The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-05-19

4ne Actors FUND Fair was being so
tremendously successful that they hadn't
the heart 10 choke it of last week as
per schedule. II was allowed 10 lap
over two days into this week. II has
been announced that more than S35, 900
was realized for the fund.
he most profitable features were the
Hover booth. the racing wheel. and the
voting contest for the most popular ac-
treSs and the most popular woman con-
nected with the fair who is not on the
stage.
Fifteen years ago Cayvan won the
diamond star awarded 10 the most popu-
lar actress Of the day. Il was by her
wish that her executors gave il TO the
fair TO be voted on this year. Is II. or
IS 1t not, a commentary on changed
tastes and ideals that Il should this
year have been awarded to Bonita. the
star OF Wine, Women. and Song" the
big buriesque show at the Circle. which
has made a real all-arOund hit, and at
tracted there during its long run the
sort of people who ordinarily would not
dream of patrOnizlng burlesque?
George Conan was voted the most
popular actor. winning by about 800
votes from Wallace EddinEer. Mrs.
Daniel Frohman Miss Margaret Hing
toni won the 10000 diamond necklace,
with ticket numbered %.
Broadway is watching London with a
telescope these days. So many Of 1.-The
boys are tempting fate over there, and
so little of interest is happening at home
just now that the center Of interest has
shifted 20 the other side of the mill pond.
To everybOdy's surprise. the biggest hit
among the American companies appears
TO have been scored by Mrs Wigs. g"
1t took the English public the better
part of the first act 10 get the hang OF
IL, but then the success Of the Ldebler
production was assured.
SOthern and Marlowe are getting all
sorts Of praise from the London re-
viewers, and from all accounts doing
good business. But neither the public
nor the press cares very much for their
plays outside of Shakespeare. The
beauty of their productions is receiving
most favorable comment. and their own
artistic performances. but Il is perfectly
evident that London prefers Shakespeare
70 Hauptmann. Sudermann, or Percy
Mackaye- And -ou know, it's barely
possible that London may be right.
Twelfth Night and las You Like
It. We're both most favorably received.
though in the latter SOthern took no
part. Their Romeo and Juliet also
seems to have made the best sort Of an
impression. though one of the critics
prefers not TO express his opinion Of
Miss Marlowes abilities until he has
seem her in a better part. Commenting
on this the London correspondent of
the Dramatic Mirror exclaims Great
Scott! or. rather, ditto ShakespeareD
Is Juliet then SO poor part. forsoothi''
1t is with their production of Ham
let" however. that the company seems
10 have made its biggest hit That was
so very well received that they kept Il
on longer than they expected TO. and
II was not until this week that they put
on When Knighthood Was In Flower
and had their first experience with the
British gallery gods ''booing" They
were roundly booed for the liberties
taken with Henry VIII in that play.
The portrait Of the much married king
Is perhaps more forceful than fiatter-
ing. stu Il must be admitted that these
expressions Of disapprobation had rise
rather in a mistaken loyalty 20 the Eng
fish throne than in calm and imprefu-
diced Judgment. And. after all Edward
VII is not descended from the lively and
turbulent Henry, so why feel badly