New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-19
CHILDREN ACT YELL.
Performance Of alias Jimmy
Valentine" Nets $4,000.

AS TIE result o. the remarkably successful
Juvenile performances Of Alias Jimmy Val
ehtine." az Wauack's Theatre yesterday
afternoon. the Working Girls Summer
Home, which Il under the direction % the
Women's Auxiliary OF the University Settle
nlent. VII have ss.OOO a. It's disposal Mrs
James Speyer, who is the vioe-president OF
the auxiliary. sold Se.eao worth % tickets
and the box once disposed o. the rest.
The theatre was filled With prominent So
ciety folk and friends OF rhe settlement
m those present expected 20 see an excellent
performance they were not disappointed. for
az q the little ones acted splendidly. This
was. perhaps. not 20 be wondered al. be-
cause al o. the children had appeared in
professional performances before.
The children were trained by M Albert
CoRies the STAGE manager of the theatre.
In appearance they strikingly resembled the
regular members OF the company. They
were in perfect command % their lines. and
their power Of imitation was carried IN sew
eral instances 70 the point OF reproducing
the voice and mannerisms OF those actors
hose parts they were taking
The attention naturally centred In the
principal characters-Lee Randall alias
Jimmy Valentine) AID Rose Lane. which
were played respectively by David Gal
lagher. who takes the role % Bobby in the
regular production. and Alma sedley. who
Is Bobhys sister in T. p. Warmers COM
pany Donald was convincing little crook
who reformed under the charming influence
% tiny little Alma. william p. Ward. as
Handler the warden % Sing Sing prison.
looked and acted like Harold Hartseu. o.
the regular cast No one did better than
"a
BED Joclya. the yegE. Irving Click. as BIZ
avery, an Old offender, was most success
ful-
John Hines, in the part o. Doyle. the de-
tective, played his role 50 well that Frank
Monroe, who created the part. said that
he was glad that Master Hines vas not an
adult. for ne Doyle would b. IN danger %
losing his JOB. Ruth Wells and Pearl Egan
unprecedented Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Web
ster. % the Gate OF Hope Society most
charmingiy. The other parts were well
AIKEN by jerome Fernandez. Sydney Ray
Melven. George Tobin. John Collier. Thomas
T0bin. carr Kahn. Viviaa Tohin. Philip
Traub Leonie F1ugrath and John Albert
Melven r.
Among the patrOnesses we're. Mrs. EichO-
las Murray Butler, Mrs. Edmund L. Baylies.
Countess BeTnstorf. Mrs. Henry Clews
Mrs. BOurke Cochran. Mrs. Robert FultOa
Cutting Mrs william H. OsgoOd Field.
Mrs. stuyvesant Fish. Mrs. Ebert n. Gary
Mrs George J. Gould. Mrs. Archer Hunt
iuFton. Mrs. Henry n. Hyde. Mr. Column
bis O'D. Iselin. Mrs. William Jay. Mrs
Pembroke Jones. Mrs. Lewis Cass Lssdyard.
Mrs John e. Livingston. AIRS. William r.
Leeds. Mrs. Seth Low. Mrs. John W Min
turn. Mrs. Paul Morton, Mrs.. John p Par
sons. Mrs. William Barclay Parsons. Ms
John 7. Pratt. Mr.. Moses T. Pyne. Mrs
Henry Clay Pierce, Lady Paget. Mrs. Fred
erick a. Penfeld. Mrs. James p. Reynolds
Miss r. Louise Sands. Mrs. Henry seliE-
man, Mrs. 7. suffeTn Taller. Mrs. Wander
hllt. Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt. Mrs. W K
Vanderbilt. r.. Mrs.. Henry Willard. Mrs
Orme Wilson. Mrs.. Hans Winterfeldt. Mrs
Frederick ". Whitridse and Nine Nordica-
Young.