New-York tribune., 1914-11-12
NEWS OF PLAYS
AND PLAYERS
Actors Fund EndeavOrS to
Meet Financial Obliga-
tiOns-Other Notes.

tiOnS-Other Notes.
The finance committee Of the Actors
Fund, consisting of Marc Klaw, chair
man; Henry W. Savage, William Harris.
Sam Scribncr. Harrison Grey fiske and
Daniel Frohman, met yesterday af-
ternoon at the Actors Fund rooms
with view to devising means
I by which the safety and per-
manency Of the Actors Fund may be
brought about Il was decided to invite
representatives from the various or
CARNATIONS IN the city, allied with the
atrical enterprises for an early meeting
for devising ways and means. The Iund
is now taking care of nearly two hun
drcd sick and destitute actors, weekly,
all the year around: some of them are
the most respected and hOnored OF the
theatrical profession, but whose names
are never disclosed except to the mem
bers of the executive committee, and
the fund is maintaining the Actors
Fund home on Staten Island, which Is
home for the retired veterans Of the
profession in their declining years;
thus the fund is extending temporary re-
lief and burying the destitute members
Of the profession in all parts Of Amer
lea. But its resources are rapidly dis
appearing and an effort is 10 be made
to secure its maintenance at the pro-
posed meeting for devising ways and
means, and il was therefore decided to
invite representatives from the various
organizations in the city allied with
dramatic enterprises and theatrical
clubs TO a special meeting Of the fund
for further conference.
Among the plays to be presented on
the new programme at the Princess
Theatre is ain the Fog" by Frederick
Truesdell.
II. II. Frazee will present for the
first time in New York new modern
play in four acts called, What 1t
Means to a Woman" on Thursday even
ing. November 10. at the Longacre The
atre. The authors Of the new play are
+. II. Gould and f. Whitehouse, nth
erto unknown as playwrlghts. Inc
cast includes Rita Jolivet, Frank Mills.
Joeenh Kilgour. Laura Nelson Hall,
Alice John. Catharine Calhoun, Jean
Newcombe. Juliet Shelby. Marion Lord,
Florence st. Leonard. Royden keith,
Arthur Hyman and others.
The Calico Ball" for the benefit of
the Committee of Mercy will be held
~ Joan Sawyer's Persian Garden, 5Oth
81. and Broadway, this evening. Most
Of The quests who attend Will wear
calico costumes, and a festive pro
qramme has been arranged. Assisted
by Nigel Barrie and Mr. Harcourt
Miss SAWYER will appear in a roper
tory of latest dances, including the
"triple fox tr0t." August Belmont Is
treasurer Of the Committee OF Mercy
srd the committee which VIII nave
charge Of the "Calico Bali includes
i Mrs + Borden Hartman, Mrs. James
Y Fustis. Miss Elsie de Wolfe, Mrs
Charles ii. Ditson, Mrs. ); Got9oh
Douglas. Mrs. Ernest lselin, MIS-
SCHUYLER Van Rensselaer,, william T.
bnrden, James W. Barney, Bertram
Cruqer. Nigel Chalmeley-Jones, RANK
/ Crowninshield, Sherman Day, Gyril
Hatch. Horace c. StebbinS ana Rene
/ la Montague.
The first production Of The Gar
den of Paradise" will be made by the
Liebler Company at tne I"IN nc"
ire Friday, November ~.
lose Collins and some twenty mem
bors Of Lew Fields's Sui" company
were the guests of Joan Sawyer at MSS
Sawyer's Persian Garden last night.
The affair was known as "Suzl' night
For Saturday evening Of this week,
after the Yale-Princeton tootOail
game. the Yale players will occupy ad-
Joining boxes in the Manhattan Opera
House 10 see the performance Of
Life"
/ Charles Frohman. who has been
waiting 10 near from ". Somerset
Vaughan, the English playwright, con
cerning the manuscript OF his promised
new play, Yesterday received cable
from the playwright's London repre-
sentative saying that Mr. Vaughan has
given up writing and is serving o. a
doctor in the English army now IN
France.
/ 4. II. Woods has arranged 70 secure
from Charles Frohman the right TO
present under his management Edward
/ Sheldon's new play, THE Song OF
Songs" dramatized from Herman Su-
+ dermann's book Of the same name.
/ .Tom" Wise. Miss Irene Fenwiek, Cyril
Keightlev and the other leading mem
+ hers of The cast will be retained. The
plav is now running al the Broad
Street Theatre, Philadelphia. and will
.