The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-09
$4,000 REALIZED
AT STRAND BENEFIT
Famous Players Take Part in
Performance Under King
Albcrt's Patronage.
MRS. BELMONT IN CHARGE

Perhaps no theatre. and certainly no
motion picture house, has ever presented
at a single performance such remarkhhle
array of theatrical ,alc,t as was shown
yesterday afternoon at the strand Inc
atre. the occasion being hcHeit per-
formance for the relief of belgian women
and children In answy to the appeal Of
King Albert and under his patronage
The effort was a success from every view
point the receipts were large tile enter
tainment lasted only two hours vel
come change from the usual lengthy ueh'
eft and every minute VAS enjoyed p> tne
thousands who went to the theatre despite
the bad weather
Tho heneht was under the direction OF
Mrs August Belmont, who was chdir'
man of the committee OF ARRANGEMENTS.
and there was a long list Of patrons ana
patroncsses Assisting Mrs. belmont was
an executive committee when Ih'iddel
Miss Elisabeth Mlrbury. Leon Garcey ana
James A. Wright. The benent VAS gwen
under the auspices Of l.. de Sadeieer. Bel
pian Minister OF state; Emanuel Have
NTH Bcixiau Minister To- the United
States. and Pierre Mai, Belgian Consul AT
New York.
The programme was arranged 10y Win
throp Nmcs and llolbrook Bliuu. The
actors and actresses made their appear
ances on a slightly raised platform upon
the separation OF heavy draperics. The
snoken lines were brief. sometimes AS
few as five or six, and in no case running
more than a minute. Exits we're made
from the side. Ou one side of the stage
near the footlghts sat Miss Sybll Car
lyle as Comedy, and ON the other side
Walter Hampden as Tragedy, each at
tended by page They introduced the
characters by reading verses written for
the occasion by Mrs Douglas Robinson.
Noted Names In Lat.
The entertainment was entitled stage
Portraits, "A Series OF Famous Dramatic
Characters Presented by Those Who
Played in Them" These were the char
acters:
Thomas Jefferson as RIP Van Wrinkle in
"Rip Van Wrinkle"
Edi,h Wynns Matthison as Everyman in
Vioia Afen as Hermionc in the "winters
nol9rook Bino as Jack Mar0ury in "sa-
Mary shaw A. Mrs Aly!ng in Ghosts"
Mrs Patrick campbs,!l as Melisande in
Ethtl Barr, more a Nine. Tren,Oni in
William il Crane as David Harum in
"Davld Hirum"
Frances Starr as Juanita in The Rose of
Mile D0rziat a. Countess Marina in The
Hawk
julie OPP as Portia In Julius Caesar"
Jane Cow as Mary Turner IN within the
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s,n"ns "a Cnn,,,e5 :" '>N' '''' 81 'e
Henry Mtltr a. sidney Carton In The
Only Way"
"ls' -! 9hl'" IL 'he nurse IN hoheo ana
pLvrs %.vs,, Terry ~ Viola ~ "rvsi,,h
Night"
vi liam G...ett, as Sherlock Holmes in
Shtr.oeE Holmes
,,' i.''e ,r,i,, "nr,' "'H' VI ."e metropolitan
William i...-snafn A. I,.o in "Othauo"
Mme Nazimosa a. Hedda Gablrr in
'hsHld Gnn.cr'
and fi'lit '"''P''" ns Ne''u'' III Hoheo
Marie Doro a, oliver Twist i'm "oliv.,
Twist"
rum Chatterton as Judy IN Daddy Long
r.. ,orh,,r 49, t,,,, Co.. s l..
London As.lrancr.'' ~
Blanche Bates as Cho Cho san in Madam
bItterhN
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49,,
.Nu'' as h'I ohe'Ihs' sang BEL
eiu.' foieS,h 'oIhppseu LOT 'he perlor
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VI tiie -" '"e' ""'Stei 10 bs gum, with
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t,e tou' W - S1'Irs :. "'ue an auuI ess'
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