Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-07
WILL GIVE BENEFIT
TO HELP ORPHANAGE
TALENTED WOMAN WILL SING
AT BELASCO TODAY
Large Number of Talented Players
to Give Services Free to Swell
Building Fund for
Home

The crowds that attend the benefit
performance to be given at the Belasco
theater this afternoon, for the new
building fund of the Los Angeles or
phanage, will be treated to a program
of pronounced excellence. The sale of
seats for the benefit is of such proper
lions that the Belasco theater is sure
to be crowded. The seats have been
sold at uniform price of 81 each to all
parts of the house, with a charge of 81
for the box and loge seats.
One Of the strong features of the pro-
gram will be the first appearance be-
fore a Los Angeles audience of Mrs.
Mary Reed of Toronto, Canada, who is
visiting friends in Los Angeles and
who will make this city her future
home-at least for some months, until
her concert and grand opera engage
ments make it necessary for her to re-
turn to the east Mrs. Reed is a pupil
of Jean de Reszke. She has been the
soloist with the Emil Paur orchestra.
with Damrosch and with Victor Herbert
at his concerts at Days theater, New
York.
The benefit performance will COM
mence promptly at o'clock, and it is
expected that the entire list of num-
bers will have been concluded by 3
o'clock.
furnished by the combined orchestras
of the Belasco and the Grand opera
house. The Musicians union has grant
ed the necessary permission for its
members to play at this benefit with
out any charge, as has also the Stage
Employees union. Every cent that is
taken in this afternoon will be turned
over to the orphanage building fund.
The following well known women will
act as patroneSses of the orphanage
benefit: Mrs. Allan C. Balch, Mrs. H.
A. Andrews, Mrs. John Bicknell, Mrs.
Guy Barham, Mrs. Ernest A. Bryant,
Mrs. Harry Chandler, Mrs. John S.
Chapman, Mrs. Sam T. Glover, Mrs.
Kaspare Cohn, Mrs. A. NJ. Davidson,
Mrs. j. w. Dawson, Mrs. E. L. Doheny,
Mrs. W E. Dunn, Mrs. e. T. Earl,
Mrs. 7. E. Gibbon, Mrs. Albert Carlos
Jones, Mrs. William G. Kerckhoff, Mrs.
Charles Modini-Wood, Mrs. Albert
Moore, Mrs Edward Neisser, Mrs. q.
N. Neustadt, Mrs. Joseph d. Radford,
Mrs. Willoughby Rodman, Mrs. Alfred
Solano. and Mrs. I. N. Van Mugs.
The program will be as follows:
March, Aida" Verdi; "Humoresque,
DvoralO. Los Angeles Women's orchestra,
direction OF Harley Hamilton.
Character song, ''Helpl Help! Help! I'm Fall
ing in Love-" won Tilzer) Miss Adele Far
rington
Selection, ave Maria" CGuonod). Mrs. Al
bert carlos Jones'
song Take Me Down to the Ball Game"
CNorworth), Miss Fay BANTER.
Vocal selections Loves Springtide," (Ham-
mond); Ellie ct Mol" Mrs. H. H. A. Beach,;
Like the Rosebud" Ga Forge) Mrs Mary
Reed.
Cornet SOLO 'Fantasie," Jules Levy. Mrs.
Matilee Loeb Evans,
The third act Of "A Night on Broadway"
with the Murray & Mack company. introducing
Liza The Soul Kiss; Able. Take an Example
from Your Father; Pretty Poll; Casey Jones,
Yama Yama Did You Ever Go Balooning;
Come Down Town.
Vocal solo, La Boheme," (PuccinD Mrs.
Mary Reed.
The Belasco theater company, with Lewis S.
Stone in the fourth act of Jerome K. Jerome
comedy, Miss Hobbs" First appearance with
the Bealseo theater of Miss Florence Reed
The Newsboys' band THE Star Spangled
Banner" Direction OF George White.