Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-04-09

eveutA Each committee - responsible
for certain of these They are in .
sense iss proprietors clerks and 81 that
They raise the materials that 80 -
make each attractive and. that Is mere.
profitable
AZ originality Is the thing sought
after most. and az al Of the ladies' are
artists IA fesiT way. IL Is quite SAFE 10
cay that the booths. - well ~ an other
things. viii be worth seeing.
Madison square garden, a. rrbaslts -
. very large place. Ii requires NO
ANAL slun 10 SCI etsge like that even
wheD yoa have trained setors and
actresses 10 help FL Ia the stage pho
taros- Light ani shade. general colos
ana effect al have to he weighed sno
considered The gentlemen who com
pose the fair committee and the ladies
who make up the rcal working COM
mittees all know . good hit about stage
craft, bat In this case they thought u
well 10 call in assistance. So stamford
White. the architect who designed the
new Madison square garden. was se-
cured N draw the plans for the interior
during the fair. As . result il viii pre-
sent one OF the most unique spectsoles
imaginable.
AL about the great body of the
garden viii run the boxes in which
those who do not wish To appear on the
promensdes or about the booths wiz
Sit Then right under the boxes. al
about the anlphi,heatre will be prom
enade, broad one too, and here tks
fair danes may show costumes and
Jewels 10 their hearts content
Inside the promenade viii be an oval
space se5 fee. long by 50 feet wide This
will be the great feature Of the whole
display. for il viii form one large vii
lage, and such village rs is rarely seen.
Lengthwise q broad avenue will run
through 1t. a handsomely designed en.
trance at one end and a great doral
booth at the other. where the stage is.
There will be side avenues, too. and be-
tween these buildings that viii repre-
sent the best ideas of all those who are
interested in the fair.
The various managers Of the New
York theatcrs and Of the theaters o.
nearby cities, viii. in the main, be r.
spon.ible for these spaces. and of corrss
they will have the best Of talent a. then
command 20 help them compete one
with the other.
Some OF those structures In that small
village Will recall memories a. old ~
the stage Itself. One Of them. Is On In
stance, viii be a reproduction Of ths
house In which Shakespeare himseli
was born, with . good idea OF that
historic spot In the village Of Avon
Nor will that be the only thing that
will recall the immortal bard Some
haunt Of good Jack. sweet Jack
Falstaff," may be seen, too. And
"old Curiosity Shop" viii also
be reproduced. Some sad mem
Dries will hang about this feature Of
the fair. One viii be inclined 70 re-
member that Billy" Florence. Of glor
ious memory. is gone. and We viii n,
member that he might have been here
to impcrsonate honest Capt Cutie him
self, hnd he not met with an al untirie-
~ death. That Joseph jefferson will
feel sad when he sees IL goes without
saying. There will be any number Of
other structures representing the drama
in its various periods, and there Is not
a manager or an actor or club that
viii not give up its most cherished
treasures in order that they may be
seen and admired. There will be cos
tunes with many o story attached 20
them. Playbills, now historic. will he
shown. Yoricks skull will be numer-
ously there and ancient properties with
out end or number.
As director general Of this fair II
might bc assumed that Mr.. De Frcce Is
entitled TO all the credit for the work
that has been done for TIE fair before
1t Is opened at all. This Is not proper
assumption ] is to Mrs A II. Palmer,
Mrs. Z. Z. Kiddcr. Miss cayvan ard
their associates that ell the credit must
be given. They have been indefasiga-
bic, and have given TO the men con-
nectcd with the management Of the
fund a new idea IA TO the comparative
energy of men and women Many Of
these ladies have had 10 attend 20 their
rehearsals and performances hours
daily. yet they have given freely Of
tlreir time and strength 70 this work.
This fair. or rather the money that
viii Cow from II. win place la the
hands of the players money with which
20 care for those OF their profession who
may be called before the footlights per-
haps never again In this world. and so
broad Is this charity that they would
extend IL alike to the players who have
charmed thousands, 60 the trembling
page who has announced that the car
rage waits" OF even further 20 anyone
honorsbly wounded In the service. ~ IL
were. even though he were but scene
mover.
More than thai This fair will show
that the wall that was supposed 90
stand between the player and good So
ciety docs not exist at all any more:
that IL went down before public opin-
Ion long ago. And from this standpoint
alone this coming fair 81 the actors may
be considered q great event
EoxTrR CoarEa
&c; ~ q Secnod Vote.