New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-01
THE WEEK OF THE FAIR
NEARLY READY FOR THE OPENING.

THE GREAT EFFORTS FOR THE ACTORS FUND
LARGE RESULTS ASSURED.
The preparations for the Actors Fund Fair at tho
Madison Square Garden were continued at rapid
rate Yesterday and before evening much progress was
IN he noted Al the Madson-ave entrance the large
arch WAS in position, with the curved lres Of pillars
ot the right and left Of II. This arch forms the
gateway 10 the street through the middle OF TIE
village into which the Garden Is transformed. At
the other end of 1t the Maypoe was in position, but
il was not yet decorated The fronts OF the tierboxes
we're festooned with green, and more festoons hung
from the ceiling. The roof OF the Globe Theatre
had been extricated from the foundations and tho
building presented familiar ana natural appearance.
All the theatres represented. the Globe the Dukes
and the Chatham were nearly or quite completed
They are in miniature, Of course, but not so the
Shakespeare house, close by. That is almost as large
as Its original, ard is said 10 be the largest house
ever constructed By the STAGE carpenters and scene
painters methods. The candy and sodawater booth
opposite this will be Of the most attractive In
the fair Most Of the work on 1t Is that OF tile house
carpenter and that OF the stage carpenter, as Is
the ease with nearly everything else In the Garden
some progress had also been made with the flower
booth Yesterday and more OF Its design could be seen
than before.
The following letter from President Harrison mas
been rec els ed by the fair committee:
Executive Mansion Washington, April Il. 1892.
~ p pse Sir hays received the invitation e1
tended 10y you ID other citizens OF New,Iork to
be he'd at the Madison square Garden during the
hr, week In NAY reere, at u VIII n9t DC Po ,ss
fact that already have IN enlargement to be IN
at The laying the o GoTne a9d,bSr q 70 ' he
In Rochester in your rta.s, on Decoration Day. MAJ
80 ana especially f. view Of the fact that my engage
Let me assure you of my sincere lterc-t in the
charitable enterprise which you have inauguEstea
large ~ to place your fund upon permanent ana
satisfactory basis. Very PEyj yC%Ts; HARRISON
Tomorrow night ut O'Clock the fair will DO
openod The ceremony OF the occasion Will begin
with two-mlnutc address by ~ NJ Palmer the presi-
dent Of he fund introducing Edwin Booth ana joseph
Jefferson. Mr.. Jefferson will then make bref ad'
dress and a, IFS close the president OF the womens
Executive Committee viii give the signal Tor the
opening selection OF music. At This homent the
various booths will be Illuminated the officers Of the
fair committee and the trustees OF the fund VIII pass
through the main avenue 10 the Headquarters OF the
committee and the fair will have begun
The preliminary work OF the fair, which has flied
:, MANY busy months, may be said 10 have ended
with yesterday. Long as The time mas
been. and incuslriouaY it has been used
the members of the committee have often w'shei
that il coud be longer A. IL Is 80 thorough ana
e,hcicat LIS been the LABOR Of the Woman COM
mIttce tina, the fair oHns with the sum u
a. 600 In its treasury. There was a month or 30
Of planning or perhaps more. before the first great
rally of the women IN the theatrical profession ana
ont of 4, took place at the Holland House Ii
un, thea that the real enthusiasm 70. the far
began. or nj least that was where II made It's hr'S
visible sign After that the women went to work,
and for a fortnight nothing but ihcir Ofious sue
res, WAS heard ~. Then there came II little time OF
,,,,tia di>courl.cIen and depression, but II SOON
proved TO be only reaction, and everything mas
since gone on with increasing energy ana mas leo
always to greater hopeiunesS. III gaining sun
,crptiois and gifts of goods, the WOMEN ot the com
mIit.e Individually and collective ~ have done won
der, some OF the single record, are enormous IN
thou,se,yes Tile lurges, is that Of Miss Georgia
Caviar. who has collected $4,000. Miss Estefe
CLAYTON and Mis- Isabella Evesson are not very Tar
behind hi, recoid and Hiss Dora Goldth"atc Is
high I'm the list. Mrs. Rachael McAulcy, who has
ren one Of the most active workers. has collected
5000. Mrs llarr.ean has also "A large sum
Mrs McAueys booth Ut the iair Will be unique
ard attractive, ior there will be found library
e b,,,k, the personal gifts OF authors, including
.,nc OF the most distinguished In the country
willie foreign writer's represented In sauiyiuS
nambcr. Each book las I'M Inscription on It's ny
leaf from the author, and IN some cases letters Ok
some length will 20 with them. MIS- h"r''e'
Ho.cher stowe sends number of copies Of her novel;
q, various mprints and descriptions, "uh'ie louis
cabin Among other authors In the list are W. ID.
uowcs f. X. stockton, John Hay John Champnp.
J. r Trowbndge, T.. b. Adrich, ueC'se W. Saoe'
H. H. Boyesen. George W. Curtis, Amehc hNe'-
Chandler Richard Harding Davis. Andre Iheurie"
Moncurc ID. Conway and Brander Na""o"s.
Among the exhibits few will attract wider ana
stronger interest than the portrait RELIEF III prohS
Edwin Booth localized by the profile OF shakespeare
in union with IT. II is Mrs McAucys gift TO the ta.r,
and il i, 10 b. gift TO the PLAYERS Cup rom uao.e
WHO are 10 unite In purchasing II from the fair nauX
ment The entire proceeds OF its sale, $l.oOo, VII
help to swell the fnnd tha the Ir wa or rss sropor
ton Of them have already been TAKEN III 0'0'A' "
'' Among the recent donations Is bust Of Joseph
jefferson, contributed by Mis- R9hne beverage; ,,.
through Mrs James ii; Meade eleven dolls dressed Is
Isabella McKeon Of the stuart Robson company, , a.,
sisted Mrs Hayden with the wardro5es Mrs Mhn ,nI
through Mrs. James II. Meade pastei u W. -
Florence worth 81 900 TN !. Al. sow~.
An attractive feature OF 'n Ws .ar w" viii be held By
prominent lyric artists In this city Tne nst =
sy, promised % ysSan ss'
a lne' Vess Madame scach Miss Marie Tempest Mis-.
Lille 2 BERG Madame saa srosaSS Clara louise kellogg
owns theatrical business mes manSss and ni s
s. Som Duke Marras Branch 6Bric John r. RSseT
s sidN W. <. Thompson. George " Farren Harry
Phillips, ". l.. Linens Walter hudson, John W. MO
and the feature S wl , sa%
in nSt paper entitled Fair Topics, will nI,o Be
p''i tns fair ' informed OF the various Incidents
ana interests Of the weeks activity Among the con;
Glider, George William CARTS; Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Minnie Madden ps stephen Ss -, Fss s. sSa Iii hs
oman ,ro from 1 IL y,