The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13


to be sent to Red Cross headquarters
at Washington by Treasurer Allen
knight every day until the quarter
million mark has been reached by the
state from all sources. Knight sent his
last $4,000 daily installment yesterday,
making a total of 100000 forwarded
to Treasurer MCGEE to date.
In spite of the disagreeable weather
the benefits were both splendid sue
cesses yesterday The Washington
square theater was packed to the doors
last night by auditors such as the Latin
quarter alone can produce. Every
number was encored again and again,
and the performers were most generous
in answering. In addition to the sum
netted by the sale of seats flowers were
sold which had been donated by Mat
raia & Co, Van Ness avenue; Pelicano
& Rossi, Kearny street, and f. Giovan-
mani. Montgomery avenue. Charming
girls acted as ushers and sold the bou-
quets during the performance. They
were the Misses Estelle Podista, Vir-
ginia Seiarioni, A. Perrone, c.. Pusf-
nelIi. Teresea Ridolh and NJ Ramponi.
The committee of the Regina Mar
gharita circle of Druids which had
charge of the benefit worked hard to
make it q success and succeeded in
securing donations Of everything eX-
expense and the sum of 1926 for the
rent of the place for the performance
was paid from the box office from the
sale of seats at the door.
Mrs. A Bianchi, besides taking charge
Of the arrangements of the benefit, ap-
peared on the program at the per-
formance, singing las the World Rolls
On" and answering several encores.
Mrs. Julia Sbarboro Rossi was in
charge of the arrangements in front
Of the footlights and superintended the
selling of the flowers. Prof. G. S. Wan
rell and Ray Carranza sang two num-
bers at both this benefit and the one
at the Valencia in the afternoon, and
were enthusiastically received at both
places.
Little Norma Browell and Baby Mil
dred Koenig and q tiny escort were
perhaps the most popular performers at
the Washington Square benefit, al
though It would be unfair to select any
one number for particular mention. as
all were enthusiastically received. The
audience We're Immensely pleased with
the show and the whole affair was most
gratifying to the workers who were re-
sponsible for the affair.
The Valencia benefit under the man
agement of the Salesian fathers of
Corpus Christi church was equally sue
the afternoon kept many people away
The sale at the box office was small
but the performance was worth twice
the price of admission, and had the
weather been more pleasant a packed
house would have resulted. About 81 900
was realized and this was all clear,
as the theater was donated by the Va
lencia Management, who also gave the
stock company in an act from THE
~ N 10 IN fx-f1t
bers of the company also appeared in
single numbers.
Darrell Standings rendition of Chew
alters song, MY Old Dutch" was one
Of the most artistic numbers on the
program and was enthusiastically ap-
/ plauded, as was Gerald Harcoug S reci-
tation of Kiplings "Gungha lin" An
toinette Crawfords Roman dances were
a distinct novelty and most artistic
ally done George f. Baldwin sang
Eugene Cowles' beautiful song, "Once
4 in a Purple Twilight" with expression
and was recalled.
/ Joseph Murphy's scene from Shaun
Rhue" demonstrated that the old artist
/ had not lost his power Of expression.
4 kHandkerchiefs were freely used dur
Ing the scene when he and Little Tim
I Miss Peggy Monroe) bade farewell to
his mothers grave. The song "A Hand
/ ful Of Earth was heard for the first
time in a great many years, for Murphy
has been in retirement Tor long time,
and only this worthy cause could in
duce him to appear in public again.
Frank McGlynn in The Old Guard,
Arthur Weiss in cello solos, Gino Severi
in violin solos. Arthur Cunningham in
three Of his favorite songs, Charles
Farwell Edison in bass solo, joaquin
Wanrel and Fay Carrenzo in grand
opera selections completed the bill,
which was opened by Hermann Hell
lers orchestra in Heller's composition,
Prince Hagen" Hon. jeremiah Sulli-
van spoke feelingly of the cause TO
which the fund was being dedicated.
Until the unsold tickets are counted
and small expenses deducted, the
amount raised viii not be definitely
known. although Father Buss stated
yesterday that it would be close to
/ 81 0OO Flowers were sold during the
performance by women of the stock
company, Helen Lackaye, Grace Ira
vers. Lois Bolton and Ida Escamilla,
and $3.50 was raised from this source.
The theatrical mechanics and musicians
/ donated their services.
The Nativity benefit at ST. Paurs
church netted $3.50 for the cause.