New-York tribune., 1894-01-07
THE IWELFTH NIGHT CLUES NIGHT
MANY FRIENDS PLEASANTLY ENTERTAINED AT
THE BERKELEY LYCEUM.

THE BERKELEY LYCEUM.
The Twelfth Night Club is growing popular
among its friends and acquantances that its rooms
in East Twenty -third-st. longer large enough
to hold them. When this club OF actresses and
few women who not actresses first look the
name of Twelfth Night and began to hold the night
itself in honor the walls that broke its quarters up
into all sorts OF pleasant little hooks and corners
were quite wide enough apart to let all who had
the privilege come in and move about But the
next year the place was uncomfortably crowded,
and last night the club had to get larger place
for receiving its guests.
The place chosen was the Berkeley Lyceum. The
change was of advantage far as mere bodily
comfort was concerned. but in another way 1t was
Of no advantage at ALL The men who were invited
on this one night Of the year to meet the Twelfth
Night Club home especially delighted at the
chance the place where club OF women
lived Men always curious about women
clubs. Men have had clubs for so long time that
women 1t is understood. have ceased 10 be curious
about them at ALL SO the men who were at the
Berkeley Lyceum last night enjoyed the occasion
immensely, as they could not help doing. but had
still pang of regret that they had lost the one
chance year that they used to have of seeing the
actual rooms of the club They used to fatter them
selves so delightfully."-. too with the thought that
the club itself enjoyed its own house more on
Twelfth Night than any other time. .
The parlor where the reception was held was
handsomely decorated with holly and other green
things appropriate to the Christmas season. In one
corner what called tavern, and II was
enough Ike to rejoice the heart OF Sir ToDy
rclch lts sign portrait of Shakespeare.
framed in shingles from the house where he was
born. The tavern also displayed the motto SO
dear always the club and It's guests: Don't
think because thou art yrtuous there shall be no
more cakes and ale" There were plenty or cakes
and ale. the latter in keg with stone mugs 70 70
drink It from, and there were big joints or beer
and ham, and all sort Of things Of an old Engiisn
sort. with n boars head high up in the midst OF
all and n yue candle burning in front or It's nose
The guests began to come at O'Clock. ana kept
coming till II. when the club assembled around the
president, Miss Alice Fischer. at one emu or the
room and drank OF the loving cup. Then the
twelfth cake served with It's usual prophesies
Of marriage, wealth continued celibacy. Through
the evening the members Of the club and others
entertained the company with songs. recitations
and instrumental music.
Among those present were Miss Eleanor Mayo,
Henri Marteau. Brander Matthews. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Barnard Samuel L. Clemens, Miss Alice
Fischer. Miss Ella Starr. Miss Mary Shaw, Mrs.
Rachael McAuley. Mr.. and Mrs Z. F. Knowles.
Daniel Frohman. Mr.. and Mrs Percy West. Mr..
and Mrs. William II. Crane Mr. and Mrs; f. n.
Gibbs Miss Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Nine. Abertni:
Guido Marburg. Eben PIympton. Mrs Oliver Bell
Bunce. Mrs. G. a. Doremus, DR.. and Mrs l.. J..
Seaman. John y. Lindsay. Miss Freeman. James T.
We.lman. Miss Bessie Tyree. Mrs. Wickhanl. Frank
Id Mama and Miss Kitty Mayhem.