The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-04
GRAND BEN EFT
FOR THE FUND
Theatrical Managers Put Their
Shoulders to the
w heel

A behemoth of a benefit, a continuous
performance, the like of which has never
before been attempted in the West, has
been arranged to swell the fund for the
proper reception of the returning Caiifor-
MIA bows 1t will take place Thursday,
August II, between the hours of 1890 p
m. and o. m, at the Orpheum. The
cream of the dramatic talent in the city
at that time will appear in bewildering
succession of scenes calculated to more
than make up for the patriotic outlay
There will be no waits, everything mas
been set to jig time, and the managers Oh
San Francisco hope TO clean up $o000 OF
the $50, 900 needed to hail the fighting First
on it's homecoming.
Here is the programme, roughly out
lined
The Columbia will present Henry Miller
and his company in one of their most
fetching acts.
The California will offer Miss Blanche
Bates and the Frawley company IN an
other act of a successful play.
One act of grand opera Will be sung py
the TiVoli company.
Miss Florence Roberts, White Wh1ttiesey
and the AIcazar stock company will pre-
sent Only the Master Shall Blame.
The company from the Grand opera
house will sing it's merriest in an act OF
comic opera.
The Orpheum will offer as interludes to
the operate and dramatic numbers the
following star vaudeville attractions:
Alexandra Dagmar, the beautl1ul rus
sian warbler; the great Cardownie troupe
of dancers: Caron and HERBERT the Ia,
nous comedy acrobats: Mansfield and
Wilbur in their novelty vaudeYille Sketcn'
Deonzo Brothers, the wonderful barrel :
lists; Linton and Mcintyre, Ill their new
creation Doctors Patient BOD Alueh
and Strap Hill, the ragtlme c01leuiahis'
L anTcld do hn yTiT n,
graph. -,
take part. ,
Ten members of the managerial commit
tee met yesterday morning at the once
of the Columbia Theater j. j. Gottlob
presided and the others present were:
William Leahy of the Tivon. Harry Mo-
rosco of the Grand Opera-h0use, FREQ
Belasco and Mark Thai OF the AIcaZar,
M Meyerfeld and John Morrissey OF the
Orpheum S. H. Friedlander Of the Cali
fornia and Sam Mott and ALI Ell1nghouse
of the Alhambra-
They got down to business at once Mr.
Meyerfeld said he favored the suggestion
of Mr. Leahy, which contemplated one
great continulls performance. The 9TH
starting with this in view 1t was easy to
arrange the other details.
Il hear about benefits in the East SIM sa1d
,Meyerfeld, where they take In $ooUV
think we can do that here
1T looks that way" said Mr.. Gottlob.
IF you give it TO the public good and
monster. benefit. they will turn, out
Yes" said Mr.. Morrissey, we can give
them a continuous performance that will
open their eyes Look at. the talent in
the various theaters in the city.
Having decided on continuous per-
Torrance to run from 1890 O'Clock on
some afternoon to 6 o'clock p. M, it was
decided that Thursday, August II, would
be the best time Then the managers
began figuring on theater, it being final
ly decided that the choice lay between
the Orpheum and the Grand Opera-houSe
Messrs. Morosco and Meyerfeld were
asked to submit figures regarding their
houses, the seating capacity of which is
about equal. The decision in favor of the
Orpheum was reached on the suggestion
that it was more central than the Grand
Opera-house.
Mr.. Meyerfeld then submitted a rough
estimate of the revenue to be derived
from seats.
There are twenty-four large boxes in
the Orpheum," he said, and the sug-
gestion made by Mr.. Friedlander that
they be auctioned is good one. The
first box should bring at least $3.50. and 1t