New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-09
TO TAN "DEADHE4DS."
Conrieds Plan for Income for Act
Ors' Fund .4dOpted.

The second anniversary OF the opening Of the
Actors Fund Home. AZ West New Brighton. Staten
Island was celebrated yesterday afternoon. leading
actors being present and taking part in the exer-
cise5- The exercises were presided over BY A NJ
Palmer. president OF the fund He made an ad-
dress OF welcome, and introduced Miss Hortense
Mazurette. who sang solo entitled oh Lord BE
Merciful'' by Bartlett. This was followed by an
address by Heinrich Conried manager OF the Met
ropolitan opera House He spoke OF the objections
70 benefit performances as OF getting
money for the fund. saying that suspicion of beg
ging was connected with it He outlined plan
for obtaining regular income for the fund gay
ing. IN part:
propose that small tax shall be levied upon
class OF hahitual theatregoers. who at present
dSadbesds The fax mn m it.og refer 70 the
that II Will hardly be felt. and the results will as
the deserving actors and actresses Of the tinted
States beyond fear OF want
Permit briefly explain.
on Inquiry II has been asCertained that there
and concert halls each Of which is open for pur
poses OF business at LEASE one hundred nights each
Moreover-and this Is the point which chiefly
concerns us-it has been ascertained that the man
an average FIVE passes or ten tickets. free Of charge
With Rf fhs data Sye a eSrng point soon
10 the conclusion that 10 provide US with the reve
nue. we require II would only be necessary for
the managers OF the three thousand American
tax OF 10 cents on each free seat which they give
and TO pay oyer the resulting dollar every night to
the Actors r una
As you may see for Yourself ladies and gentle
men you multiply 5000 the number OF
theatres by 100. the number Of nights they
open. the observance OF our plan would
guarantee the Actors Fund annual in
come OF 100000 According to my scheme. the 10
cent tax should be imposed not for a year or for
any fixed number OF years, but indefinitely. At the
end OF the nTst ten years. with the accumulated
interest. the capital at the disposal Of the furd
would reach the impressive total OF So $50 600
enough. l think. and more than enough 10
allow the executors and administrators OF the fund
to give due effect to their chief am-which is the
foundation OF a permanent pension fund
In addition L. the pension fund ( propose that
a portiOn-say 800 Ou1-Of the annual income our
organization should be devoted to the creation Of
n special fund. which wOuld enable us to make
loans. the legal rate Of interest. - members 81
the profession in good standing and repute The
loans would in principle. he limited 70 one-fourth
Of the usual weekly earnings Of tho applicant and
the benefit Of this special fund would be reserved
say for actors OF both sexes whose saIary in
normal times does not exceed So.
Following Mr. Conred's address was solo bv
Edmund Stanley. Miss Clara Morris made brief
address, prasing the work OF the fund Miss NclIa
Bergen Wilton Lackaye and De Wolf Hopper also
took part in the exercises. Mr.. Palmer announced
that the proposition OF Mr. Conried had been sub
mitted to the board Of Of the Actors Fund
and had been adopted