The evening world., 1902-11-13
She's Going to Put Away the
Money Derived from Benefit
for a Rainy Day-It's Sue
cess Is Assured.
MRS. HENGLER JARS THEM.
Mother Of Dancing Sisters Feared by
Managers Who Otherwise Would
Sign the eIrIs-EtheI Barrymore
Sees "onlons."

Sometimes It pays a woman to tell her
age.
If you don't believe 1t ask Mrs. Annie
Ysamans. the merry Did sreen-plsided
soul Of "A Chinese Honeymoon"
It's going to pay her more than 5000
according to present Indications. At tho
benefit performance which u TO be ten
dered her in honor OF her sixty-Seventh
birthday at the Casino next Wednesday
afternoon.
How did II all come about? Why. this
way:
one night a couple of weeks ago the
topic in the wings was ages and "oene-
ats"
t'well." says Mrs. Yeamans, 1--WE APP
pSared at Hear knows how many bone
ffts. but I've never had one myself. and
I'll be sixty-seven on Nov. 49,"
.Then you'll have one this birthday
or TIL know the reason why spoke up
Adele Richie.
since then Miss Richie has herself
ssld more thar $500 worth OF tickets.
rbile the other members of the, com
pany have all taken n haha until MIs,
"a keep hor in coal all winter,
s.aood rracious!'' exclaimed the old
lady. raising her and and Their clap
ping them in delight when told where
the figures were climbing. what shall l
d6 with so much money?
mot r~etire7' was ventured.
nMercy, not she replied. 81 wouldn't
ratire II was as rich as Matches Mary.
why. when / was idle for four months
lat season l thought l should go crazy!
I was thinking seriously OF going in the
ballet. II something In the comedy line
didn't turn up. No, I'll tell you what
I'm going to do with my unexpected
wealth. I'll invest it-put 1t away as a
nSst-egg SO tina I'll have something
for nv old age. But I'll not quit the
stage till the stage quits me;
c,p pIss to sS Ss SId. m" " fe pios as young as a
Eiri, now that I'm going to have a birth.
day party-my very hrst-what DO you
say to that?'
Miss Richie is saying It's to be the
anest party the Casino has ever seen.
Boxes at s25 each have been purchased
bv Fay Templeton, LILLIAN Russell,
weber & Fields, Miss harrington and
several others. while A. NJ. Palmer,
ANt Ildll luOll anu Aiiohs
so for single seats.
Miss Russell. Miss Templeton, Edna
wallace Hopper and Ethel Barrymore
win act as n general reception com
mlttee and sell pictures OF the benen-
ciAry In the lobby.
s-To think Of their making such a FUSS
S SenDe me- I'm ia si The 'f fif,y nseSs years
I've been on the stage nothing IKE tnis
has ever happened to me, rs enough
TO turn my glddy young head; v.n
years Mrs. Yeamans recalls the might
In Sydney, New South Wales. when, she
made her debut in a boys, part In a
comedy drama called The Golden
Farmer"
"And with your experience what would
you say to a girl OF to-day who wants to
80 on the stage?' she was sked.
II should say to her. Keep on!
was the prompt. emphatic answer
"TSeep of. and SUPPORT yourself. II you
must, In some other way until you car
get married. that's what I'd say to her
Perhaps I shouldn't say It. but thu
stage OF to-day has too many pitfalli
for a girl. And the life-as ! have eN
pefienced it's full Of heartaches ant
hardships."
WAnd the pecuniary returns7r
mis-. osAHSp'AANN
tina white kerchief about her neck. The
she said:
i as well as the ]proudest day OF my life.
Mrs. Yeamans, with her daughtt
Jennie, will be among those who W!
participate in the benefit performanC
for unfortunate Mabel Bouton at Mr.
oaborn's playhouse on Friday afte'
noon. Others who will lend ;helr SCI
VICES are VIII Rising, Isabelle Undel
wood, Weldon GrOssm!th, Isabel
Glrardot. Mile. Proto, Katie Bany. To
6eabrooke, Annie Irish, Clifton CraW
ford, Robert Lorraine. blanche Rim
Marshall =. Wilder. julius ID. VIII
mark. Sam Bernard, Harry Davenpol
William Gould, Tom Brown, Fred
GalIick, Milton G. Buist and Lila Bio,
u Is stated by Herman l.. Roth, WI
has the arrangements in charge. TIL
the receipts. which promise to run vs.
into the hundreds, will be devoted
transferring Miss BoIton from ii