The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-22
The Composite Benefit.

A composite entertainment by all the
theaters Of the city Friday afternoon at
the Metropolitan opera house, every
dollar of the gross receipts to 90 to
the California relief fund, has been de-
cided upon. Every theater in the city
will offer the pick Of it's attractions;
"The Clansman and the Rufus
tan and Bijou; the Ralph Stuart Stock
company from the Lyceum, and the vau.
deville companies from the Orpheum,
the Unique and the Dewey theaters.
The musicians union has offered the
services of hundred musicians, and
the stage hands and attaches Of all the
theaters have offered their services. -
The following committee is in charge:
Theodore L. Hays, Bijou, chairman; l..
n. Scott, Lac Stafford and Robert Scott
OF the METROPOLITAN theater; Arthur
Lambie of the Bijou; George E. Ray
mond and Earle May of the Orpheum
theater; Ike Speers, Walter wager and
Ralph Stuart of the Lyceum; William
Singer of the Dewey and George G.,
Porter and Jack Elliott Of the Unique;
3: ". Murphy, Smith. B. Hall and W.
T. Frazer. -, 5@..
The journal Cadets, with their band,
have offered to give street parade
Friday noon with view to advertising
It %,
Thru the courtesy Of the Kimball-
Storer company. the tickets have been
provided free Of charge, and will be in
the hands of the policemen and fire
men for sale. tomorrow morning. The
Murphy -Travis company have furnished
free the poster and advertising print
ing, and the Northern Display Adver-
work gratis, while the Bill Posters
union will attend to the distribution Of
advertising cards without charge.
T w. T. Frazer Of the Chamber of
Commerce has been appointed chair
man of committee to sell the boxes
for the benefit, and it is expected that
at least 5000 will be realized from the
sale Of the boxes alone. Tickets will
be sold for one price, only--one dollar
served seats at the box Office Of the
| Metropolitan Tuesday evening, April "a
The Roosevelters, Too.
The Roosevelt club will give spe.
/ cial performance Of the ttRanee of
Oudh'' at the Auditorium next Satur.
day evening for the benefit of fire and
earthquake stricken San Francisco
The Northwestern National Life Insur
ance company has donated the use OF
1.-THE Auditorium, including ushers and
ticket sellers Enough programs are
left, and these will be auctioned off.
1 Exchange tickets can be had of E
IG. Patterson, 304 Minnesota Loan and
Trust building. Everything will be do
mated with the exception Of the musi
clans in the orchestra, and these will
be paid by the Roosevelt club. AL
tickets will be sold for 81 and it. has
been so arranged that every dollar
taken in will be sent to San francisco
A Weeks Receipts.
The Casino rink, Eighteenth. ant
Washington avenue N, has offered tt
4 give its entire receipts for next weel
to the California relief fund.
/ At the mass meeting at the Audito
| rum tomorrow night collection fo
the California sufferers will be taken vi
at the conclusion of a program which
will include addresses by Rev. G.. J.
Morrill, on the "Doom of San Francis
co, !" Mayor Jones and w. L. Harris.
| The crack drill squad of the stat
university has rendered it's services t!
cal benefit at the Metropolitan opera
house, Friday afternoon
1 The Ladies Auxiliary Of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen, No. 81
will donate percentage of the pro
ceeds of the lecture by Eugene v. Debs
to be given at the Auditorium on tn
evening Of April 80 to the San Fran
q cisco sufferers. Mr.. Debs will be i
y Minneapolis Tuesday, May !. having
vacant date and if the auxiliary ca,
make arrangements, lecture will b
Z given on that date, all the proceeds Q
Z. which will 20 to the sufferers.