The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-18
TO An OLD STAGE FAvOR|Tf.
small Fortune Raised FROM t"s
Sale OF Tickets-Leadtns Lon
don Actors Give Their services.
and The Theater In Packed.

LONDON March Iz.-An Lon0Dn was
Interested today in the benefit 10 Nellie
Earren ore or Loadons eEa-titne lasotitS
actresses and WHO. with FRED Les!ie. Was
in the first ga4ety company sa>it Nsi'S9
the United States. All ihe leading man
ayers, actors and actresses co-opsEaeea IN
the arrangements for the beaent ana
Drury Lane theater was selected for the
performance Weeks ago every available
seal mad been sold. netting s-S,t9 while
subscriptions poured IN from many sources,
including 81 go from George Edwards.
$50 from the Rotascailds, SOD from the
Duke OF Beaufort. Sloe from Lord Rose
berry and SIro each from Lord Latham.
the Duke OF Fife. Earl Cadosan and Lord
Tarquhar.
some Idea OF the interest taken in the
performance may be gained from the fact
that the newspa pers today printed ouiie-
tins announcing the progress Of the crowd
around the theateT, waitn as early as SO
a. H. numbered about 2.Ala people. The
doors were opened az 1889 and the per-
Torrance began at la:2o p. M. and a
scene OF tremendous enthusiasm inside the
building. Suca crowd was never seen a.
Drury Lane. and as each turn began and
as the actors and actresses named appear
ed they were greeted with prolonged ap-
pause.
Seymour Hicks. Ellen Terry and Sarah
Nicholas began the performance with the
co1nedietta, "Papa's Wife" and the
celebrities followed each other IN ranid
succession. Among them were George
Alexander. II. r. Irving and others who
appeared In scene OF "Muc;i Ado About
Nothing" Lord Lvtton's Money" with
Messrs. Reerbohm Tree John Hare. Her.
bert Warning. Louis Waller and Arthur
Roberts in the cast was next presented.
Sir Henry Irving rerited 1.-The Dream OF
'Enrv 'Awkins."
Trial by Jury followed In this no. only
the PRINCIPALS. but the Jury. bridesmaids
and female visitors TO the court were all
celebrities. including Lady Bancroft Lydia
Thompson Kate Sant,ey Charles WIND
ham Ellen Terry Mary Moore Mrs Dion
Bour"icault Marion Terry and Kate For
tescue
Then Hayden Coffin and Marie Tempest
sang. and at O'Clock the Harleauirade
was presented 1t excited the greatest In
cast was remarkable. The street band was
composed entirely OF the conductors OF the
orchestras of he various London ,heaters.
The enthusiasm illuminated when. after
the Hariequnade the curtain rose and
Nellie Farren was discovered. seated on a
platform and surrounded by almost every
actor and actress in London. The cheers
lasted for several minutes.
Edward Terry then delivered an address
in behulf of the dramatic profession and
Mr.. Wyndham followed in neat speech.
Then Miss Farren herself, with tears In
her eyes. and with the majority of those
present on the stage and IL the audience
overcome with emotion. expressed her
thanks in a few words after which all the
people on the stage Joined hands and sang
'Auld Lang Syne" amid cheers
Outside the theater the crowds lining the
streets chetred Miss Farren on her de-
parture as heartily. almost. as they cheered
Queen Victoria upon the occasion of her
jubilee.
When the doors were opened there were
l0oo8 people around the theater. and $40 and
SIS was offered for half crown (sa cents,
seats
TIE receipts OF the benefit aggregated
80 80