The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-01-07

management placed the members of the
company on half pay and when the
troup arrived in Birmingham a lawyer
heard of the predicament of the per-
formers and prevailed upon three dis
Gruntled travelling stage hands to at
tach the show for their salaries. The
lawyers did this, it is said, in the nope
Of large fees for release of the scenery
by the New York hackers of the COM
pany. That is how the company hap
pened to be stranded in Birmingham.
The Little Boy Blue" company blew
up at the end of the matinee last Sat
urday afternoon. At that time few
of the principals had some money, in
Guiding the manager. and they man.
aged to get along. But of the members
OF the chorus none had money and
Jackie" Baulm. one of the prettiest
was Immediately removed to Roblnson's
infirmary suffering from an acute at
tack of appendicitis. The girls in their
trouble appealed to Mrs. Wilson Sea-
right, the head of the welfare depart
ment. The girls we're not disappoint-
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the machinery in action for the benefit
performance at the Jefferson tonight.
Tuesday night, yesterday at the mat
inee and last night girls frcm the
Little Boy Blue" company sold tick :
cts at the Lyric theatre with the CO.
operation of Manager Semon, who also
showed that is heart was in the right
place by giving permission to the vari-
Gus acts on this weeks bill of his thea
tire to participate In the benefit at the
jefferson tonight. 81
1t was stated yesterday by members
OF the theatrical profession that the
public would be given one of the best
shows of the current season at the
benefit tonight. 1t was stated that
there was no charity about the affair
as the public would witness a better
show than usual at less than the usual
price and the money thus accrued
would be used to send a score of des-
titute young girls to their hoices. and
also take care of one more unfortunate
than the others.
Douglas Treasurer of Fund
At q conference between the girls
yesterday In Mrs. Searight's office 1.
was decided to appoint. Manager r. S.
Douglas of the Jefferson theatre as
treasurer for the girls relief fund.
Manager Douglas accepted the ar
pointment and promised that he would
DO everything possible to get them
back home.
AS to the performance tonight. only
the best "stunts" of Little Boy Blue
will be presented. To round out the
evening the best acts at the Lyric will
interpOlate with numbers of their own
and the members of the Little Boy
Blue" company will also present sew
eral novelties of their own conception.
The members of the stranded company
and members of acts at the Lyric were
busy yesterday arranging the pro-
gramme at the Jefferson and every
thing Is ready for the benefit tonight.
At Robinson's infirmary yesterday
afternoon Jackie" Baulm said:
1T Just wish that I could get out
and help at the benefit. The girls are
sure to give the people their moneys
worth and / hope that everybody will
b. AZ kind to them as they have been
to me. want to thank all the Biz
mingham people for their kindness. 1t
amt 30 very hard to be sick in town
like this"
At the box office Of the Jefferson
theatre 1t was stated that 800 worth
OF tickets had been disposed of but that
the girls had also sold great many
tickets in the office buildings. Many
business men sent checks to the thea
tire for patches of 10 and Is tickets.
Other business men with request that
their names not be made public sent
checks for substantial sums to be con-
tributed directly to the relief fund OF
the girls.