New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-30
FROM GARDEN TO VILLAGE.
p,,1rDIyi THE HOME OF THE ACTORS, FAIR.
WONDERFUL CHANGES WROUGHT BY SWIFT AND

woyDFRFUL CHANGES WROUGHT BY SWIFT AND
sK1LFuL HANDS AIDING TIE FUND.
As soon as the Madison Square Garden clear
~ the audience which had attended the performance
~ the Black PATTI on Thursday night. the Garden
was given TO the managers OF the Actors Find
Fair The WORK OF constructing the buildings AID
booths for the fair begun early yesterday morning
and last night enough had been done 10 convey some
potioa, faint and faron, perhaps. OF what the ap-
pearfnce of the Garden would be like next week. All
possible preparations had been made beforehand The
walls and roofs and pillars Of the buildings had been
made and painted various theatres and were ready
10 be brought and put place and fastened together
The buildings chiefly of canvas, and painted
like stage scenery, except that the painting has 10
be done much better and more carefully Than that
of ordinary stage scenery. because 1t is TO be seen
more closely and without the advantage Of the clao-
crate systems of lighting common on the stage
But the work of bringing the pieces together, set
ting them up and joining them is by no MEALS sH"i'
large number OF men were at work all day ana All
last evening and though they made excellent progress
ia setting up the skeleton OF the village as 1t Were
much yet remains to be done and there VIII be niue
dleness about the Garden before Monday evening,
whom the fair will be opened The progress Of the work
Yesterday showed however that there was no danger
NJ t,c preparations not being complete In time. Eco
nlc who saw the Garden last night said that no West
own town ever grew up rapidly than this village
which is TO stand for week.
A rood description OF tho booths and q cut showing
,ho irrespective appearance Of the Garden was given
IN these columns few days ago The big flower
6ooth with It's golden columns. not visible last
night and neither could the japanese garden and the
Russian booth be seen, but the Old Curiosity Shop
was in place near by and looked exceedingly pretty
and natural. il is to be occupied museum under
The charge OF the New-lork Woman's Press Club
Through the middle OF the Garden the appearance of
b,-in I'm ilp a
Shakespeare town looked altogether fragmentry. and
oppositc the candy booth, with quantity of large
pillars gave distinct promise Of coming beauties The
Globe Theatre, tho Dukes Theatre and tho Chatham
Theatre looked almost completed, though the first mp
peared somewhat teeSc opcd. The arches and columns
for the Madson-ave. end OF the Garden were on hand
but not in place.
some mention has before been made OF the cleo
tica displa, 10 be provided by the Edison Company
The largest iluminative design will be fan sixteen
feet wide, which will appear constantly TO open
and shut as the lights of which II is composed are
turned and off, The crest OF the Actors ORDER
OF Friendship is to be made in lights for its BOOTH and
over the Hover booth will be large American shield
also Of lights. a small but interesting display VIII
be in the Jewel department, where diamonds. rnbieS
and pearls will be initiated by tiny incandescent
hmpA These are the niora Important designs
and there will BE- plenty OF lesser ones
The arena boxes OF the Garden were sold by auction
the Madison square INt,e yeSteIuiy lOr 'LS OPVH
ing night Of the fair Monday. The total result OF the
sale was about &C. 500 The first box sold TO Mrs
A. l.. Hayman for 1928, and the second 20 Mis- Agnes
Ethel AT the same price. The next two were SOD TO
Mrs John Chamberlain and Joseph Jefferson at S1o5
each. e. J. Wo0lSey bought one for 800. and Her
man Schanewald orc for $50. Fourteen boxes were
then sold at $50 EACH one at S5 and at $40. and
then the next was bought by Mis-, Georgia Cayvman for
SlOO Two mole were sold for $50 each. three at $50,
four at $50, S23, three at So So one at S22
one at Sol and twenty one at goo. only seven boxe'
we're sold at lower prices than these the lowest being
SIS.
An interesting matinee performance was given az
Pamogs Theatre yesterday the benefit of the fair
The plays a Modern st. Anthony by Miss
Margaret Townsend. and a Stag at Bay by Miss
Townsend and Arturo Cuyas. The actors IN them were
Miss Julia Arthur, Miss Clara Barrow, Miss May
Iiaines Miss Wecvle VIVIAN Louis James Edward Fell,
Philip Stanton e. ). Abees, Horace Mitchell. James
J. X. Hackett Adoph Jackson Ralph -jartlet Miss
Anna Poyd Miss Geraldine McCann and Miss Loe
Fuller Omyo san and Oyaye san, dancers from The
Imperial Court, japan, gave some OF their national
dances and there were music and Rotations by Gle
mene Bologna signcr Campanni, Miss He.cn Won
DoenhoG. Aubrey Boucicault and Miss Rosa Linde.
Queen Victoria has Scnt TO Madame Laura schirmcT-
Mapleson through the Lcrd Chamberlain, her photo
graph and autograph be prescntcd 10 the Woman's
Committee OF the fair. The Queens autograph Is
written on parchment. and attached 70 IL i the ROYAL
Seal Of Great Britain and Ireland The Whole Is hand
somely mounted and framed. AZ president Of the com
mittee Mrs Palmer received the eft Yesterday and II
is her intention dispose Of it by subscription AT the
fair next week