New-York tribune., 1903-03-13
NOTES OF THE STAGE.
The .Actors' Home Fund Benefit q
Great Success.


Home Fund was given yesterday afternoon IN the
Metropolitan Opera House, which was hied to the
doors by O'Clock. when the performance oegeh.
The receipts last night had reached $780, and may
go to the s 00o mark by the arrival OF the DEBATED
checks The performance itself was full OF novel
ties acts of updoubted popularity; the auo1ence
held nearly everybody connected with the stage
now In or near New-Yorx, and hosts or matinee
girls who came to see their favorites at close
range. that the chatter between numbers was
iucessant and animated: and the usual bevy OF not
to-be-gainsaid sho1grls besieged each newcomer at
the door with demands that he should buy q pro-
sramme These programmes varied In price, ac
cording to the persuasive powers OF the Vehoers'
AS high as $40 was paid. And there was one saie
reported at 50 cents.
Introductory remarks were made by Wilton Lack
aye and The Song Bird of Melody Lane was
sung by Miss Kopp and her chorus from Mr.
Blue Beard" for the frst numbers. They were 1ol-
lowed by Miss Angiin and FritH williams In ne"
sketch written for the occasion by Clay NJ 1Teehe.
II vas a sketch ot domestic infehclty 1oho"i1s
close on she honeymoon. full of bright dialogue ana
rather more cleverly put together than some OF MI
Greenes pieces in the past. 1t was neatly piayeu.
The next number furnished by the MISSES Ooio
and FoIis from 1.-The Billonaire' MISS 6ohme
MaRtn from Mr. Blue Beard Miss Cameron from
.sNercv Brown Miss Tracy from 1.-The Chinese
Honeymoon" and Miss Clark from MI PicKwlck'
supported by q large chorus selected from Ihes0
pieces In the lofty hall Of pillars ~here Iainh0"-
ser sings song and the great procession narches
the long line of Broadway show girls looked com
icaly tiny and as each actress stepped OUT 10 sing
her Song hit" her respective play the VOICES
sounded TIMER still. Only diminutve MISS CiahA
managed to make herself heard But one must
hasten to add that Miss Bonnie Magln oahciiis
limbs need fear comparison with MF' 0'@u
ballet. 49,.
The next number comedy sketcn. wr',en' U,
II IS said by George Arliss and played oS ~.
Arliss Miss Blanche Bates and Robert names. ~
uaa called Her Aunt's Advice" and was excel
lentlv plaved especially by Mr. Ariss, Wno IN spite
of the too great size of the stage ana auuitot - In
gave q finished and drcI performance "ltnou' @ .,
r1~htest anparent expenditure Of extra enort. Inc
sketch closed patty with the now famous iie0'
"I have something to say to you. "hSt hA'v
Won to say to me?' AZ am going away iion N
Miss Iaughlin, Bobby Gayior, and stone anu
Montsonery from the wizard of o. appeared
pext and then Miss Russell sang MISS 6lan'He
Ring when her turn came. sang first Inc oeiie VI
Avenue A" The Metropolitan opera aouSe -
shzde larger than Mrs. Osborn's Play house Ou1
Miss Rings voice. and still more Miss Ring 8 curl
o,sly delightful confidence in her ability 10 please;
we're ample tc I'LL 1t. She tried The dooo tlu
Summer fine" for second song. ana. aIIeF Soiiie
effort aided by mere male with tenor voice III
one Of the boxes succeeded IN Teasing 'Ai7 "
TO totn her IN the chorus.
NJ sothern followed with the closet scene from
Hamlet" To play one scene from Hamlet az
meat TO the sandwich made by Ihe Gooo olu
Summer Time and the "F1orodora' I. se1tet Is nUI
altogether an easy task Mr.. Sothern was Warmly
welcomed but the echoes Of Miss Rings cnorus
did Hnxer The audience in comedy mood
i got its comedy IN bY Re the neR Msaes Blanche Ring
Iotae Vernon Adele Rtehie Nay RobTon = Ka1ie
'iSan' Bernard Edwin steVens HeroRe nne SS ~ n
maculate high hats and frock coats as able ana 10
worry about 6oomn COWS T. Rtsbe RGpS OF wore eGe
such long train that little Miss Barry fen inf4
If nn6 aas 70 aofs R5fft in
asr Tss F1iss sse curtain ha m haa
filed across the stage before II the 9oSr eft aIone
the curtain tail and 4ved under head first
and the Sultan of sulu' company IN its song hit
s.snce First Met You" completed the programme.
Miss Blanche Walsh was to appeaf put h sng hf Tsf
be In condition to play last night
An offer has been made to Wagenhals KempeT
to nut Resurrection" with Miss Blanchs Walsh
IN the exposition theatre during the Worlds Far
at St Louis in 1904. They have not yet DECIDED
whether they will accept the oner
HE.s T1oftus turnsd up at the Garden Theatre
last night after trip for her health to Atlannc
City and dressed for her part OF Katherine In III
were King" Miss Ellington, who has been playing
the part during Miss Loftuss Illness did not know
fhe latter had returned. and dressed for the same
part moment before the time for the curtain
to rise they met on the stage and looked At each
other.
II declare" said Miss Ellington.
80 do l." said Miss LOTUS
Miss Ellington made the change into the green
tights Of Huguette, the character she regularly
tain was delayed that long last night