Evening star., 1900-09-20
The Roll of Honor.


-uces showed receipts as follows:
National Theatcr. Observation-Disclosures. 81. 100. 90
Chase's Grand Opera House GIL on
I!ashim's Academy of Music c. 400 Is
Columbia Theater 366 -
New Bijou Observation-Disclosures. 1S9.15
kernan's LyCeum Theater. ......... 1;;o. ST.
Gentry's Dog and Pony Show. 135.Oo
Stage Employees Union ........ 2o.60
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS S2977 ~
Every cent of this handsome sum will be
devoted To the relief of the storm stricken.
and the amount will be hastened to its des-
unation without delay.
Letters From Managers.
Letters inciosing checks We're received by
Chairman Noyes today as follows:
My Dear Sir: On behalf of the New Ma
tional Theater and of Mr.. Edward Rosen-
baum manager of the Nam selle 'Awkins''
Company. L take great pleasure in inclosing
my check for 81 100. the entire gross re-
Ce+pts of the matinee performance given
today for the benefit of the Galveston re-
lief fund.
Both the management of the company
end myself feel highly gratiied that the
public of Washington has liberaIly re-
sponded TO this most worthy cause. Very
truly yours,
"W H RALPEY
Manager New National Theater"
My Dear Sir: beg to inclose you herein
my check for Sti31. being the gross receipts
of matinee performance given this day at
Chase'S New Grand for the benefit of the
Galveston sufferers.
L assure you that 1t affords me the great
est pleasure to make this remittance and
l desire To extend my deepest gratitude To
the friends and patrons of my theater who
TO the number of 239I this afternoon In
attendance made this gift possible and at
the same time tender regrets to the many
hundreds who were turned away on ac-
70 ~ haiD l,la
remain yours very sincerely.
p b. CHASE.
Dear Sir: Inciosed please find my check
for Sio0.l5. the proceeds of the matinee
given at HaSh!ms Academy OF Music this
afternoon In aid of the fund for the relief
OF the Texas sufferers. Yours very truly,
ALEX. HASHIM.
My Dear Sir: Accompanying this letter is
check for the sum of 1858 representing
the gross receipts OF the Galveston benefit
matinee of Wednesday. September 10 1900
Respectfully. LUCKETT & DWYER.
Managers Columbia.
Dear Sir: Ii affords me great pleasure
to send herewith check for one hundred
end thirty-hye dollars and eighty cents
tSl3o-sOb, being the gross receipts of the
matinee on Wednesday for the benefit Of
the Galveston sufferers.
Yours respectfully.
'E HERMAN"
AS soon the amounts derived from the
substantial efforts at the New Bijou and
Gentrys Dog and Pony Show are received
by Chairman Noyes. which Will be early to-
morrow morning. the entire Galveston day
fund will be turned over to Commissioner
Ross for transmission to Governor Sayers.
How much greater the sum would have
been If all who were necessarily turned
away on account of lack of capacity had
been accommodated 1t is difficult to estI-
mate, but hundreds were unab bic TO assist
the great this account
The National Theater broke its record IN
M tir,E arfn ,pT1ra
lar prices. The Columbia. which had no
week attraction. but for which Managers
Luckett and Dwyer. with their character
istic enterprise. mad prepared an excellent
bill, Went far beyond the estimate placed
upon its share in the heart holiday and
made a most gratifying return. Chase's
Grand Opera House and Hashim's Academy
OF Music Were filed to repIetion and the
New Bijou and Kernans Lyceum Theaters
and GeHJry's Dog and Pony Show did nobly.
Impressive Incidents.
Countless Incidents and episodes showing
the sentiment Of Galveston day could be re-
corded, bat few 8igni1cant ones will suf-
fee.
Two plainly attired women visited the CO.
lUmbia's box office early I'm the day and
passing two half dollars through the win
dow to Mr.. Nee STEIN. remarked: I'VE can't
come this afternoon. but please put this
money to the Galveston fund heap
boy apparently about fifteen years old
came late 10 the gallery ticket window of
the National Theater and showed a shining
quarter of a dollar through
don't want to go UP. he said. be
cause / haven't got time. but just put that
quarter I'm the pile
Early in the morning Manager Rapley re-
ceived letter from Mr. Ned Gray inclos-
ing s. bill.
II won't be able to attend. so sell the
tickets this flyer will get over again and
push the good work along
Manager Chase Of the New Grand re-
ceived the following letter from c. Hector
C!emes:
Please hold one standing room ticket for
trclosed s.. which please accept my
mite toward the suffering at Galveston.
Tex"
Players Were Pleased.
Manager Ed Rosenbsum Of the Nam seile
'Awkins Company was more than satisfied
with the result Of the beneit at the Ma
tsonaL
1T Is a well-known fact" said Mr.. Rosen-
baum. that the theatrical profession is al
ways most willing to lend its aid to any
worthy charity. 1t Is particularly crafty
Ing. therefore. to the managers thereof to
see so generous response on the part of
the public"
The players at all the theaters were loud
IN their expressions OF satisfaction with
their audiences. One struck II off in cpl
grammatic style.
OF charity permeated the entire theater, and
the applause was something more, 1 am
sure to all the players than a mere recog-
milton of their efforts to please.
GratIAed and Satisfied.
Qualification was expressed by all the
members of the committee which was
formed by Mr.. Thomas c. Noyss at the re-
quest Of District Commissioner Ross. who
are: William p. Leech Of the Times, Mr..
Scott c. Bone of the Post. Mr.. Victor
Kauffmann Of The Star; Mr.. W. II. Rapley
National Theater; Mr.. Joseph Luckett Co
lumbia Theater Mr.. P. 3. Chase, Grand
Opera House; Mr. Alexander Hashim. Acad-
emy of Music: Mr.. Eugene Herman. Ker
mans Lyceum Theatsr, and Mr.. Charles p.
Salisbury of the Bjou Theater. All did yeo-
man service In the cause. and their satisfac-
ton was but natural.
The theatrical fund from the theatsrs was
not the only aid to the suffering Texans
from that source The sum of go, sub
scrIbed by the Theatrical Stage Employees
Union. No. z. N. A. Of T. g. E.. and sent
by Secretary b 4. Fleming TO Chairman