Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-21
ALL READY FOR
GREAT BENEFIT
SCORES VOLUNTEER TO AID
IN PROGRAM
Fund for Victims Of cressaty Cafe
Explosion Continues to Grow-Big
Show at Auditorium This
Afternoon

tain of the Auditorium theater will
raise on probably the greatest heneut
performance the city has ever Wit
messed. the benefit for the injured and
dying victims of the Crcssaty disaster
of Wednesday, February i3.
All arrangements have been COM
rleted. The program contains the
names of the most prominent actors
and actresses Of the city All the the
atcrs have offered with a ready hand.
When Manager Jack Blackwood of the
BelasCO thoater found out that be-
cause Of the regular matinee there he
would be unable to spare any talent for
the benefit performance he came for
ward with the proposition that he be
allowed to sell programs. The pro-
gram will be the most novel ever hand
ed out In Los Angeles. 1t has been
furnished by Harry Bell. one of the
most sacred treasures of the Bell fam
lily has been a copy of one of New
YOrk's first papers, printed in 1888 and
containing as it's chief attraction the
copy of Washington farewell address
to his troops. Mr Bell has had sew
eral hundred copies Of these papers
printed and each will contain the pro-
gram for the performance. The souvc-
t.ir program is a thing that no one can
afford to miss, and they will be sold by
Jack BlaCkwood of the Belasco, ollie
Morosco of the Burbank and the cell
ehrated MegaphOne Cook, who when he
learned that a benefit was to be given
offered to shine shoes at the doorway
of the Auditorium If it would add to
the receipts of the benefit
The program will he sold for such a
trife that everyone can afford one.
There will be no "holdups" in conneC-
tion with the performance and no one
need expect to he charged a dollar for
q flower or anything of that kind.
One of the clever features of the pro-
gram will be the appearance of Ted
McKenna and his wonderful dog, said
TO be the smartest in the world. The
other features are printed with the pro-
gram and there need be no comment
about their worth.
From the hospitals yesterday came
the report that the injured were i'm
proving. Miss Haggerty and Miss An
derson, both of whom We're thought to
he so seriously injured that amputa-
tion of their legs would be necessary,
may escape without the terrible ope-
ration.
But 1t will be many long weeks be-
fore they can leave the hospital to
face poverty and starvation had it not
been for the charitable people of Los
Angeles. The relief fund now amounts
to nearly $4,000 and subscriptions are
coming in all the time. Fifty per cent
of Mondays gate receipts at Cawston
ostrich farm will be given to the fund
The seat sale for the Auditorium has
been immense the single price for every
seat in the house proving popular.
About $500 has already been taken in
and probably $500 to $500 will be realized
by the sale of the boxes.
Remember the big show begins at .
o'clock, and it is going to be the big
gest show for the most worthy cause
that the people of Los Angeles have yet
attempted. Remember the big show
and remember the programs, and that
every cent of the money goes to ease
the pains of some aching heart, strick-
en- by the sudden blast of death and
disaster.
Following is the program:
Nellie Montgomery and the entire
Fischer chorus-Coon song. FURNISH
cd by Fischers theater)
Richard b. Harrison-Entertainer;
The HiltOnS@COmedy. aCrObatiC bicN-
clists, FURNISHED by the Empire thea
The Osborn chldrcn-slnging and
dancing speciality, FURNISHED by W. J.
! Miss Ethel Lucretia Olcott-Guitar
Edgar Atchson Bly-England's fam
Gus comique. Furnished by the Or
| pheum theater).
The odessa Europes fore
most iple-hOrZOntal bar gymna SITS
| FURNISHED by the Unique theater).
The Los Angeles quartet: Homer Grtf-
| fifth Mat Dennis, Frances Smitheran ana
| William Denis-Song. Until the Dawn
Evan Baldwin and Roso Marsden, in
their sketch. "Why Dorothy Went to
/ College CFrom the Mission theater)
Philadelphia Jack O,Brien, in his
talk on physical Culture with motion
Little Stella Gonzalcs-Charaote
| songs,
camille, Ladies' Orchestra of Venice
| ThirtY-siX pieces.
James l. Bailey-ImitatOr
Mrs Carolyn Won Zenzon-Lyric So
prano. Miss May Orcutt at the piano
| Miss Florence Stone. supported by
the entire Ferris stock company, in the
second act of The Holy City" Eur
nishcd by Dick Ferris Of the Audi
| tOrium).
Henry Stockbrldge and Miss Fay
| misunderstanding speciality (Furnish-
/ ed by the Burbank theater).
Ted NICK Jenna and his wonderful dogs
| featuring "Teddy,' the smartest dog in
the world