The New York herald., 1921-06-06
$18, 400 Added to
ctorS' Fidelity
Fund by Benefit
Miss Anglin as Joan and Mrs.
Fiske i'm Revival of SALIVA
ton Nell' Features.

The Actors Fidelity League surpassed
it's own achievements and other benefits
of the same kind at the New Amster-
dam Theatre last evening, when 1T pre-
sented an entertainment that reaped
SIS, 400 altogether for the building fund.
Numerous prominent stars appeared In
a programme that was blend of charm
and thrill. that sparkled with brilliant
passages, and that was still unrolling
itself as midnight drew near
Dramatically the two outstanding fea-
lures were the performances of Miss
Margaret Anglin, who played the tense
and moving third act of her recent sue
cess, Joan of Arc" and Of Mrs. F1ske
who revived the last act Of her first great
success, Salvation Nell" Miss Anglin
had the assistance of Curtis Cooksey
who revealed an unsupported fervor in
the role Of the Duke of Bedford; of Sid
ney Toler, Wilson Reynolds. Ben john
son. Howard Kyle and several others
who participated in the original produc-
ton Miss Anglin reused the audience
that filled the big theatre to a rare
pitch of enthusiasm with her splendidly
mounted performance.
In her own sharp, staccato and none
the less brilliant style Mrs. Fiske re-
vived the glories Of past days, the sal
walton Army lass, with Holbrook Blinn
again in his role of jim, Pl0tt. Juno
DENIM Barrett and Robert Vaughan
were other players in this act.
One OF the laughing hits OF the eve
Ca
George Ade's one act playet. which was
particularly timely and all the more ap-
preciated by the spectators because Oh
its satire on prohibition. Ralph Herr
played In his amusingly trepidant man
ner the character Of the small town law
yer whose wife was a temperance cru
sader. but who, being accustomed 10
take a quiet nip on the side himselI, re-
ceived from his wife's brother bottle
of whiskey that started him swimming
in trouble William Hodge portrayed
the friend who had to stand Tor aocusa-
tions as the one who reaH had the DOT
tions as the one who really had the DOT
tie, with quiet drollery, and Miss Ameha
Bingham was appropriately shre"ish a9
his jealous wife.
R,It il was Miss May Irwin who
reached the highest point of hilarity as
the Carrie Nation wife when she was
revived from a faint with couple OF
glasses of the whiskey and came 10
smiling and waving at every one. In
her drawing of the involuntary jag MISS
Irwin was irresistibly funny
Another comedy that scored hit In a
bill that was refreshing because IL was
so well balanced between the serious
and the light sides of life was "A ouiet
Nan" in which Ernest A. Elton and
ouarrels over a card game threatened
tn spoil the marriage of their children,
forcing Lynn Starring as the son TO
chloroform his father In order TO
straighten out matters and marry the
daughter, pleasantly done by Miss Mar
jorie Wood. :,
Among the single acts George NJ
Cohan received a triumphant ovation
from the members of the ciuo ne
fathered when he came before TN IN III
characteristic little offering. Louis Mann
with dialect stories and David Wariieio
likewise received a warm welcoms. Miss
Rosa Ponselle of the Metropolitan Opera
House sang a couple of Verdi arias,
while Miss Julia Arthur all but sang
the prologue. Others who appeared in
acts were Rose and Ottilie Sutro. the
Keith Bows Band Miss Bessie wynn
and Chauncey Olcott and Ernest Ball
In the allegorical concluding number,
The Spirit of the Theatre those VINO
appeared included: Miss Julia Arthur
Miss Martha Lorber Lou l-ockett.
Dorsha. Miss Marion Green, Miss Flor
once Nash. Miss Eileen Huban. Miss
Minnie Dupree Miss Marjorie Wood.
Sidney Toler, Lionel Braham. MISS
Blanche Bates, Miss Lenore Uric. Miss
Laura Hope Crews, Mrs. Charles Co
burn. Miss Frances Starr, Miss Grace
George. Ben Johnson, Miss Adele Chris
tie and Miss Estelle Carroll.