Aficionados of the Bard paid $1,000 perperson to attend the Folger ShakespeareLibrary’s 70th anniversary gala that celebratedthe library’s founders as well asShakespeare’s works on April 12. Aseated dinner in the Library’s OldReading Room followed cocktails in theGreat Hall. Some of the gala guests:actress Lynn Redgrave, former SenatorAlan Simpson and his wife Ann, Billeand Wallace Holladay, Samia and HudaFarouki. The event Chairs were Forrestand Jacqueline Mars. The gala benefitedthe Folger’s nationally renowned pre-collegeeducation outreach programs.