New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-10
BENEFIT FOR THE P. ". L..
AN ELABORATE PROGRAMME PREPARED
WITH NOVEL FEATURES.
ALL THE MEMBERS ARE AIDING TO RAISE THE
FUND NEEDED EMINENT ARTISTS AND
ACTRESSES IN ALL THE ROLES.


FUND HEEDED-EMINENr ARTISTS AND
ACTRESSES IN ALI. THE ROLES.
The programme prepared for the benefit per-
Torrance be given by the Professional woman
League on Thursday May -. is IN active re-
hearsal 1t is an extremely interesting one oHer-
ing most novel features In the way OF inc
casts and setting.
The whole performance will be given by women
and tho first part IS unique in being regular
negro minstrel show. in which the customary or
der Of exercises VII, be carried out by Topsies only.
There will be twenty four persons In the 'front.'
row The SIX END men will be Mrs Annie Yea
mans Miss Emma Brennan and Miss M"Ipa
Craigen, who Will play the tambouTines Mime COT
treily. Miss Maud Bliss and Miss Ethel irene
Stuart, who will perform with the bones Inv
interlocutor will be Miss Elita Proctor ''S
Those IN the front row will wear black SKlr'S
and white waists and all the others i'm the I'M
usually large chorus Will wear P"n'a,'"" - -,
which means that the colors OF 'Ne '"''"'" ~
be promscuously distributed .s
Familiar negro songs and ballads VIII De su''s' "~
some that are original and are sun IN "''','9 ,.p
form. having never been published ana never
rivon in public Miss Kate Davis VIII S'ns o"'
OF these The Baby on the Shof'' III '"' -" =,
OF which all will Join. siuIni-speer" W."
made after this and the first part VIII enn WIN
49, $500, =, o ,a,r,ottc song the words OF which
uera ur,t,en bv clay Green. and set TO the 'u'o
- Marching Through Georgia" The theme OF
this gong IS Don't Forget the Maine.
The second part Will Doe pickaninny scene XIV
on nv Miss Emma Brennan. There VIII a'S' "'
an act with Topsy and the banjo picKeu 'n ,r,
tat Of singers and another of step n"N'''S W"
noto much fun for the audience during ms par
iHainSrntcd singers and dancers hav" given nth i
ssrvrcs and ihis division OF the prp2taiihino ,o ~
end with a recitation ~ tho 'S;ar S,,H'N''- ~
~ oar" even bv Aunt" Louisa fldridg" ,..A -,
The third part will ne given Up t on,ltleS @Aun,
chioe.s PARTY" The motive Is the Supeas, rsnra
sented by Mrs. charles uraIs ana ana 'n' snoctaiiy
grandmother will be Mrs. W J Jones, An,s,}},v and
n his act will bc demons'raton OF as'i
grac. q; movement given by Nine. fo'e i""e''
| class In physical cutute !, >uss Cr,,rcns bur
| laSouc on hamlet" in which Miss iiasr r +
| TeHer and Mrs Edwin Brandt Will take pa v4I,
A fencing bout between Hamlet ana ,ha skIi ac.
ove oportIinity foi the exhibition OF tho sn' Nisa
aured in fencing by the students s uine' '''''
dIire oliver who has arranged this seem seem g., 81.
Miss Kate Davis who shows her ability N h ,ns
! frs, par, I'm black face. VIII here app" ~ ~
| facc giving a snecal song ana dance. -, =. NJ.
-, r,r,r others VINO Will take paIt VIII oo S H.
r,mm, Sheridan Fry. Mrs Lavinla Shah"o"' WI .
! nuise Rial and Miss Annie Warrington -rh.
| Members OF tho League VIII act As uS"...ss ,or
nrocecds OF the affair 10 go 10 my iua III a,
| f,vrg 4 clubhouse. Tickets are on sd'" Nv ~, NJ
| ~ oaCue house 40 1909 Rrohd"aY OF a. ~
| ~ ,he bo,els The usual theatre prices P'eN"'''