Bartholomew Fair (play) with the quality of the typesetting. Copies of the 1631 typecast were circulated, though whether they were sold publicly or distributed privately by Jonson is unclear. The play was published in the second folio of Jonson's works in 1640–41, published by Richard Meighen. The play is set at Bartholomew Fair, which from 1133 to 1855 was one of London's preeminent summer fairs. It opened on 24 August each year at Smithfield, in the northwestern part of the city. Smithfield, a site of slaughterhouses and public executions, was a fitting place for a fair that was part commerce and part spectacle.
Anna Held turned his attentions to another actress Billie Burke, whom he would marry in 1914. New York entertainment entrepreneur Oliver Morosco cast Held in the lead for "Madame la Presidente" in 1916. According to an interview she gave to Hector Ames for "Motion Picture Classic", she was paid $25,000 for her performance. After "Miss Innocence", Held left Broadway. She spent the years of World War I working in vaudeville and touring France, performing for French soldiers and raising money for the war effort. She was considered a war heroine for her contributions, and was highly regarded for the courage she displayed