Evening star., 1926-10-22
DANCER GETS HALE OF PROFIT
IN MARIE OPERA, SAYS SPONSOR
New Workers Repudiate Use
of Names as Patrons
and Patronesses.
Complete SeII-0ut at Sunday
Performance Seen by
Mrs. Calhoun.


NEW YORK. October 22.-Consid.
cradle light was thrown last night OF
he gala performance to do honor
to Her Majesty Queen Marie of Ru.
MANIA which is scheduled as a bene-
mt performance TO be held Sunday
evening IN the metropolitan Opera
House. when Mrs. Clarence Critten.
den Calhoun. sponsor of the affair de-
clares that so per cent of the gross
proceeds will go to Loie Fuiler's bal
let.
simultaneously. she reiterated her
previous announcement that boxes
for the entertainment were selling at
$1,000 to $4,000 each. depending upon
their proximity to the one on the CEN
ter of the horse shoe that will be
occupied by the Queen, Mrs. Calhoun
predicted complete sell.out" Of the
house, which, if she is correct, would
give Miss Fuller half of a box office
total estimated at more than 100000
for a single performance.
At the same time, regulations con-
tinued to pour in from those whose
names were used as patrons and
patronesses Of the benefit. These were
headed by the fiat statement of Mayor
Walker, named with Gov. Smith as an
honorary chairman" that II have
not accepted the invitation and do not
know whether will go or not"
The mayor was very emphatic.
Smith Acceptance Explained.
1t became known also that Gov.
Smith first declined to have anything
solely because the invitation had
come through Mrs. Oliver Hartman,
who Is acting as city chairman of the
Mothers Memorial Foundation. the
organization which Is arranging the
entertainment, said his name might
be used on the program. 1t was made
clear that the governor took this
course only because OF a second invi-
tation from Mrs. Hartman urging
him to participate and because of the
source from which the request came.
That many others consented to the
use of their names from a similar mo-
tive Is apparent from kilograms re-
ceived. Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney.
one of those whose names were used
as patroneSses, said she already had
declined to act in the capacity. and
Mrs. w. K. Vanderbilt said the use
Of her name In the same role was
wholly unauthorized"
Mrs. Hartman said she knew moth
ing about the development OF the
Mothers Memorial Foundation and
had merely accepted an invitation to
act as city chairman. She denied she
had paid 81, 900 for a box, but said she
was going to the benefit Sunday night.
Another interesting aspect was
given the situation when 1t became
known that there is little assurance
Of Queen Mares presence at the
benefit performance except such as
comes from Loie Fuller herself. Miss
Fuller is the dancer, famous in the
90s, who took such an active part
in the hubbut of plans and counter.
plans for Queen Marie's entertain.
ment, which presaged her arrival
here, that she was shadowed by de-
tectives in the employ Of those inter-
ested in the Queens activities.
Dancers Expenses Heavy.
Just what relation Miss Fuller holds
to Queen Marie has never been fully
explained. Mrs. Calhoun said tho
former dancer and her ballet troupe
Of 35 or 40 dancers had come here
from Europe at great expense, many
of the members having Cancelled prof
liable contracts In Hamburg and else
where in order to take part in the
benefit for the Mothers Memorial.
This organization. q part of the Wom-
ans Universal Alliance. Of which Mrs.
Calhoun Is president also, has as its
purpose the establishment
at Washington Of an "acropolis to
womanhood in all lands"
Mrs. Calhoun and Wayne kendrtck.
treasurer of the alliance and q certt-
fed public accountant, who came here
from Washington to reveal the or
ganization's budget, said plans had
been made long before 1t was known
Queen Marie was coming here to hold
a. benefit in cooperation with the
Lambs Club and the National Vaude.
vile Association. The latter organ.
ization. they said, had agreed to give
a performance in all the large cities
of the land.
In all. according to Mr.. Hendricks,