The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-07

Agents and Importers of Mineral Waters
3 Barclay street, New York.
little in return. TIL ev came, too, from PEG
pie Of the highest standing.
Among these were Mr.. and Mrs. john
Jacob Aston. Perry Belmont. Mr.. and Mrs.
August August Belmont, James Gordon
Bennett, Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius n. Bliss,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Bonner, Mr. and Mrs
Andrew Carnegie, Sidney Dillon. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Drexel. Hon. A. s. Hewitt, Rev.
George II. BoughtOn, of the Little Church
Around the Corner" Mr.. and Mrs. F. K.
Vanderbilt. ex Secretary of the Navy Whit
nev and wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Ward Meal
lister, and indeed pretty much every one
who is prominent in New York society.
And all this occurred while the project
was young before all the details were ar
ranged, and before it became certain that
the great fair would be a success Since that
time theatrical managers all over the
country have co-operated and actors there
and everywhere have volunteered their ser
vice.
Patti has written a characteristic note in
French, stating that she will take pleasure
in being present. Clara Fisher Nader,
now the Oldest actress living, has written
asking IL there is any way in which she can,
at her age. be useful. Fanny Dav-
EXPORT has also expressed
wish to do what she can, and similar
words have come from Mrs. Lester Wall
lack, Nine. Ponisi, Rosina Vokes, Helen
Barry, aud from actresses and actors with
out number. 1t is not at all likely that
there is any actor or actress Of consequence
in the United States who will not take a
more or less active part in the fair The
committees have been working as ener-
getically as they could. OF course, there
will be booths in the fair They are a part
off, oh DrY,fk IL
BILE for certain OF these. They are in a
sense its proprietors, clerks and all that
They raise the materials that go TO make
each attractive, and, what is more, profit
able.
AS originality is the thing sought after
most, and as all OF the ladies are artists in
their way, it is quite safe to say that the
booths, as well as all other things, will be
worth seeing.
Madison Square garden, as rebuilt, is a
very large place. 1t requires no small skill
to set stage like that even when you have
trained actors and actresses to help fill in
the stage pictures. Light and shape, gen.
eral color and effect all have to be weighed
and considered. The gentlemen who COM
posed the fair committee and the ladies who
make up the real working committees all
know a good bit about stagecraft.
but In this case they thought 1t well to call
in assistance. So Stanford White, the
architect who designed the new Madison
Square garGeD. was secured to draw the
plans for the interior during the fair. AS a
result it will present one of the most unique
spectacles imaginable.
All about the great body Of the garden
will run the boxes in which those who do
not wish to appear on the promenades or
about the booths will sit. Then right
under the boxes, all about the amphitheatey,
will be promenade, broad one, too, and
h1 kE.. EuTv- =
jewels to their hearts content.
Inside the promenade will be an oval
space 225 feet long by 80 feet wide This
will be the great feature Of the whole dis
play, for it will form one large village, and
such q village as is rarely seen. Length
wise broad avenue will run through it, a
handsomely designed entrance at one end
and a great floral booth at the other, where
the stage is. There will be side avenues,
too, and between these buildings that will
represent the best ideas Of all those who are
interested in the fair.
The various managers of the New York
theaters and of the theaters of nearby
cities, will, In the main, be responsible for
these spaces, and OF course they will Rave
tbs best Of talent at their command to help
them compete one with the other.
Some Of those structures in that small
village will recall memories as old as the
stage itself. One OF them, as an Instance,
will be reproduction of the house in which
Shakespeare himself was born, with AS
good an idea of tnat historic spot in the vii
lsgs Ia Avon. Noe will that be The only
thing that will recall the Immortal bard.
Some haunt OF good Jack Falstaff, sNeet
Jack Falstaff, may be seen, too. And "Old
Curiosity Shop" will also be reproduced.
Some sad memories will hang about this
feature of the fair. One will be inclined to
remember that "Billy" Florence of glorious
memory is gone, and we will remember
thas he might have been here to i'm
personate honest Captain Cutie himself had
he not met with an all untimely death.
That Joseph Jefferson will feel sad when be
sees it goes without the saying. There will
be any number of other structures repre-
senting the drama in its various periods,
and there is not a manager or an actor or
club that will not give up its most cher
ished treasures In order that they may be
seen and admired. There will be costumes
with many a story attached to them. Play
bills now historic will be shown. Yorick's
skull will be generously there and ancient
properties without end or number.
And down all the side avenues of the viii
lage will stand stores and booths where
actresses of all degrees of fame will act as
clerks or salesladies or in whatever capacity
they may feel called upon TO assist.
In some fairs that New York has seen in
the past a single distinguished actress Off
ciating at a booth has given to the event
success in a marked degree. How will it be
in this case, when scores Of the most
talented of them will offlciatel 1t would
seem that the question needs no answer, for
the very announcements as to the arrange
ments have been sufficient to draw out GER
tain guarantees of success. Those guaran-
tees are made and in money or its equiva-
lent, which will be money before the fair
closes
AS director general of this fair 1t might
be assumed that Mr.. De Frece is entitled
to all the credit for the work that has been
done for the fair before it is opened at all.
This is not proper assumption. 1t is to
Mrs. A. NJ Palmer, Mrs. E. E. kidder,
Miss Cayvan and their associates that all
the credit must be given. They have been
interchangeable, and have given TO the men
connected with the management Of the
fund a new idea as to the comparative
energy OF men and women. Many Of
these ladies have had to attend to their re-
hearsals and performances hours daily, yet
they have given freely of their time and
strength to this work. And there is noth~
ing selfish about any Of them.
At the very opening they were the first TO