
OF the most popular actors numbered
among the sons Of Washington, will con-
tribute a recitation. There seems to be
70 doubt whatever in the mind Of any one
&C INJECTED with the affair. that 1t will be a
huge success as the people Of the city gen
orally feel that 1t ought to be patronized
as matter of Justice, as we'll as charity.
The committee having the affair in
charge were embarrassed by the great
NJ mber OF volunteers, and in making up
the program were Influenced solely by the
fact that the Marine Band had to be taken
as the basis of the talent, and that other
numbers must correspond. There were sew
eral things that could have been utilized
but for the fact that they would have ne
cessitated a change of stage setting and
nf
stage. The new Washington Military Con-
cert Band. of which Mr.. Will Haley is di-
rector, has lost several Of its men tenn
porarily, who have gone upon concert en-
fragments and on that account that or
ganiZation is not on the program, although
its services were offered the day after the
fire 1t was hoped then that the concert
could be arranged at earlier date, when
this band and the Marine Band could
have been heard in the same program.
The committee have met with encourage
ment on every hand. The Opera House has
been given free of charge, and all the at
taches, both in front and behind the cur
tain. have volunteered their services. The
United States Electric Light Company has
given the lighting of the building. Messrs.
Droop & Sons have rendered the piano and
all the printing has been donated by Mr..
James Williams 1t Is the intention of the
committee that every dollar received shall
be given to the relief fund.
The fund for the families of the flremen
who We're numbered on the death list of the
recent Louisiana avenue fire received a
decided impetus last evening from the pro-
seeds of an entertainment given at Central
Hall by the Oriental Order of Zouaves and
Lafayette Post No 70. G. A. r. The au-
dience was large, and a number of tick
cts were sold which were not presented
there Is every reason to expect a large
sum from the affair. The program was a
pleasing one, and was participated in by
the Fourth Artillery Band. under the di-
rection of A. Bugiione; Henry NJ. Baker,
the Washington Ladies' Quartet, consisting
or Misses Herriott, Dexter and Dillon and
MIS- Ii. Taylor: Mr.. Edwin Willette. Misses
Florence and Mabel Chambers, Annie and
John Downey, Miss Mollie Wright. Miss NJ.
A. Brown, Mr.. John Tweedale. Mr.. Joe
burroughs, Miss Brown, Miss Wright, Miss
K. Browne, Misses Pearl, May and Mabel
Cook and Master Chrissie Sproesser. 1t
was announced that 800 or more tickets
had been disposed of before the entertain
| ment, and that a goodly sum had been
taken In at the door. which will insure a
gratifying result to turn, into the general
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