The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-10
BRADY WITHDRAWS
ACTORS FUND OFFER
IS Several Managers Stand Out
lie Declines to Give Special
Matinee.
"
"PROJECT NOT UNIVERSAL"
Frohman, BclascO and Frazce
Also Refuse to Par
ticipatc.
"PROJECT NOT UNIVERSAL

The National Actors Frnd day. which
:. to he celebrated April ~. when theatres
In New York. Philadelphia. Boston and
Chicago are to hold special matinees for
the benefit OF the Actors Home on Staten
Island received a setback yesterday when
william a. Brady announced that he has
withdrawn his offer to give special
mat'ne.s In his theatres. on top Of this
intelligence came the news, which theatre
dom had overlooked. that several promi-
nent MANAGERS had declined to aid the
project In the first place.
1t had been planned to hold special
matinees in every prominent theatre in
the four cities and to make the event an
annual one. II was expected that at
least si50.0oo would be raised 1t was
because of the failure OF n few OF the
most prominent managers to give special
matinees that Mr.. Brady decided to with
draw He Is willing even now. he said to
give the performances II all the other
managers will do likewise, and even to add
$500 to the receipts of each OF his pro-
ductions.
"Any one who has followed the theatre
cal situation knows that for several years
! have opposed the present mrnagement
~ the Actors Fund said Mr.. Brady yes
terday. But ] am a loyal member and
for several years was chairman OF the
benefit committee. When this plan was
proposed a few weeks ago Joseph Brooks
asked me IL would Join the others in
giving special matinees. He assured me
that all the prominent theatres would give
special performances. and with that un-
derstanding cheerfuly agreed.
within few days l have learned that
Charles Frohman. the brother Of Daniel
Frohnan. president OF the Actors Fund.
IL not to give special matinees with H,.ss
Burke or Miss Ada ms or any OF his COM
panies on the road. also learned that
David Belasco will not have Frances Starr
give special performance and H. II.
Frazee has declined to give the Friday
matinee OF "a Pair OF Skies"
Project Not universnI.
'ccrtalnly this indicates that the pro-
ject is~not universal. Not only will not
rive pqtnees hut have r~.'hsd Win
throp Ames that will no, allow my wife.
Grace George. to appear In "A special
matinee OF The Truth do not doubt
that the Shuberts will follow my lead"
Lee Shuhar. X IN Europe and MA
brother j ]. Shrhe~t. is ~ az his hone
II was said at their Offices that so far
no change had been made IN tho plans
10 give special mat!nees. but only two
special DerFor-rarces have been ar~ea
To nv the Shuh"-ts-at the Forty-four,h
Street and Booth theatres Arthur
links" at the Casino. decl'r ned to give II
special performance. oliver Mo~oscn
will give an extra matinee OF He,
Wanted" and William Elliott. who is
a son-'n-law OF David Pe'psro. will do
the same with "E't'v MpcEav"
" was said Yesterday thu. the raason
Charles Frohman did not offer the sell
vices of Mauda Adams is tina. she hal
alreRdv advertised a srec'al performs ma
o. "Pctrr Tan" Aprll II. and Bllle
Burke c10not Pnrea~ pc she l-'vns rev.
u!ar performances Thursday afternoons
and 'Nr"" ~atlT - :" SUCCESS a. woul
be too much Mr.. Belasco declines 10
have Fra Scr eve a Special
matinee. and word came from Boston
yesterdsr that David Wa-fiald, WHO W i
appear there next week, has refused .
give the extra matinee. When Kitty
Gordon. who is appearing In Pretty
Mrs. S-N III" IN H1sto0. heard OF the
stand taken nv Mr. Warfeld she an
nounced that she will not appear in an
extra matinee.