The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-21

-. HE fund for the relief OF the strick-
n families at Carbonate was yes
tertiay substantially increased by the
receipts OF the benefit matinee performance
given by the Browns In Town" COM
nany. AZ the Third Avenue theater, and
outside donations The entire proceeds OF
the matinee, S126.50. were turned over to
the Post Intelligencer last night BY City
Comptroller Parry, IN the form OF check
signed by MesMs Russell & Drew Ac-
companying the check was the following
letter:
g. p. Weston. Esq, Treasurer Seat
tie Relief Fund for Carbonate Suffer
ers--Dear Sir: hand you herewith the
check OF the Third Avenue theater. Of
s sum c q ytisssS which please cause to be
transmitted to the proper committee at
Carbonate without delay.
receipts OF benent matinee perform
ance at the Third Avenue theater this
Afternoon BY Dslcher 4 Henne.sys
Town Manager Russell and his as
sociates donated the use OF the theater.
the stage hands. musicians and other
Franz Hennessy took great pleasure In
rendering the services Of his excellent
company. and q number cf local chill
sorma ai ~ Z speciaities.
1.-THE weather was extremely un.
favorable: otherwise the receipts would
have been much larger. Yours respect
A1'' WILL H. PARRY,
Treasurer for Special Committee.
other contributions were by the Seattle
fire department. ~; citizens Of Olympia,
BY c. s. Rinehart. $3.50, and cash. -,
making the total contribution yesterday
$40
Everything in the matinee at the Third
Avenue theater was donated--the services
OF the company, orchestra, stage hands
and use OF the theater and accessories
and the performance went Oft with vim
and snap that well repaid the audience
for having braved intensely disagreeable
weather to be present.
A feature Of the benefit special to the
occasion was q cake walk by the same
i've little couples that made so~pronounced
q hit In the Garden Bazaar. The children,
under the supervision Of Mrs. George w.
Stetson, went through the many charm
ing steps and attitudes Of the cake walk
with consummate grace and were warmly
applauded. In this speciality appeared
Joseph and Lottie Cohen. Myron Aron-
son and Queenie Howe, Howard Colludi
and Hazel Rosenberg, Willie Cahen and
Gertrude Lpman.
The house was not as full as had been
hoped, owing to the rain. but It was q
most appreciative audience. The Browns
In Town" company, by the way, has prob
ably done as much for just such charities
!
as any company on the road. Manager
Hennessy said yesterday that it had been
. practice with the company to give bene-
fits wherever called upon in meritorious
instances. He expressed great sympathy
for the destitute people of the mining
town and regret that the proceeds of the
matinee amounted to no more.
After the fall OF the curtain on the
close Of the last act a committee made
up Of Messrs. Russell & Drew, Of the
BY, Of the Browns in Town" company,
and City Comptroller Parry. counted the
tickets and treasurer's statement was
drawn up and signed. Receipts In various
parts of the house were shown to be as
follows: Parquette, $3.50; dress circle,
$3.50; balcony, s27; gallery, $1.10; total.
S126 80.
Those who donated their services yester-
day were as follows:
Messrs. Russell & Drew, managers of
Third Avenue thcater; Messrs. Delcher &
Hennessy, managers Browns in Town"
company; Mark Swan, Charles Hoon,
Webster Cul.son, Mamie Ward, G. H.
Elmer, Frank Rhodes, Jessie Mae Hall,
Maude True Knowlton. Monica Lee and
Fannie Midgely. of the Browns in Town"
company; G. n. Bray, II. s. Sharpe, G. c.
Cross, G. NJ. Kidd, r. Warmer and +. D.
Pottgen, musicians: William o. Ward,
Thomas Thomas. w. L. Eagan and James
A. Foster, stage assistants.
The boxes of Christmas goods which
have been donated by the people of Seat
tie for the children OF Carbonate were