Show UNIQUE THEATER BENEFIT Almost the Sev Seven en eu Performances Given UW 4 aW sli iM 1900 l was wa realized real zd from the th I theatre benefits be give vt tor tar the wives w and children t of L Gleason ard and Thomas Thomsa H R Brich um ton who were ere shot hot and md killed J tj hy t J 3 M Shockey The committee of street car carmen carn carmen men n who had the matter in charge cha were instrumental in disposing of almost 2000 ouo tickets at 23 cents ach cach The were printed for or them free of o charge W V O 0 Gourley the owner nid o manag r of or the theatre found It nece r et U to rne J seven during the afternoon and evening to tf accommodate S 8 the people pe who bought tickets The day after the shooting M Mr Gourley placed the theatre th at the cI al of the i t car men His MIs only reservation was SIS to be bf taken in at the lh ticket ti kf f to pay the performers performer The other expenses s of the da day a amounting to about abo iw be he paid out of his hIa own OW pocket At the second performance pt f ci given en dur dar ing In the afternoon it was impossible to t accommodate t e crow f which congre congregated gated the tte That necessitated nece an ut t t nc making seven Bei dur during ing ins tIle fHe fiT day At Att tV the last e last evening standing room roun w a as only o y thing left lea le fl a d the tia t curtain went wp tip on thE inn turn tars t I ii i |