New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-17
EXIT THE ACTORS FAIR
Winds Up in a Great Virginia
Reel and q Blaze of Glory.
SUCCESS IN EVERY WAY
paf3es at the End and Bargains
on Al Sides Draw Big Crowd
on Final Night.

!. ,...o- boats and 5000 automobiles at q
..nsr 2 chance drew a great crowd TO the
s..ore' Fund fair on its closing night, and
- rows that the lights would go out
.-,y- in the playhouses along the great
lite way and that the stage folk would
..,on over TO the It'll Regiment Armory
,o-7r4 out hundreds more. There were
-,or,,h actors and actresses at the big fair
"a. week. il is true, but the chance TO see
IN and every one Of them within the same
,-, and 30 rub elbows with them was
-,,,,b more euticing than q rattle.
Tic fair. had a hurrah closing. r. A
-,-7-nhsrn. the manager. and all the in
vericus press agents had nothing better to
s., than the old 1T far exceeded my ex-
-,,c+atfons," but they said It with a wide
r-iu on their faces. The dollars ciinking
rss rival sound 10 the splashing Of the
-rster in the big fountain
Ms Pauline Fredericks. with 1873
,.ofes won the diamond necklace in the con
,e-t t,, choose the most popular actress
+1errv 3. Warner received watch that
so-r,erlv belonged 10 Lester wallack when
Tie count showed that his 6.30S votes made
him the most popular actor. William Har-
rs triuruphed over his son, Henry 3. Har-
most popular manager. He received 1926
votes
Mrs. Ida Dexter Dinkins polled $500
votes in the contest for the most popular
.hv-lesoue actress. and received a diamond
necklace and pendant In the rattle for 4
diamond necklace valued at $4,000, Miss
Agnes Wilson, Of No. sos West 14eth streer.
vas 1he winner Lee - Agnew, OF No. 437
he FQrri1 nj 2rsy
atp-el. an actor, carried home the bust ~
President Taft. The drawings IN several
ot-a- rzf7es VIII be made to-day.
Won get e picture OF Jack Barrymore
.rh every box Of his Kisses cried Miss
Edna Wallace Hopper. who strolled over
from the motor boat 10 take ner turn at
the soft drink booth. Look Handsome
Iacy Barrymorei And with the dinple in
hts CHM Sweet sixteen bought and gazed
rgrtu-ously AZ Mr. Barrymore, and he
STOOD and looked sheepish-
Bidding was strong for the most-popular-
oiamond-neclzIace-lad and Miss Pauline
Fredericks worked hard 10 regain her lead
over Miss Billie Burke. for she was behind
b. 100 votes at one tine. Other starters in
that race were Miss Maude Adams. Miss
Ethel Barrymore, Miss Marie Tempest
-
more Roy Atwell sprung up in the mems
rare and at O'Clock was running fourth,
criv 4 B Warner. Francis Wilson and
Norman Haskell being ahead Of him.
.Ii-1..1?y Valentine. alias Il. B. Warner, and
Norman Hacket stood at either end OF the
hard. so that one could see Just who one
WIS voting for
The lungs that have lasted best through
THE ,ong week OF strain were over at the
ccunrry. store. where Vincent Serrano. Sam
Barnard, Raymond Hitchcock. Efngham
q E.esses for dime each. while Raymond
5fubbeu banged out his own music on the
Tiano.
An interested female group watched Julian
15itfnge's clothes auctioned of. one enthu-
Eiastic and determined bidder being lead
suz card In the burlesque queens contest
sure 70 1t me. y know" she whispered IN
What she thought was friends ear, but
what was really AT innocent bystander's.
Miss Valli Taln at the racing wheel,
Dave Montgomery in front of the Stone
To-bett fight, Miss Charlotte Walker at the
Southern booth and Miss Nance Gwyn sell
Ing seats on the Hewlett coach, all were
magnets 70 draw the silver and gold.
AFTER the booths were closed and the
rsndies and trif1es and tufts and actresses
were all sold all the actors and actresses
-5oined IN a great Virginia reel that only
ne arnory's floor could have held The
old Southern NANNY imported from New
Orleans yawned sleepily, but she was the
cnly dull eyed person in the big hall.