The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-06
ACTORS FUND
FAIR OPENS IN
NEW YORK TODAY
President Roosevelt Delivers
Speech After Pressing an
Electric Button.
ROSTER OF FAMOUS
STAGE FOLK PRESENT
Anna Held, Majeska, Lillian
Russell, John Drew and
Many Others There.
ROSTER OF FAMOUS
STAGE FOLK PRESENT

Associated Press to The Evening Time..
New York, May 6.-The Actors
fund fair, which promises to eclipse
in magnitude and magnificence any
previous charity bazaar in the worlds
history, opened today in the Metro
politan opera house with the pressing
of button by President Roosevelt,
1t will extend through the entire week
and every minute of the afternoon and
evening there will be something do
ing distinctively worth while. The OBJ
ject of the great exposition is to add
to the treasury of the national actors
fund, which annually disburses some
$4,000 for the relief Of stage folk.
The work is purely charitable, involy-
ing the care of the sick, the burial
of the dead, and the support of
home for inf1rm actors and actresses
who are no longer able to follow their
profession and who are without means
of support.
The present fair is the first of its
kind given for the benefit of the fund
IN the last fifteen years and has
aroused great enthusiasm, not only in
the metropolis, but from ocean to
ocean and from Canada to Mexico.
All of the leading theatrical stars and
managers of the country have worked
necessarily for months to make it the
success 1t promises to be, and have
received the assistance of scores of
prominent society people
The decorative scheme for the fair
was devised by Edward G. Unit, the
well known scenic artist. and has re-
suited in the transformation OF the
big opera house along unique and dis
ttnctfve plans. On the main floor is
reproduced the principal street of the
village of Standardization, lined
with historic buildings, including the
Shakespeare house. Anne Hathaway's
cottage, the Guild hall and dozens of
other quaint Warwickshire buildings,
all fitted with booths wherein pre-
side pretty young women engaged in
the sale of antiques, CURES and souv-
enirs of all sorts.
In the Anne Hathaway cottage are
seen displayed souvenirs and relics of
many famous players and authors.
There is button from E. l.. Daven-
ports coat; a boot once worn by Les
ter Wallack; a watch carried by Sir
Henry Irving; a sleeve from gown
OF Adelaide Nelson; relics of Jeffer-
son, Booth, Barrett and MCCULLOUGH:
and autographs in profusion, includ-
Ing signed photographs of Robert G.
lngersOll, the patron saint of many
stage folk; Dion Boucicault, Charles
Reade, Ristori and Fanny Davenport
Inc Shakespeare house has been
fitted up as gallery for the sale of
paintings donated by scores of leading
modern artists, Of an aggregate value
Of some $4,000. Mark Twain. Chan
ming Pollock. George AIDE and many
other authors and playwrights have
donated hundreds Of copies of their
own works. all bearing autographs.
Anna Held is presiding at booth at
which she sells chances on her $4,000
portrait. The Buffalo Bill Indians
have been donated" by Colonel Cody
and are engaged in hawking native
wares for the benefit of the fund. Mrs.
Stuyvesant Fish, assisted by many
other prominent society women, in
charge of the flower booth. The do
nations to be sold for the benefit of
the fund include everything from
building lots. automobiles AMI naptha
launches to dolls and penwipers.
A list OF the actresses In the booths
Is almost roster of the great stage
women of the nation. Among them
are Ethel Barrymore. Madame Mod
jeska. Blanche Bates, Mrs. Fiske, LII
liam Russell, vioola Allen, Maude
Adams, Amelia Bingham, Elsie Janis.
Maxine Elliott and scores Of others.
The actors include John Drew, Doug
las Fairbanks. Hamilton ReveIie.
Robert Lorraine and all tho BeIasc0
stars.
One Of the noteworthy features ia
the presence at the fair Of over ] 900