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MRS. WALLACKS FUNERAL. The funeral of Mrs. Lester Wallack was held last Tuesday at the Church of the Transfiguration in Twenty-ninth Street. The services were conducted by the Rev. Dr. George Clarke Houghton. Among the members of the immediate family who were present were Mrs. Arthur Sewell. Mrs Wallack's daughter: Mrs. Herbert Raynes. a grand daughter, and Mr. Raynes. and Lester Wallack. Arthur Wallack, Mrs. Wallack's son, was unable to attend on account of illness. Others present included Charles Barton, once treasurer of Wallack's Theatre; E. M. Holland, at one time leading man in the stock company at that house, and George Freeman, George McLean and George Truman, of the old staff of the theatre when Mr. Wallack was at its head. James Aikens and Joseph Driscoll, two stage hands at the theatre in the old days, were among the mourners. Flowers were received from many prominent theatrical people and organizations, including Mr. and Mrs. John Drew. Mr. and Mrs. George McLean, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Churchill. Mrs. Theodore Moss, the present owner of Wallack's Theatre, and the Lambs' Club. Interment was made in Greenwood Cemetery. The New York Dramatic Mirror, 10 April 1909.²