The San Francisco call., 1908-10-13

TESTIMONIAL SEATS
TO Be AUCT|ON[D
Friends of Late Bob" Smyth
Will Attend Sale at the
Colonial Theater
Exceptionally Strong Program
Is Being Arranged for
Entertainment

tions lead to the conclusion that the
testimonial for the benefit of the
mother and sister of this we'll loved
writer Of sports will be huge success.
On Thursday night at the Colonial
theater the auction sale for seats to
the theatrical entertainment will take
place. Larry Harris, the man with
the stentorian voice, and of whom ii
is said that he can raise more funds
than Secretary Hitchcock, will act as
auctioneer.
All of the friends of the late Mr..
Snyth have expressed their intention
of being on hand and some brisk bid
ding is expected when the choice seats
are put up on sale.
An unusually attractive program has
been arranged by the theatrical COM
mittee and the best artists from all
the local playhouses have rendered
their services to help swell the fund
in aid of the family of one of the most
popular journalists the coast has ever
known
Members of the Dustin Farnum COM
pany from the Van Ness theater will
appear and Robert Warwick and Will
lett Kershaw of the Valencia theater
will present a sketch. A skit by MEM
bers of the Alcazar stock company
will also be put on, while there Will
be numbers by the best talent now ap
pearing at the Orpheum. The players
OF the Central theater will put on
turn, and Kolb and Dill, the popular
laugh provokers. are down for num-
ber. The American will send the
brightest bits from "a Knight for
Day." and the members of the Prin-
cess company will be strongly in evil
dence. Beside these well known per-
formers other high class talent will
aid in making the program one of the
most attractive ever offered in San
Francisco
GREAT BILL OFFERED
1t is only once in lifetime that
such a monster bill is presented and
for this reason it is expected that the
bidding for choice seats will be lively
from the start.
The musical union is spreading it
self and will do handsomely in the way
of offering high class talent. They
have considerably come forward and
will put from 15 to so pieces at the
disposal of the theatrical committee.
Philip Hastings, a competent and
efficient newspaper and theatrical man,
will have charge of the committees and
Will use every effort to make the en-
tertainment enjoyable and successful.
The managers for the performance
will be Sam Loverich, John Morrisey..
]. ]. Gottlob, Melville Marx. Walter
Hoff Seeley, George Davis, Abe Cohn
and Ernest E. Howell.
The stage managers will~be Harry
Orndorff, Fred Butler and Ferris Hart
man.
The committee on music will be
Gerald Kenney, Charles H. Cassassa
and John Keogh.
Committee on stage hands-William
Whorff, William G. Rusk, George HoI-
den and Samuel D. Simmons, of local
No. Is, theatrical stage employees.
Press committee-Philip Hastings.
Waldemar Young. Walter Anthony. Col
gate Baker. Ralph Renaud and Eliza
beth II. Strong.
The above committee with John
Morrissey as chairman. will act as di-
rectors of the entertainment.
THE PROGRAM GIRLS
Spike SIattery and W. O. McGeehan
will have charge of the program girls.
Twelve automobiles have been do
mated to transport the performers
from their various show houses TO the
Princess. The donors are: The Pio-
neer automobile company, 4; the White
company, 8; the Auto livery company,
2: the j. W. Leavitt company, 8. z. J.
Cough and r. r. rHommedieu will act
as a committee on autos.
W. =. MCGeCndn, Pnlllp hastings and
Bert Lowry will act as a committee
in charge of the auction sale.
The very best known of the local art
colony will contribute some of their
gems. which will be auctioned from
the stage of the theater. Among those
whose work will be offered to aid the
good cause are c. w. Rohrhand, whose
posters have the touch of mastery and
a subtle delicacy of conception that
make them the charm of newspaper
row Randall Burough will also offer
some of his choice bits of art. while
Bud Fisher, who could even bring
smile to the countenance of racetrack
folk after they lost their wad and had
to borrow ferry transportation, will
put some of those indescribably funny
A Mutt tribulation pictures on sale.
Herbert Roth will offer number of
his best characterizations. Strong,
Maurice Del Muc and Gustavus Bron-
strup will also offer some attractive
art features.
The photo engravers union local No.
s. Howard Griffith president and Al
Hoffman vice president. will donate all
the half tones and cuts to be used in
the program and for poster work.
There will be absolutely no expense
attached to the entertainment.
AUTO KILLS LABoRER-Los Angels. Oct.