Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-10
HOME Of THEATRE
TO COST $5O0,OOO
Splendid Structure in New York
Will Contain Charities and
Booking Office.

New York. Feb. s.--Pians for a mag
niicent $500. 1000 structure which will
soon be built near Central Park south
as the home Of the theatre IN America
were announced yesterday by Daniel
Frohman, president OF the actors
fund.
it VIII. without doubt. be the most
democratic institution over reared in
the interests of any art, either here or
In Europe. Broad in its scope II will
house not only the grent charities of
the allied professions, drama music
and the flne arts. united into ono, but
also great theatrical exchange to
do away with the booking ONCE. q
ncncommercial theatre where native
American dramas may be tried out and
many other projects for the mutual
assistance Of all In the profession.
il IS proposed to get the nucleus OF
the endowment for this national home
OF the theatre from the proceeds of
the coming actors fund fair which Is
the largest the management OF the
fund has ever undertaken. At this
, fair. to be held during the week OF
MAY In the list regiment armo"y
the trustees expect to clear $4,000.
TO "ECfN WORK THIS FALL.
"A good share of this must go 10 abe
! fund itself which is In sad need Of ,.-
| pletion." explained MIR. Frolman yester-
DAY but the rest should be used for
the vast philnntrophc scheme that We
now have under way and from which
investmen, and income can he secured.
we hope to begin operations by fall.
| liz. |, no, law
structure to take so many interests IN
der one roof. 1t will not cost less than
SloCn. bat we do not believe that there
will be great difficulty in raising this
through the actors fund fair benefit
and donations. Several of our weal-
thiest philanthropsts have already pro
mised their support.
''One whole floor We will devote t.
the united charities of the three allieo
professions.
experimenting this we have vas
pension scheme whereby the member
Of the profession themselves provide
for their old age and their huia'
There are at least 10000 workers il thu
allied profession
! Expert insurance officials have out
lined a plan whereby dues OF e cents 3;
week will insure GOOD living to "a
| those who pass the aGe limit
| Another floor will be used for a grca
| theatrical exchange, which Will do aW"
with the individual hooking offices IT,
! take from 70 to - per cent. of the salar.
for periods Of a week to month.
will bring the managers and the act
| into closer relation. With the Wild
possible field To choose from. the ma
aver can ind the person with precise.
the qualifications he demands aud tn,
actor will know Just what managers re
puiro of a person with his individuality.
HOME FOR ALL ACTORS.
This will put an end to the pathetic
tramping of streets from office to office
looking for job.
There will be rooms, some htted with
! small stages where the applicants can
demonstrate their talents, The vaudeville
people can put on their acts and sew
eral manaserS can witness them and
put in bids for their services II gives
the actor an opportunity to secure "a fair
compensation.
| This home H. not for New York but
for the entire country from coast &c
coast and the efficiency OF the organiza-
ton lies in its national scope. Only thus
can its standards OF fair treatment and
| decency be enforced.
Another floor will be devoted 10 the
developments of genuinely native Amer
lcan drama"