New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-05-21
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Broscn of Harvard Clothes the Poor
-Mr. SaUage's Opera Plans.

Henry
clothes together. preparatory TO taxing par III
curious convention that attracts no HCue SO1eNe
IN Cambridge each spring. Tomorrow large Dun
containing more than twenty suits of CASTOR cloth
ing as many pairs of old shoes. hats etc.' some OF
which have done service in the college play ana
some of which contributed to the daily auorllneii'
OF Mr. Woodruff. Howard Esterbrook' Wll'laHl ~
SELL Arthur Shaw, Douglas J. Wood, j. defoh NIL
Ter and other principals in the cast Will De shpPou
- I,os+on Next week the convention OF old
clothes" will be held at Phillips Brooks House,
Harvard Yard.
The AFFAIR is conducted by undergraduate or
ganization known as the Student volunteer Assoc
citation Everything in the way or clothins Is III
cluded-underWear suits even an occasional dress
COAT stockings with all the Variegated splendoI
that clings to Undergraduate ankles, pam an anu
fancy waistcoats and hats too numerous 10 l"eh-
During the week of the collecting the H tnsTd
Philips BrooKs House where the various religious
s9cleteS OF bundles 1a are epened the various articles
sorted arranged and finally distributed to local ana
Boots and shoes for example what might be
called the uskegee speciality at Harvard seTH5sl
TOMS institute where the shoe shops are lmInedI-
aey useful IN m 6s mtv The Salvation Army in
Boston gets practically all the derby hats.
= .o,o-5od +ba4 a visitor at the recent Royal
Academy private view saw cataogued portrait
Of q, B. Shaw and FASTENED to find it. It turned
out to be miniature. and, standing IN dIsaPPon +
Ocean? Is this amp
Henry w Savage will conHne his efforts in the
grand opera field the early portion of the coming
season solely to the production of Puccinfs
Madame Butterfly" The opera will have an
elaborate production. and, the libretto has been
furnished by John Luther Long and David Belasco
FTs n haTe co wit such distngushed
composer as PuccinD popular interest will probably
no al 0pQOtiatOnG hpinR M
peted with several foreign artists of reputation for
this Who VIII be ne Eih 2and 6ner
Company which will not be seen in repertory until
principal cities Of the United States '
Miss Kitty Cheatham has sailed for London to
fulfil numerous concert engagements there, both
autumn. and it is likely that she will again be
comedy.
Some doubt seems to exist to what depart
ment of this paper should chronicle the doings Of
Miss Ella Haitian (Jaguarina), the woman who, as
porter Of the Martha Wellington Hotel. carries
men out on her shoulder in the second act of THE
vanderbilt Cup" Is the actress or an
athlete? The sporting department seems to regard
her as the former. and turns over to this depart
ment the following letter. which We giving her the
benefit of the doubt, herewith print
To the Sporting Editor of The Tribune.
Sir; Several writers on theatrical affairs in ref
ton with my appearance in ''The Vanderbilt CUp''
ander the that a S derons 81
meeting any fencer in the world with the sword.
either In mounted or foot combat Such is not the
fact. Six years ago publicly stated nat would
this country Europe foot or mounted contest. for
any sum. from $1,000 to $500 side winner to take
response, and one was heard from. I then an
nounced that had retired as a fencer, and would
this, decision still adhere.
the world ana defeated them and have won all
the honors with the sword that a woman can expect
that title has always been distastefui to me- The
Was femce and Was aways readT to 5a1 Taa6
ability tested with a substantial sum of money at
stake. Therefore. will you kindly state for me that
I seek further honors as a fencer-and don't
ELLA HAITIAN Jaguarina).
The Navy Department has practically made to-
afternoon half-holiday for officers and
of the navy to attend the benefit performance
in BeascO's Theatre which the crew Of the Atlantic
Fleet is to give for the San Francisco earthquake
sufferers kilograms from Boston and PhiladeI-
phia received by the entertainment committee state
that many blueJackets from those cities will attend
the performance.
Several retired admirals and naval graduates who
now in civil life have purchased boxes for the
affair. Rehearsals have been held every dav This
week on the ships of the fleet in the North River
ana dress rehearsas are to be held at the theatre
this morning and afternoon.
The crews of the vessels have contributed a pool
OF over $1,000 TO wager upon the result of a boxing
match. which is to be feature of the show Other
numbers are to include quartet from the Ala
oama some sleght-of- hand work by Ensign White
mead, OF the flagship Maine: buck and wing dance
by four eoored SAILORS from as many batteships
quartet from the Kearsarge in Southern melodies
and a display by Irish comedians. cOrnet PLAYERS
strong men. wire rope walkers and contorfionIsts
all from the ships crews.
Rear Admiral Coghlan has assigned thirty-two
of the finest marines of the navy yard in Brooklyn
to appear in the show. ''
The orchestra will consist OF the best musicians
from the eight batteships and four cruisers of The
Meet; NO fewer than a dozen original songs in
e I n keep on the Target" by Alderman OF
the pennsylvania, the author of Damn Damn
Damn the Filipino, will be sung. A number of
ofnclals from the Washington Navy Department
will be present, in addition Rear Admirais Evans
Davis, BrOwnson and Coghlan.