The New York herald., 1922-04-24
Benefit by Stage
Stars Nets $4,000
For Rose Coghlan
Theatrical World Pays HON.
age to Veteran Actress,
Who Is Ill.

All the theatrical world and prominent
life paid homage last night &c Miss Rose
Coghlan. The testimonial performance
for her at the Apollo Theater earned in
the neighlo.nood of $4,000 for the use
OF the veteran actress. who at the age of
-. follc-ing "A half century of brilliant
ar-hSs-rnenS o. the stage, is i'll and In
stralte1Se, circu.. -.ances. The gala
benefit was not 6n>i the biggest and
best held in New York in many year
IN length of program and distinction Of
hose participating, but II was unique
in that practically every artist who had
volunteered TO appear actually was there.
They made the benefit exceptional IN
this respect. because they were all So
natently eager to give tribute By their
personal effort and sacrifce--Jack Haz-
zard coming all the way from Grcas
Neck--to the actress who had brought
so much pleasure to them and had stool
so long for the highest artistic ideals
of the theatcr. Actor, author and man
ager We'd with each other in laboring
for her--in fact, the benefit had been
brought about by the Producing Man
ayers Association. through the untirins
efforts of their president. Sam II. Har-
ris Edgar and Archibald Sclwyn do
mated the theatec.
Miss Coghlan was still too lndisposn-
TO appear. But during the single inter-
mission Miss Elsie Ferguson read the
following message OF thanks from the
aged star
10 YOU, dear friends, ! must express
my love and thanks. To the managers
and artists who have made this benef
possible. TO the press, which so SYM
pathetically made known my distress to
the public. And to the public for rs
generous response and rally to my aid.
Il have loved the theater. and to
know how those Of the theater love me
is q great consolation and happiness. lf
my work is ended only time will tell IL
! must sit idly by I shall not conf
plain, because through the generosity Of
each and every one of you. dear friends.
I am enabled to rest comfortably an
without worry-in little place of rIs
own called "home"-and in such happi-
ness ] am content, and my love. ana
gratitude win be yours always
One of the big hits OF series of
detonations on the bill was Ed Wynn,
officiating as master OF ceremonies and
appearing in more bzzare costumes
and uniforms than the Kaiser ever had
in his extensive wardrobe. Miss Fanny
Brice. singing Second Hand Rose and
Eddie Cantor. telling some dialect
stories. were other large moments.
Others who scored were Miss Charlotte
Greenwood. Joseph Cawthorr. Miss
Julia Sanderson and Frank Crumit.
MILE Marguerite and Frank Gill. Nine.
Frances Aida. Miss Nora Bayes, Sam
Bernard. William Collier. Cecil Lean
and Cleo Mayfeld. Misses Fay marble.
Florence Moore. Elizabeth Murray and
Blanche Ring and Charles Winninger.
Rene Riano, Miss Rose Rolanda. b. A.
Rolfe and company. Joseph Santley and
Miss Ivy Sawyer. Miss Belle Story. Van
and Schenck. Solly Ward. Miss Frances
White and Miss Peggy Wood.
The program and flower committee, in
charge Of Miss Bijou Fernandez was
composed of the following stage beau
ties: Misses Mary Nash. Genevieve
Tobin. Doris Kenyon. Edna Hibbard.
Carlotta Monterey. June Walker Violet
Heming, Helen Hayes. Beatrice Allen.
Miriam Cooper, Constance Bennett,
Bayde Born. Phoebe Foster. Constance
Farber, Vivian Tobin and Consuelo
Flowerton