The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-09-19

This is Galveston Day--a day during
which thousands of the people of Washing
ton will make peace with their conscienees
by helping to swell the fund for the relief
of the Texas storm survivors. Thousands
Of dollars will be realized. Thousands Of
people will be gladdened. Benefit matinees
will be given at the Columbia, the Ma
tional Hashim's Academy. the Grand, Kerr
mans, and the Bijou. benefit perfor>
nance will also be given by Genry's Dog
and Pony Show, at the grounds. Thirteenth
and Streets.
The benefit committee authorizes the
emphatic statement that every dollar real
lied by the benefit matinees will go to the
relief of the Texas sufferers. This COM
mittee is Thomas c. Noyes, of the Even
ing Star" William p Leech, of The
Times; Scott C. Bone, of the POST" W.
H Rapley, Of the National Theatre; P. B.
Chase. of the Grand Opera House; Alexan-
der Hashim, of the Academy of Music;
Charles p Salisbury. of the Bijou Theatre;
Frederick Berger, of the Lafayette Square
Theatre; Eugene Herman. of the Lyceum,
and Joseph Luckett OF the Columbia The
atre.
At the Columbia there will be the Ma
rine Band, Truly Shattuck, Mrs. Thomas
c. Moves, Mile. Julie Vallette, John w.
Ransome, George O'Connor, Fields and
Ward, Melville Hensey. Matweef Duo,
Russian dancers; Edwin Latell and Rob-
ert Storms, yiolinists.
Mam'selle 'Awkins," at the National,
will be presented by Harry Kelly,
Etienne Girardot, Edward S. Absles. Mar
tin O'Neill Snitz Edwards Lawrence
Wheat, william Burress. Olive Wallace
Esther Mantell. Ethel Moore. Elaine Sell
over. Marie Allen, Georgia CarharI, Anne
Dale. Ruth Mantell, Ethel Hoag, and Lu-
ellie Verna.
AT Hashim's Academy OF Music there
are Maggie Cline. the Irish queen, who
will sing -T'row Him Down, McCluskey;"
Truly Sha.tuck. the beautiful California
nightingale; John w. Ransome. as David
B. Hill; Casey and LeClair. comedy
sketch artists; Blocksom and Burns. pre-
mier black-face eccentriques; Carrie
Graham, the original Sis Hopkins; Law
renee and Harrington. in East Side char
acter sketches: Fields and Ward, come
dams; the Three Leliiotts, musical ar
lists; Annie Hart, comedienne; Lowell
and Lowell, grotesque comedy contor-
tionists, and Pelot, the juggling wonder.
At the Grand there will be the Banda
Rosa (the Red Band of Italy. composed
Sorrentino; Hal Stephens and company in
the scenic monologue. AT / a. M" the
Retons, in "a Christmas Eve at Home;'
The great Goldin, comic juggler; Annie
Meyers. prima donna soubrette; the Gloss
Brothers, gladiatorial athletes; Hugh
Stanton and company in "A Bargain
Fiend." and Ed Latell, comedian and
banjoist.
Rose HIS English Folly Company viii
be at Kernan's Lyeeum. Among the clever
with the company are Collins
and Collins, punsters and parody singers:
Catherine Rowe Palmer, contortionist and
dancer: Joseph J. Sullivan, comedian, and
Carrie Weber, who presents laughable
act, entitled Nam selle and the Cop"
Hickey and Nelson an acrobatic sketch
team; Willard and Wheeler, two pretty
girls in a change act and conversational
dance. and Phil MacFarland and James P.
Lee, in Dutch and Irish comedy The
finale Of the entertainment is musical
and terpsichorean novelty. entitled stolen
Pleasures
Among the players at the Bijou will
be the Matweef Duo. Russian dancers:
Leslie and Curdy, comedians; Amy Nell
son, Coincidence; Weston and Stapieton. |
kings of Momus: Harry First, character
and Barth and Fleming gro
tesque eccentriques.
AT Gentry g Dog and POny snow 1hfr- |
teenth and U Streets, the usual clever |
things will be done. Regular matinee |
prices will prevail and every dollar paid
In will go to the Galveston sufferers.
The advance sheets of the several the |
aires indicate that each theatre will be |
crowded. II is safe prophecy that today |
will be the greatest theatrical Wednesday /
which has ever come to Washington. Peo- |
pie will be at the theatre who have never 1
Oeen in playhouse before. There will be 1
many who have not seen a theatrical per-
Icrmance for years. The kindly spirit OF
he managers of the Washington theatres |
las warmed the citizens to them.
Every Government clerk who shows to |
lis chief of division ticket TO the Calves
on day matinee will be excused. This |
word has been passed around through all |
he Offices of the Federal and District gov
Everybody should go to a Galveston day
matinee. Every dollar taken in goes to
Galveston.
On account of the concert for the Texas
'elief fund. Wednesday, September 10, in |
which the United States Marine Band Is 10
AXE part. at the Columbia Theatre, there
will be no concert at the Capitol this week.
IN Wednesday September &C. the band
will render a request programme" Re-
,ues;s should be sent in not later than
Monday