Evening star., 1900-09-19
GALV WESTON DAY
ReCord-Breaking Matinee Audiences
Are Celebrating 1t.
SUBSTANTIAL TURNOUT OF PEOPLE
Progress of the Capital City S
Heart-Work for Texas.
DONATIONS OFTIIE GEN EROUS

Characteristic Washington warmth. EVIL
G,Icci by The great outpourinE of it's charit-
able population. is making Galveston day one
thq. viii be ever notable IN the calendar
q The nations capital. The generosity OF
the theatrical profession from managers
and stars through the personnel to stage
bands aud supernumerarles is being heart
lily seconded by the people, and the com
binrd result will be substantial addition 20
'he gr, at work In behalf of those who have
suffered 50 terribly from the appaiiirS
storm that overwhelmed Galveston ana
vicinity.
The national capital may We'll be promo
Of the record it has made, and is tou9J
adding TO. in behalf of the People who:e
condition is pitiable. and especially nay
it De grateful for the manner in which the
community has been enabled TO rendIf
such assistance. because the charity OF the
matinee-goerS to theater and the dog ana
pony SHOW are being highly entertained by
the various performances, and besides nave
he additional pleasure of knowing thal
every cent thus spent will be again eN-
pended to Soothe suffering and feieNe
necessities.
There are record breaking matjnees at
all the amusement places. and before the
doors opened ihe streets and avenues lead
ing To them presented IA holiday appear
H1Ce, tnrOnged, as they We're. Win PIT
turesque crowds. all bent on III" one pur-
pose of making Galveston day success
When the box office receipts are counted
aud the sum total is aSCertained 1t Will be
found that a handsome sum has been real
iZcd for the beneficent purpose The exact
amount received at each theater cannot be
ascertained until the money IS counted. but
an approximate estimate. based upon con-
serVatiVe observance. places the probable
receipts as follows:
Estimates of Managers.
Manager Chase of Chase's Grand Opera
House when asked to estimate the Calves
ton matinee receipts. remarked:
Three thousand quarters We sold every
seat two hours ago. and have been turning
people away ever since. You can put down
our share at $3.50
Messrs. Luckett and Dwyer, managers of
the Columbia Theater. replying to a similar
inquiry, said they thought the receipts this
afternoon would be about $3.50.
When The Star investigator reached the
New National Theater Manager w. Fl. Rap
ley and Manager Rosenbaum of the Ma m
selle Awkins company had just completed
rough count of Galveston matinee receipts.
The slip showed 81 $50.
Manager Alexander HaShm of the Acad-
emy of Music said that every seat In the
house had been sold by early morning to-
day.
You see how they are being turned away
now" he remarked. Every ticket has
been disposed of at the box office. Our
receipts will he between 500 and 500.
Il hey would have been twice as large II the
Academy was big enough.
Manager Chas. L. Salisbury of the New
Bijou Theater. which is the smallest in the
city, and with Tow prices, estimated 500 as
the amount of this afternoons receipts.
Manager Herman of kernans Lyceum
Theater told The Star inquirer that he
thought this afternoons receipts would be
about 500
acknowledgements From GOV. Sayerz.
DR.. william TindaIl. secretary to the
board of District Commissioners, today re-
ceiyed the following dispatch from Gov
ernor ]. ID. Sayers of Texas. in acknowl-
edgment of funds contributed by the people
of the District:
Letter of 18th instant with inclosure of
daft has been received Please extend to
the citizens of the District Of Columbia my
n,l st grateful acknowledgements for their
g nerOus contributions, and say to them
that it will be gratefully remembered.
The Evening Star also received tele
gram from Governor Sayers, dated yester-
day. at Austin, which follows
II am advised that near $1,000 of the
contributions by the citizens of the Dis
trict of Columbia. this day received from
Hon. Vim. Tindall. was collected through
the efforts of The Evening Star. l there
fCre tender to The Star my most sincere
appI eciation of its kindly offices. and to
give assurances that such liberal action
will be fully appreciated by our people,
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