The evening world., 1903-01-24
Mlramont Castle, at Manitou,
Practically Selected by Com
mittee as Sanitarium for Con-
sumptives in the Profession.
Benefit MAY RAISE 100000.
Every Stage Organization In the
: Country Has Pledged Its Receipts
for a Day In March, to Aid the
Project.

the sanitar!um for consumptlve actors
which prominent members o. the pro-
fession have been making efforts TO as
tablish for some time Is nearing the real
tzation OF the philanthropi: players
plans.
Aunt Louisa Eldrldge is among the
earnest workers for the sanltarlum in
New York, and to an Evening World re-
porter to-day said:
The fund for tablishing this home
for consumptive players is growing. and
in q short time 1 hope a place will be
provided for members OF the theatrical
profession to go TO when they are brok-
en- down in health and are practically
outcasts.
"A short time ago 1 received letters
from Robert Bell, of Denver, who Is at
me head of this sanitarium scheme,
asking me to Cooperate with New York
professionals in furthering the plan Of
rounding a sanitarium In Colorado.
All Hands Against Consumptive.
mo one realizes VIVA a life n con-
eumptive without means lives until ne
comes across these sad cases and Views
them personally. A consumptive Is not
desired anywhere. or course we have
u Actors Fund Home here. but in
durable diseases are not admitted.
"When an actor is suffering from con
sumption he Is generally sent to Colo
RADIO or Arizona ana provided with the
regular weekly allowance of 81. Now
when an actor reaches Denver with the
hope of becoming benefited by the
mountain afr, the FIRST difficulty pre-
SCENTS itself in finding a place to stop.
The first-class boardlng-houses abso-
lutely refuse admittance to consump-
tives. Advertisements of furnished
rooms Invariably read Children. dogs
and consunptivex rot admitted So
many cases OF consumption have devel-
oped in the theatrical profession that
the plan of this sanitarium was greeted
witt great approval"
Building Practically Settled.
The plan of those interested in the
enterprise is to buy or build a large
eanitarium either in Colorado or Ari-
soma, and so far have arrangements
been carried on that the building
known as Miramont Castle, at Mani
tou. has been practically decided upon.
The building is all of stone and has
twenty-five furnished rooms.
The castle was built by Father Fran
colon, who went to Manitou in 1897
with the intention of erecting a sani-
tarium for consumptIve priests. He
had about completed the furnishings.
which were brought from all quarters
Of the old world. and are elegant in
material. when he and his mother. q
countess. suddenly left Manitou, leav-
ing the property TO be disposed OF.
Benefit Day I'm March.
So enthusiastic have members of the
theatrical profession been in establish
Ing the sanitarium that a benefit day
has been arranged for some time in
March. 1t is proposed that the numer-
GUS companies playing throughout the
United States give a benefit on the day
specified and turn the proceeds into the
fund. 1t is believed that 800, 900 will be
raised during benefit week.
Outside Of the individual actors and
private persons who are interested In
the san!tarium, every theatrical organi-
cation In the country has pledged its
support.
The committee which has been selected
TO handle the funds Is composed OF
OF New York: BIN" Hall. of Chicago;
Charles Farrell. OF San Francisco: Rob-
ert Norris. of Portland, Ore. and Rob
ert Bell. of Denver,