New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-15
FAIR MAKES $4,000.
Addition to Actors Fund the Work Of
Women, Says an Actress.

Tho great Actors Fund Fair is at end. and tho
fund is $4,000 the richer The Metropolitan Opera
House, which for eight days the scene Of
more strenuous efforts gather in dollars than
often witnessed IN New York. is dark
and silent AS a matter of fact the spirit of the
fair as one worker put it, had gone out yester-
day. People came and bought things, but all were
tired and had come to the point where they could
The little glass covered case IN the Players
booth. holding the long black purse found on Ed
etter the Adeisde Neson ' minaur e and ths
shoe buckles worn by William Rufus Blake the
comedian. bore a card with the words Sold TO
fhs said Ts made %b up a the club
possession, Of the Players"
the place where Mrs stuyvesant Fish's fiorai
booth had gathered in so much money stood the
helpers young women Il didn't know" said Miss
amy Grant one of them. that one could become
=, The Professional woman's League heads the
sSsn shPFs Fasa OF ,s rI IS
The Rainy Dases had Closed aT F6ob D. b PTGe
handed in over 500 taken in at their 'f Booth be
sEes me sums gathered on the floor by individual
The sentiment booth had several visitors from
THIS booth has had for sale number Of articles
mage M oK the aged inmates Of the home and also
at the latter home sent apron which was all
her own Work, though her hands are crippled
through with her teeth
Pretty girls worked hard as ever all afternoon
and so on. Even nine -yesr-old Olive AfcYinn the
smallest member Of Chsuncey Olcott's company
climbed up in big auto" and with a megaphone
improVised from a copy OF The Spectator" tried
her loudest 10 sell It,
Now that the fair Is over, the managers Of the
various booths are comparing notes 10 receipts
The booth for the dolls dressed by we'll known
actresses realized $1,000 The most profta bic feat
ures were the floral booth. the racing wheel con
Quoted by Cathrine Countiss, and the voting con-
tests for the most popular actor actress and non
professional woman.
The women made the fair a success" said one
actress yesterday. The tried and tried TO
get a fair up, and failed. Then they gave the
With mad rush OF the friends of contestants for
various prizes the Actors Fund Fair closed on the
stroke of twelve last night. Daniel Frohman, who
was reelected chairman announced that the gross
receipts would probably exceed 900 A few min
utes before midnight man with roll of $500 made
an heroic effort to get many registered for
his favorite actress, and stormed and fumed be-
cause another person crushed through the crowds
threw down check and captured the last votes
dividual
Bonita" voted the most popular actress get
ting 226l0 votes. Miss Pauline Fredericks and Miss
Ethel barrymore were the next highest in the vot-
ing. George NJ. Cohan voted the most popular
diamond star. contributed by the estate OF Miss
Georgia Cayvan- Mrs. II. B. Harris was voted the
most popular non professional woman. She is the
vile OF the theatrical manager. Mrs Daniel Froh-
man won the diamond. valued at SIS COO which was
ratified off She bought at least 11e chances IL was
said Miss Margaret Mayo voted the most pop-
ular woman dramatist