The evening times., 1900-09-15

! charge the Galveston Day matinee
! benefits is busy. The programmes
at all the Washington theatres are to be
| bright and attractive and every dollar
every penny-paid into the box Offices will
go into the fund which is to carry cheer
and comfort to sore hearts. Not one cent
is to be scaled off the gross receipts for
! advertising, printing music. lights, ser
! vices, or aught else Every dollar, every
| penny, will so to the sufferers in the
| storm-stricken district Of Texas.
! The suggestion was made yesterday
that benefit box parties be organized to
/ help swell the fund that viii be raised on
! Galveston Day Wednesday, September 10.
! The idea was taken hold of by prominent
/ Government officials, including the heads
| OF executive department, and bureaus and
! the chiefs of division. Prompt action was
/ taken also by District officials and ii was
the understanding that employees would
! very generally follow the example set by
! their chiefs. 1t was thought that the va
flous departments need not close earlier
| than usual, but that any enpfoye who de-
sired TO patroniZe a Galveston Day bene-
! tit, might simply walk out. That idea has
| been received with such favor that it is
now proposed to go still further. and the
/ suggestion is made and universally as
sented to, that the Executive Departments
/
| the District Government and stores and
shcFs shall close at o'clock on Calves
| ton Day that the people of Washington
that all the people of Washfngton-may
/ pay the obligation of charity which they
eve to their tellowmen in Texas.
a large number of Government Off
| cials and leading merchants have been
! seen. and not enc has thus far expressed
| opposition TO the plan that Calves
| ton Day. Wednesday, September 9.=pub-
| lie otfces and stores shall close at
| clock p m. that all employees may at
| tend Galveston Day benefit This is
| contribution to the cause which GOV
| ernInent officials and merchants of the
| city may rake. The theatrical mana
! gers have given their -playhouses the
! players have given their talent the
newspapers have given their columns, all
| have given what they could. Every body
wants to work together. and the de-
| pdrtments and stores ought to close as
! the theatres open.
Nobody in Washington gets anything
! out Of the Galveston Day matinees bur
/ The consciousness of duty well perform-
, ed. II there is any glory in being charf-
/ table and giving a lift to people who
/ sulfer, everybody in Washington can
| have share OF the glory The sternest
! people in the church are expected to
| unbend on Galveston Day and join with
/ the populace in doing that which God
| must certainly approve
! It is a safe prediction that every Fed
| eral and District Office in the. d strict
| OF Columbia viii be closed on Galveston
! Day, Wednesday, September 19 Il is
| 50 a safe prediction that the stores
! will be closed.
The matinee benefits are TO !a pro-
lessional affairs They viii be given by
! the companies that are billed to appear
! at the National Hashim's Academy
bllou, Chase-s Grand, Lyceum, and the
! Lafayette.
host of public entertainers who have
| won Is.ureIs before the footIghts have
! volunteered their services TO T c. Moves
| of the Evening Star Chairman OF the
! Committee on Galveston Day Benefits. He
! has been almost overwhelmed with the
| charitable propositions of these free
hearted people But proposals of this
! kind should be addressed to Joseph Luck
EFT, manager of the Columbia Theatre
! The regular season at the Columbia has
not begun. and this therefore is the only
| playhouse which is open TO volunteers
Charles Hanford- has been -telegra pfled
| to, and although he has not replied he
| Will come He will do whatever the rom
mittee desires him to do, and if scene
from Ingomar' is thought to be the best
| attraction he can put on, it viii be done.
| Charlie Hanford is with the people of
| Washington on Galveston Day.
| Mile Julie ValIette has wired to Joseph
| Luckett that she viii come
| Mile Nallette, the young American sin
ger, received the greater part of her 1nu-
sical education in Europe. where she was
| for several years a pupil of the famous
Italian maestro, LampeTti She first stud
| led with Mons. Lueien Odend hal, ef Paris.
| who claimed her his most talented pupiI
| After much careful study she went 10
| Dresden and placed herself under Lam
peril. He was delighted and surprised at
the marvellous natural flexibility of ker
| voice, and composed many difficult aud in
! tricate cadenzaS to display her sitill in
| execution. He predicted future for her
as singer OF bel canto.' Her voice is
| pure soprano Of wide range great
sweetness, and with a warmth of color ard
| sympathetic tone that is rare Her enun-
citation is excellent Mile. Valiette stud
| led several operatic roles under Gustav
| Hinrichs but preferred to adopt the con-
| cert stage. She had sung in concert in
| Berlin and Dresden, and in numerous
places throughout Switzerland and
| France. AS the leading member of the
| Metropolitan Concert Company, of New
! York, in its recent Southern tour Miss
! Vallette added to her former success in
every prominent town Of the South. She
has received hattering criticisms and en-
| dcrsements from prominent critics and
musicians of New York city, among whom
may be mentioned such representative
names as C. w. Warren, Victor Thrane
Smith \. PenfeId, Addison F. Andrews,
William E. Herbert, and L. NJ Ruben
That sweet singer Mrs. T. c. Noyes,
whom all the people of Washington like to
hear, will sing one song, or two songs or
as many songs as the benefit committee
think will bring in the most money for the
Galveston sufferers.
The Carroll Institute Dramatic Club will
h called on by theieommittee do to some
thing which is short and good.
Singers and players from Hashim,s,
/ Chases Grand. and Kernan's will do an
extra turn on the boards of the Columbia.
A big bill will be presented Everybody
viii get his money s worth, and the dead
head will not be there. Any man who
asks for pass will be given into the ees-
tody OF the police Everyone must pay
and every dollar, every penny, goes to the
| Texas sufferers.
MORE MONEY FOR GALVESTON.