Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-23
BENEFIT FOR ACTORS
FUND IS UNDER WAY
Souvenir Stamps,Issued Through
out Country, Now in Los
Angeles Theaters

Ever have an actor down on his
luck come begging to your back door!
No.
Know why?
Because it is the boast of stage folk
that I'VE take care Of our own"
Well, did you ever think how they
did thisf Here is one way:
The Actors Fund is an organization
with headquarters in New York, the
sole business of which is to look after
the hard luck members of the profess
sion. 1t aids those in temporary mis-
fortune, i'll or out of money. 1t main
tains q fine home on Staten Island for
the old and decrepit, wherein right now
are a number of mummers, whose his
tory iluminates the stage of the re-
cent past, but whose present where
abouts you have likely forgotten. They
are comfortable and happy there,
knowing no cares, passing their last
days in peace.
But it takes money for all this, and
the fund has to be maintained. Its
principal source of revenue Is the big
annual fair given every May in New
York city, when the great and small
of the profession unite in making mer-
ry and money at the same time. All
the country contributes TO this talr'
Here is how every Angeleno can do MS
part: \
The Orpheum circuit has issued a
million Actors Fund souvenir stamps.
These are in denominations of l, ana
&c. They have been apportioned out TO
the various Orpheums box offices all
over the country, in equal amount, and
each house is keen to outdo all others
I'm making record breaking sales. The
entire gross proceeds of these sales go
into the Actors Fund
The Los Angeles Orpheum received
its stamps yesterday and they went on
sale at once, with the demand excel
lent Supplies have been furnished 10
the other houses here, and even If you
do not attend the Orpheum, you can
pet stamps at the Mason, Grand, Ma
iestic or Burbank box offices, so don't
trv to dodge Every ticket purchaser
IS expected to buy stamps-as many as
he likes. Every pass holder-well. a
mass holder dare not refuse to stamp
his courtesy ticket with a nickel paster.
Business men are urged to buy the
stamps in packages and put them on
their outgoing mail. II they do not
want to go to a theater for them, they
will find them on sale at the Broad
way, Bullock's and Hamburgers stores
And &c they don't go after the stamps
the stamps will go after them, Tor II Is
expected that parties of Thesplans VIII
invade the various office buildings anu anu
stores and seek sales in quantities. For
II is a most worthy charity, and thls
is the only way Los Angeles, always
open hearted, can aid 1t.
The stamps are beauties, in three
colors, and of ordinary. postage stamp
size They are not to be used instead
Of hostage, but in addition to it. They
will be found unique souvenirs to give
away to customers, and Of great ad-
yertising value. They can be put on
express parcels or on bundles for Wag-
on or freight delivery, as well. In
fact their use is possible in hundred
ways, and every cent spent for one
goes to the fund-there Is no deduction
for "eXpenses."
This is the first time the vaudeville
interests have ever taken part in the
annual Actors Fund fair, but the Or
pheum circuit determined that as 1t
did take up the work. it should be done
right. It is fully expected that the
million of these stamps issued will be
sold, and perhaps many more millions
ere the work is done.